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You Can Find Details of All the Films Currently Selling/Coming to Market in the Screen 1 Introduction We are proud to present the Fís Éireann/Screen Irish screen production activity has more than Ireland-supported 2020 slate of productions. From doubled in the last decade. A great deal has also been comedy to drama to powerful documentaries, we achieved in terms of fostering more diversity within are delighted to support a wide, diverse and highly the industry, but there remains a lot more to do. anticipated slate of stories which we hope will Investment in creative talent remains our priority and captivate audiences in the year ahead. Following focus in everything we do across film, television and an extraordinary period for Irish talent which has animation. We are working closely with government seen Irish stories reach global audiences, gain and other industry partners to further develop our international critical acclaim and awards success, studio infrastructure. We are identifying new partners we will continue to build on these achievements in that will help to build audiences for Irish screen the coming decade. content, in more countries and on more screens. With the broadened remit that Fís Éireann/Screen Through Screen Skills Ireland, our skills development Ireland now represents both on the big and small division, we are playing a strategic leadership role in screen, our slate showcases the breadth and the development of a diverse range of skills for the depth of quality work being brought to life by Irish screen industries in Ireland to meet the anticipated creative talent. From animation, TV drama and demand from the sector. documentaries to short and full-length feature films, there is a wide range of stories to appeal to The power of Irish stories on screen, both at home and all audiences. around the world, should not be underestimated. The work produced by Irish creative talent in this country Globally, the screen industry is transforming provides a proven cultural, social and economic at an unprecedented rate and with it there has benefit. It speaks to the heart of our cultural identity, been a huge growth in streaming services and of who we are. The stories we tell will always shape content production. There is more demand than how the world sees Ireland and how we see ourselves. ever for quality content. The Irish creative screen industries are well placed to thrive as a result of the As we embark upon an exciting new decade, we look opportunities this transformation provides. Major forward to working with the Irish and international productions have been produced in Ireland with industry and all of our stakeholders to ensure it is our global players, local and international producers brightest yet. and distributors. In the current landscape, there are no limits to what Irish storytellers can achieve Dr. Annie Doona, Chair and continue to achieve on a global scale. Désirée Finnegan, Chief Executive 2 About Us About Contents Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is the national development Creative Co-Productions 44 Finky 88 organisation for the Irish film, television and animation My Salinger Year 46 Extra Ordinary 88 industry, investing in talent, creativity and enterprise. Wild Mountain Thyme 48 A Girl From Mogadishu 89 Screen Ireland’s mission is to support and promote Death of a Ladies’ Man 50 Breaking Out 89 Irish film, television and animation through fostering I Never Cry 52 Calm with Horses 90 Irish artistic vision and our diverse creative and The Other Lamb 54 Folkland 91 production talent. The agency also focuses on Shadows 56 — growing audiences for Irish screen content, and attracting filmmakers, international productions — Released in 2019 92 and investment into the country. TV Animation & Virtual Reality 58 The Favourite 94 Dorg Van Dango 60 The Hole in the Ground 95 Screen Ireland is committed to providing leadership, Fantasy Ireland 62 Extra Ordinary 96 direction and advocacy for the Irish screen industries, as well as investing in writers, directors and production The Christmas Letter 63 Papi Chulo 97 companies. The agency also manages Screen Skills Alva & The Trolls 64 The Last Right 97 Ireland, the national training and development resource, Ollie 65 GAZA 98 created specifically for the Irish screen sectors. Urban Tails 66 Dark Lies the Island 98 Irish Features 04 Glimpse 67 Float Like a Butterfly 99 Chief Executive Désirée Finnegan Deputy Chief Executive Teresa McGrane Herself 06 — The Man Who Wanted To Fly 99 Business Affairs Administration The Racer 08 Feature Documentaries 68 Metal Heart 100 — — Boys From County Hell 10 Songs For While I'm Away 70 The Camino Voyage 100 Financial Controller Celine Forde Executive Assistant Niamh O’Reilly Ooops! Back in The Deep End 12 The 8th 71 Never Grow Old 101 Business Affairs Manager Cian McElhone Beards 14 The Father of The Cyborgs 72 Vita & Virginia 101 Business Affairs Executive Aileen McCauley Training Business Affairs Coordinator Grace Gannon — Wildfire 16 The Alexander Complex 73 Best Before Death 102 Skills Development Manager Gareth Lee The Winter Lake 18 In Absentia 74 Land Without God 102 Production, Development & Distribution Wolfwalkers 20 Church of Damo 75 Cellar Door 103 — Skills Development Executives Deadly Cuts 22 The Flats 76 An Engineer Imagines 103 Project Managers Lesley McKimm, Celine Haddad, — Dearbhla Regan Creativity and Creative Collaboration Puffin Rock The Movie 24 Atomic Hope 77 A Dog Called Money 104 Production & Distribution Manager Emma Scott Gráinne Bennett The Bright Side 26 The Making of MÁM 78 Keepers of the Flame 104 Development Executive Eimear Markey Film and TV Drama Production Fran Keaveney Foscadh 28 Pure Grit 79 Losing Alaska 105 Schemes & Applications Coordinator Jill McGregor Section 481 and Work Based Learning Emer MacAvin Mo Ghrá Buan 30 The Sheriff 80 Don't Go 105 Production & Development Coordinator TV Non Fiction Críona Sexton Jennifer Smyth Redemption of a Rogue 32 To the Moon 81 Shooting the Mafia 106 Business & Funding Schemes Coordinator Neil Murphy Broken Law 34 — Animals 106 Inward Production Finance Executive Susanne Cassells — Currently Selling 82 Dirty God 107 — Animation, VFX & Games Coordinator Sorcha Scully TV Drama 36 Sea Fever 84 Prisoners of the Moon 107 Inward Production Manager Steven Davenport Marketing, Communications and Policy Coordinator Inward Production Coordinator Lorraine Higgins Elizabeth Fraser Normal People 38 Rialto 84 The South Westerlies 40 The Castle 85 Marketing & Communications Production Catalogue Coordinated by Killian Dowling Darklands 41 The Last Right 85 — Bump 42 Here Are The Young Men 86 Marketing & Communications Manager Louise Ryan Board Members Marketing Executive Mags O’Sullivan — Dad 42 Sweetness in the Belly 86 Digital Marketing & Communications Dr Annie Doona (Chair), Kate McColgan, Larry Bass, Handy 43 Rose Plays Julie 87 Coordinator Sharon O’Hara Katie Holly, Mark Fenton, Rachel Lysaght, Marian Quinn Headcases 43 Arracht 87 02 03 Irish Features Irish Irish Features Herself — On the surface, Sandra is a young mother struggling to provide her two young daughters with a warm, safe and happy home to grow up in. Beneath the surface, she has a steely determination to change their lives for the better, and when it becomes clear that there are no other options left, she decides to build it herself from scratch. With very little income to speak of and no savings, Sandra must use all her ingenuity to make her ambitious friends support her and lend a helping hand. At the same time, she must escape the grip of her possessive ex-partner and keep him away from her and her girls. The lionhearted Sandra draws together a community of young daughters that help rebuild her own strength and sense of self. Director Phyllida Lloyd Producers Rory Gilmartin, Ed Guiney, Sharon Horgan Screenplay Clare Dunne, Malcolm Campbell Photography Tom Comerford Editor Rebecca Lloyd Production Design Tamara Conboy Music Natalie Holt Main Cast Clare Dunne, Harriet Walter, Conleth Hill, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Ruby Rose O’Hara, Molly McCann Irish Location Dublin Running Time 92 minutes Production Company Financiers Screen Ireland, Element Pictures British Film Institute, info@elementpictures.ie BBC Films Sales Agent Cornerstone Films Delivery Date Early 2020 Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2020 06 07 The Racer — Dom Chabol, a seasoned ‘super-domestique’ cyclist faces the end of his time with his team, the end of his career, and even the end of his life at the opening Irish stages of the notorious 1998 Tour de France, known as the ‘Tour du Dopage’. Hope comes in the form of dynamic young Irish medical student, Lynn Brennan - or does it? Director Kieron J. Walsh Producers Katie Holly, Yvonne Donohoe Screenplay Ciaran Cassidy, Kieron J. Walsh Photography James Mather Editor Mathieu Depuydt Production Design Ray Ball Music Hannes De Maeyer Main Cast Louis Talpe, Matteo Simoni, Iain Glen, Tara Lee, Karel Roden, Ward Kerremans Irish Locations Dublin, Wicklow Running Time 90 minutes Production Companies Financiers Screen Ireland, Blinder Films BAI, RTÉ, Film Fund katie@blinderfilms.com, Luxembourg, Eurimages, Calach Films, Caviar Films Screen Flanders, Inevitable Pictures Sales Agent Independent Film Sales Delivery Date Early 2020 Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2020 08 09 Boys From County Hell — When a ragtag crew of construction workers led by a naïve young man and his overbearing father disturb the ancient burial site of a legendary Irish vampire believed to be the original inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, they discover that reality is more terrifying than fiction. Director Chris Baugh Producers Brendan Mullin, Yvonne Donohoe Screenplay Chris Baugh, Brendan Mullin Photography Ryan Kernaghan Editor Brian Philip Davis Production Design John Leslie Music Steve Lynch Cast Jack Rowan, Nigel O’Neill, Louisa Harland, Michael Hough, John Lynch, Fra Fee Running Time 89 minutes Production Companies Financiers Screen Ireland, Blinder Films Northern Ireland Screen, yvonne@blinderfilms.com, Endeavor Content, Egg Post Six Mile Hill Production Sales Agent Endeavor Content Delivery Date Early 2020 10 11 Ooops! Back in The Deep End — Life on an Ark has many dangers: icebergs, unwelcome visitors, storms, woodworm — and a very fragile truce between carnivores and herbivores.
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