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The Manhattan Short Film Festival takes place at The Sugar Club on 3rd October.
The concept behind this event is that short films from all round the world are submitted to the organizers in Manhattan, a final list is put together and the films are screened in 200 countries around the world. All the viewers in [...]

Ireland’s first film festival focussing on the growing body of acclaimed feature films, shorts and documentaries featuring Kurdish stories and by Kurdish directors The festival runs from Friday, 1st to Sunday, 3rd October 2010.
Events take place in The Dock and in Cinema Northwest on St Georges Terrace.
For further information see www.kffcarrickonshannon.wordpress.com
All events are free but [...]

National Heritage Week will take place in hundreds of locations across Ireland from the 21st – 29th of August.
There will be a diverse range of events going on throughout the week. Film highlights include the IFI’s Home Movie Heritage Day which takes place from 11am - 4pm on Sat 21.
Check out the Heritage Week [...]

SAVAGE Brendan Muldowney’s low budget feature debut is having a busy time having screened at the Moscow International Film Festival, with upcoming screenings at the Espoo Cine International Film Festival in Finland and Lund International Fantastic Film Festival in Sweden as well as an Irish cinematic release scheduled for Friday 17th September.
SAVAGE tells the story [...]

Hot on the heels of its announcement of a US cinema release, Conor Horgan’s One Hundred Mornings has had further success in the US as it picked up the Vortex Sci-fi and Fantasy Award at the Rhode Island International Film Festival which took place in Providence, Rhode Island from the 10th - 15th August.
One Hundred [...]

Filmbase is delighted to once again be participating in Culture Night and this year we have a whole host of activities planned. They include short film screenings in the basement space and on the ground floor, taster courses in editing, directing and sound, a special make-up FX demo for all ages and lots more! [...]

The Irish feature documentary The Pipe, directed by Risteard O’Domhnall, has been officially selected for the Real to Reel section of the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, which takes place from 9th - 19th September.
This emotional documentary chronicles local farmers and fishermen who rise up in protest, fearing explosions and environmental hazards, when Shell Oil [...]

Ken Wardrop’s critically acclaimed His & Hers scooped the Best Nonfiction Foreign Jury Award at the Traverse City Film Festival in Michigan, which was hosted by founding member and Academy Award winner Michael Moore over the weekend.
His & Hers is an enchanting and affectionate appreciation for woman in all her versatility. From [...]

My Environment, My Film: Viral Video Making Competition with Darklight, European Commission in Ireland and Cultivate
Attention all budding filmmakers! Make a short film on the Environment and you could win a state of the art HD camera and have your work screened at this year’s Darklight Festival! There will also be a FREE VIRAL [...]

Small Arts Festivals Scheme 2011, round one, closing date 10 September 2010
The Small Arts Festivals and Events Scheme is open to organisations that organise and promote festivals or events with a clear artistic purpose that will take place in the calendar year 2011.
A festival may represent one artform or may include a wide [...]