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Irish Film Board announces Catalyst Project shortlist

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- Three filmmaking teams will get the opportunity to produce low budget films

Irish Film Board announces Catalyst Project shortlist

Nine shortlisted teams of emerging filmmakers, out of 88 applicants, will go through to the final interview stage of the Irish Film Board’s (IFB) Catalyst Project. Of these, three teams, to be announced in October, will get to produce feature films budgeted at €350,000. 

IFB CEO James Hickey said, “We were very encouraged by the volume and high quality of applications for Catalyst funding this year. The assessment process was highly competitive and many difficult choices had to be made to confirm the final shortlist.” 

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The shortlist:
Innocence – Emmet Fleming (producer), Nick Lee (writer), TJ O’Grady Peyton (director)
Kissing Candice [+see also:
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interview: Aoife McArdle
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]
Venom Films; Andrew Freedman (producer), Aoife McArdle (writer/director)
Sanctuary – Zanzibar Films; Edwina Forkin (producer), Christian O’Reilly (writer), Len Collin (director)
Second Chance – Powerstone Media; Brian Kelly (producer), Mike Finn (writer), James Finlan (director)
Sleep No More – Blackthorn Studios; Conor O’Carroll, Steven Davenport (producers), Stephen Daly (writer/director)
The Dead Burglar’s Ex-Wife – TooOldTooUgly Productions; Sean Cuthbert (producer), Paul Farren (writer/director)
The Drummer and The Goalkeeper – Virtuous Films; Kate McColgan (producer), Nick Kelly (writer/director)
This Broken World – Babyjane Productions; Emma Owen (producer), Stephen Walsh, Richard Keane (writers), Richard Keane (director)
Without Name – Lovely Productions; Brunella Cocchiglia (producer), Garreth Shanley (writer), Lorcan Finnegan (director)

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