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'The industry is coming to Ireland in a big way': Bright future for Irish film with these talented graduates

Ireland’s future film-makers hope to stay in Ireland as the industry grows.

YOUNG IRISH FILM-MAKERS have big hopes for the future – and particularly for the industry in Ireland.

The latest graduates from the National Film School (NFS) at IADT recently showcased their final year productions to the public and to industry professionals.

The film selection includes a vast amount of different genres from drama, documentary and horror to also include one children’s television show concept.

Following the graduate exhibition, the films will now be distributed and entered into a number of festivals in certain categories including Cannes and the Berlin Film Festival 2016.

Last year, production activity for independent film, television drama and the animation sector increased to €195 million – the highest production activity levels on record for the third year running.

This year, the Irish Film Board said it was committed to growing the talent base for the Irish film industry, stating that it is important for the sustainability of a strong film industry.

Children’s television

The only children’s television production to come out of the NFS this year is called “Smart Alley” – written and directed by Christian Daly.

“I was seeing what my daughter and her friends were watching every day on television and there was nothing like it,” said Daly, explaining why he wanted to venture into the world of children’s TV.

“The only thing similar out there, in terms of children learning something, is Sesame Street and Art Attack. At the moment there is no Irish product out there.”

Since showcasing “Smart Alley” at the IFI this weekend, Daly says the feedback has been great, with a few interested parties.

Daly said “Smart Alley” could be broadcast internationally, but it would be great to have it shown on Irish television, stating his hope is that one of the three broadcasting channels would pick it up.

“I think nurturing home-grown talent and making ‘Irish’ television needs to be looked at – there just isn’t enough. I know all my daughter watches is US television. She’s home from school and turns on Nickelodeon straight away. It would be great to see her tuning in to an Irish children’s programme.”

“There needs to be more collaboration between the Irish Film Board and the colleges to ensure that Irish talent is developed here and stays here.”


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Documentary 

A film by Hanan Dirya called “Diving Within” is an insightful documentary about a Malaysian woman living in Ireland.

She recounts her story about her life as a Muslim woman who once wore the hijab. However, she now feels the need to integrate more into Irish society and chooses to not wear it anymore.


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“I met Sharina at an event and I heard her read a poem out. I thought, ‘this woman is interesting’ and I wanted to know more about her life here.”

Dirya wanted to make a documentary about immigrants in Ireland and decided to tackle the subject of the hi-jab, stating:

“When we see the hi-jab all we see is the material – we never see or think about the woman under it. I wanted to let Sharina speak about how she felt wearing it. I myself am from a Muslim background, but I wanted to see what Irish people would think about Sharina, and why she feels she needs to change her appearance to integrate more into society here.”

Diyra said she would one day like to make a feature documentary and work here in Ireland.

“I would love to see more linking up with the Irish Film Board and the colleges. It has been a tough year for all the graduates – a lot of us have struggled this year. My short documentary had a small budget, which was funded through friends who helped me out. More funding for graduates would be a great.”

Emma Keane produced a touching film “Aquarium”, which is directed by Adrian Moylan, about a father and son who live in a camper van together.

Speaking to TheJournal.ie, she said she always wanted to make films about social issues. She commended the actors in her film, stating that just two weeks before production her actors dropped out and the roles had to be recast.

VAN

“The scene in the Aquarium was my favourite to shoot. We decided not to let the actors into the aquarium before shooting as we wanted the experience to authentic for the actors.”

She said there are a lot of creative support for young talent, stating that the IFB encourage them to come in or call about any future projects. Keane said she would like to see more financial supports for graduates as renting equipment can be costly.

“You can’t make great films without great equipment”.

“The best thing about the last four years is studying with people I hope I will be working with for the rest of my life. I’d like to think we have unique creative relationships and I would hope to collaborate with them of future projects.

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“Denoument” – an emotive short film by Aran Hennessy tells the story of an elderly woman who has died and relives her life.

“I majored in cinematography so I wanted to test my abilities with the camera. I decided to do it with one long take, telling the story of an old woman who has died that goes on a journey through her life in moments in her house.”

“I am hoping it leads to bigger things.”

Hennessy said he wouldn’t mind having to leave Ireland to work.

“When the financial supports dry up here, you can really see it, as the industry becomes stagnant.”

“When I started my degree I didn’t think it would be possible to stay here in Ireland as there wasn’t much going on, but now with the likes of The Vikings, Penny Dreadful and Game of Thrones kicking off here, the industry is coming to Ireland in a big way.”

Here is a flavour of the talent from this year’s graduates:


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    Somebody is trying to get back into the good books again.

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    @Odd Socks: There’s a serious whiff of election in the air

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    @JusticeForJoe: or you know an up coming budget.

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    @Roy Dowling: and a load of let’s-test-the-water articles about which way people would vote, can they imagine a SF government, etc.
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    Sep 13th 2021, 6:56 PM

    @Odd Socks: ah yea the extra 5er to bag the votes. I swear Id love to see politicians try and live off the average state pension and see how they get on.

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    @Karen Ní Dhochartaigh: ah stop…. these people are overseeing a public sector pension deficit of about €2.5 billion. Who’s going to fill that hole?!

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    Sep 13th 2021, 8:31 PM

    @Odd Socks: yeah, that’s how politics work….

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    Sep 13th 2021, 5:18 PM

    Rather than across the board rises in welfare, far better to speed up move to a contribution based system, ie dole payment is proportional salary, and are tapered, so a true safety net job between jobs, rather than encouraging dependency

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    How about no. Lower my already insane taxes

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    @John Michalski: if they raise income tax, what’s your choice? Vote for Sinn Fein? If they hand out cash and go for the SF vote they might not get crucified at the next election

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    Sep 14th 2021, 12:30 AM

    @Mr Cylinical: if they raise my taxes directly or indirectly then yes. I have no issues voting for SF. Im not saying they will do a great job, but these guys are not listening so something has to be done to be heard.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 4:51 PM

    Sounds about right. I am just back from a shop that was selling fuppin’ wicker baskets for putting logs in for €99. Prices of just about everything have gone mad. Would hate to be eking out an existence out of the dole these days.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 5:04 PM

    @Quiet Goer: that’s the idea. You should be put off.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 5:11 PM

    @AJ: Bought one of those baskets for €109 lately, great addition to the penthouse.

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    @Johnny Mads: No point in getting one unless you have an open fire pizza to accompany it.

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    @Quiet Goer: 99 euro I can get a proper local willow one made up the road for less and it will last for ever

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    @AJ: but then again if god forbid for some unforeseen circumstances, you land yourself in that position-payment should be enough for a decent living,short term of course i mean thats why the taxes are so high right?

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    Sep 13th 2021, 4:56 PM

    What constitutes the word ‘hike’ a €2.50 rise a week?

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    @Pádraigín O’Sirideáin: and from when, maby April 2022.

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    @Pádraigín O’Sirideáin: probably another e5 for a coffee or a sandwich!!

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    Sep 13th 2021, 5:41 PM

    @Pádraigín O’Sirideáin: nothing compared to the hike in berties pension is it?

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    @#1 Fifthwheel: was suffering from a lack of sleep yesterday and went into a well known coffee shop chain. They charged over €7 for a fairly basic sandwich. €5 won’t get you anywhere.

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    Good Old Leo Leaking the Budget What’s Another Leak No Harm in Leo’s Eyes

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    Can we get rid of the austerity tax/USC as promised Leo?

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    Sep 13th 2021, 6:30 PM

    Am I the only pensioner here who thinks that the state pension(contrib and non-contrib) is already generous. It is in no actuarial sense remotely justified on the basis of the contributions currently required to qualify for 20 to 30 years of not working (and thats not counting the cost of the increased health and care supports needed as we age). Pensioners are exceptionally well looked after in this country, but it is future generations who will eventually have to pay for generosity towards my generation today. To even consider raising the pension payment, or other already generous welfare payments, is vote buying that is pure bribery.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 8:29 PM

    @Joan Murray: Joan that is a very fair point, it really seems like they looking for votes to be honest with you and couldn’t give a fiddlers. about anything but that…

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    @Joan Murray: you may think differently when you see the price hikes that’s coming.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 5:30 PM

    Apartment I rented 10 years ago has tripled in rent price. Inflation has been soaring while house prices & rents across the border are two to three times cheaper.

    We’re losing billions to tax avoidance, which this party NEVER tackles. And losing wages that go to company profits instead of going to the actual workers.

    There’s an election in Norway today with indications that they are leaning further Left which will strengthen worker rights.

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    @Dean: And then they will learn and change back like Sweden did when they tried the left life.

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    The 5 Nordic countries have always been Left govts, under a Social Democracy model, which gives strong worker rights.

    American companies tried to bust unions in Sweden to pay workers less but failed. They still set up their businesses there.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 5:52 PM

    @Dean: You might want to look up the swedish.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 6:00 PM

    Throw the pensioners and the disabled a few euros a week extra while they enjoy a couple of rises themselves worth thousands,
    Yes we are all in this together comrade Varadakar!

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    Sep 13th 2021, 6:01 PM

    A lovely tanned picture of Leo for that article of good news …..It will cost a lot more than an extra fiver for OAPs and social welfare recipients in the budget to buy Fine Gael another stint with their snouts in the trough !

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    @Max Power: perhaps this hint at a SW pension ‘hike’ ( which is a joke) is to justify their 5 grand a year payrise… again.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 6:18 PM

    @Max Power: That fiver increase would work out as at least a 10% increase, how many employees are getting a 10% increase? For pensioners alone the cost would be over an extra 135 million per year. People give out about tax rates and tax increases but then give out that we aren’t giving large enough increases to social welfare rates, building enough social housing etc., you can’t have it both ways.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 6:46 PM

    @The next small thing: not giving out about increases….. It is the FG PR stunt to buy power with my taxes what is sickening me

    200e social payment increase of 5e is not 10%

    Where you getting 10%?

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    @The next small thing: your maths are way out with 10%.And pensions were cut in real terms in the last two budgets.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 8:15 PM

    @Max Power@Paul Power: Sorry, the 10% is way off alright. Jesus you take a week off work and your brain just shuts down, don’t mind me, I’m just going to lie down in a dark room for the rest of the evening.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 6:14 PM

    Buying votes

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    Sep 13th 2021, 5:41 PM

    How old? before TD’s can collect their pensions . . . .

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    Sep 13th 2021, 6:13 PM

    Couldn’t believe this clown 12 of July he said we can’t give tax cuts to the people because of COVID what a differences a few scandals make
    https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-40335302.html
    No tax cuts in July cause we can’t afford it now he says there will be a tax package remember these lads will give with one hand and take back double with the other

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    Sep 13th 2021, 6:38 PM

    Reactive instead of proactive, Iv news for FG, the cost of living has been skyrocketing since 2013 mainly driven by the cost of property and rent across residential and commercial property. Wake up.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 6:34 PM

    Pensioners work all their life and retire to a pittance the state pension should be at least the equivalent of the minimum wage

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    Sep 13th 2021, 8:34 PM

    @Margaret Kane: All comes down to how much tax is been taken in, the money for state pensions comes from the people working right now…. But make no mistake about it these chancers are not in the slightest worried about “Pensioners work all their life” they simply want votes, nothing less nothing more.

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    @Margaret Kane: you do realise the minimum wage is an hourly rate, which means you would receive precisely zero, for zero hours worked.

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    @Joan Murray: im talking about pensioners who worked all their life and put in thousands of hours

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    What about the squeezed middle who have to pay for everything and still get up early in the morning?

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    Sep 13th 2021, 8:36 PM

    I’m assuming the honest hard working people who kept the country form drowning will get some good news soon maybe? I doubt it…

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    Sep 14th 2021, 2:40 AM

    @Dave: doubfull, my sector was due an ERO increse in 2020, that was delayed to early 21, then June which became Sep and we are now told early 22 maybe.
    Havent seen an increase since 2018.
    In an industry that was told we were frontline and essental but didnt even get so much as a personal thanks for working throuout the pandemic.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 8:51 PM

    Varadkar gave an interview early this morning saying pension and social welfare payments will be increased. Only problem is later on Drive time Pascal O’Donoghue stated this increase has yet to be discussed with FF/ Greens. Wonder did Varadkar tell the spineless one Martin about his statement or like the Zappone fiasco is he keeping it as a last minute surprise for Martin.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 5:38 PM

    I won’t be bothering with the pension I can live on fumes now got a good experience of leaving on foraging the supermarket’s for cheap nutrition , in the ten years of the last recession, ha

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    Sep 13th 2021, 8:02 PM

    The idea of this rise is to pit the haves and the have nots at each other, while deflecting any criticism at the goverment. For what we all pay in tax(eveybody pays some form) we get short changed in services no matter what part of the social ladder your on

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    Sep 13th 2021, 9:50 PM

    Watch out for the greens stealth taxes given in one hand taken by the other

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    Sep 13th 2021, 8:14 PM

    Text book move…shocked if they didn’t try pull this one yet again.

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    Sep 13th 2021, 7:20 PM

    Cynical Bertie Bowl stuff, freebies for everyone to distract and deflect. I thought this type of side show was a Fine Fail trope? If Martin has any scruples left he should pull the plug before this Punch and Judy party get the stage. The minuscule amount the pensioners will get won’t make a modicum of difference with inflation, rising fuel and electricity prices, plus no mention of tax reforms. Cynical, ignorant and insipid stuff from the party for the wealthy. …. On it goes…..

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    Sep 13th 2021, 11:21 PM

    I’m planning on saving the fiver for 3 years and then getting a pair of Kanya West trainers.

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    Sep 14th 2021, 2:48 AM

    A €4 a week increase while taking in an extra €8 from steath tax/increases more likely.

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    Sep 14th 2021, 12:09 AM

    Election on the way, FFG need to improve their poll ratings, beware of the hand that feeds you because it will be taken back as quick as you turn your back, typical of FFG…

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    Sep 14th 2021, 8:23 AM

    Less tax for me please

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