Mutant Shorts this Thursday, 10pm at Savoy.. June 16, 2010
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Yup, that’s it really…I had previously posted that it was at 8pm, but 10pm-ish is the official start time for the event. There are 11 films in this summer’s Mutant Shorts, so should be a good show. €5 at the door, see ye there!
Updates!
For news on the success that was the 3rd Mutant Shorts and info on the upcoming 4th Mutant Shorts competition, please visit the Mutant Shorts blog (also managed by myself..I’d only be repeating myself here!).
Mutant Shorts deadline approaches June 3, 2010
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As in 'The Birds', sitting rooms can see all sorts of drama
Yup, the Mutant Shorts filmmaking competition is around again. And the supposed deadline is this June 4th..which actually means you had just better get your film in some time before June 17th when all entries will be screened at the Savoy theatre at 8pm. Just like last time the prize is a handy 5 days worth of free equipment rental from Cork Film Centre. Don’t forget that the competition is open to people from all over the country.
This time around the challenge again involves using a particular location and following on with the ‘Rooms’ series, a sitting room must be used in some shape of form in your short film. Films must not be longer than ten minutes.
All details are available at the Mutant Shorts blog, at the Facebook page and over at the official MutantSpace events page where you can also check out the other events taking place this June.
Don’t forget that all non-filmmakers are invited to come and view the screenings…entry fee is €5.
We at the Stub have also been up to Mutant Shorts filmmaking ourselves; check out the Gifted Babies site for all the insider info..
The Big Scream: Date Night April 23, 2010
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Róisín Thornhill reviews one of the monthly baby-friendly screenings at Mahonpoint Omniplex, Cork.
Like most new mothers the word Routine is the most common word we have in our vocabulary. We use it when talking to haggard other mothers ‘is your little one is a routine yet?’ to bored friends ‘no she’s not in a routine yet’, to hopeful spouses…’please god she’ll go into a routine soon’. Yet when your little one is refusing point blank to have her routine nap on a Wednesday morning, there’s worse things you can do than head along to the cinema and forget about the R word for a couple of hours. (more…)
MIC Inaugural Meeting.. April 23, 2010
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I mentioned the MIC, Cork’supcoming filmmaking club, before. And now a date for the first ever meeting has been announced on the official site: Thursday May 6th at 7pm at CIT Crawford College of Art and Design.
Also don’t forget to check out the MIC Facebook page.
MIC March 30, 2010
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That stands for Moving Image Cork, the latest up and coming filmmaking club for Cork, the South-West and South of Ireland. This exciting new venture is being chaired by Moira O’ Brien, who is currently inviting anyone with an interest in filmmaking, no matter what aspect, to consider joining MIC. Visit the official site here, and keep your eyes peeled for the date of the inaugural meeting.
New Waves and Prophets.. March 2, 2010
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at the French Film Festival in Cork this week (Feb 28th-March 7th). There’s still time to catch the New Wave Retrospective screenings, a masterclass with Amelie screenwriter, Guillaume Laurent, or the Oscar nominated film, A Prophet, among many other events. To celebrate, this week’s trailers have gone vintage, with New Wave classics, À Bout de Souffle (Breathless) and Jules et Jim, both of which can be seen at the Gate cinema, Cork this week. Ooh la la!
Latest news on Fastnet Film Festival 2010 in Schull February 21, 2010
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Thanks to Hilary McCarthy of the Corona Fastnet Film Festival committee for leaving a comment on this here site with plenty info on the upcoming fest in Schull. I’ve copied and pasted it here:
“The Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival is delighted to announce the continued sponsorship of the Festival by Barry and Fitzwilliam, who import the worlds biggest selling Mexican Beer, Corona. The Festival will run from Thursday the 27th May 2010 for four days. Maurice Seezer, Film Composer and Chairman of the Festival Committee announced the sponsorship this week saying, “Securing Corona as our title sponsor was a tremendous boost to us last year and has proven to be a very successful partnership. It has enabled us to expand on last years successful event and to enhance the Mexican connection further by introducing a selection of Mexican Shorts donated by IMCINE, The Mexican Film Institute. The collection includes a selection of short films from 2009 and one filmed to celebrate the centennial of Mexican Independence. ‘We’ve just presented them in Clermont Ferrand Film Festival and it was great, we hope you like them’, said Pablo Briesno, Head of International Sales at IMCINE.
This year’s festival will offer film lovers an exciting and packed programme to include screenings at various venues around Schull, (including the 100 seater mobile cinema), workshops for film makers of all ages with a special focus on screenwriting and script to screen, interviews with various famous national and international film personnel and many more fringe events.
A special prize of €2,500 for the best young filmmaker aged 22 years or younger will be awarded. The Best of Festival Award is open to all filmmakers over 18 years of age and also carries a prize of €2,500, plus additional cash prizes of €250 for Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Drama, Best Comedy, Best Documentary, Best Animation, Best Original Music, Best Cinematography and Best Experimental/ Dance.
Some of our contributors will be, world renowned Irish Novelist Patrick McCabe, (his books include The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto, both shortlisted for the Booker Prize and adapted for filmed by Neil Jordan), Author, Director and Patron of the Festival, Gerard Stembridge, Jack Gold, who famously filmed the feature film Catholics in and around Baltimore and Cape Clear in 1973. BAFTA nominee, Chris O’Dell, Cinematographer of the ever popular Morse and Lewis series, Irish Director, Ian Power will also contribute, showing a selection of his short films and exclusive clips from his upcoming feature film The Runway, recently shot in West Cork, and Producer of The Runway, Macdarra Kelleher. We await final confirmation from other giants of Irish Film….
The Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival is an independent festival, dedicated to bringing together established and first-time filmmakers to celebrate the short film. The element of competition is not paramount and while the prizes are significant, the screening of as many as possible of the entrant’s films in a public arena is far more important. Participants will have the opportunity to meet established film makers and take part in workshops as well as viewing the work of established filmmakers.
This year’s festival promises to be bigger and even better than last years. Keep an eye on our website for further information and announcements: www.fastnetshortfilmfestival.com
Or contact Hilary McCarthy on 085 1588 309″
New Cork cine-club at Half Moon February 14, 2010
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Beginning Febraury 21st, the Half Moon Theatre, Cork is running a ten week series of Sunday screenings. The first film will be Everlasting Moments by the Swedish director Jan Troell. For all the details, and ticket and membership prices, visit the official page here.
Filmmaking Courses at Cork Film Centre January 24, 2010
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Yup, there’s two to choose from: a Short Film 10 week course, or a Documentary 10 week course. Click here for course info from the Cork Film Centre official site.
Mutant Shorts Short Films-See them at Vimeo January 24, 2010
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Duplicate of a post I popped up on the Mutant Shorts blog itself.
Challenging people to create a short film which had to be set in a kitchen led to an array of shorts, each one unique and imaginative. Here is a list of the films that graced the Savoy screen last November, for the Mutant Shorts filmmaking competition, each of which can be viewed at the Mutant Space Vimeo page here.
The Kitchen by Fiona Dowling featured a variety of kitchen appliances with strong personalities, that will make you think twice the next time you kick your vacuum cleaner in frustration.
Home Sweet Home by Keith O’ Connell is the poignant tale of a young man living in squalor and proved to be the winning film on the night.
In DI Why? by Fiona Riordan and Cethan Leahy, we realise that some household chores just aren’t worth the effort, and can leave you in a sticky situation.
One in the Oven by John O’ Callaghan features a turkey and an unborn baby having a kitchen oriented discussion.
Kitchen Antics by Tom White and Seán Stanton lands us in the midst of a student party wherein two guys end up chatting in the kitchen.
The Baked and the Dead by Oisín Carey promotes spaghetti western style cooking when a duo compete to create the best beans on toast.
Fishbone by Hayret Abdula traces a married couple through the years, and all viewed from their very own kitchen.
Crab Murder by Hilary Williams is almost documentary like in the way that it follows a crab from shore to cooking pot in the kitchen.
Butcher by Donal O’ Shea brings us on a surreal and crazy trip into the kitchen of one off-the-wall young man.
Conscience by Seán Breathnach sees a man in the aftermath of a break up, as he deals with the issues weighing on his mind.
All You Can Eat by Rob Noonan centres on a restaurant with a difference, in this rather bloody but intriguing tale.
The Influences of Feminism on French Cuisine by Christina Utzeri tackles the problems that occur when feminism has its way in the kitchen.
First A Dream by Cethan Leahy is the tale of two people and the strange dreams that one may just be inflicting on the other.
Do judge for yourself by viewing the vids at the Vimeo page, as linked above. First A Dream is not available on the Vimeo page but you can view it at http://thegiftedbabies.wordpress.com.
