Friday, September 3, 2010

Funding Round Up

This is a round up of loan offers from the Irish Film Board over the last few months. I do seem to recall that the Board issued a notice to the effect that there would be no production decisions made in August. Perhaps I imagined it?

I think I have noticed an increase in recent rounds of individuals and companies receiving more than one funding offer in the same round? In my next post I will have a proper look at this area, and the perception in some quarters that Board members are somehow connected with an undue proportion of projects funded by the agency.

Round: 31st August 2010
Project Director(s) Writer(s) Prodn Co. Funding Award
First Draft Loans
Before Midnight Alan Brennan €12,000
Grooskill Mark O'Connor €12,000
Scumbot Ciaran Foy €12,000
Fiction Development Loans
Cycle Jamie Hannigan Samson Films €30,000
Mister John Christine Molloy & John Lawlor Christine Molloy & John Lawlor Samson Films €10,000
Cell Six Brendan Muldowney David Cairns, Brendan Muldowney & Brendan McCarthy Fantastic Films €10,000
Your Girlfriend & Me Brendan Grant Brendan Grant Unstoppable Entertainment €15,000
Jericho David Timmons David Timmons Fastnet Films €15,000
Gold Niall Heery Niall Heery & Brendan Heery Subotica Limited €10,500
Pilgrimage Jamie Hannigan Savage Production €18,000
Animation Development Loans
Cú: The Hound Of Ulla Paul Bolger Paul Bolger & Barry Devlin Pillarstone Productions €29,000
Zig & Zag Joel Simon Mick O'Hara & Conor Morrison Flickerpix Productions Provisional Offer of Commitment

Production
Fiction Feature Films
Secret Scripture Justin Chadwick Johnny Ferguson Ferndale Films Provisional Offer of Commitment
Where We'll Never Grow Old Ivan Kavanagh Ivan Kavanagh & Colin Downey Ripple World Pictures €600,000
Standby Rob & Ronan Burke Pierce Ryan Black Sheep Productions €250,000
Lotus Eaters Alexandra McGuinness Alexandra McGuinness & Brendan Grant Fastnet Films €100,000
Grabbers Jon Wright Kevin Lenihan Samson Films Provisional Offer of Commitment
Dollhouse Kirsten Sheridan Kirsten Sheridan Warehouse Pictures €180,000
Run & Jump Steph Green Ailbhe Keogan Samson Films Provisional Offer of Commitment
Sanctuary Norah McGettigan Norah McGettigan & Gabriel Vargas Vasquez Venom Limited Provisional Offer Of Commitment
Fiction Creative Co-production
Flowers Of Desire Simo Staho Simo Staho Subotica Limited €300,000
Snake Dance Manu Riche Patrick Marnham West Park Pictures West €80,000
Animation
Moon Man Stephan Schesh Stephan Schesh Cartoon Saloon €300,000
Documentary
Catching An Antelope Aisling Ahmed Crow Hill Films €5,000
Martin Hayes In Five Ways Art O'Briain Moving Still Productions €90,000
Art Will Save The World Niall McCann Happy Endings €90,000
I Was A Soldier: The Return Michael Grigsby West Park Pictures West €60,000
Land Vittoria Colonna Ripple World Pictures €15,000
Muerte & Me Ross McDonnell Fastnet Films €15,000
A Stranger In A Strange Land Pamela Drynam Subotica Limited Provisional Offer of Commitment
The Cause Of Progress Chris Kelly Zanzibar Films €15,000
The Summit Nick Ryan Image Now Films €160,000
For One Night Only David Blake Knox Parallel Film Productions €100,000
Showrunners Des Doyle Black Sheep Productions €10,000
Otunnu Anna Rodgers & Zlata Filipovic Crossing The Line Films €10,000
Completion Fund
Jimmy Murakami: Non Alien Sé Merry Doyle Loopline Films €15,000
Regional Support Fund
Stella Days Thaddeus O'Sullivan Antoine O'Flatharta Newgrange Pictures €120,000
Short Film Schemes
Frameworks
Umbra Alan Holly Alan Holly And Maps And Plans
Her To Fall Kris Kelly Kris Kelly Blacknorth
After You Damien O'Connor Damien O'Connor Cel Division
We, The Masses Eoghan Kidney Eoghan Kidney & Robyn O'Neill Still Films
Short Shorts
Riders To The Sea Orla Walsh Orla Walsh Dig Productions €15,000
Downpour Claire Dix Claire Dix Zucca Films €15,000
An Rinceoir Elaine Gallagher Elaine Gallagher Underground Films €15,000
And They Found Love In The Strangest Places Dylan Cotter Dylan Cotter Umbrella Productions €15,000
Origin James Stacey James Stacey Souljacker €15,000
Jonny Boy Laura Way Laura Way & Shirley Weir Stitch Films €15,000
Print Provision
One Hundred Mornings Conor Horgan Conor Horgan Blinder Films €30,000
Colony Ross McDonnell & Carter Gunn Fastnet Films €9,000

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Round: 9th July 2010
Project Director(s) Writer(s) Prodn Co. Funding Award
First Draft Loans
The Trial Ursula Rani Sarma €12,000
Fiction Development Loans
Twelve Twenty Three Stuart Townsend Eoin McNamee Parallel Film Productions €22,500
Blinky & The War Machine Ruiari Robinson Ruairi Robinson Floodland Pictures €45,000
Killing Tom Ron Hutchinson Soho Moon Pictures €10,000
Harm's Way Cathal Black John Banville Nightingale Films €15,000
Julius Winsome Cathal Black Kathryn Jackson Nightingale Films €15,000
Reading In The Dark Tom Collins Ronan Bennett DeFacto Films €10,000
The Leviathan Ruairi Robinson Floodland Pictures €48,000
An Exact Replica Of A Figment Of My Imagination Lauren MacKenzie Newgrange Pictures €15,000
Animation Development Loans
Oops...Noah Is Gone! Mark Hodkinson & Richie Conroy Magma Films €10,000

Production
Fiction Feature Films
Losing It Macdara Vallely Macdara Vallely Samson Films €235,000
Stella Days Thaddues O'Sullivan Antoine O'Flatharta Newgrange Pictures €600,000
The Runway Ian Power Ian Power Fastnet Films €65,000
Documentary
The Truth Teller Malin Andersson Solas Productions €15,000
Making A Show Of Myself Conor Horgan Blinder Films €10,000
Evil 2 Amy Berg LeBrocquy Fraser Productions €10,000
Little Matador Sandra Jordan Element Pictures €30,000

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9th June 2010
Project Director(s) Writer(s) Prodn Co. Funding Award
First Draft Loans
The Fourth McHenry Christian O'Reilly €12,000
Honoured Jasmina Kallay €12,000
Peacekeepers Jane Doolan €12,000
Clovis Teazle Andrew Legge Andrew Legge €12,000
The Islanders Pierce Ryan €12,000
Fiction Development Loans
Objects Of Interest Stephen Burke Stephen Burke Mammoth Films €20,000
6 HoursMichael Lavelle Michael Lavelle Samson Films €25,000
Future Fathers Conor Morrissey Conor Morrissey Happy Endings €10,000Easy Does It Marian Quinn Marian Quinn Janey Pictures €5,000
Julia Here Sonya Supple Gildea Sonya Supple Gildea Newgrange Pictures €12,000
Blackrock Lenny Abrahamson Malcolm Campbell Element Pictures €22,500Animation Development Loans
I'm A Monster Alistair McIlwain Richard Morss Monster Distribution €48,000
Fiction Feature Films
Good Vibrations Glenn Leyburn & Lisa Barros D'Sa Glenn Patterson & Colin Carberry Canderblinks Limited Provisional Offer Of Commitment
Gold Niall Heery Niall Heery & Brendan Heery Subotica Limited Provisional Offer of Commitment
The Straits Johnny Gogan Johnny Gogan & Joe O'Byrne Bandit Films €370,000
Fiction Creative Co-production
Istanbul Ferenc Torok Ferenc Torok Ripple World Pictures €178,000
Animation
Song Of The Sea Tomm Moore Tomm Moore & Will Collins Cartoon Saloon Provisional Offer Of Commitment
Documentary
The Pipe Richie O'Donnell Underground Films €30,000
Doodle James Caddick Venom Limited €15,000
Nuala O'Faolain: A Life P. Farrelly & K. O'Callaghan Deer Lake Films Provisional Offer of Commitment
Completion Fund
The Liberties Shane Hogan & Tom Burke Areaman Productions €15,000
Stand Up: My Best Friend Maurice Linnane €10,000
Regional Support Fund
The Rafters John Carney John Carney CDS Limited €120,000
Distribution
Print & Advertising
Trafficked Simon Hudson Simon Hudson Stoney Road Films €12,000
His & Hers Ken Wardrop Ken Wardrop Element Distribution €75,000
Savage Brendan Muldowney Brendan Muldowney Eclipse Distribution €20,000
Print Provision
His & Hers Ken Wardrop Ken Wardrop Venom Limited €2,062
Savage Brendan Muldowney Brendan Muldowney SP Film €55,000
The Herd Ken Wardrop Ken Wardrop Venom Limited €2,265

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