Photo Credit: Brigid Vinnell/ Sunbeka
The 8th annual Little Cinema/ Galway City of Film 48 Hour Challenge was held over the weekend of August 23rd-25th 2024 with 10 teams each creating a 5-minute film in 48 Hours. The callout for teams went out in early July, followed by an info session and networking opportunity in mid July for those who wanted to find a team member or create a team, and the 10 places were filled within the first hour of the callout going live! Read More
Clifden Film Society has teamed up with Galway UNESCO Ceantar Scannán (Region of Film as Gaeilge) facilitated by Ardán, and with the support of Galway County Council, to celebrate Culture Night 2024 on September 20th with a shorts screening in The Lodge, McGrath’s, Clifden from 7.00pm! Read More
Applications for the 2024 Little Cinema & Galway City of Film 48 Hour Challenge are open from Monday, 29th July from 10am and close on Wednesday 14th August 5pm! Read More
Ardán and Galway City of Film are delighted to announce the opening of applications for the Misléor Short Documentary Grant for 2024! This annual funding and mentorship scheme is open to emerging filmmakers from the Traveller community. Read More
Read the full interview with 2023 Misleór Short Doc Grant Recipient on the Ardán website https://ardan.ie/galway-city-of-film/kathleen-warde-capturing-important-moments-in-photography-and-film/
The second annual Galway City of Film Culture Night Screening will be held at Eyre Square on Friday, September 22nd, from 8 pm to 10 pm We are excited to screen short films and short documentaries that were created as part of our City of Film training and funding programs over the past couple of years after last year’s open-air screening was enthusiastically appreciated by the audience and passersby.
This free open-air screening at the top of the Square is being organized by Ardán with the support of Galway City Council as part of annual celebrations for Culture Night. The program will feature shorts produced as part of the Little Cinema 48 Hour Challenge, the Misleór Short Documentary Grant, and the Short Documentary Bursary. This event is accessible to those in wheelchairs and is family-friendly.
Find out more on the Ardán website Galway City of Film Culture Night Screening 2023 at Eyre Square | Ardán Ireland (ardan.ie)
The Little Cinema & Galway City of Film 48 Hour Challenge 2023 celebrated its seventh year on the August Bank Holiday weekend in Galway with another amazing screening of films made in the city and county in just 48 Hours. When applications opened for the Challenge in July, the 10 team spaces were snapped up in just over one day!
The Challenge launch was held in the Portershed a Dó on the 3rd of August. All teams attended the Launch and it was then that they found out the criteria which had to be incorporated into their films.
Each team was given the genre options of a Romance or Neo-Noir genre, which had to include the line “It would have been a good idea, but…”, incorporating a specific shot (Extreme Close Up), with the film based around an assigned prop (brought in by another team and randomly allocated at the Launch). Teams could sign in from 8.30am on Friday 4th August and begin work on shooting their films at 9am.
The teams were supported throughout the weekend by Kenny Gaughan (Little Cinema Co-Founder) based at the Portershed, and teams were visited by the social media team of Brigid Vinnell, Felix Ferguson and Chloe Richardson, who took photos and videos of the behind the scenes, edited together by Matthew Blayney. The films created had to be submitted by 10am on Sunday 6th August.
Filmmakers met at the Town Hall Theatre for a 4 Star Pizza reception at 5pm ahead of the doors opening to be public at 6pm for the screening at 7pm.
The judges for the Challenge were film editor John Murphy (An Cailín Ciúin, North Circular), content editor Roisín Ní Thuairisg (BLOC TG4), composer Steve Lynch (Obituary, Wreck), and actress Tara Breathnach (Detainment, Suffragettes with Luch Worsley) who awarded prizes for Best Prop, Best Line, Best Music Score, Best Editing, Best Special FX, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Writing, Best Cinematography, and Best Film. The audience then voted for the Audience Award.
The Best Film will go forward to earn a place on the Shorts Programme at the Galway Film Fleadh 2024.
The annual Galway City of Film programme is managed by Ardán and supported by Galway City Council, Galway County Council, and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media. Thanks also to TG4, Unbound Media, and Campus Living for their ongoing support of the Challenge!
Read more about the 2023 48 Hour Challenge Here: https://ardan.ie/film/little-cinema-galway-city-of-film-48-hour-challenge-2023-teams-films-winners/
Applications for the 2023 The Little Cinema, & Galway City of Film 48 Hour Challenge, supported by Ardán are opening on Monday, 3rd July from 10am, and will close on Friday, 21st July at 5 pm!
This year’s Challenge will happen over the August Bank Holiday Weekend, 3rd-6th, 2023!
Up to 10 teams of 4-10 people will take part in the 7th annual challenge, where they will create a 5-minute film in just 48 Hours. (Films made as Gaeilge are very welcome.)
The Best Film which will win €500, a TG4 sponsored hoodie for each team member and a place for the film at the Galway Film Fleadh 2024, and there’ll be several other awards up for grabs on the night.
Networking Event
The Little Cinema will host a Networking Event on Tuesday 4th July at 7pm in the Portershed a Dó, for those who’d like to join a team or find members for their team.
This is an initiative of the Galway City of Film and is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. Get more information at littlecinemagalway@gmail.com
Galway City of Film, managed by Ardán, and supported by Galway City Council, hosted a free screening for a European Night of Film at the Pálás Cinema on 11th May 2023 at 7pm, to celebrate EU50.
We were joined for a pre-screening reception in the Pálás Bar by the Deputy Mayor of Galway, Councillor Mike Hubbard, and the Polish Consul Patrick O’Sullivan.
The Double Life of Veronique (1991), directed by Krysztof Kieslowski is two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other living in France. In the story, the two women don’t know each other, but their lives are nevertheless profoundly connected. (IMDb).
The film garnered a Golden Globe nomination as well as several wins at Cannes Film Festival.
Galway City of Film (Ceantar Scannán) is a UNESCO designation held jointly by Galway City Council and Galway County Council since 2014, and managed on their behalf by Ardán.
Read the full interview with 2022 Misleór Short Doc Grant Recipient Peter Mongan https://ardan.ie/funding/talking-filmmaking-with-beoirs-whidden-director-peter-mongan/
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