Halloween at Filmbase

This looks like a fun couple of nights out. And they are showing Irish horror short films and Irish horror feature Citadel as well.

You can go to both nights for€5.  Well worth €5 of anyones money.

Details are below.

Halloween Comes to Filmbase!

Wednesday 30th & Thursday 31st October 2013

In a special event for Halloween, Filmbase will host two terrifying nights of blood-curdling shorts and a frightening feature. Wednesday’s shorts will be followed by an audience Q&A with all of the directors and both nights will feature fancy dress and, if that wasn’t enough, our very own Film Ireland Editor, Stefano Galvino, DJing with his unique Audio Visual Horror Set.

Spine-Shuddering Short Film Feast!

7pm, Wednesday 30th October

Wednesday’s line-up features an array of spine-shuddering short films, an audience Q&A with all of the Directors and an Audio Visual Horror Set.

The short film line-up includes:

-          The Ten Steps

-          Zombie Bashers

-          Braineater

-          The Faeries of Blackheath Woods

The Q&A will feature the film’s directors Brendan Muldowney, Conor McMahon & Ciaran Foy.

Audio Visual Horror Set:

Stefano Galvino, our very own Film Ireland Editor, will haunt your eyes and ears with an exclusive mix of soundtracks, dialogue, horror, spoken word, atmospherics alongside diabolical visuals from all your favourite nightmares to send you home.

Halloween Night’s Freaky Feature Frenzy!

7pm, Thursday 31th October

Feature Film – Citadel

84mins | Cert 16 | 2012

Tommy Cowley is a young father inflicted with chronic agoraphobia since his wife was brutally attacked by a gang of a twisted feral children. Trapped in the dilapidated suburbia of Edenstown, he must finally face the demons of his past and enter the one place that he fears the most – the abandoned tower block known as the Citadel.

Audio Visual Horror Set:

Stefano Galvino, our very own Film Ireland Editor, will be on hand the Thursday too, bringing you more visuals from all your favourite nightmares to send you home.

Plus, lots more SPOOKY happenings including…

Best Fancy Dress Competition:

1st Prize – 100 euro Filmbase Voucher for any Filmbase training course.
2nd Prize – 50 euro Filmbase Voucher for any Filmbase training course.
3rd Prize – 1 year free Filmbase Membership.

Tickets:

Tickets only €3 for one night or €5 for both nights.

Tickets available on the door, or book your place by calling 01 679 6716 and dialling 1 for reception.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUQ9u5NV1-U

8 of the best web resources for Irish filmmakers

There are a number of websites that for Irish filmmakers are considered to be vital. Below is a list of some of the best in my opinion. This idea is hopefully the beginning of an eventual 'important links' area on this blog that anyone visiting can use. Please feel free to suggest any other sites that you believe should be added.

1. Filmbase - This site is a one stop shop for any budding screenplay writer or filmmaker. They have extensive lists of training courses, offer film equipment hire, and run short screenplay competitions twice a year (in which this writer has entered for the first time this year). Membership is a must if you are serious about wanting to get into this industry.

2. Irish Film Academy - If you are an aspiring actor/actress this site is an important one. They run plenty of acting courses but also have a Trained Actors area, which allows actors and casting directors to facilitate online casting.

3. Irish Film Board - This is still the first port of call for all filmmakers who are seeking funding for their projects. It also hosts Irish short films for viewing on its site. This is an absolutely essential site.

4. IFI - The Irish Film Institute is not only the premier art house cinema in Ireland it also has an extensive film archive and film library. This cinema has become even more important with the regrettable closure of The Lighthouse Cinema recently.

5. IFTN -The Irish Film and Television Network site has Irish film news, a careers page and lists of Irish films previously made and in production at the moment.

6. RTE - The national broadcaster holds some interesting competitions for aspiring filmmakers such as Storyland. It is also involved in the short screenplay competition that Filmbase runs twice a year.

7. TCD Irish Film Research - This magnificent site is one which I only became aware of quite recently. It is simply an amazing fully searchable Irish film and TV archive which covers practically everything. You can also view some short Irish films made some 100 years ago. This is an important and impressive website.

8. Volta - This independent video on demand service named after the first cinema opened in Ireland by James Joyce in 1909 is very interesting. There are independent films to buy or rent which you can stream or download and there is an ever growing list of Irish films to see.

Are there any sites I have forgotten?

Let me know below.