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Galway Autism Partnership | Movie Maker’s Club

By Learning, Local Interest, News

 

Galway Autism Partnership, recipients of Galway County Council’s Creative Ireland Bursary Award 2018 have announced that they will be facilitating their Movie Maker’s Club starting in September 2018, with the help of GK Media!

Teaching how to write scripts, storyboard, prepare sets, direct and produce movies, and edit footage, this course takes place on Saturdays for the duration of September and October, and is open to autistic teenagers aged 12-17 and their siblings.

For more information and to book a place, please call the GAP office at 091-588899 to reserve a space!

#GalwayCityofFilm #CeantarScannán

Athenry Walled Towns Day | August 19th

By Enjoyment, History, Local Interest, News, Screenings

As part of National Heritage Week, Athenry will be hosting a one-day festival known as the Walled Towns Day on August 19th!

From food stalls to craft workshops, puppet shows to medieval re-enactments Athenry Walled Towns Day will be an action-packed day of festivities.

And on top of that, they will be showing the hurling match that evening! Galway Versus Limerick.

#CeantarScannán #GalwayCityofFilm

Little Cinema is back in action this August 29th!

By Local Interest, News, Screenings

 

We’re delighted to see that Little Cinema are back at it again later this month with their August 23rd screening.

Starting at 9pm in the Roisin Dubh, Little Cinema have a great line up of sketches, short films, and music videos for you to feast your eyes on!

Tickets are €5, and be sure to check in to their event page on Facebook!

And as always, if you’d like to submit to future events, get in touch with them at littlecinemagalway@gmail.com

 

#CeantarScannán #GalwayCityofFilm

Galway Arts Centre seeks submissions for Culture Night!

By Local Interest, News, Screenings

The Galway Arts Centre will be hosting the ‘Lost and Found’ short film screening for this year’s Culture Night on September 21st.

They are now open for submissions of short films to be screened for this event, so be sure to send your films on for their consideration!

Their program hopes to screen brave original films that explore themes of things lost, transience, and the temporary or unexpected.

The deadline is September 7th, so be sure to send your submissions on to gacsubmissions@gmail.com

 

#CeantarScannán #GalwayCityofFilm

Shorelines Arts Festival Box Office open!

By Local Interest, News

Good News! The Shorelines Arts Festival has opened its Box Office and launched its programme!

The Shorelines Arts Festival runs in Portumna, from Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th of September and has a wide variety of film screenings as part of their festival.

From a screening of Song of the Sea to a robust shorts programme featuring winners from this year’s and last year’s Galway Film Fleadh, Shorelines Arts Festival is a must for fans of Irish and Galway Cinema.

To find out information about their screenings or other arts events, or to book tickets, go to their website which can be found here: https://www.shorelinesartsfestival.com/

#CeantarScannán

Sanctuary showing on RTE 1!

By Entertainment, Local Interest, Movies, News

Fantastic news! Sanctuary will be showing on RTE 1 on Friday August 17th at 11.30pm.

Written by Galway writer Christian O’Reilly, and directed by Len Collin, Sanctuary follows the story of Larry and Sophie, two people with intellectual disabilities who long to be together in a world that does everything to keep them apart.

For everyone out there who has heard about this amazing film, but has not got a chance to watch it, be sure to tune in and enjoy this Galway-made movie.

#CeantarScannán

 

‘Wild Atlantic Film Season’ comes to the Pálás

By Enjoyment, Entertainment, History, Local Interest, Movies, News, Screenings

We’re excited to head down to Pálás Galway to check out their wonderful new strand of Irish Film, specifically set along the Wild Atlantic Way. From classics like Ryan’s Daughter and The Quiet Man to more contemporary films like The Guard and Song of Granite, Pálás are giving us a taste of just how rich the film history of this region is.

For more information check out their website here: https://palas.ie/events/wild-atlantic-films

#CeantarScannan #GalwayCityofFilm

Galway Film Centre announces return of FÍS TV Summit!

By Local Interest, News

Galway Film Centre is bringing back the FÍS TV Summit on Thursday 8th November at The G Hotel.

After last year’s great success with the involvement of TG4, RTE and BAI, we’re looking forward to another great event in #CeantarScannán.

For more details, check their website here: http://www.galwayfilmcentre.ie/2018/08/01/fis-tv-summit-2018-8th-november-save-the-date/

#FÍSTVsummit18 #CeantarScannán #GalwayCityofFilm

One Minute Film Festival at Galway Film Fleadh

By Enjoyment, Local Interest, News, Participation, Screenings
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Filmmakers selected for the One Minute Film Festival at Galway Film Fleadh.

Galway UNESCO City of Film is delighted to announce the films selected for this year’s One Minute Film Festival at the Galway Film Fleadh.

  • ‘Inner Space’ by Alfie Hollingsworth & Flann Manning
  • ‘Vexation’ by Amy O’Callaghan
  • ‘An Agonising Encounter’ by Amy Poland
  • ‘Body of Christ’ by Amy-Joyce Hastings
  • ‘Paddy’ by Barry Clifford
  • ‘The Man Whose Hair Blew Away’ by Brigette Heffernan
  • ‘Something Borrowed’ by Carolyn Wagner
  • ‘The Social Experiment’ by Claire Millane
  • ‘Parting’ by Conor Healy
  • ‘Splat Chat’ by Conor McMahon
  • ‘Farmer Dan: How To Play The Bodhran’ by Dermott Petty
  • ‘Rubber Duck’ by Eoin O’Neill
  • ‘The Final Fairytale’ by Ingrid Goodwin
  • Hussein & Hassan’ by Jamillah Van Der Hulst
  • ‘Tae Talk’ by Jenn McGuirk
  • ‘Rebirth’ by Joe Davis Productions
  • ‘Beautiful Boy’ by John Gleeson
  • ‘Family Favourite Moments’ by Johnathan Connolly
  • The Irish Skateboard Association’ by Joseph Ingersoll
  • The Conflict’ by Kevin John Ward
  • ‘Unlucky Dave’ by Kush Gupta
  • ‘A Love Letter’ by Laura Poortenga
  • ‘Deadly View’ by Malcolm Willis
  • ‘Water Walker’ by Margaret Sclafani
  • ‘Civitatula’ by Martin McDonnell
  • ‘Before You Were Old’ by Max Webb
  • ‘Nina’s Birthday’ by Robert McCarthy
  • ‘A Claddagh Heart’ by Tony Walsh

The One Minute Film Festival will screen at the Galway Film Fleadh on Sunday 10th July at 4.30pm and all are welcome.

Prize winners will be announced at both the 4.30pm screening and at the official Fleadh prize giving ceremony at 7pm on Sunday.

For tickets see: http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/index.php/project/one-minute-film-festival-2/

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