Oscailt Short Film Deadline Announced
Bord Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish film Board are delighted to announce a call for submissions for the next round of the OSCAILT Scheme. The new deadline for this scheme is October 10th 2003.Oscailt aims to add to short film-making in Irish and to encourage new talent in all areas of Irish language drama production. We intend to finance a broad range of films of between 10 and 26 minutes duration from a maximum fund of €385,000.
The scope of Oscailt has been extended to include fictional pieces in animation, flash animation or docu-drama projects. Although priority will be given to first-time directors and writers, the scheme is also open to experienced film-makers.
The scheme is co-funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board and TG4.
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Applications should be sent to:
Oscailt Scheme
Schemes and Applications Co-ordinator
Rockfort House
Augustine Street
Galway