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Winners of the Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Award scheme (June round) are Announced

Filmbase and RTÉ are delighted to announce the winners of the second round of the 2009 Filmbase/RTÉ Short film award scheme. Three projects were chosen out of over 250 applications received earlier this year. All three teams will receive €10,000 along with matching equipment and/or post-production facilities at Filmbase to realize their individual projects.

WINNING TEAMS:
Billy and Chuck is a tale about a young boy who sets out on an adventure deep into the forest to face his fear, guided only by a voice at the end of his walkie-talkie.
Billy & Chuck is written and directed by Lee Cronin and produced by John Keville for new Dublin-based production outfit Rank Outsider.

Dead Load is a dark comedy about a relationship in turmoil; a surreal crime thriller. But most of all a movie about Joe. His evening is about to get extremely complicated. But it’s more than just his fat friend’s corpse that’s weighing him down…
Dead Load was written by Greg Corcoran and Colin Corrigan and will be directed by Corcoran. Dave Leahy of Warrior Films will produce.

Til Death Do Us Part is a black comedy about a married couple’s ailing relationship which is only exasperated by the current financial crisis.
Til Death Do Us Part was written by Matthew Roche and will be directed by Feidhlimidh Woods with AnneMarie Naughton of Park Films producing.

Commenting on the round, Eilish Kent of RTÉ said “The Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Awards continue to unearth talent, the three commissioned short film projects were stand out in terms of ideas, quality of writing and preparation so I’m really looking forward to the finished films.”

Alan Fitzpatrick of Filmbase also added “We were delighted with the extremely high quality of both the scripts submitted to this round and the filmmakers who were shortlisted for interview. In a very competitive round we are pleased to have selected three very diverse, creative and original projects from three exciting teams. We hope that the opportunity to produce the films through the scheme, with the help and support of RTÉ and Filmbase will be a valuable stepping stone in developing the careers of all the filmmakers involved.”

Details of the 2010 round will be announced in the next couple of weeks. Keep an eye out for any announcements in the Filmbase newsletter or on the Filmbase website.

Also, the Filmbase Training Dept. has launched a new course Writing Short Films , tutored by Mary Kate O Flanagan, which is perfect for writers and producers alike. This course is suitable for those looking for expert guidance in crafting their short film scripts to a high standard and will also include a ‘Meet the Funders’ panel session. Read on>

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