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Jan 24
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Children’s Poster Competition for 15th Busan International Kid & Youth Film Festival

By Local Interest, News, Participation, Unesco

Galway City of Film is proud to announce our participation the Busan International Kid & Youth Film Festival Poster Competition.

From its launch in 2006, Busan International Kids & Youth Film Festival celebrated its 14th year in 2019. As the only international kids film festival in Korea, it provides a ground for visual arts education. The festival hosts events such as Film Workshop and Seminars for children, Film and Fun, Poster Contest & Exhibition and Kids’ Cine-Playground, attracting huge attention of filmmakers from all over the world while achieving recognition as a Kids & Youth centered film festival.

You can find more information about BIKY here.

 

The Poster Competition

Every year, BIKY has made its beautiful official poster by collecting drawings from children with their amazing imagination and wit. It will be remade into a poster in the form of ‘collage’, after artists’ design works with the selected drawings.

To enter:

  • Create your magnificent poster.
  • Download the Application Form. (link below)
  • Attach the Application Form to the back of the poster.
  • Send poster and form to the Galway City of Film office. (Cluain Mhuire, Wellpark Road, Galway)
  • All posters must arrive in Galway City of Film offices on or before Monday February 10th.

Each city will select one drawing through their own entry process and then send the selected drawing to BIKY. All drawings sent from cities of film will be included in the official poster for BIKY’s 2020 edition and will be exhibited during the BIKY period.

BIKY will select one winner from the 12 cities to give a special chance. We will invite the winner to BIKY to participate in BIKY events. If they are 10-12 years old, BIKY will select them as a Jury Member. For the winner’s visit in Busan, we will provide benefits for winner as follows;

  • 2 round-trip flight ticket (winner, and their guardian – parent or teacher)
  • Hotel accommodation during their stay in Busan for BIKY
  • BIKY ID card & BIKY Package

Please click here to download the Application Form and get started!

For any further details, please contact admin@galwayfilmcentre.ie or call (091) 770748.

Nov 29
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Galway City of Film Celebrates Five Years

By History, Local Interest, News, Partners, Press, Screenings, Unesco

A special industry event held last night in Galway celebrated 2 key anniversaries in Film in the city. In 2014 Galway became the fifth city in the world to achieve the status of UNESCO City of Film, in recognition of the rich history and vibrant culture of filmmaking that continues in the city and county to this day. Galway City of Film is now celebrating its 5th anniversary of that recognition, and is taking a wonderful opportunity to look back at what has been achieved so far.

City of Film highlights include organising camps for young filmmakers and animators, hosting the One Minute Film Festival and 48 Hour Challenge, supporting short film funding schemes through Galway Film Centre such as Science on Screen and the GFC/RTÉ Short Film Scheme, local initiatives supporting industry including the Fís TV Summit and the WRAP Fund, as well as screenings, student exchanges, research and collaboration across the now 18 Cities of Film in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

With the confluence of these two events comes a unique opportunity to present our Galway UNESCO ‘City of Film/Ceantar Scannán’ Award to local film producer Lelia Doolan. An honour that has only been presented to one other recipient, Uachtaráin Michael D Higgins. It is difficult to think of anyone that has contributed more to the local and national film industry than Lelia Doolan and Galway City of Film wish to honor her and her legacy of incredible work by presenting this award to her as part of our celebrations.

Launched in 2014 by Uachtaráin Michael D. Higgins, Galway City of Film has offered valuable supports and resources to the filmmaking community in the city over the last five years that otherwise would not have been possible.

The award presentation was followed by a screening of Cumar – A Galway Rhapsody, a feature film directed by Aodh Ó Coileáin and produced by Paddy Hayes celebrating Galway artists including Rita Ann Higgins, Tommy Tiernan and Noeline Kavanagh.

Apr 15
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Applications now OPEN for Little Cinema & Galway City of Film 48 Hour Challenge 2019!

By Local Interest, News

Applications are now OPEN for this years Little Cinema and Galway City of Film 48 Hour Challenge! The challenge will take place from the 7th to 9th June and teams of filmmakers are invited to Galway to – write, shoot, and edit – their films in just 48 hours!

If you are up for the challenge, the entry per team is €80 and films are to be shot in either Galway City or County. This year to add an extra layer of difficulty, each team must feature a specific prop, a line of dialogue, and must be in one of two pre-agreed genres.

If you’re interested in taking part, please download your application forms here and send them to littlecinemagalway@gmail.com

#GalwayCityofFilm #48HrsGalway #LittleCinemaGalway

The Little Cinema and Galway City of Film 48 Hour Challenge kindly acknowledges the support of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
Mar 28
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Galway Film Society | Just To Be Sure | Sunday March 30th & Monday April 1st

By Local Interest, News, Screenings

'Just To Be Sure'

AFTER Erwin accidentally discovers his father is not his biological father, he goes on a search to find him. He is also dealing with his daughter’s unplanned pregnancy, while his new girlfriend, Anna, just might be his sister!

This is the French film, Just To Be Sure, which will be screened by the Galway Film Society in the Pálás Cinema this Sunday and Monday at 6.30pm. To buy tickets from Pálás, click here.

Feb 13
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Iomramh an Chamino | The Camino Voyage – An Taibhdhearc – March 8th

By Enjoyment, Entertainment, Local Interest, Movies, News

 

Tickets On Sale Here

 

March 8th, 11.00am & 8.00pm

A crew including a writer, two musicians, an artist and a stonemason embark on the Camino by sea, in a traditional boat that they built themselves on an inspiring, and dangerous, 2,500 km modern day Celtic odyssey all the way from Ireland to Northern Spain.

A bilingual film.

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Scannán dátheangach arna stiúradh ag Dónal Ó Céilleachair

Leanann an scánann iomramh 2,500km inspioráideach agus contúirteach a rinne scríbhneoir, beirt cheoltóirí, ealaíontóir agus saor cloiche ó Éirinn go Santiago de Compostela i dtuaisceart na Spáinne. Rinne siad an turas stairiúil seo i naomhóg, bád traidisiúnta a thóg siad lena lámha féin.

Rannpháirteach:

Glen Hansard, ceoltóir a bhfuil duais de chuid an Acadaimh buaite aige

Breandán Ó Beaglaoich, ceoltóir Gaelach iomráiteach

Liam Holden, ealaíontóir clúiteach

Breandán Ó Muircheartaigh, saor cloiche cumasach

Domhnall Mac Síthigh (1951-2017), scríbhneoir agus file mór le rá

Aicmiú: PG

Sep 14
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WRAP Development Support | Deadline October 12th | Website Now Live!

By Local Interest, News, Production

The Western Region Audiovisual Producers Fund (WRAP) website has just launched, and with it is announcing the details of its Development Support. The scheme is open to teams (where at least one Producer has a production company established in the WRAP region) with a feature film, television drama or animation that they wish to develop.

For the full guidelines and details on how to apply please visit our new website HERE.

DEADLINE for applications is: 5pm, Friday 12th October 2018

Please note that the WRAP Development Funding Guidelines for Games and application deadline will be published shortly. 

WRAP is an initiative of the Western Development Commission and Galway Film Centre in association with the local authorities of Clare, Donegal, Galway City, Galway County, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Údurás na Gaeltachta. 

#WRAPFund #CeantarScannán

Sep 07
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Black ’47, set in Connemara, screens this weekend!

By Enjoyment, History, Local Interest, Movies, News

“It’s 1847 and Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine, which has ravaged the country for two long years. Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger, who has been fighting for the British Army abroad, abandons his post to return home and re-unite with his estranged family. He’s seen more than his share of horrors, but nothing prepares him for the famine’s hopeless destruction of his homeland.”

Black 47, the Irish-made famine revenge film comes to Galway screens this weekend!

Set in Connemara, and shot around the Maumturk Mountains, Black ’47 just goes to show how vibrant a cinematic region Galway is, and with an incredible Galwegian, Irish, and International cast including Hugo Weaving, Moe Dunford, Stephen Rea, and Diarmuid De Faoite, you have to be sure not to miss it!

Black ’47 screens today in An Pálás at 6.25pm and 8.40pm, and will continue for the next few weeks. for more information, and to book tickets visit the Pálás website here.

#CeantarScannán #GalwayCityOfFilm

Aug 27
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A Galway Drive-in Cinema Experience!

By Enjoyment, Local Interest, Movies, News

This October Ballybrit Racecourse will be opening up for three evenings of Drive-in Cinema!

From Harry Potter to Hocus Pocus, to the The Exorcist, there will be a programme of magical and spooky films to enjoy from the comfort of your own car!

Put together by iRadio and Retro Drive-in Movies, this event will be one to look out for from October 19th to 21st.

For more information, see here: https://www.retrodrivein.ie/galway

#GalwayCityofFilm #CeantarScannán

Aug 22
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Galway Jazz Festival Hosting a Screening of ‘Jazz On A Summer’s Day’

By Local Interest, News, Screenings

The Galway Jazz Festival have launched their programme for their 2018 season, running from Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th of October!

Their eclectic programme holds all kind of events including musical performances, panel discussions, and poetry readings.

Of particular interest is their screening of Jazz On A Summer’s Day, photographer Bert Stern’s documentary covering the 1958 Newport Jazz festival in Rhode Island, which will take place in An Pálás on Sunday 7th at 11 am.

This screening is presented by the Galway Jazz Festival with the support of Galway City of Film and Galway Bay FM.

For more information, and to book tickets, please see the Galway Jazz Festival website here: www.galwayjazzfest.ie

#CeantarScannán #GalwayCityofFilm

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