Funding Decisions

The first Irish Film Board loan decisions of 2011, made on March 4.

Development
Project Director Writer Production Co. Funding Award
First Draft Loans
The Brave Tin Soldier Colin Downey €12,000
Tell Them Nothing Domhnaill Glesson €12,000
Closed Circuit Ian Power €12,000
Spin City Johnny O'Reilly €12,000
Better Love Conor Horgan €12,000
Nineteen Days And Counting Ann-Marie McCormack €12,000
Immaculate Ray Lawlor €12,000
Fiction Development Loans
S/He's The Dad Charlie McCarthy Charlie McCarthy Icebox Films €18,000
The Mulberry Project Richie Smyth Martin Brennan & Michael B. Jackson Heavens Gate Films €11,000
A Month In The Country John Banville Treasure Entertainment €28,000
Animation Development Loans
Little Caribou Barry O'Donoghue Barry O'Donoghue Barley Films €10,000
Cosmo Jason Tammemagi Jason Tammemagi Monster Animation & Design €16,000

Production
Project Director Writer Production Co. Funding Award
Fiction Feature Films
Honeycomb Imogen Murphy Matt Reynolds Samson Films Provisional Offer Of Commitment
Funny Bones Conor McMahon Conor McMahon Fantastic Films Provisional Offer Of Commitment
Fiction Creative Co-production
Stay Wiebke Von Carolsfeld Wiebke Von Carolsfeld Samson Films €240,000
Milo Berend & Roel Boorsma Berend & Roel Boorsma Samson Films €400,000
Documentary
Showrunners Des Doyle Black Sheep Productions €15,000
Off The Beaten Track Dieter Auner Ikandi Productions €25,000
Muerte & Me Ross McDonnell & Carter Gunn Fastnet Films €235,000
Clientelle John Loughney Still Films €15,000
Stuffing The Tiger: A Jounrey Through The Crash Donald Taylor Black Poolbeg Productions €10,000
Saving The Titanic Maurice Sweeney Tile Films €150,000
Jerry McGill: Very Extremely Dangerous Paul Duane Screenworks Limited €75,000
Completion Fund
Eliott & Me Fintan Connolly Fintan Connolly Fubar €10,000
Charlie Cassanova Terry McMahon Terry McMahon €13,000

Distribution
Print Provision
Between The Canals Mark O'Connor Maek O'Connor Avalon Films €5,486
Rewind PJ Dillon PJ Dillon Carbon Films €8,100
Small Change Cathy Brady Cathy Brady Venom Limited €3,355
Marketing Support
As If I Am Not There Juanita Wilson Juanita Wilson Element Distribution €21,825
Essential Killing Jerzy Skolimowski Jerzy Skolimowski Element Distribution €5,000
Direct Distribution
Between The Canals Mark O'Connor Mark O'Connor Avalon Films €7,200
Rewind PJ Dillon PJ Dillon Carbon Films €15,000