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Highly acclaimed actor and director rolls up his sleeves to support young talent this March
Hugh O’Conor, is one of Ireland’s most creative talents as an actor, writer and director. He is set to appear on the judging panel and host an acting workshop at the NOISE Flicks Film Festival 2012, an initiative of South [...]

Bafta-nominated writer and director, Virginia Gilbert returns to Filmbase with a one-day masterclass on Directing on Saturday 3rd March. ‘A Director Prepares’ focuses on how Directors approaches a screenplay, prepares a production and the skills they utilize to realize the script onscreen.
Course content:

The story as a whole: themes, motifs, mood and atmosphere;
How a director reads [...]

When new man Bill (Stephen Taylor) steps into Eileen’s life, all seems to be going well for her, until a celebration of this latest love, a pot smoking ex cricketer, leads her to relapse into alcoholism. Described by Nick Hornby as “dark, funny and real” writer/ director Finola Geraghty’s first feature, in the tradition of [...]

Come on Eileen Workshop and Screening to coincide with the DVD release of the film this month!
When new man Bill (Stephen Taylor) steps into Eileen’s life, all seems to be going well for her, until a celebration of this latest love, a pot smoking ex cricketer, leads her to relapse into alcoholism. Described by Nick [...]

Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board (IFB) and Screen Training Ireland are seeking participants for a 1 day seminar
The Art of Short Form Storytelling for Animation with special guest Pixar’s Jim Capobianco
Date: Thursday, November 24th 2011
Venue: Dublin
Fee: €25
Duration: 10:00 - 18 :00
Participant profile
This course is aimed at all individual screenwriters and directors [...]

National Film School Lecture Series
in association with Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board
Sinéad Cusack
Actor

Sinéad Cusack is one of our most distinguished actors on stage and screen today, currently playing the title role in Juno and the Paycock at the Abbey, in a co-production with Britain’s National Theatre. She has performed with great [...]

FÁS Screen Training Ireland, supported by Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board, is seeking participants for the following courses:
Factual Storytelling Masterclass with Robert Thirkell
24th October 2011
Based on Robert Thirkell’s CONFLICT seminar, this one day masterclass identifies the key elements of factual storytelling and how to make formats work.
Digital Workflow: Tapeless Workflow Fundamentals
25th October 2011
This [...]

Final Cut Pro X is Apple’s new revolutionary video editing application that makes it possible for beginners and seasoned professionals to achieve stunning results.
FCPX 1-day Workshops
Filmbase’s FCPX Training will begin in October with a 1-day workshop that will give participants an overview of how the application works as well as an introduction to all the [...]

Applications are still open for the OFFline Film Festival Short Film Competition with a first prize of €1,500 cash, post-production studio rental and equipment rental (entire value: €4,000) as well as a slot in the 2012 Galway Film Fleadh and second prize €250 cash and equipment rental (entire value: €1,500).
The festival takes place in [...]

Galway Film Centre are delighted to announce an exciting 2 day event in October 2011 for those interested in Writing for TV Drama. The event will feature writers/directors/producers from the US, Australia, the UK and Ireland.
One of the many highlights of the event will be an in depth interview with Vince Gilligan, creator and [...]