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Junior Galway Film Fleadh 12th – 15th November 2014

20th JGFF Day by Day Guide Date Time Film / Event Page Cert Wed 12th 10:30 POPULAIRE 4 12A 12:45 FUTURE FILMMAKERS: Shorts Showcase 1 8 7+ 14:00 GEARRSCANNÁIN 5 12+ Thurs 13th 10:30 MISSION: SPUTNIK 6 12+ 12:15 FUTURE FILMMAKERS: Shorts Showcase 2 8 7+ 12:30 STORY PITCHING FINALS 9 10+ 13:30 MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMME 7 12+ Fri 14th 10:00 THE GOLDEN DREAM 10 15+ 12:15 LIFE’S NO PIECE OF CAKE 11 16+ 14:15 FUTURE FILMMAKERS: Shorts Showcase 3 9 12+ Sat 15th 11:30 FROZEN SINGALONG AND COSTUME CONTEST 15 G 12:00 ANIMATION WORKSHOP WITH BROWN BAG FILMS 12 12+ 12:00 WEB DESIGN WORKSHOP 14 13+ 13:00 SFX MAKE-UP FOR MOVIES 12 14+ 13:00 CONCEPT DESIGN FOR THE FILM & GAMING INDUSTRY 12 12+ 14:00 FILM INDUSTRY JOBS THEY DON’T 13 G

TELL YOU ABOUT IN SCHOOL 14:30 INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL EFFECTS 14 13+ 15:00 PROTECTING CREATIVITY - PROMOTING COPYRIGHT 13 G 15:00 COSTUME DESIGN / COSPLAY WORKSHOP 13 12+

OUTREACH PROGRAMME: See pages 5 and 6

Features €5.50 / Family Ticket (Admits 4) €20 / Shorts €3.30 / Workshops €12.50 Lunch available at Rockin’ Joes Diner on Eglinton St. for €5 per student.

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Junior Galway Film Fleadh 12th – 15th November 2014

Introduction This year the Junior Galway Film Fleadh celebrates 20 years of entertaining and educating young people through the power of film. Like our big sister festival, the Galway Film Fleadh, the JGFF is a festival for discovering new talent – if you flip to the middle of this brochure you will find short films from young filmmakers all over Ireland. Films that are funny, poignant and visually captivating.

Films that make a farce of, and pay homage to, the directors whose shoes young Irish filmmakers will one day fill. We are glad to present them here, alongside exciting new films from around the world, and professional filmmaking workshops, to educate and help you become even better!

See you at the movies!

- The Junior Galway Film Fleadh Team

Meet the Junior Galway Film Fleadh Youth Council Katie Place Favourite Film: American Beauty Interested in: Film Editing

Oisin Donnelly White Favourite Film: A tie between The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Butcher Boy and Goodfellas Interested in: Directing and Film Criticism.

Robert Gaynor Favourite Film: Lord of the Rings Interested in: Visual Effects

Sarah Bharath Favourite Film: Girl, Interrupted and Guardians of the Galaxy Interested in: Directing / Acting

Chloe Tobin Hobbs Favourite Film: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Interested In: Special Effects

Jeff Heneghan Favourite Film: Can’t pick just one!

Interested in: Scriptwriting

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Town Hall Theatre 10:30 Wednesday 12th November 2014

Populaire

12+

France 2012 Drama/World Cinema Director Régis Roinsard Cast Romain Duris, Féodor Atkine, Déborah François French language with English subtitles

84 mins

It’s 1950’s France and country girl Rose moves to Paris to take on a secretarial job where it doesn’t take long for her boss, (Romain Duris), to see the potential of Rose’s amazing typing skills. Next stop the national speed typing championships. The glamorous 1950’s costumes and period details make this a charming film that is played with great humour.

Key Study Areas French Language – Women’s Studes – Social and Cultural Studies – Cinema Studies This film will be introduced by the Education Officer from the Irish Film Institute.

Study Notes will be available on the day, in collaboration with IFI Education.

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Town Hall Theatre 14:00 Wednesday 12th November 2014

Gearrscannáin Available for screening in schools as part of our Outreach Programme.

Irish language with English subtitles

12+ 90 nóimead

Rogha de ghearrscannáin comhaimseartha ina bhfuil an Ghaeilge á úsáid mar theanga bheo bhríomhar, ata an oiriúnach chun téamaí agus mórcheisteanna a bhaineanna le daoine óga a phlé.

TORTHAÍ NA DAOIRSE Stiúrthóir Sinéad O’Brien | 52 nóiméad Ar an 19ú Iúil, 1984, dhiúltaigh Mary Manning, bean óg 21 bliain d’aois a bhí ag obair ag an gcúntar íocaíochta i Dunnes Stores ar shráid Anraí, dhá sheadóg Outspan a dhíol. Bhí sí ag leanacht treoir óna ceardchumann a bhí ag tacú leis an bhfeachtas frithchinedheighilte. Cuireadh Mary agus deichniúr oibrí eile a sheas an fód léi ar fionraí láithreach agus as sin, tháinig stailc.

Ní mórán cur amach a bhí ag éinne acu ar chinedheighilt agus shíl siad féin go mbeadh siad in ann filleadh ar an obair laistigh de chúpla lá.

Is beag a bhí a fhios acu go raibh a seasamh le hathrú mór a chur ar an ngluaiseacht dhomhanda in aghaidh na cinedheighilte.

Torthaí na Daoirse

An Cat

AN CAT Stiúrthóir Helen Flanagan | 13 nóiméad Tá fear faoi bhrón ciaptha ag peata cait a bhean chéile nach maireann.

CÉAD GRÁ Stiúrthóir Brian Deane | 11 nóiméad

Tá cloiste ag dlúthchairde Colm agus Donal gur “maith” leis an gcailín is gleoite ina mbunscoil iad. Ach ní leor seo do Dhonal – tá seisean ag iarraidh fáil amach cé hé an duine is fearr léi.

Chéad Ghrá

Clár for-rochtana Gearrscannán i gcomhar le Foras na Gaeilge Chomh maith le gearrscannáin i nGaeilge a thaispeáint, tá lúchair orainn ceardlanna a thairscint a thabharfaidh na scannáin seo amach as an bpictiúrlann agus isteach sa seomra ranga. Ag usáid na Gearrscannáin mar bhunábhar, pléfidh lucht déanta scannáin na téamaí agus mórcheisteanna a léirítear sna scannáin leis na micléinn sa rang. Is í an aidhm atá ag na ceardlanna seo ná líofacht Ghaeilge na macléinn a neartú trí díospóireachtaí a éascú ar bhealach praicticiúil faoi leith a chuideoidh leo ullmhú don Ardteist 2015.

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Town Hall Theatre 10:30 Thursday 13th November 2014

Mission: Sputnik Germany/Belgium/Czech Republic 2012 Adventure/Family Director Markus Dietrich, Pavel Strnad Cast Flora Thiemann, Finn Fiebig, Luca Johannsen German language with English subtitles

12+ 90 mins

Nov. 9, 1989, the day the Berlin Wall came down. A 10-year-old girl and her friends attempt to use their teleportation device to beam her uncle back to East Germany but instead, as they witness on TV, end up beaming everyone in their town into West Germany! They have to race against time to undo the experiment before the nasty border guards open fire...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall – a monumental day in history that led to Germany’s reunification.

Key Study Areas German Language – European History – Social and Cultural Studies – World Cinema – Youth Studies Study Notes will be available on the day, in collaboration with IFI Education and the Goethe Institut.

Available for screening in schools as part of our Outreach Programme.

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Town Hall Theatre 13:30 Thursday 13th November 2014

Mental Health Awareness Screenings followed by Panel Discussion | Ideal for TY students

12+ 120 mins

“As a nation we have pushed a significant number of our young people to the very edges of society and created within them feelings of neglect and apathy. It is now time to empower our young people and give them a sense of belonging” Joe Caslin, Our Nation’s Sons I Used to Live Here Cinema has the power to engage us all on both a personal and a public level, to transport us from a closed off, interior space to one of relatability and open discourse, and so the Junior Galway Film Fleadh is proud to bring you the following film presentations, introduced by the filmmakers:

OUR NATION’S SONS Director Robert Hallinan Flood | 3 mins A drawing has the power to go further than words. But the twenty meter long drawing installed in Galway at the Spanish Arch has the potential to resonate and disrupt the visual landscape of the city.

It has the power to pull a passer-by from the mundane, the power to trend and the power to gain real social momentum, to showcase the capabilities of our nation’s sons.

I USED TO LIVE HERE Director Frank Berry | 82 mins Amy Keane, a thirteen-year old trying to cope with the death of her mother and the reappearance of her father’s ex-girlfriend, experiences the temptation of suicide after witnessing the outpouring of love for a local suicide victim. I Used to Live Here takes a fictional look at how the idea of suicide can spread in communities, particularly among young people. Featuring performances from a mostly non-professional cast, and filmed on the streets of Tallaght in West Dublin, this film offers a striking dramatic representation of a real-life community on screen. From the director of the award-winning Ballymun Lullaby and researched with the assistance of Headstrong, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health.

These films will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers and chaired by Jigsaw Galway, which will give our audience a chance to have their say on the issues raised in the films and suggest ways they can help to make a difference.

Key Study Areas Mental Health Awareness – Social and Cultural Studies – Art Studies – Cinema Studies – Human Rights

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Town Hall Theatre 12:45 Wednesday 12th November 2014

Future Filmmakers Shorts Showcase 1

GOOD INTENTIONS Galway Film Centre Drama Summer Camp THE OTHERSIDE Young Irish Filmmakers I HATE PINK Christina Boyle and Emma Dillon, Barna, Galway LIFE WITH POWERS Galway Film Centre Animation Summer Camp LUNAR LANDING Mosaic Children’s Programme, Galway Arts Centre

NO RECEPTION St. Joseph’s NS, Bouleenshere, Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry THE ASSASSIN Galway Film Centre Animation Summer Camp THE EVIL TREE Young Irish Filmmakers, Kilkenny THE GENERATION DIGITAL DIVIDE Mosaic Children’s Programme, Galway Arts Centre THE PACKAGE Young Irish Filmmakers

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THE NOTE Trading Faces, Galway DA VINCKI AND THE BUTTON Galway Film Centre Animation Summer Camp THE DARE Galway Film Centre Drama Summer Camp

The Generation Digital Divide

Town Hall Theatre 12:15 Thursday 13th November 2014

Future Filmmakers Shorts Showcase 2

MIAMI RICE Digital Film School, Terenure, Dublin BOOK OF PRANKS Colaiste Iognaid, Galway THE PERFECT PLACE Dara O’Cairbre, Dublin A TALE FROM ST. ENDA’S Colaiste Einde, Galway FATE OF TIME Colaiste Einde, Galway STILL Young Irish Filmmakers

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THE URSULINE FACTOR Young Irish Filmmakers / Ursuline, Thurles DEBT Ethan Jones HEIST Young Irish Filmmakers INSTASNOW Robert Gaynor, Galway THE BRIEFCASE Young Irish Filmmakers THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RICHARD MARTIN GK Media Summer Camp

7+ THE NATIVITY Presentation College, Athenry THE SHOUT Colaiste Einde, Galway #NOFILTER Trading Faces Film School, Galway

Miami Rice

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Town Hall Theatre 14:15 Friday 14th November 2014

Future Filmmakers

12+

Shorts Showcase 3

1913 UNLOCKED Cian & Jack Desmond, Cork 6 YEARS A STUDENT Alana Kemp Wylie, Mullingar A PECULIAR STUDENT Digital Film School, Terenure, Dublin ANOTHER NUMBER Cian O’Connor, Kerry BOG STANDARD PURE, Wicklow CLIPPER Colaiste Einde, Galway COAST Bekah Molony, Dublin NTERNET ADDICTION AND ME Eoin Corbett, CBS Thurles LOSING GRIP Limerick Youth Theatre and Red Paw Media THE LATE DOCTOR’S DAUGHTER Tallaght Young Filmmakers

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Bog Standard Town Hall Theatre 12:30 Thursday 13th November 2014

Story Pitching Competition All are welcome to attend the Pitching Finals on Thursday 13th November at 12:30 in the Town Hall Theatre The Junior Galway Film Fleadh, in association with Foras na Gaeilge and Galway Film Centre announce their seventh annual Story Pitching Competition for 10 – 18 year olds.

All you have to do to enter is write a short (500 words) idea for a story – it can be for a feature film, short film, TV series, documentary, web series, video game or anything else! Your entry can be in English or Irish. Draft you idea and practice pitching it in front of family and friends because if you are chosen as a finalist, you will be invited to present it on stage at the Town Hall Theatre to an assembled audience on Thursday 13th November, who will choose the winner.

Entry forms can be found at www.galwayfilmfleadh.com Closing Date Friday 24th October Post or email entries to: Junior Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Competition 36D Merchants Dock, Merchant’s Rd, Galway Email junior@galwayfilmfleadh.com

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Town Hall Theatre 10:00 Friday 14th November 2014

The Golden Dream La jaula de oro

15+

Guatemala/Spain/Mexico 2013 Drama 108 min Director Diego Quemada-Díez Cast Rodolfo Dominguez, Brandon Lopez, Karen Martinez, Carlos Chajon Spanish language with English subtitles

A group of Guatemalan teenagers attempt to make their way to the USA, dreaming of the better life that the country promises, but they are ill equipped, both physically and emotionally, for the challenges they face getting there.

This is an absorbing and suspenseful drama, excellently acted by its three non-professional leads.

Key Study Areas Spanish Language – Social, Cultural and Political Studies – Cinema Studies – Youth Studies This film will be introduced by the NUI, Galway Spanish Department and study notes will be available.

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Town Hall Theatre 12:00 Friday 14th November 2014

Life’s No Piece of Cake Das Leben Ist Nichts Für Feiglinge

Germany 2012 Drama Director André Erkau Cast Wotan Wilke Möhring, Helen Woigk, Christine Schorn German languageEnglish subtitles

16+ 98 min

An insightful and moving tragicomedy about a 15-year-old girl, Kim, and her struggle to cope with her mother’s tragic death. Alienated by her father Markus’s grief, Kim retreats further into her Goth-like persona, eventually running away to Denmark with boyfriend Alex, a local Hip-Hop DJ. Markus is propelled to act and takes his seriously ill mother Gerlinde and her lively carer, off to search for Kim, in a journey that becomes one of self-discovery for both father and daughter.

Please Note Contains one sex scene, not gratuitous Study Notes will be available on the day, in collaboration with IFI Education and the Goethe Institut.

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Junior Galway Film Fleadh Saturday 15th November 2014

Workshops All Workshops must be booked in advance: call 091 562200 or email junior@galwayfilmfleadh.com

Animation Workshop with Brown Bag Films 12:00 – 15:00, Saturday 15th November, Town Hall Theatre

In this interactive workshop, James Coomey, lead animator on Doc McStuffins, and whose credits include Adventure Time and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, among many others will give participants a run down on everything from storyboarding and its purpose, to how he interprets the artists drawings to create the final performance that audiences see on screen.

SFX Make-Up for the Movies

13:00 – 15:00, Saturday 15th November, Town Hall Theatre From vampires to zombies and all manner of monsters, practical make-up effects are an integral part of modern film and television making. In this workshop, make-up artist Ciara O’Neill will teach participants how to create all kinds of gory special effects (blood, scars, monster make-up and much more) using practical make-up techniques, which they can use in their own films or just for fun.

Concept Design for the Film & Gaming Industry 13:00 – 15:00, Saturday 15th November, Town Hall Theatre

Concept artist Eva Wildermann (Disney City Girl, Dungeons & Dragons RPG, Duel Masters TCG) will show you how to create successful character art and illustration in the film and gaming industry, covering such aspects as: • Thumbnailing / Sketching • Strong Posing • Value Control • Process from Start to Finish

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• Silhouette Reading • Details • Colour • Developing Style

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Junior Galway Film Fleadh Saturday 15th November 2014

All workshops cost €12.50 per participant except where noted.* Places are limited.

Film Industry Jobs they Don’t Tell You About in School 14:00 – 15:30, Saturday 15th November, Town Hall Theatre

Do you have an interest in working in the film industry? Perhaps you’ve imagined what it would be like to be a director, or an editor, or a screenwriter? But what about being a producer? A script supervisor?

A film programmer? There are a plethora of jobs in the film industry that you might not know about from the outside, looking in. As part of this interactive discussion, professionals from these fields will explain what they do, take questions form the audience and offer advice on how you can get started. *This workshop is free of charge but must be booked in advance.

Protecting Creativity - Promoting Copyright 15:00 – 16:30, Saturday 15th November, Town Hall Theatre

Lovemovies.ie is here to show how your viewing choices are supporting the Film Industry in Ireland.

We will take a look at the work Lovemovies.ie does and how you, the next generation of filmmakers can get involved. Because you love movies, we get to make great films. Expect, questions, answers and to get creative. How would you tell audiences to protect creativity? Well you’ll get the chance to put your thinking cap on and make a start… *This workshop is free of charge but must be booked in advance.

Costume Design / Cosplay Workshop 15:00 – 17:00, Saturday 15th November, Town Hall Theatre

Cosplay Ireland will explain a little of the art form and wonderful artistic hobby that is cosplay and will demonstrate tips on how to begin a cosplay such as: • Presentation • Prop Making

• Fabric Choices • Measurements

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Junior Galway Film Fleadh Saturday 15th November 2014

Workshops (continued) Web Design Workshop

12:00 – 14:30, Saturday 15th November, Cairnes Suite, NUI Galway This web-design course will give you the expertise to build a website that looks great, lets you blog your ideas and connects your social media networks helping you bring your project to the world – literally!

Introduction to Visual Effects

14:30 – 17:00, Saturday 15th November, Cairnes Suite, NUI Galway An introduction to the world of visual effects, allowing the learner to create Hollywood style effects easily and quickly. Galway born VFX artist Paul Barrett, whose work includes children’s TV shows Igam Ogam and Roy will cover some of the most popular effects including time remapping, green screen, croma key and compositing in After Effects.

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Town Hall Theatre 11:30 Saturday 15th November 2014

FROZEN Sing-a-long and Costume Contest

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USA 2013 Animation / Musical 102 mins Director Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Cast Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Santino Fontana, Jonathan Groff, Ciaran Hinds

Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey – teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven – to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.

The fifth highest-grossing film of all time worldwide and the highest-grossing animated film of all time, FROZEN is nothing short of a phenomenon. Attracting universal critical acclaim for its visuals, themes, musical numbers, screenplay and voice acting, FROZEN became an instant classic with fans around the world.

We invite everyone to come dressed as their favourite character from FROZEN – or any Disney character! – and sing their heart out! FROZEN Sing-a-long presents the lyrics on the screen, so don’t be shy, just Let It Go! We are delighted to present this very special sing-a-long version of FROZEN, with prizes for the best dressed characters and singers!

With thanks to our friends at Walt Disney Animations Studios.

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