Channel 4 U.K. has inked a deal with Network Ireland Television (Nitv) for the acquisition of 33 short films from the Irish distributor's library of 850 titles. The film package represents independent productions from British, Scottish, Irish and American directors, as well as films funded by the Irish Film Board, Scottish Screen and various U.K. regional funding agencies. Derry O'Brien, Managing Director of Nitv said: “We are delighted, as are our producer clients, to have secured this licensing deal from Channel 4, one of Britain's major terrestrial broadcasters. The chosen short films include many award winning Irish projects such as Ifta winner Ken Wardrop's 'The Herd', Undressing my Mother' and 'Farewell Packets of 10', Conor Ferguson's 'Atlantic' and 'A Film From My Parish: 6 Farms' from Tony Donoghue.
- 3/2/2010
- IFTN
Ken Wardrop's feature documentary 'His & Hers' has been chosen to screen in competition as part of the 2010 Sundance film festival. 'Bhutto', a documentary co-photographed by Irish cinematographer Noel Donnellon (Transparent), will also screen. Wardrop (The Herd) will see his feature documentary, 'His and Hers', screen in the category of World Documentary. 'His & Hers' is an 80 minute film that presents interviews with women from across the midlands of Ireland, chronicling a ninety-year-old love story, through the collective voice of seventy ladies. It is produced by Andrew Freedman (Undressing My Mother) and the directors of photography for the project are Michael Lavelle (Farewell Packets of Ten) and Kate McCullough (Sunshower).
- 12/3/2009
- IFTN
Shooting is underway on Venom's new short film 'Rosslare to Roscoff' directed by Ken Wardrop (The Herd) which is expected to be released early next year. The crew are currently shooting on location in France. The 12 minute project tells the tale of Gayle, a 29-year-old single mother, who has been coming to terms with her life since suffering a brain injury which has left her with an inability to produce language. Her relationship with Luc, her headstrong six-year-old son, has become increasingly difficult. 'Rosslare to Roscoff' concentrates on Gayle's failed attempt to introduce her son to his father. Director of photography for the short film is Kate McCullough (Sunshower) and the shoot is expected to wrap on Saturday, October 31st. The project's editor is Ken Wardrop. The short film features actress Lesley Conroy (Eden, The Clinic) in the lead role of 'Gayle'...
- 10/23/2009
- IFTN
A short documentary, 'The Herd', from director Ken Wardrop (Undressing my Mother) has won in the category of Best Short Documentary at this year's Expression En Corto International Film Festival, Mexico. The short documentary is an examination of bestial identity crisis when a deer befriends a herd of Limosin cattle. The short film, currently screening at festivals around the globe, received completion funding from Bord Scannán na hÉireann / Irish Film Board. It was produced by Andrew Freedman, shot and edited by Ken Wardrop.
- 8/20/2009
- IFTN
George Ovashvili's "The Other Bank" was awarded the grand jury's New Directors Showcase Award and Barbara Schroeder's "talhotblond" was the documentary grand jury winner at the 35th International Seattle Film Festival, which concluded Sunday.
The doc jury also awarded a special jury prize to Yoshio Harada's "Manhole Children."
The Golden Space Needle Audience Award for best film went to Scott Sanders' "Black Dynamite." First runner-up was Benoit Pilon's "The Necessities of Life," with runner-up awards also going to: second runner-up: Marc Webb's "(500) Days of Summer"; third (tie): Kevin Hamedani's "Zmd: Zombies of Mass Destruction" and Lucy Akhurst's "Morris: A Life with Bells On"; and fourth: Philipp Stolzl's "North Face."
Louie Psihoyos' "The Cove" took home the Golden Space Needle Award for best documentary.
Runners-up were: Sandy Cioffi's "Sweet Crude"; Sarah Kunstler and Emily Kunstler's "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe"; James D. Stern...
The doc jury also awarded a special jury prize to Yoshio Harada's "Manhole Children."
The Golden Space Needle Audience Award for best film went to Scott Sanders' "Black Dynamite." First runner-up was Benoit Pilon's "The Necessities of Life," with runner-up awards also going to: second runner-up: Marc Webb's "(500) Days of Summer"; third (tie): Kevin Hamedani's "Zmd: Zombies of Mass Destruction" and Lucy Akhurst's "Morris: A Life with Bells On"; and fourth: Philipp Stolzl's "North Face."
Louie Psihoyos' "The Cove" took home the Golden Space Needle Award for best documentary.
Runners-up were: Sandy Cioffi's "Sweet Crude"; Sarah Kunstler and Emily Kunstler's "William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe"; James D. Stern...
- 6/14/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ken Wardrop's 'The Herd' is to screen at a host of international festivals; Irish film makers will see their short 'Forty Foot' screened at the Hot Docs festival in May; while photography is to wrap on 'The Man in the Boot'. Venom Film's most recent short film 'The Herd', directed by Ken Wardrop and produced by Andrew Freedman, is set to screen at some of the world's leading festivals in the coming months having screened earlier this year at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand and Aspen Short Film Festivals. The short will play to audiences as part of the Observatory section at IndieLisboa in Portugal, at the Seattle International Film Festival in May and later that month at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
- 4/15/2009
- IFTN
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