Galway Film Centre / RTÉ Short Film Awards: Deadline March 30th

Galway Film Centre, in association with RTÉ, is delighted to announce that they will be granting two awards of €9,500 each as part of their 2012 Short Film Awards. Applicants are invited to request an application form from info@galwayfilmcentre.ie and to submit their short script by 12 noon on Friday, March 30th. The best scripts will be short-listed for interview and two winners will be awarded the prize money as well as the use of equipment and facilities from Galway Film Centre, and a commitment from RTÉ to screen the finished film.

 

The submitted script should be as close to a final draft as possible. The winning script-writer will work with the assistance of a professional script editor to finalise and polish the script before shooting. €9,000.00 will be awarded towards the production costs and €500 will be used to hire the services of a script editor to work with the writer.

 

The Short Film Award competition, established in 1998, looks to provide an opportunity for new talent to emerge and gain exposure. Recent short films have enjoyed much success on the film festival circuit both nationally and internationally. The 2010 winner, ‘Switch’ directed by Thomas Hefferon, was screened at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival (USA) and is one of only a handful of shorts to be screened at this year’s Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. The 2009 winner, ‘Passing’ by David Freyne won the 2010 Kerry Film Festival Best Short Film / Best Director Awards and the Audience Award for Best Irish Short at the Cork Film Festival. This short was also screened at the 2010 Palm Springs International ShortFest and the 2010 Galway Film Fleadh.

 

Check out the Galway Film Centre website for full details at http://www.galwayfilmcentre.ie/2011/05/rtegfc-award-2011-shortlist/