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We did not seek a theme to this years’ selection, but after an initial study of them all, it was clear that the films shared a common concern. While each is different; in time, space and country each presents their own moral dilemma.
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14th Junior Film Fleadh
12th - 14th November 2008Town Hall Theatre, Galway
Booking & InformationEmail [email protected] www.juniorfilmfleadh.comTel 091 751655
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Town Hall Theatre 12th – 14th November 2008
Wed 12th 10.00am The Wave 4 15A
12.00pm Persepolis 5 12A
2.00pm Man On Wire 6 12A
Thur 13th 10.00am The Beat That My Heart Skipped 7 15A
10.30am Acting Workshop 15 10.30am Animation Workshop 15 12.00pm We Are Together 8 PG
1.45pm Script Competition 9
2.30pm Up The Yangtze 10 12A
Fri 14th 10.00am Macbeth 11 15A
10.30am Animation Workshop 15 12.30pm Poitín 12 EDU
2.15pm Shorts Programme 16 12A
All screenings €5.50 except Shorts Programme €3.00. Workshops €12.50.
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14th Junior Film Fleadh
The Junior Galway Film Fleadh (JGFF) is committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of children and young people while they are participating in events run by or on behalf of JGFF. We adhere to the recommendations of Children First: National Guidelines for the Protection & Welfare of Children, published by the Department of Heath & Children. We operate a code of good practice for all our staff, tutors & volunteers.
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Town Hall Theatre 12th – 14th November 2008
Welcome to the
14th Junior Film FleadhThis year the Junior Film Fleadh once again showcasies a selection of wonderful films from the International world of cinema. These films offer glimpses into world, both real and imagined, that we hope will enrich their audience.
In here you will read about Up The Yangtze – a documentary about the fate of those Chinese whose lives are affected by the rising Yangtze river; some hope to profit while others hope to survive its rise. Man On Wire isn’t just a documentary about Philippe Petit’s illegal high wire act across New York’s Twin Towers in 1974, it examines the exuberant, sometimes dangerous nature of the artistic impulse. French cinema’s The Beat My Heart Skipped tells the story of a brutal gangster with a musical heart. While the German film, The Wave is a cautionary tale drawing upon the experiences of German history. Our Irish language feature is the ground-breaking Poitín, by Bob Quinn. We Are Together, is a documentary about children who look to the restorative power of music to escape their poverty and move towards a better life. With Persepolis, audiences will experience first hand the animation that rocked the Cannes Film Festival – and might be surprised by how universal the process of growing up really is – even for those teenagers in Iran during their revolution! Polanski’s vision of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is in here, as is a selection of choice short films from new Irish filmmakers.
These films are about more than just their story, they operate on a multitude of levels. While blockbusters scream their message loud and proud the films listed in this programme do not. These films deliver their power to their audience with a whisper.
But this whisper may well be heard for years.
We’re looking forward to seeing you there.
Felim & Annette
The Wave
The film opens as charismatic teacher Rainer Wegner begins a week long class on autocracy. To indifferent students, it’s a hard sell, but Wegner gets an idea for an experiment: as their leader he asks the students to call him Mr. Wegner, chooses a motto, creates a logo, decides that everyone wears a white shirt, and names the group, The Wave adding a secret sign reminiscent of a Nazi salute. Much to their surprise the students find that they like the power of unity and soon this new found discipline spills over to other school activities and newcomers join the group. The Wave gives the kids something to believe in for a change, until they go too far and The Wave spins out of control.
Key Study Areas German Language – History
Germany 2008 Drama 101 minsDirector Dennis Gansel Cast Juergen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer UlrichGerman Language with English subtitles
Town Hall Theatre 10.00am Wednesday 12th November
A cautionary tale about democracy, freewill
and the effects of power.
A Study Guide will accompany this film.4
15A(Die Welle)
Town Hall Theatre 12.00pm Wednesday 12th November
Persepolis
Persepolis is the tale of Marjane, sharing her experiences as a young girl coming-of-age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through her eyes we see a peoples’ hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power – forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Though she outsmarts the “social guardians” and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden, the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable, as bombs fall on Tehran during the Iran/Iraq war and those close to her fall foul of the regime… This striking animation covers her childhood in Iran, her escape to an education in Vienna and then a bittersweet return to her native country.
Key Study Areas Religion – Society – History – Gender Roles
France/USA 2007 Drama/Animation 91 minsDirectors Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud Featuring the voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Iggy Pop and Sean Penn.
War. Revolution. Family. Punk Rock.
All part of growing up.
A short animated film – The Crumblegiant (5 mins) will be screened beforehand.5
12A
Town Hall Theatre 2.00pm Wednesday 12th November
Man On Wire
On August 7th 1974, a young French juggler named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York’s twin towers, then the world’s tallest buildings. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. James Marsh’s documentary brings Petit’s extraordinary adventure to life unfolding like a delicious heist film.
Key Study Areas History – Citizenship – Culture – French Language
UK 2008 Documentary 94 minsDirector James Marsh Cast Paul McGill, Ardis Campbell, David DematoEnglish and French Language with English subtitles
“The artistic crime of the century.”
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12A
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
After ten years away from the panio Tom becomes obsessed with recapturing the talent he displayed as a teenager. But drifting away from the criminal world he inhabits is not so simple. Though he feels the pull of the piano, an instrument that rekindles a bond with his late mother and exposes a gentleness he’d forgotten he had, he cannot easily escape his reality. As soon as he make a breakthrough he is drawn back into his father’s violent business feuds. The film features a dynamic mix of high tempo dance music and haunting classical pieces.
Key Study Areas French Language – Drama – Music
France 2005 Drama 107 minsDirector Jacques Audiard Cast Romain Duris, Niels Arestrup, Jonathan Zaccaï, Gilles Cohen French Language with English subtitles
Audiard’s thought-provoking film deals with
the dilemmas of filial responsibility and the
lure of pursuing a new direction in life.
Study guide available. Special Thanks to The Irish Film Institute7
15A
Town Hall Theatre 10.00am Thursday 13th November
(De Battre Mon Coeur S’est Arrêtté)
We Are Together
We Are Together tells the moving and inspiring story of 12 year old Slindile and her remarkable friends at the Agape orphanage in South Africa who use music to overcome hardship and loss. It is the story of the determination of these young singers and their teachers to make it to London for a series of concerts. We Are Together is a stirring and uplifting documentary for all ages full of soaring music and plot surprises. With special thanks to the RISE Foundation.
‘A life-affirming testament to the power of music’ The Times
Key Study Areas Social Studies – Music – Cultural Diversity
UK/South Africa 2006 Documentary 86 minsDirector Paul Taylor Featuring Alicia Keys, Lorraine Bracco, Mbali. Mthobisis Moya, Kanye WestZulu and English Language with English subtitles
Town Hall Theatre 12.00pm Thursday 13th November
The musical journey of a life time.
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PG(Thina Simunya)
A short film – New Boy (11 mins) will be screened beforehand.
Town Hall Theatre 1.45pm Thursday 13th November
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Script Competition
The Junior Galway Film Fleadh, in association with SpunOut – a leading national youth organisation, are delighted to announce our story pitch competition.
Open to those 13 – 18 years old. Interested? Then submit your idea – for a book, a movie, a short film, documentary – even a video game (500 words max)
Maybe your idea will grip the audience from the outset, maybe it will slowly intrigue, maybe the end will offer a surprise, or a twist that will floor the audience?
For those interested in competing, we would advise them to write down a draft of their idea, and then practice to family and friends. Become comfortable relaying, even performing the story outline. Because, should your idea be one of the five shortlisted, you will be invited to present the it on the stage of the Town Hall Theatre to an assembled audience.
Each idea will be critiqued by the award winning Irish screenwriter, Christian O’Reilly (Inside I’m Dancing and On Home Ground), and following this, the assembled audience will vote on the best pitch.
Prizes supplied by Galway Film Centre and Charlie Byrne’s.
ClOSING DATE FOr ENTrIES – 24th OCTOBEr 2008.
Address for EntriesJunior Galway Film Fleadh Script CompetitionCluain MhuireMonivea RoadGalway
Entry Froms are available from our website: www.juniorfilmfleadh.com and from www.spunout.ie and www.galwayfilmcentre.ie and from Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Middle St. Galway.
Have you got the X-Factor for Storytelling?
Town Hall Theatre 2.30pm Thursday 13th November
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XXUp The Yangtze
A luxury cruise boat motors up the Yangtze river. Meanwhile at the river’s edge Yu Shui says goodbye to her family forced to leave to find work.Life on board mirrors the hierarchy of the wider world. Western passengers take in the spectacular views, consuming entertainment on the spacious upper deck while Yu Shui toils in the galley below. Back at the river’s edge Yu Shui’s parents assemble their humble possessions as the floodwaters rise.
Key Study Areas History – Chinese language – citizenship – coming of age
Canada 2007 Documentary 93 minsDirector Yung Chang Featuring Cindy Yu Shui, Jerry Chen Bo YuMandarin with English Subtitles
A dramatic and disquieting documentary on
life inside the 21st century Chinese dream.
12A
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Town Hall Theatre 10.00am Friday 14th November
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Macbeth
The opening shot of a yellow withering moonscape stretching away into infinity – revealed to be a desolate sea-shore on which the three witches partake in the ritual burial of a noose, a severed arm and a dagger – effortlessly establishes the cold, barbarous climate of Shakespeare’s play. Roman Polanski’s potent interpretation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is rich in period detail, while entirely modern in it’s nihilism and cynicism.
Key Study Areas Leaving Certificate Examination 2009
UK 1971 Drama 140 minsDirector Roman Polanski Cast Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw
An unforgettable film that is
almost ceaselessly riveting.
15A
Town Hall Theatre 12.30pm Friday 14th November
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This classic story tells of an elderly poitín maker and his daughter who exact revenge on the two agents who cheat and terrorise them. The film upends stereotypes of the Irish landscape and the representation of women. Poitín is presented in a new digtially remastered version with a new music score.
The director will introduce the film – questions and answers will follow the screening
Key Study Areas Irish Language – History – Irish Culture
Ireland 1977/2007 Drama 65 minsDirector Bob Quinn Cast Cyril Cusack, Niall Tóibín, Donal McCann, Mairead Ní Conghaile Irish Language with English subtitles
A short film Lipserve (15 mins) a comedy about the Irish Oral Exams featuring Sean McGinley directed by Paul Mercier will be screened beforehand.
12APoitín
Taispeántas scannánaíochta saothair daltaí scoile Ghaeltacht Mhúscraí leis an scannánaí Dónal Ó Céilleachair – mar chuid do Scéim Cónaitheach Scannánaíochta Mhúscraí 2008.
Film exhibition of work created by school children from the Muskerry Gaeltacht with the the film maker Donal Ó Céilleachair – during the Muskerry Film Residency 2008.
Peidhleacán Solais/Butterfly Light
runs during JFF in Town Hall Theatre. Admission Free.
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Town Hall Theatre 2.15pm Friday 14th November
Treeclimber
New Boy
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Shorts Programme
Crumble Giant
Alien Verbatim
Alien Verbatim Director Laurence Snashall | 12 mins
New Boy Director Step Green | 11 mins
Oranmore’s Next Top Model Calasanctius College, Oranmore | 12 mins
Broken Youth Reach Limerick | 9.5 mins
last Day* GFC Animatrion Camp | 4 min
The Golden Crucifix Dir Nick Sheridan | 15 mins
Treeclimber Director Michael Kinirons | 4 mins
The Sub Clongowes Wood College | 10 mins
revolution 365.1 Director Sean Roxenham | 3 mins
School Break* St. Mary’s Ballygar | 6 mins
The Crumblegiant Director John McCloskey | 5 mins
Magical War* Mol an Óige | 11 mins
Totally TY’s Gort Community College | 8 mins
Streets Youth Reach Limerick |11 mins
John Jennings’ Animated Shorts 4 mins Man’s First Alien Encounter, Hula Hoop Aliens, Zombies in Galway and How To Save The Planet
120 mins
* Made as part of JFF Film Makers Project in association with The Galway Film Centre
Magical War
12A
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Workshops
Festival Co-ordinator AnnetteMaye
Festival Programmer FelimMacDermott
Managing Director MiriamAllen
Fleadh Team CathyO’Connor,DebbieMcVey
Graphic Design PaulCallananatDesignAssociates
Web Design AManandInk
Projectionists FredDivineyatTownHallTheatre
Board of Directors BillyLoughnane,BrendanMcCaul,SiúnNíRaghallaigh,
MáireNíThuathail,KateO’Toole(Chair),TCRice,SteveWoods.
SPECIAL THANKSSadie Mackey, Cathy O’Connor, Miriam Allen and Debbie McVey at The Galway Film Fleadh, Maeve Joyce, Nuala Broderick, Se and Pete at The Galway Film Centre, Paul Murphy, Alicia McGivern and Deirdre Quinlan at The Irish Film Institute, Fergal McGrath and all at the Town Hall Theatre, Siobhan Farrell at Eclipse Pictures, The Fresh Film Festival, Ann McCabe, Sony Pictures, Momentum Pictures, Optimum Releasing, National Film Board of Canada, Bob Quinn, The RISE Foundation/Shooting People Films, The Irish Film Board, A Man and Ink, Youth Reach, Emily and all at SpunOut, Brendan McCaul, Christian O’Reilly, Vinny Browne at Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop and of course all our volunteers.
Acting for the ScreenThursday 13th November 10.30am – 1.00pm. 15 – 18 yearsWorking with a well know actor, participants will work from scripts, and learn how an actor studies this text as a guiding principle. There will be a camera and projector to hand during the workshop to which participants will act, and performances will be discussed and critiqued. Please call 091 751655 for further details.
lunchbox Animation in association with Galway Film Centre Thursday 13th & Friday 14th November 10.30am – 1.00pm. 9 – 12 yearsAn exciting way to explore creative story-telling and visual images through animation using the Animation Lunchbox. Participants will be shown under the watchful eye of Edith Pieperhoff how to create their own images and characters and transform this into a short animated film. Watching the images come alive before their eyes is one of the most rewarding aspects of this popular workshop. Participants will be given a DVD copy of the animations after the workshop.
Whether you’re a school, youth or community group,
the Galway Film Centre has a film-making workshop
to suit your needs. Live action, drama, documentary
and animation allow participants to explore creative
story-telling and visual images. Our workshops
teach technical skills and nurture team building,
communication and organisational skills.
Courses are tailor-made to meet the requirements, needs and size of your group. Our tutors teach the basic principles of film-making including script, direction, camera, sound, production and editing.
Film-making for Young People
For more information contact:Galway Film Centre, Cluain Mhuire, Monivea Road, GalwayTel: 091 770748 Email: [email protected]