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Curzon’s on demand service will present a season of acclaimed Irish films including the award winning titles ‘Parked’ and ‘Waveriders’, starting from Friday, November 14th in partnership with Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (Ifb). Curzon Home Cinema offers the very best in hand-picked, critically-acclaimed and award-winning independent cinema and, supported by the Ifb, presents a selection of quality independent Irish films to homes across Ireland and the UK from November 14th. The titles are: ‘Eden’ (2008): A powerful examination of marriage adapted by Eugene O’Brien from his own acclaimed play ‘Waveriders’ (2008): The inspirational and untold story of the Irish roots of worldwide surfing and today’s pioneers of Irish big wave surfing ‘Parked’ (2010): A funny and moving story of an unlikely friendship starring Colm Meaney and Colm Morgan ‘Snap’ (2010): The feature debut from Irish playwright Carmel Winters is a taut and suspense-filled psychological.

Filmbase has been open for 25 years and Irish talent that have cut their teeth at the Temple Bar based centre include Kristen Sheridan (Disco Pigs, August Rush), John Wallace (co-producer Rewind, Runners), Thomas Heffernan (Writer, The Pool), Martina Niland (Snap, Sarah & Steve) and John Moore (Max Payne). With an ample scope of training subjects and wide range of course formats, Iftn takes a closer look at the upcoming training programme at Filmbase.

One of the best films I saw last year was Irish director Carmel Winters’ full length debut Snap, a project which the director adapted from a scene which later became a one woman play and eventually landed on the big screen.

The basic premise of the story is straight forward: a woman (Aisling O'Sullivan in a stunning performance) is being interviewed for a film about her son’s actions and how they have affected and changed her life. It’s a simple premise but what isn’t as obviously simple is the way in which Winters delivers the story. The film has the clear marks of a project that the writer/director has been seeped in for years; the clues are parsed in small bits and the story jumps around between the mother’s heartbreaking interview and the son. Though it’s not immediately clear what her son is guilty of,...

Bosnian war drama As If I Am Not There received three Ifta awards for Best Film, Director and Script for the film's Irish writer/director Juanita Wilson at tonight's Ifta awards, celebrating the Irish film and television industry.

Martin MCCann was named Best Actor for 'Swansong - Story of Occi Byrn', while Amy Huberman was got Best Actress for 'Rewind.'

Pierce Brosnan and Saorise Ronan took home the supporting honours at the awards with Brosnan winning Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'The Ghost', while Ronan's part in The Way Back earned her the supporting actress honour.

In the international categories, 'The Social Network' won the best international film, with its star Jesse Eisenberg winning Best Actor. Annette Bening took Best Actress for 'The Kids Are All Right'.

Winners Of The 8th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards:

Outstanding Contribution to Industry...

Everyone knows Steven Spielberg directed Et, but do you know who wrote it? British comedian David Baddiel pointed out that few folks have ever heard of Melissa Mathison, who wrote the blockbuster. Anonymity and other issues related to the craft of screenwriting were covered at a free panel called Pen to Paper: Authors at the Helm, part of a series hosted by Barnes and Noble. This installment featured a formidable bunch of screenwriters (insert slash and then add "director, actor, comic, novelist, producer" here): Edward Burns (Nice Guy Johnny), Carmel Winters (Snap) and David Baddiel (The Infidel). None of them spent time boasting about having their current films debuting at the Tribeca Film Festival. The discussion was moderated by Susan Orlean, whose own work has been adapted for film, and she is one of the few authors to be portrayed in a feature film. (The film is Adaptation by...

As part of the Tribeca Film Festival's "Pen To Paper" talks series at the Barnes and Noble in Union Square, three screenwriters - "Nice Guy Johnny"'s Edward Burns, "Snap"'s Carmel Winters, and "The Infidel"'s David Baddiel - sat down with novelist Susan Orlean (whose novel "The Orchid Thief," appropriately enough, was the root of Charlie Kaufman's script for "Adaptation"). Over the course of an hour to a packed audience of mostly ...

As part of the Tribeca Film Festival's "Pen To Paper" talks series at the Barnes and Noble in Union Square, three screenwriters - "Nice Guy Johnny"'s Edward Burns, "Snap"'s Carmel Winters, and "The Infidel"'s David Baddiel - sat down with novelist Susan Orlean (whose novel "The Orchid Thief," appropriately enough, was the root of Charlie Kaufman's script for "Adaptation"). Over the course of an hour to a packed audience of mostly ...

As part of the Tribeca Film Festival's "Pen To Paper" talks series at the Barnes and Noble in Union Square, three screenwriters - "Nice Guy Johnny"'s Edward Burns, "Snap"'s Carmel Winters, and "The Infidel"'s David Baddiel - sat down with novelist Susan Orlean (whose novel "The Orchid Thief," appropriately enough, was the root of Charlie Kaufman's script for "Adaptation"). Over the course of an hour to a packed audience of mostly ...

Carmel Winters TribecaFilm.com: Tell us a little about Snap. Carmel Winters: I see Snap as a love story that should-have-been between a mother and son - a portrait of two people for whom loving seems the riskiest thing a human being can do. TribecaFilm.com: What inspired you to tell this story? CW: I invented the characters and a little of their story as a training scenario for psychiatrists. The psychiatrists were profoundly intrigued and moved by this mother and son's relationship. They so wanted to understand this painful tension of attraction-repulsion between Sandra and her teenage son and I shared that fascination. That's what drove me to write first the play and then the film - the recognition that these characters could open minds and touch hearts. TribecaFilm.com: What do you want audiences to take away from the story? CW: I want audiences to see Snap.

The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival runs from 21 April – 2 May in New York city. In the run up to the launch of the 8th instalment of the annual fest Iftn caught up with Tribeca's Director of Programming, David Kwok about scouting for films, globalisation and Ireland's 'robust' film industry. The Tribeca Film Festival was founded following the September 11th attacks in a bid to celebrate New York City as a major filmmaking center and to contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan. With the 2010 edition of the festival, David Kwok discusses this year's event and the strong Irish presence at the 2010 festival. An unprecedented seven Irish projects – five feature films and two shorts – will screen at Tribeca 2010. The prestigious festival will see the world premieres of both psychological drama, 'Snap', from debut feature director and writer, Carmel Winters (writer, Odd Sock) and road trip feature, 'My Brothers'...

Seven films from Ireland have been selected for screening at New York's prestigious annual Tribeca Film Festival this April. The seven movies are: "Cairo Time", "The Crush", "My Brothers," "Ondine", "The Pool", "Snap" and "Zonad". "Snap" from debut feature director and writer, Carmel Winters and "My Brothers" directed by Paul Fraser, will hold their wold premier in New York. Both features will screen alongside ten other films as part of the festival’s World Narrative Competition which saw over 5,055 submissions. "Snap" is a psychological drama about three generations of a family poised to repeat the mistakes of the past. "My Brothers" looks at a road trip undertaken by brothers in a bid to replace their dying father’s prized wristwatch. Both movies were chosen alongside ten others as part of the festival's World Narrative Competition. The festival received over 5,055 submission for this category. Neil Jordan's movie, "Ondine" starring Colin Farrell...

The Tribeca Film Festival has announced the first half of its 2010 slate, and while only one film is pure horror, two more are categorized as noir, and there's also a "gripping psychological drama" thrown in for good measure.

The popular fest, which is branching out to include an online element this year with Tribeca Film Festival Virtual (click here to learn more), runs from April 21 through May 2, 2010. If previous years are any indication, we can expect at least another handful of genre films to join those mentioned here when the balance of the schedule is revealed on March 15th.

Now let's take a look at the last film mentioned above first:

Snap

Directed and written by Carmel Winters (Ireland) – World Premiere

With a fresh and intense style, playwright-turned-director Carmel Winters composes a gripping psychological drama about three generations of a family poised to repeat the mistakes of the past. Aisling...

While most eyes are on Austin, Texas this week for SXSW, many people on the East Coast eagerly await a closer show as this year’s Tribeca Film Festival kicks off on April 21st. The festival is mainly for indie pictures, rather than the larger, blockbuster films, but is also a great place for up-and-coming directors and writers to showcase their work.

With the festival coming up in just over a month, they are already rolling out this year’s schedule and have announced the first 34 films out of a total of 85 feature length and 47 shorts screening at this year’s fest. Among the titles were those submitted to the World Narrative and Documentary competition, as well as the Showcase and Special Events.

Some of the titles look to be quite intriguing, and could include some of the bigger names of the next decade. Be sure to check out the...

9th Annual Festival to Present 85 Feature-Length and 47 Short Film Selections from April 21 – May 2, 2010

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New York, NY [March 10, 2010] – The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by American Express®, the Founding Sponsor of the Festival, today announced the first 34 films to be presented among the 85 feature length and 47 short films at this year’s Festival. The 34 titles include 24 World Narrative and Documentary Competition films, as well as out-of-competition feature film selections in the Showcase and Special Events sections.

The 2010 Tff will take place from April 21 to May 2 in lower Manhattan. The 2010 film selection encompasses feature films from 38 different countries, including 45 World Premieres, 7 International Premieres, 14 North American Premieres, 6 U.S. Premieres and 12 New York Premieres, among which are 7 titles which are part of the fourth annual Tribeca/Espn Sports Film Festival. 96 directors will be presenting feature works at the Festival, with 38 of these filmmakers presenting...

The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival has announced its scheduled lineup -- and just like its home, New York City, its got a little bit of everything.

The Festival will kick off with the world premiere of DreamWorks' 3D "Shrek Forever After."

But then it launches into a darker realm with documentaries like Alex Gibney's latest. The Oscar-winning director ("Taxi to the Dark Side") will screen his new untitled doc on the former New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, who resigned his post in 2008 due to a sex scandal, as a work-in-progress. The film will screen as one of three special events that festival organizers announced Wednesday (Mar. 10).

The Special Events section also includes another work-in-progress screening of "The Western Front." This documentary follows its writer/director and Marine, Zachary Iscol, who returns to his battle site in Iraq's Al Anbar province. David Lean's 1965 classic "Doctor Zhivago" got a make-over for its 45th anniversary,...

Tribeca International Film Festival announced the first 34 feature films of the 2010 festival slate. “This year’s competition, the core of the Festival, represents contemporary international filmmaking at its finest, bringing together fresh voices with established storytellers. These stories will leave audiences engaged, as well as entertained, which is what our Festival is all about,” said David Kwok, Director of Programming for the Tribeca Film Festival.

Representing 8 countries, this year’s World Narrative Feature Competition will be an international film collection created by many first- and second-time directors. 7 of the films here in this section are World Premieres. Road, Movie directed by Dev Benegal will be screened in ‘Showcase’ section of the festival. The lineup is as follows:

World Narrative Feature Competition "Buried Land," directed by Geoffrey Alan Rhodes and Steven Eastwood, written by Rhodes, Eastwood and Dzenan Medanovic. Set in a war-torn town in Bosnia that attracts tourists visiting ancient pyramids.

Alex Gibney's latest documentary, a portrait of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who resigned his post in 2008 because of a sex scandal, will be spotlighted at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, which runs from April 21 to May 2 in New York.

The currently untitled film from the director of the Oscar-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side," will screen as a work-in-progress as one of three special events that festival organizers unveiled today.

"I think people will be really surprised," said David Kwok, the festival's director of programming. "It doesn't just focus on the scandal. It's more comprehensive than that, looking at Eliot Spitzer as a person and at his entire career."

Also playing in the fest's Special Events section are David Lean's 1965 epic "Doctor Zhivago," marking its 45th anniversary with a new restoration that will be released by Warner Home Video, and a work-in-progress screening of the doc "The Western Front,...