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One final update... and goodbye!

2010-04-26T18:30:00.005+01:00

It can't have escaped your notice (if you're even still here) that I've been somewhat slack in updating this place recently, so apologies if you sent me something that I never got round to posting about. There are a whole other bunch of things that have taken up my time and in truth are likely to continute to do so, so rather than continue in a half-hearted way like this I've decided to lay this

SIX SEMESTERS - Irish indie on tour

2010-02-04T20:33:00.004Z

SIX SEMESTERS is an Irish film which, despite being basically a feature-length student film made with next to zero budget, made it into the Wild Cards strand of last year's Galway Film Fleadh. I didn't see it there myself, but it has since gone on to get some more festival exposure in Europe and the USA, with more screenings possibly on the way.In the meantime you can read more about it and watch

SECRET OF KELLS in London

2010-01-25T22:03:00.001Z

Irish animated movie THE SECRET OF KELLS will be getting two screenings at the NFT/BFI in London in March. Saturday 13th at 14:10 sees it appearing in NFT3, before moving to NFT2 for a screening on Sunday 14th at 16:20.

Richard Jobson films in focus

2010-01-21T18:48:00.003Z

The Fifer Festival is running in Dunfermline for a few days in early March, and is a celebration of the work of local man Richard Jobson. In addition to a Skids reunion concert on the Saturday night, other events will include screenings of his films, exhibitions, workshops and an interview with Richard conducted by Ian Rankin. All events from Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 4th are free, or in other

New at the IFI

2010-01-21T18:44:00.003Z

Usually I trawl through the programme to see what new Irish film is on offer at the IFI but this month I'll simply direct you to the website where you can read a summary of the new plans for 2010 thanks to their new redevelopment. Sounds great.

Scottish festivals

2010-01-21T18:01:00.000Z

The Glasgow Film Festival kicks off soon and is usually a great place to see Scottish filmmaking new and old. The programme is now online and features a couple of Irish films (HIS & HERS and SAVAGE) and a whole load of Scottish stuff that I'm not going to list again here. See the website to keep up to date.Also, I thought I'd mention that there is a small film festival running as part of the

SUGAR STICK online

2010-01-19T19:10:00.002Z

The excellent Irish short film SUGAR STICK is now viewable online for the duration of the Slamdance competition. Go here to watch it and if you like it you can register and vote for it.

Awards season

2010-01-19T19:05:00.005Z

Awards season is here and there are a couple of interest to Scottish and Irish film, and they've just announced their nominations. First of all there's the Irish Film & Television Awards, which you can read more about here.Then there's the Celtic Media Festival, who have announced their shortlist. There are some great films and TV programmes in here but if I had to pick any out I'd be hoping for

Filmhouse in Feb

2010-01-19T18:52:00.004Z

Thursday 25th February sees the Filmhouse's Made in Edinburgh strand continue with REICHENBACH FALLS, the recent BBC drama about a crime writer who takes his inspiration from Edinburgh. It was based on an idea by Ian Rankin (sounds very familiar, doesn't it?) who should be in attendance according to the programme, and it's quite good indeed.There's also another chance to see David Allison's

THE DEAD OUTSIDE on DVD

2010-01-10T22:40:00.003Z

The Scottish horror-thriller THE DEAD OUTSIDE, which has had plenty of recognition but little in the way of cinema screenings in its home country, will be hitting DVD on 22nd February 2010 (or the 8th if you just want to rent it). Shop around if you're pre-ordering it, as prices seem to vary a bit. Amazon quotes £11.19, Play is only asking £6.99 (although they do quote a release date of July

The St Kilda Tapes in Glasgow

2010-01-10T22:36:00.002Z

If you've not yet seen David Allison's excellent combination of live music and multimedia material based on the island of St Kilda, it's on at Celtic Connections this month. See the website for details.(And if you're here because you're interested in Irish film, I'll mention that Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of ONCE fame will also be playing at the festival).

Scottish stuff on BBC

2009-12-28T22:44:00.003Z

ONE NIGHT IN EMERGENCY, mentioned here a few times before, will air at 9pm on Monday the 4th of January, on BBC1 (Scotland only). This one-off drama is written by Gregory Burke (he of "Black Watch" acclaim) and boasts an impressive roster of Scottish acting talent including Kevin McKidd, Gary Lewis, Ewen Bremner, James Cosmo, David Hayman and Jamie Sives. Impressive or what? Other familiar faces

Joyce films in Edinburgh

2009-12-18T18:19:00.002Z

The Filmhouse's January programme includes a Joseph Strick retrospective. This season will include screenings of both of his Joyce adaptations, ULYSSES and PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN.See Filmhouse for details.

SALTMARK viewable online

2009-12-18T18:18:00.001Z

The BBC Film Network is currently streaming the Scottish short film SALTMARK (which recently screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival). Click here to view it.

RED ROSES AND PETROL

2009-12-10T18:45:00.002Z

This new Irish feature is now available to pre-order on DVD. You can order a copy as well as find more information and a trailer at the official website.

Scottish films at the Hippodrome

2009-12-09T18:42:00.003Z

Looking ahead quite a bit here... the Hippodrome in Bo'ness is showing a collection of material from the Scottish Screen Archive under the umbrella of "Working Life in the Forth Valley" on Wednesday 17th February at 11am. It'll be accompanied by a commentary from historian John Hume.Before then, on Thursday 4th February at 8pm, Alan Bissett will be reading from his latest novel, filmmaker/

New issue of Rough Cuts available

2009-12-07T23:15:00.003Z

The new issue of Scottish Screen's magazine Rough Cuts is now available. Click here to order your copy or download the PDF version.It contains coverage of the BAFTA Scotland awards, Scottish views on various film festivals and articles on Scottish and related films such as VALHALLA RISING, CRYING WITH LAUGHTER, WASTED, ONE DAY REMOVALS and a lot more. There's also various Scottish industry

Your thoughts on BBC Alba

2009-12-07T23:12:00.002Z

The BBC Trust are currently carrying out a review of BBC Alba, the corporation's Scottish Gaelic language channel, with an aim to establishing how well it is achieving its goals and the scope for increasing the potential audience within Scotland.It's an important source of Gaelic filmmaking in Scotland, so have your say at the BBC trust's website.

Irish releases update

2009-12-03T23:47:00.003Z

Friday December 4th sees a number of Irish films hitting either DVD or cinema screens.The quite brilliant ADAM AND PAUL is being re-released in a special edition featuring various extras that were not available on the previous bare-bones release.Plenty of special features will also appear on the DVD release of ANTON released the same day.On the cinema front, SITUATIONS VACANT gets a limited

Scottish films at Filmhouse

2009-11-25T21:20:00.003Z

Further to the various other St Andrews related films I've already mentioned (check out Hippodrome and GFT), this Sunday the Filmhouse are offering screenings of I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, MRS BROWN and THE FLYING SCOTSMAN along with some shorts from the Scottish Screen Archive - and they're free. See the website for details.

Scottish doc shorts on BBC2

2009-11-24T18:50:00.002Z

Four of the Bridging the Gap films from the Scottish Documentary Institute are showing on BBC Scotland. The first is THE SPORRAN MAKERS tomorrow night and you can find full details of what's screening when by visiting the Docscene website.

Encounters Short Film Festival

2009-11-18T19:08:00.002Z

...is now running and if you're there in a delegate/industry capacity please be sure to pitch up at the Watershed at 17:30 on Friday 20th, as Scottish Screen are there with a showcase of Scottish short films. There's also a Northern Ireland Digital Shorts Retrospective on Thursday 19th at 13:30 in the Arnolfini.

EIFF 2010 open

2009-11-17T22:41:00.002Z

Submissions are now being accepted for the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2010. Check the website for full details.

Trailer for LEAP YEAR

2009-11-14T18:14:00.004Z

Last I heard this was filming in Ireland, now the trailer appears out of nowhere. Well, actually, it's probably been around for a while, I just haven't been paying attention. Obviously I've a fondness for Ireland, and I do think Amy Adams is great, but it's fair to say I'm unlikely to be first in line to see this one (modern romantic comedies aren't my thing).So anyway, here's the trailer which

Some films from Cork

2009-11-12T19:05:00.001Z

Most of the Irish stuff I saw in Cork last week was of the short variety but I did manage a few features that were Irish or at least related. (More on the shorts at a later date)In the "related" category came EDDIE MACKEN: TRUE LEGEND, a documentary about the titular Irish showjumper. Unfortunately its running time meant that the story of Macken's life and also the recent competition which gives