Competition Strong as Shortlist of Ten announced for Low Budget Film Scheme catalystproject
The short list of filmmaking teams for the new low budget scheme catalystproject, launched earlier this year, has been selected. From this short list of ten teams, three will win the opportunity to produce a low budget feature film. The successful films are intended to be released theatrically in cinemas across Ireland and screened on TV3.
Launched earlier this year, the catalystproject invited filmmakers to complete a series of intense workshops on the art of low budget filmmaking, receiving top class mentoring skills directly from Irish and international award-winning filmmakers. Mentors included legendary independent producer Christine Vachon (Boy’s Don’t Cry, Infamous, Far From Heaven) and renowned producer and consultant Bruce Block (As Good as it Gets, The Holiday, What Women Want).
All participants then had the opportunity to submit a feature film script, from which the short list of ten has now been chosen. Competition for the project was very strong with over 45 submissions received. All short listed teams will be interviewed further in order to select the final three projects. The three successful teams will be awarded funding of €250,000 to produce their film. Projects will be selected on the basis of their freshness, talent, conviction, originality and ‘quality of vision’.
Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board, FÁS Screen Training Ireland, Filmbase, The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, TV3 and the Arts Council have devised this original mentoring scheme, with the aim of developing and training new talent in the art of low-budget filmmaking.
The ten successful short listed teams are:
Standby
Directors: Rob & Ronan Burke
Writer: Pierce Ryan
Producer: John Wallace
Production Company: Black Sheep Productions
The Sound Here
Director: Rebecca Daly
Writers: Rebecca Daly, Glenn Montgomery
Producer: Katie Holly
Production Company: Blinder Films
Redux
Writer/Director: PJ Dillon
Producers: Alex Jones, John Wallace
Production Company: Carbon Films
Snap
Writer/Director: Carmel Winters
Producer: Howard Gibbons
Production Company: Cinemora
Still Life
Director:John Hayes
Writer: Mark Tuthill
Producer: Tricia Perrott
Production Company: Great Western Films
Swallows
Writer/Director: John O' Donnell
Producer: Aislinn Ni Chuinneagain
Production Company: Newgrange Films
One Hundred Mornings
Writer/Director: Conor Horgan
Producer: Louise Curran
Production Company: Octagon Films
Earthbound
Writer/Director: Alan Brennan
Producer: Heidi Madsen
Production Company: Once Off Films
One Hundred To One Outsiders
Director: Ken Wardrop
Producer: Andrew Freedman
Production Company: Venom Films
Eamon
Writer/Director: Margaret Corkery
Producer: Seamus Byrne
Production Company: Zanita Films
The successful projects will be announced in early November. For more information on the project visit www.catalystproject.ie