Filmmaker Anna Rodgers was the big winner at this year's Radharc Awards after two productions she directed were victorious in two categories at the prestigious documentary films awards. The overall prize at Radharc for a broadcast documentary was given to 'John Lonergan's School Principles', directed by Rodgers and produced by Adrian McCarthy and Martha O'Neill. In the non-broadcast short film category, the Radharc Commended Award was given to director and producer Robin Murray for Nomos Productions' documentary 'Uganda - No Country For Old Men'. 'Freedom Driver', from director and producer Fran Cassidy, won the Radharc Highly Commended Award for his portrait of disability activist Dara Gallagher in the category won by Rodgers' film 'Hold on Tight'.
- 10/26/2012
- IFTN
Post-production on two documentaries for Rte on the Irish education system are to get underway this month at Egg after being produced by Wildfire Films. 'Inside The Department', a documentary about life inside the Department of Education, has been in production over the past year. Directed by Adrian McCarthy, the one-off documentary is produced by Martha O'Neill with Brenda Morrissey set to edit. The second documentary John Lonergan: School Of Thought' is currently being shot by director Anna Rodgers and producer Martha O'Neill.
- 7/4/2012
- IFTN
Bosnian war drama As If I Am Not There received three Ifta awards for Best Film, Director and Script for the film's Irish writer/director Juanita Wilson at tonight's Ifta awards, celebrating the Irish film and television industry.
Martin MCCann was named Best Actor for 'Swansong - Story of Occi Byrn', while Amy Huberman was got Best Actress for 'Rewind.'
Pierce Brosnan and Saorise Ronan took home the supporting honours at the awards with Brosnan winning Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'The Ghost', while Ronan's part in The Way Back earned her the supporting actress honour.
In the international categories, 'The Social Network' won the best international film, with its star Jesse Eisenberg winning Best Actor. Annette Bening took Best Actress for 'The Kids Are All Right'.
Winners Of The 8th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards:
Outstanding Contribution to Industry...
Martin MCCann was named Best Actor for 'Swansong - Story of Occi Byrn', while Amy Huberman was got Best Actress for 'Rewind.'
Pierce Brosnan and Saorise Ronan took home the supporting honours at the awards with Brosnan winning Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'The Ghost', while Ronan's part in The Way Back earned her the supporting actress honour.
In the international categories, 'The Social Network' won the best international film, with its star Jesse Eisenberg winning Best Actor. Annette Bening took Best Actress for 'The Kids Are All Right'.
Winners Of The 8th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards:
Outstanding Contribution to Industry...
- 2/12/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
The Arts Council and RTÉ have announced the four films selected for the RTÉ Dance on the Box scheme. The winning films include 'Admit One'; 'Deependance'; 'Her Mother's Daughter' and 'Mo MhórChoir Féin'. This is the third round of the RTÉ Dance on the Box scheme with awards of €22,000 for each project chosen. 'Admit One' saw a win for choreographer John Scott, director Steve Woods (God Incorporated) and producer Catherine Lyons (Cruschen On); 'Deependance' clinched a win for choreographer David Bolger, director Conor Horgan (One Hundred Mornings) and producer Martha O'Neill (Ordinary Decent Criminal), whilst 'Her Mother's Daughter' comes from choreographer Cindy Cummings, director Oonagh Kearney (Underground), composer Denis Clohessy (His & Hers) and producers Rachel Lysaght (Jericho) and Steven Davenport (Tart). Finally, 'Mo MhórChoir Féin' saw victory for choreographer Fearghus Ó Conchuir, director Dearbhla Walsh (Little Dorrit), composer Iarla Ó Lionaird (Hotel Rwanda) and producer Maggie...
- 4/1/2010
- IFTN
Written and directed by Donagh Coleman 'Stone Pastures', a documentary which was co-produced by Wildfire films, has won the Grand Prix at the Cervino Cinemountain Film Festival in Italy. Produced by Jouko Aaltonen, Martha O'Neill, Beverley Cook and Executively Produced by Adrian McCarthy, 'Stone Pastures' details the extraordinary life of a struggling Nomadic family, who struggle to rear pashmina goats as they live on the Himalayan plateau of Ladakh - a high altitude cold desert, the most inhospitable of environments.
- 8/17/2009
- IFTN
Directors Conor Horgan (About Beauty), Se Merry Doyle (John Henry Foley - Sculptor of the Empire) and Fergus Daly (The Art of Living), have been announced as the recipients of the Arts Council's Reel Art Awards. The documentary scheme, Reel Art is an Arts Council initiative supported by Filmbase and Jdiff which funds documentaries focusing on an artistic theme. The three projects will have their films screen theatrical at the 2010 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. 'The Beholder', to be directed by Conor Horgan and produced Martha O'Neill of Wildfire Films, explores the world of contemporary Irish portrait artists. Director Se Merry Doyle and producers Martina Durac and Vanessa Gildea are behind the doc 'Flight to Freedom' and the third film is 'Outliving Dracula: Film Versions of Carmilla' helmed by Fergus Daly and producer Katherine Waugh.
- 3/3/2009
- IFTN
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