Irish Feature Film Eden airs to audience of over 420,000
EDEN, the latest film collaboration between director Declan Recks, producer David Collins and award winning playwright Eugene O'Brien screened to an audience of 422,000 when it aired on RTE last night. This St Patrick's Day screening translates to over 32% market share.This echo's the huge success of the RTÉ television series Pure Mule, which was the first collaboration between Recks and O'Brien. EDEN is based on the award wining play of the same name and is an unflinching meditation on married life in a claustrophobic, provincial town. It premiered as the closing gala film at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival last month and has been selected to screen in competition at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival, which takes place next month from April 23-May 4.
EDEN was produced by Samson Films (ONCE) under an innovative financing collaboration between Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) and RTE, with substantial financing from the BCI.