Successful Virtual Cinema Film Scheme Recipients Announced
Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) and Wildwave are delighted to announce the successful recipients for the Virtual Cinema short film scheme.
Virtual Cinema is a new film scheme developed to make of high-quality short films that are suited to the new forms of digital video consumption. The scheme aims to encourage the exploration of fresh filmmaking ground, with no creative holds barred.
Successful recipients of the scheme include Ross Whitaker and Liam Nolan the directors of the critically acclaimed Irish feature documentary Saviours and u-tube star Sophie Merry who received over 3.7 million hits for her first u-tube film.
This year over 150 applications were received for the scheme and following a very competitive selection process the following filmmakers have been awarded funding for their project.
• Satellite of Love / Director - Bill Tyson
• Paranoid Fat Chick goes swimming / Director - Cecilia McAllister
• Alley Cat / Director - Niamh Kennedy
• Someone Not like You / Director - Traolach O Murchu
• One Hundred Happy Faces / Director - Robin Murray
• Action Evader / Director - Padriag Mannion
• The True Story of Bono and my Ex / Director - Ross Whitaker
• Club Foot 2020 / Director - Claire Roche
• Solo Duet / Director - Sophie Merry
• Smugglers / Director - Liam Nolan and Agnieszka Reczkin
The finished films will screen at the Darklight Film Festival in October and will be available online immediately. The Virtual Cinema Scheme is fully funded by the IFB and managed by Wildwave. Films made under the scheme are produced on a low budget of €2,000.