Irish Oscar®-nominated short film SIX SHOOTER will shortly be available to download from iTunes
Irish Oscar®-nominated short film SIX SHOOTER will shortly be available to download from iTunes.Martin McDonagh’s short film SIX SHOOTER, together with this year's five Oscar® nominated live action shorts, will soon be available to purchase from www.applemac.com.
The Oscar-nominated short films are also being theatrically distributed by Shorts International and Magnolia Pictures, in 14 cinemas across the UK and the US before the Oscars ceremony this Sunday March 5th.
“We’re delighted to see Irish film reaching as wide an audience as possible. This will be the first time that an Irish short film has been available from i-tunes. SIX SHOOTER was been a phenomenally successful project and we wish Martin and all involved every success at the Academy Awards this Sunday.” said Simon Perry, CEO the Irish Film Board.
The Irish short film SIX SHOOTER, directed by renowned Irish playwright Martin McDonagh, is an imaginative black comedy boasting an impressive cast of Irish talent including Brendan Gleeson (STUDS, BREAKFAST ON PLUTO) in the lead role and Ruaidhri Conroy (HART’S WAR, WHEN THE SKY FALLS), David Wilmot (LAWS OF ATTRACTION, INTERMISSION) and Aisling O’Sullivan (THE ACTORS, THE WAR ZONE) in supporting roles. The film was shot on location in Wicklow, Waterford and Roslare.
SIX SHOOTER was produced by Missing in Action Films, Funny Farm Film & Television and Fantastic Films and co-financed by the Irish Film Board, Ireland’s national screen agency and Film Four Lab, the experimental division of Film Four dedicated to working with first time writers and directors. SIX SHOOTER is the first collaboration between BSE/IFB and Film Four Lab with the aim of developing new film talent.
The short films will also be made available on other platforms including the Shorts TV channel for mobile phones.