IFB Funded Films win at the Galway Fleadh
32A, directed by Marion Quinn, picked up the award for Best First Film at the Galway Film Fleadh this weekend.
Quinn's debut film is a heart-warming tale about the ‘in-between' time of the heroine Maeve's life, when she is no longer a child and not yet a woman. 32A was produced by Tommy Weir and Janey Pictures with funding from the Irish Film Board, RTE, BCI, MBB and MDM. Beta Cinema is handling international sales.
Irish Film Board funded shorts also scooped up a number of awards at the Fleadh.
THE RED BALL, a short animation directed by Alan Holly, picked up two top prizes for Best Irish Short Animation and RTE Best First Short Animation. Produced by Barry O'Donoghue and Barley Films, the short was produced as part of the Irish Film Board's Short Shorts scheme.
Another winner from the Irish Film Board's Short Shorts scheme was TEETH which won The Tiernan McBride Award for Best Irish Short. Directed by John Kenneday and Ruairi O'Brien, TEETH is a 'last laugh' tale of two old friends, their teeth and a series of events that leaves them lost for words. It was produced by Noreen Donohoe and Diva Media.
The Best Irish Short Documentary went to THE MCDONAGH PICTURES. Directed and produced by Ian Palmer, this passionate film documents an Irish Traveller family's experiences throughout the twentieth century using their family photographs to tell their story.
THE CRUMBLEGIANT directed by John McCloskey and produced by Pearse Moore won the second prize for Best Irish Short Animation, while the humourous DING DONG DENNY'S HISTORY OF IRELAND, directed by Cathal Gaffney and produced by Brian Gilmore, gained a special mention for it's use of 3D technology, in this category. Both animations were produced as part of the successful Frameworks scheme funded by the Irish Film Board, the Arts Council and RTE.
Finally, FRANKIE, the story of a fifteen year old boy preparing for fatherhood, received a special recommendation in the RTE Two Best First Irish Short category. The film, which was directed by Darren Thornton and produced by Collette Farrell, was commissioned under the Short Cuts scheme funded by the Irish Film Board and RTE.