'The Proceeds of Crime' in Galway Film Fleadh!

Jazis! My latest no-budget collaged animated offering 'The Proceeds of Crime' is scheduled as the closing film in this year's Galway Film Fleadh - New Irish Shorts, Programme 8, on Sun 10 July in the Town Hall Theatre at 12.00. I've described 'Proceeds' as 'an alphabetical journey through Ireland's 2016 gangland'. Thanks to Jennie Kelly for producing!

Congrats also to IADT graduates Fionn Boland, Catherine O Brien, Kimi Kurbanova, Elle Power and Ruth Redmond, Fiona Ryan, Olya Golubeva, Keith Kavanagh and Kayleigh Scullion for getting their films into the same programme!!!

http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/index.php/project/new-irish-shorts-8-animation/

'collage' in 2015 Galway Film Fleadh and no Frameworks

I did promise last year that 'A Warning To All Kings' would be my last self-funded short film ever! My latest animated short offering, a more experimental piece called 'collage' features multiple animation techniques and is 'an often abstract attempt to depict tortured lives and loves in the Ireland of 2015.'

The title of the piece is a respectful nod to filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, whose incredible house museum I look forward to returning to later this year, in Yerevan in Armenia. Imprisoned many times by the soviet authorities, Parajanov said 'I was not allowed to make movies and I started to make collages. Collage is a compressed film.'

Thanks to Ruth Matthews and Daniel Gallagher for the voices on 'collage' and thanks to ace producer Fionn Boland for looking after festival entries et cetera!

On a downside, my latest Frameworks application was shot down earlier this week - not even shortlisted, extremely disappointing. What can I say?

http://parajanovmuseum.am/

http://quindpdp.blogspot.ie/2014/01/yerevan-sergey-parajanov.html

http://quindpdp.blogspot.ie/2014/05/my-last-short-film-ever.html

2014 Galway Film Fleadh - All Great Things Win!

Congrats, congrats, congrats to Clare Carroll 'A Girl's Best Friend' who won Best First Animation at the 2014 Galway Film Fleadh. Anita Gaughan 'Vertical Horizons' won Best Animation Sequence in an Animation Film and Sarah Walsh 'Marrying The Sea' received an Honourable Mention in the Best Animation Category. Best Animation was won by Boulder Media's Rob Cullen and Brown Bag's Cathal and Doc were presented with lifetime achievement Galway Hooker Awards!

Other IADT student films in competition included ‘Lena and Gray’ (Melissa Malone), ‘In Sheep’s Clothing’ (Aisling O'Reilly), ‘Your Move’ (Simon Riley), and ‘Useless’ (Eva Kavanagh) - all great to see - even if this year's animation screening was on at the ungodly hour of 9.30 on Sunday morning! DQ also screened his 'A Warning To All Kings' and Steve Woods screened his 'Keeping Time' during the week.

Huge crowd of IADT graduates, recent graduates and current students around. The Best Fleadh yet and thanks to Liz Quinn and the Fleadh Team for their immense hard work and for making us so welcome! Well done to all, but a special well done to Anita, Clare and Sarah!

Group Shot Sunday Morning

Anita Gaughan collects her Best Animated Sequence prize at 2014 Galway Film Fleadh!

Clare Carroll wins Best First Animation at 2014 Galway Film Fleadh!

Anita on the steps with Brown Bag glitterati...

Three winners!

Everyone happy.

Clare, trophy and Liam

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IADT Animation at 2013 Galway Film Fleadh

Great IADT DL041 Animation success at the 2013 Galway Film Fleadh, with grads Claire Lennon, Matt Porter, Rory Kerr, John Peavoy, Natalie ni Chleirigh, Thomas Young, Alan O' Cuileann and Eamonn O' Neill all screening films. DQ also screened his disgraceful 'Furniture - Murder and Love' animation.

some of the 2013 IADT Galway screeners

Rory Kerr won 'Best First Animation' with his 'That's Not supposed to Happen' and Alan O' Cuileann won 'The Don Quijote Prize' with his Frameworks 'CODA'. Congrats to all - screeners and winners alike...

Matt Porter's image of winner Rory Kerr!