Following his award winning, micro budgeted first feature Trampoline, up and coming Irish director Tom Ryan is tackling the timely subject of abortion with Twice Shy, the intimate story of a young Irish couple who travel to London after an unplanned pregnancy. Starring Shane Murray Corcoran, Iseult Casey, Pat Shortt, Ardal O’Hanlon, the independent feature is in the early stages on it’s festival run with the news that has been selected as part of Irish Screen America’s 2016 program, rubbing the shoulders with other Irish features like the iconic documentary Queen of Ireland, Mammal, and Tiger Raid. But that’s not all, with Ryan set to pick up the festival’s inaugural Rising Star Award. Speaking of the decision, festival organiser Niall McKay: “When we saw Twice Shy at the Galway Film Fleadh, we recognised it as the kind of truly independent production Irish Screen America was...
- 8/29/2016
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
The new promotional organisation will kick off later this month with the first in an annual festival roadshow in Los Angeles and New York.
The flagship event will kick off with the Isa/La Festival on September 25 in Los Angeles at the USC School Of Cinematic Arts, while the Isa/NY Festival launches on October 2 in New York at Nyu’s Cantor Film Center.
The slate will include the Us Premiere of Frank Berry’s teen drama I Used to Live Here, the West Coast premiere of Daisy Asquith’s After The Dance, Screen La Star Of Tomorrow Gerard Barrett’s Sundance entry Glassland and the Us premiere of Traders (pictured) by Rachel Moriarty and Peter Murphy.
The Los Angeles programme will include the panel Stories From The Field: Three Irish Film Directors In Hollywood with directors Ruairi Robinson, Ciaran Foy and Gary Shore, as well as masterclasses from screenwriter Naomi Sheridan in Los Angeles and [link...
The flagship event will kick off with the Isa/La Festival on September 25 in Los Angeles at the USC School Of Cinematic Arts, while the Isa/NY Festival launches on October 2 in New York at Nyu’s Cantor Film Center.
The slate will include the Us Premiere of Frank Berry’s teen drama I Used to Live Here, the West Coast premiere of Daisy Asquith’s After The Dance, Screen La Star Of Tomorrow Gerard Barrett’s Sundance entry Glassland and the Us premiere of Traders (pictured) by Rachel Moriarty and Peter Murphy.
The Los Angeles programme will include the panel Stories From The Field: Three Irish Film Directors In Hollywood with directors Ruairi Robinson, Ciaran Foy and Gary Shore, as well as masterclasses from screenwriter Naomi Sheridan in Los Angeles and [link...
- 9/3/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Jim Sheridan will take part in an on-stage conversation at the fourth annual Irish Film New York (Ifny), set to run from October 3-5.
“We are really honoured to be hosting Jim Sheridan this year, as no one else defines the relationship between Irish and American film like Jim,” said Niall McKay, executive director of Ifny.
“He has pioneered Irish/American storytelling. It is very fitting to have him be part of the festival this year as he is one of the biggest supporters of up-and-coming Irish talent, which is what this festival aims towards.”
Sheridan will talk about his upcoming work following a screening of In America. He recently signed Eric Bana and Rooney Mara to his feature project Secret Scripture and sold the pilot of In America to HBO.
Ifny will open with Niall Heery’s prodigal son comedy Gold. For further details click here.
Tom Cruise will receive the J3C Actor Award from the...
“We are really honoured to be hosting Jim Sheridan this year, as no one else defines the relationship between Irish and American film like Jim,” said Niall McKay, executive director of Ifny.
“He has pioneered Irish/American storytelling. It is very fitting to have him be part of the festival this year as he is one of the biggest supporters of up-and-coming Irish talent, which is what this festival aims towards.”
Sheridan will talk about his upcoming work following a screening of In America. He recently signed Eric Bana and Rooney Mara to his feature project Secret Scripture and sold the pilot of In America to HBO.
Ifny will open with Niall Heery’s prodigal son comedy Gold. For further details click here.
Tom Cruise will receive the J3C Actor Award from the...
- 8/18/2014
- ScreenDaily
Jim Sheridan will take part in an on-stage conversation at the fourth annual Irish Film New York (Ifny), set to run from October 3-5.
“We are really honoured to be hosting Jim Sheridan this year, as no one else defines the relationship between Irish and American film like Jim,” said Niall McKay, executive director of Ifny.
“He has pioneered Irish/American storytelling. It is very fitting to have him be part of the festival this year as he is one of the biggest supporters of up-and-coming Irish talent, which is what this festival aims towards.”
Sheridan will talk about his upcoming work following a screening of In America. He recently signed Eric Bana and Rooney Mara to his feature project Secret Scripture and sold the pilot of In America to HBO.
Ifny will open with Niall Heery’s prodigal son comedy Gold. For further details click here.
Tom Cruise will receive the J3C Actor Award from the...
“We are really honoured to be hosting Jim Sheridan this year, as no one else defines the relationship between Irish and American film like Jim,” said Niall McKay, executive director of Ifny.
“He has pioneered Irish/American storytelling. It is very fitting to have him be part of the festival this year as he is one of the biggest supporters of up-and-coming Irish talent, which is what this festival aims towards.”
Sheridan will talk about his upcoming work following a screening of In America. He recently signed Eric Bana and Rooney Mara to his feature project Secret Scripture and sold the pilot of In America to HBO.
Ifny will open with Niall Heery’s prodigal son comedy Gold. For further details click here.
Tom Cruise will receive the J3C Actor Award from the...
- 8/18/2014
- ScreenDaily
Since 2011, Emmy award-winning producer and director Niall McKay has worked with New York University's Glucksman Ireland House to program a “niche” festival. In this case, scope doesn't undermine quality. Each year, the Irish Film New York showcases critically acclaimed contemporary Irish films. This year's slate includes the Tribeca Film Festival premiere Run & Jump, When Ali Came to Ireland, Silence, Made in Belfast, King of the Travellers, and The Hardy Bucks Movie, an adaptation of the popular web and TV series. Story: 5 Lessons From the 2013 Toronto Festival As McKay adds notches to his programmer's belt, the
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- 9/17/2013
- by Matt Patches
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Irish Film New York (Ifny) played host to Irish President Michael D Higgins at a screening of the Oscar-winning movie, “The Shore” at the Lincoln Center. As a writer, a poet, and Ireland's first Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht, the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, attended the event which was very close to his heart during his first official visit to New York. The President took part in a panel discussion on Irish storytelling with filmmakers Macdara Vallely, Marion Quinn and Ifny Director Niall McKay after the screening. President Higgins shared his views on many issues of contemporary Irish filmmaking, including its portrayal of immigration within an Irish context, the balance between creating art and achieving commercial success, and the importance of an organic creative process. Terry George, director of “The Shore”, said he was heartened to see Michael D Higgins in the Áras, considering his support and passion for the arts.
- 5/4/2012
- IrishCentral
by Nick Schager
The docs have it at Irish Film New York, a new screening series founded and directed by Niall McKay, former steward of the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and co-founder of the L.A. Irish Film Festival. Taking place this weekend (September 30th though October 2nd) at Nyu's Cantor Film Center, Ifny aims to be a premiere showcase for movies and moviemakers hailing from the Emerald Isle, offering a selection of six varied features that speak, directly and indirectly, to the past and modern Irish condition. And for its inaugural outing, Ifny stands tall courtesy of its non-fiction works, which unlike its somewhat more clichéd and formulaic fictional submissions, capture a stinging sense of Irish history, character and culture with an effortlessness that’s matched by an insightfulness into its all-too-human subjects.
Ifny commences with a bang, as its opening night film Knuckle is its indisputable standout.
The docs have it at Irish Film New York, a new screening series founded and directed by Niall McKay, former steward of the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and co-founder of the L.A. Irish Film Festival. Taking place this weekend (September 30th though October 2nd) at Nyu's Cantor Film Center, Ifny aims to be a premiere showcase for movies and moviemakers hailing from the Emerald Isle, offering a selection of six varied features that speak, directly and indirectly, to the past and modern Irish condition. And for its inaugural outing, Ifny stands tall courtesy of its non-fiction works, which unlike its somewhat more clichéd and formulaic fictional submissions, capture a stinging sense of Irish history, character and culture with an effortlessness that’s matched by an insightfulness into its all-too-human subjects.
Ifny commences with a bang, as its opening night film Knuckle is its indisputable standout.
- 10/1/2011
- GreenCine Daily
by Nick Schager
The docs have it at Irish Film New York, a new screening series founded and directed by Niall McKay, former steward of the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and co-founder of the L.A. Irish Film Festival. Taking place this weekend (September 30th though October 2nd) at Nyu's Cantor Film Center, Ifny aims to be a premiere showcase for movies and moviemakers hailing from the Emerald Isle, offering a selection of six varied features that speak, directly and indirectly, to the past and modern Irish condition. And for its inaugural outing, Ifny stands tall courtesy of its non-fiction works, which unlike its somewhat more clichéd and formulaic fictional submissions, capture a stinging sense of Irish history, character and culture with an effortlessness that’s matched by an insightfulness into its all-too-human subjects.
Ifny commences with a bang, as its opening night film Knuckle is its indisputable standout.
The docs have it at Irish Film New York, a new screening series founded and directed by Niall McKay, former steward of the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and co-founder of the L.A. Irish Film Festival. Taking place this weekend (September 30th though October 2nd) at Nyu's Cantor Film Center, Ifny aims to be a premiere showcase for movies and moviemakers hailing from the Emerald Isle, offering a selection of six varied features that speak, directly and indirectly, to the past and modern Irish condition. And for its inaugural outing, Ifny stands tall courtesy of its non-fiction works, which unlike its somewhat more clichéd and formulaic fictional submissions, capture a stinging sense of Irish history, character and culture with an effortlessness that’s matched by an insightfulness into its all-too-human subjects.
Ifny commences with a bang, as its opening night film Knuckle is its indisputable standout.
- 9/30/2011
- GreenCine Daily
A new contemporary Irish screening series comes to Nyu’s Cantor Film Center on Sept. 30, 2011. The six-film festival opens with the New York premier of the documentary Knuckle, a visceral look at the violent world of bare-knuckle boxing among Ireland’s Traveler community, opening in theaters in December, 2011. HBO is adapting the documentary into a new drama series. Irish Film New York (Ifny) includes the Galway Film Festival-winning feature Parked, a story of friendship, hope, and perseverance between two ‘neighbors’ living in their cars starring Colm Meaney. Also new to New York is The Runway, a real life-inspired story of a South American plane that crashes in a County Cork town and how the town comes together to send the pilot home, with Weeds star Demián Bichir. Irish Film New York is partnering with the San Francisco Irish Film Festival and the Los Angles Irish Film Festival to bring the filmmakers of Knuckle,...
- 9/1/2011
- IrishCentral
Irish craft was celebrated at the 11th Annual Irish Film Festival Boston recently where organisers hosted the New England premiere of Gabriel Byrne's 'Stories from Home' which was attended by the veteran Irish actor and the feature docs 'The Yellow Bittern' and 'The Bass Player: Song for Dad' where both respective directors, Alan Gilsenan and Niall McKay were present. The Festival lineup also included a preview screening of Tom Hall's feature 'Wide Open Spaces'. Alan Gilsenan (The Asylum) was joined at the screening of 'The Yellow Bittern – The Life and Times of Liam Clancy' by Robbie O'Connell, the nephew of the late Irish ballad singer Liam Clancy, whose life is celebrated in the film. Furthermore Irish actress, Laura Way attended the screening of her short film directorial debut, 'Sugar Stick' which screened as part of the New Irish Shorts Program.
- 4/12/2010
- IFTN
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