FNI Wrap Chat: Recent Episodes

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Wrap Chat is the Irish Film Industry Podcast. Founded by Paul Butler Lennox and Paul Webster in 2017, they were joined in 2020 by an exceedingly talented line up of presenters including Mia Mullarkey, Sean T. O Malley and Remie Clarke.

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Brendan Canty's debut feature film Christy is a powerful and haunting exploration of grief, loss, and redemption. The film follows the titular character, played brilliantly by newcomer Sean O'Malley, as he grapples with the death of his wife and the aftermath of her tragic passing. Canty's direction is both sensitive and unflinching, capturing the raw emotion and turmoil that Christy experiences in the wake of his loss.

The Origins of an Audacious Plan: In this episode, host Paul Webster and guest Ross Whitaker delve into the fascinating tale of Stefan Klincewicz and his syndicate who tried to cheat the Irish Lotto.

Join host Paul Butler Lennox as he sits down with writer and director Virginia Gilbert to discuss the creative process behind her latest film Reawakening. With exceptional performances from Jared Harris and Juliette Stephenson, the film delves deep into complex world of loss.

Happy New Year and welcome back to FNI Wrapchat Folks. On Today's episode Hosted by Mark Monks (with thanks to the Kerry International Film Festival) we're joined by Siobhan Aislinn and Mark Ager to talk about thieir Ifta longlisted Film 'Blurred Lines'

We’re excited to announce the latest edition of FNI Wrapchat, brought to you with gratitude to Arri Rental and Kodak! In this episode, Brand new host Johnny Elliott is joined by regular co host Georgina McKevitt to sit down with Maurice O'Carroll to chat about ‪his feature Drama SWINGBOUT which hits cinemas this weekend 20th Sept. 🎬#SupportIrishMadeFILMS

Don’t Forget to Remember is an artist’s exploration of the fragility of memory, and the lived experience of his mother’s advancing Alzhiemers; yet it also celebrates a family’s life lived together. In collaboration with the artist Asbestos, the film opens an honest conversation about the delicate nature of memory.

Through the artist’s process, we establish that even though Alzheimer’s brings elements of disintegration and destruction, we can never truly lose a loved one if we hold on to our collective memories.

We’re excited to announce the latest edition of FNI Wrapchat, brought to you with gratitude to Arri Rental and Kodak! In this episode, host Luke Brabazon sits down with the incredibly talented Aoife Kelleher to discuss her feature documentary, Mrs Robinson, which hits cinemas this August.

Our host Keith O'Grady is back with this brilliant episode and is joined by a film and Tv Worrier, Locations Manager Brenda Gough, from Belfast.

Keith O’Grady is an award-winning filmmaker based in Northern Ireland. He makes fiction films and documentaries, in English and Irish. He has countless hours of broadcast TV experience, having worked on films and series for major broadcasters, including the BBC, TG4, RTÉ, UTV, and CBS. His short drama Jam (2008), won the Writers Guild short screenplay prize. He wrote, produced and directed the award-winning A short film about fear (2014). He produced and directed 'Saving Santa' (2017) which won multiple awards all over the world, and made a series of four documentary films 'An Coláiste Éireannach (The Irish College)' (2015) for the BBC, about the role played by 17th C seminaries in Europe, in saving the Irish language. He made the hard-hitting Tubáiste Bhaile Mhánais (The Ballymanus Disaster, 2010) and the critically acclaimed Bram Stoker & Dracula (2011), for the broadcasters BBC and TG4.

He wrote and directed the recent award-winning short dramas ‘Rian’ (2021), 'A Bitter Pill’ (2022), and 'The Silent People' (2023), and is the current recipient of the Norman Houston Short Film Prize 2024 for his short drama ‘The Silent People’, about a young couple who see an opportunity to get their own back after being made homeless by a seemingly ruthless landlord during the cost of living crisis.

Our lovely guest Brenda is from West Belfast, Northern Ireland. She began work in the industry in 2006 in the production department and was capable in the camera dept too. But it was the locations dept that suited her down to the ground, because of her open and outgoing nature. She is a skilled negotiator, and a people person. She is one of the most supportive, dedicated, hard-working people in our industry, and has worked on some fantastic films and TV dramas over the years, from big-budget Hollywood films to national TV drama. She has also single-handedly raised a family, and treats everyone she meets with kindness and respect. We’re very happy to welcome her to Wrapchat to discuss her career and the journey that brought her to this point.

We're absolutely thrilled to be champions for Minding Creative Minds. Their incredible work provides vital support structures for creatives, and we're all about spreading the word. Keep an ear out for our special ad on FNI Wrapchat, where we shine a spotlight on the difference they're making. Get inspired and learn more about their mission at Minding Creative Minds.

We appreciate you podcast enthusiasts and film aficionados! If you love what we do – from our in-depth interviews to our diverse educational content and vibrant events – why not join the family? Explore our rich back catalogue of over 200 eps and consider becoming an important and valued member of FNI over at buymeacoffee.com/fni.

🎥☕ Your generosity fuels our future of our work and keeps the heart of Ireland's biggest independent film network beating strong.

FNI Wrapchat comes to you thanks to the dynamic trio of: Producer PBL (@paulbutlerlennox), Paul Webster (@paulwebsterfilms), and our audio wizard, Mark Monks (@mark_monks99), all from the buzzing hub of our Dublin City Centre Hub. With Thanks to the Podcast Studios.

Stay in the loop! Connect with Film Network Ireland at wearefni.com, join our thriving Facebook group of industry professionals for work opportunities and support here https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmnetworkireland and follow our story on Twitter @fni_film and Instagram @filmnetworkireland.

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Fni Wrapchat is back in 2024 with this brilliant episode hosted by Remie Michelle Clarke. Remie is joined by Author, Activist and Film Professional Winnie M Li.

Our host Remie Michelle Clarke is an award-winning Irish writer, ghostwriter and editor, writing under R.M. Clarke. - She is also an international voice-over artist with almost two decades of experience. Based in Wicklow, Ireland, with a broadcast-ready home studio, Remie offers voiceover across advertising, animation, narration, e-learning, dubbing and corporate, working on projects worldwide. - A podcast producer & host for Film Network Ireland's Wrapchat, Remie uses her industry experience and passion for the arts to interview and showcase talent across the film and broadcast media scene in Ireland and internationally. - As a speaker and presenter, Remie is a regular contributor to documentaries, podcasts, print media, festivals, and panels at home and abroad. http://www.remiemichelleclarke.com/

Winnie M Li is an author and activist, who has worked in the creative industries over three continents. Taiwanese-American and raised in New Jersey, Winnie studied Folklore and Mythology at Harvard, and later Irish Literature as a George Mitchell Scholar. Since then, she has written for travel guidebooks, produced independent feature films, programmed for film festivals, and developed eco-tourism projects. After earning an MA with Distinction in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, she now writes across a range of media, including fiction, theatre, journalism, and memoir.

Her debut novel, Dark Chapter, is a fictional retelling of her real-life stranger rape in Belfast, from both victim and perpetrator perspectives. It won The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize in 2017, was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, and shortlisted for The Author’s Club Best First Novel Award. It has been translated into ten languages and Winnie is currently adapting it for screen. Her second novel Complicit was sold in a six-figure pre-empt to Orion Fiction, and later, in a heated five-way auction to Emily Bestler at Atria Books for US rights. It came out in Summer 2022, was The New York Times ‘ monthly book club pick, and appeared on several Best of 2022 lists.

Winnie is a recipient of grant funding from the Royal Society of Literature, Jerwood Arts, and the Arts Councils of England and Northern Ireland. She served as a judge for the 2018 SI Leeds Literary Prize and regularly runs workshops and speaks about creative writing, creativity and trauma, and media and gender.

Winnie is also Co-Founder of the Clear Lines Festival, the UK’s first-ever festival addressing sexual assault and consent through the arts and discussion. Her ongoing PhD research at the London School of Economics explores media engagement by rape survivors as a form of activism. Winnie has delivered over 150 public talks and appeared in TEDx London, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, The Independent, The LA Review of Books, The Chicago Tribune, The Irish Times, BBC World News, Sky News, Channel 4, and BBC Woman’s Hour, among other media outlets. She has an honorary doctorate from the National University of Ireland, in recognition of her writing and activism. *

We're absolutely thrilled to be champions for Minding Creative Minds. Their incredible work provides vital support structures for creatives, and we're all about spreading the word. Keep an ear out for our special ad on FNI Wrapchat, where we shine a spotlight on the difference they're making. Get inspired and learn more about their mission at Minding Creative Minds.

We appreciate you podcast enthusiasts and film aficionados! If you love what we do – from our in-depth interviews to our diverse educational content and vibrant events – why not join the family? Explore our rich back catalogue of over 200 eps and consider becoming an important and valued member of FNI over at buymeacoffee.com/fni.

🎥☕ Your generosity fuels our future of our work and keeps the heart of Ireland's biggest independent film network beating strong.

FNI Wrapchat comes to you thanks to the dynamic trio of: Producer PBL (@paulbutlerlennox), Paul Webster (@paulwebsterfilms), and our audio wizard, Mark Monks (@mark_monks99), all from the buzzing hub of our Dublin City Centre Hub. With Thanks to the Podcast Studios.

Stay in the loop! Connect with Film Network Ireland at wearefni.com, join our thriving Facebook group of industry professionals for work opportunities and support here https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmnetworkireland and follow our story on Twitter @fni_film and Instagram @filmnetworkireland.

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Welcome back to a very special episode of Wrapchat! hosted by Mark Monks, we had the unique incredible opportunity to attend the Boyne Valley Film Festival recently. A huge thank you to Frank Kelly and his team for accommodating FNI and allowing us to delve into the world of The Boyne Valley International film Festival and the fantastic movies that were screened. The standard of the shorts this year has been nothing short of incredible.

Guests include: Kellie Blaise - Writer and lead actress of "Women in Retrograde." This fascinating short film tackles mental health, hope, and motherhood, weaving a touching story around Zelda Fitzgerald, a forgotten figure from the 1920s. Mo O’Connell - Multi-talented writer, director, producer, and actress. We discussed her powerful projects "Brusie" and "Mask." "Brusie" is an intense and raw depiction of domestic violence through interpretive dance, while "Mask" is a suspenseful short with a captivating twist. Highly recommended viewing! Johnathan Hughes - Writer and director of "La Tumba" and "The Talk." "The Talk" is a hilarious queer film that cleverly surprises viewers, while "La Tumba" humorously portrays the language barrier between a Spanish woman and a park ranger during a traditional Spanish burial. Garret Daly - Director, writer, and producer of "Nothing to Declare" and "Personal Space." "Nothing to Declare" is a wild documentary that recounts the incredible journey of two kids venturing to New York alone. Meanwhile, "Personal Space" is a documentary about a determined 16-year-old aspiring to become a Formula One driver. Zoe Brennan - Producer of "Baby Steps," a heartwarming short film directed by renowned award-winning director Hannah Mamalis. The film beautifully explores the joys and challenges of first-time motherhood with a delightful visual presentation. Rob Earley and Mark Griffin - Producers of "Double Yellow." This intense and thrilling short, funded through the actors as creator scheme with Bow Street, keeps viewers on the edge of their seats as two brothers embark on a bank heist. A special thanks to the Boyne Valley Film Festival, Frank Kelly, and the entire team for inviting FNI to engage with these incredible filmmakers and witness such a vast array of outstanding short films. Don't forget to support us by visiting buymecoffee.com/FNI and And mark your calendars for FNI's fast fest, a huge and exciting event coming up this October 20th to 22nd. Tickets available via WeAreFni.com/fastfest

Fni Wrapchat: Brought to you by ARRI. Subscribe on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and of course Headstuff+ Become a member on BuyMeACoffee.com/fni and help our never ending crusade to united the Irish Film community. Join us at our inaugural FNI Fast Fest this Summer from 25th-27th of August. Visit https://wearefni.com/fastfest Film Network Ireland (FNI) is pleased to announce our new Initiative FNI Fast Fest. Roll camera, roll with the pros at #WeAreFni 72 hour shoot and screen festival FNI FAST FEST! 🎥🍿 Sign up to Join us at The Creative Arts and Screen Media faculty at Griffith College 25th/26th/27th of August for the main challenge weekend and win thosands of Euros in cash and prizes.

On this epiosde, We recently sat down with one of Irish Film and Tv's nicest guys, Karl Argue. In 1998 Karl Argue began his career after getting spotted by an agent in the short film Waiting for O’Brien at the Galway film festival. Argue is better known for his work onscreen over the last 25 years including Red Rock, A Dublin Story, The Clinic, Where the Sea Used to be, When the Sky Falls and The Inside. And has acted in over 100 short films. He wrote and directed the film The Anti-Love Pill (2013) and wrote the stage play Candy Flipping Butterflies (2010) Over the last few years Karl has continued exploring his creativity and has debuted his first photography exhibition “Chasing Light” produced by Zoe Doyle. And has also earned an MA in screenwriting for Film & Television from IADT. Karl also founded and is the creative director The Actors Workshop Dublin Please Support our podcast, events and classes on BuyMeACoffee.com/fni FNI Wrapchat is Produced by PBL, Paul Webster and Edited and Mixed by Mark Monks in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the Podcast Studios. Check out Film Network Ireland at https://wearefni.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmnetworkirelan https://twitter.com/fni_film

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Fni Wrapchat Ani-mates! Our special eps on the Animation Industry in Ireland, Continues. Hosted by the exuberant Carla Lennon, these specials will delve into the world of animation, featuring interviews with some of the brightest names in the Animation industry. In this series of special eps, we dive deep into the world of animation and chat with some of the most talented animators, artists, and voice actors in the industry. Each episode is packed with insights, tips, and behind-the-scenes stories that will inspire and entertain aspiring animators and animation enthusiasts alike. So get ready to learn, laugh, and be inspired by the world of animation in FNI Wrapchat's special podcast series! On this latest Episode, One of the most important figures in the Irish Film, Animation and Creative Educational Media sectors came in for a good chat with Carla, Ladies and Gents. Steve Woods. Subscribe on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and of course Headstuff+ Become a member on BuyMeACoffee.com/fni and help our never ending crusade to united the Irish Film community.

Steve works in animation, documentaries and dance films. In 1989 he helped set up the Galway Film Fleadh. He lectures at the National Film School at Dun Laoghaire, where he teaches experimental animation. He also occasionally writes and talks on film and animation and curates for film festivals. Steve’s company is Cel’ Division. He specialises in short films but also is known for his installations and directing workshops. As well as producing his own work people approach him from time to time with an animated project which other producers might consider ‘left of field.’ Steve has directed films: CORANNA (2018), IDUET (2015) KEEPING TIME (2014). DUTCH DARKNESS – (2011), ADMIT ONE (2010), SALMA’S SCARF (2009), ETERNAL (2008), BUAIL (2006), THE TRIAL OF SOLOMON (2002), LES DOGS (2001), ESTELLA (2000), WINDOW (1998), IRELAND 1848 – 1996. (1997), TIMMY THE TICKET (1994) OÍCHE SÍ (1989)

Please Support our podcast, events and classes on BuyMeACoffee.com/fni FNI Wrapchat is Produced by PBL, Paul Webster and Edited and Mixed by Mark Monks in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the Podcast Studios. Check out Film Network Ireland at https://wearefni.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmnetworkirelan https://twitter.com/fni_film

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A Couple of years ago we did a mindfulness episode where we identified a need for a mindfulness and wellbeing service on the island of Ireland. We felt that it was badly needed. In that time Minding Creative minds was founded and what an important service it is. Today we have the founder of MindingCreativeMinds.ie, Dave Reid to talk about its inception and progress. Roll camera, roll with the pros at #WeAreFni 72 hour shoot and screen festival FNI FAST FEST! 🎥🍿👀 Sign up to Join us at The Creative Arts and Screen Media faculty at Griffith College 25th/26th/27th of August for the main challenge weekend, brought to you by Arri International, Windmill Lane, Film Equipment Store & our kind hosts at the Creative Arts and Screen Media faculty at Griffith College. Visit https://wearefni.com/fastfest/ for more information and Tickets. In 2020 David Reid founded Minding Creative Minds which is a 24/7 wellbeing and support service for the Irish Creative Sector. His background is in the Music Sector. Dave co-founded the RTE Choice Music Prize project in 2006. This event honours the best Irish Album & Song annually in Ireland. Dave also manages music acts Robert Grace (signed to Sony Music, 2.9m followers on TikTok) and Shobsy Formerly board member of the First Fortnight Mental Health Arts Festival MSc in Marketing and an MA in Psychotherapy Minding Creative Minds offers access to the following Wellbeing and Support services for creative people in Film and Tv, aswell as people across the creative practices. • 24/7 Dedicated Phone Line (Phone 1800 814 244) (Calling from NI - 0800 0903677) (International 00353 15180277) • Counselling Service (Short term intervention / Up to 6 Sessions) • Telephone Counselling . Text ‘Hi’ to 087 3690010 for SMS / WhatsApp support with a psychotherapist We’re proud to support Minding Creative Minds here at Film Network Ireland. And will regularly be supporting their good work and will run an advert on our podcasts to raise awareness of their support structures on Wrapchat. Please visit https://mindingcreativeminds.ie/what-we-do/ If you enjoy our podcast and events why not deep dive into our back catalogue and pop over to support us on buymeacoffe.com/fni and become a member, to get the most out of FNI. FNI Wrapchat is Produced by PBL, @paulbutlerlennox Paul Webster @paulwebsterfilms and Edited and Mixed by Mark Monks @mark_monks99 in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the Podcast Studios. @thepodcaststudios Check out Film Network Ireland at https://wearefni.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmnetworkireland https://twitter.com/fni_film

Joining Luke on this Episode of Fni Wrapchat is the fascinating and determined Screenwriter, Director and Educator Ronika Merl. RONIKA IS AN AWARD-WINNING SCREENWRITER. SHE ALSO DIRECTS, AND RUNS THE WICKLOW STORIES FILM FESTIVAL. Having placed highly in both the Academy Nicholl Fellowship as well as the Austin Film Festival in 2019, she has since expanded her slate to contain more than 22 feature-length scripts. She has lectured at Griffith College and has given multiple workshops in Ireland and the UK. In addition to this, she is the artistic director of the Wicklow Stories Film Festival, which was launched in 2022 and was funded and supported by Creative Ireland. She is the co-founder of the screenwriting agency Aicearra, representing multiple well-known writers in Ireland. Her textbook for Irish Screenwriters "The Hustle" is now available on Amazon or can be purchased directly from her. Her first collection of prose, poetry, and letters, “I Love You, Dave Taylor” is available on Amazon as an e-book or paperback, with her second collection “Joy Clings” coming out in March 2023. She has consulted on projects in the US, UK, South Africa and Australia. HER DIRECTORIAL FEATURE DEBUT “THE CLOSING” WILL RELEASE IN 2024, AND IS CURRENTLY IN PREPRODUCTION.

If you enjoy our podcast and events why not deep dive into our back catalogue and pop over to support us on buymeacoffe.com/fni and become a member. FNI Wrapchat is Produced by PBL, @paulbutlerlennox Paul Webster @paulwebsterfilms and Edited and Mixed by Mark Monks @mark_monks99 in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the Podcast Studios. @thepodcaststudios Check out Film Network Ireland at https://wearefni.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmnetworkireland https://twitter.com/fni_film

Fni Wrapchat Ani-mates! beginning with the incredibly talented Paul McGrath of Whackala!

Hosted by the exuberant Carla Lennon, these specials will delve into the world of animation, featuring interviews with some of the brightest names in the Animation industry. In this series of special eps, we dive deep into the world of animation and chat with some of the most talented animators, artists, and voice actors in the industry. Each episode is packed with insights, tips, and behind-the-scenes stories that will inspire and entertain aspiring animators and animation enthusiasts alike. So get ready to learn, laugh, and be inspired by the world of animation in FNI Wrapchat's special podcast series! Carla is animation professional from Dublin Ireland with experience across the 2D animation pipeline, from animation to cleanup to ink and paint. Carla is passionate about the art form of animation, and is aon a mission to know everything about the process. It's a special thing to work in such a vibrant industry, alongside such passionate and talented individuals, and Carla makes it her mission to support the people working in the industry in any way she can. Carla co-founded Dublin Animation Meetup to help the people who work in animation network and get to know each other and network. DAM boasts a monthly meetup that welcomes over 100 people each month. They see people come to our event from all over the country. They provide games and encourage our guests to meet new people and re-connect with old friends. They are in the process of expanding DAM from monthly meetups to a designated resource network for junior and mid-level personnel across the animation sector.

Paul McGrath is an Animator – Filmmaker – illustrator and Clean up Artist, based in Dublin Ireland. He co-founded Whackala with Leticia Agudo to combine their talents in Producing & Directing fiction, documentary & Animation, sometimes combining all three. This multi-formatted approach has resulted in award-winning documentaries that include animation and scripted elements. Most recently Paul has directed the frameworks short “Lady Betty” you may have seen it in a festival near you. He has worked internationally on many animation series and projects. Paul has taught animation & design in Dublin, Ballyfermot college, IADT & Coláiste Dhúlaigh. He is proficient in design, animation & visual effects software, you know the ones. Lastly Paul is a terrible networker, please talk to him at events. Visit Whackala here: https://whackala.com/

"Lady Betty" is now available on Omletto and features the amazing vocal talent of one of Irelands great Actors David Pearce and the legendary Colm Meaney (No less). Two old friends, Paddy and Mick, are wiling away the evening in a cozy country club, trading tall tales over pints. They stumble upon re-telling the story of Lady Betty, the first and only female executioner in Ireland. As the two men bicker over the details, interrupting one another and arguing, they attempt to get her story straight, as Betty tries to eke out a meager existence with her son Padraic in the late 1700s. It can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ-28VlgAXg Please Support our podcast, events and classes on BuyMeACoffee.com/fni FNI Wrapchat is Produced by PBL, Paul Webster and Edited and Mixed by Mark Monks in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the Podcast Studios. Check out Film Network Ireland at https://wearefni.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmnetworkirelan https://twitter.com/fni_film

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Welcome to the second edition of the FNI Wrap Chat Podcast Fastnet Film Festival special, this is the second of two, which we recorded live from our lovely campervan provided by Rambling Rover.ie at the Fastnet Film Festival in Schull in West Cork.

Please excuse the slight noise as we were parked near the hive of activity of the festival hub. Special thanks this week goes out to Windmill Lane for their support and we’re very excited to be working with them on an ongoing partnership. In this second episode, we’ve an interview with the lovely Actor Moya Farrelly on the run-up to the 25th Anniversary of her feature Film This is my Father also featuring Aidan Quinn and John Cusack. We also spotlight some up-and-coming talent you should watch out for in the near future. Moya's Screen appearances include Fiona Kinsella in SINGLE-HANDED, Sorcha Buckley in JACK TAYLOR: THE PIKEMEN, Previous film and television credits include the lead role of Eileen in FIRST COMMUNION DAY, directed by John Dower for the BBC, Sally Lyons in BACHELORS WALK; Andrea in MESSAGGI QUASI SEGRETI, directed by Valerio Jalongo, BRAVEHEART, directed by Mel Gibson. Director Jamie O'Rourke’s first short, Scrap, is still on the festival circuit, was nominated for an IFTA in 2022, and screened at the 2023 Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival and has played at festivals around the world. His second film, Calf, funded by Screen Ireland/Virgin Media had its World Premiere at The Dublin International Film Festival in February 2023 and will screen at AA/EFA qualifying Odense IFF in Denmark in Aug 2023. Shane Serrano is an award winning Director & Cinematographer from Limerick. Through his production company, Crude Media, Shane has been directing and producing for over 10 years, working on over 130 music videos for artists. Many of his films have been selected by acclaimed film festivals globally, including the Newport Beach Film Festival, Irish Film London, Galway Film Fleadh, DIFF, Berlin International Art Film Festival and Chicago Irish Film Festival. In 2019 he was the recipient of an Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film in Limerick, at the Richard Harris International Film Festival.

Tania Notaro is an exciting screenwriter, director and actor from Dublin. Her comedy drama TV series Cabaret Cartel is currently in development as part of Screen Ireland’s Spotlight scheme. She has just completed her first short Glitterbug as writer/director and her visually arresting short film Postpartum (See on theVirgin Media Player Now!) She was selected to take part in the Eureka Series Programme 2022 at the Series Mania Institute. She has a 1st class Master’s degree in Screenwriting, NFT/IADT with a scholarship from Warner Brothers and later selected by the Warner Brothers Creative Talent Team as an exceptional artist and one-to-watch.

Johnny is an award winning actor, writer and director who has been involved in film and drama for the best part of two decades. He has written and directed such comedy films as The Legend of Harry and Ambrose, Aftermath and The Blizzards behind the music. In 2021 his comedy pilot "Cancelled" won best comedy pilot at the Austin after dark comedy festival. He can be seen later this year in Maurice O'Carroll's brilliant new feature Swing bout.

Michael O’Hara is an actor, award winning writer, producer and director of animation, live action and documentary. His production company Walking Dream Productions is known for Taxi Drivers (2009), Donuts, People and their Dreams (1993) and Mr Happy (2006). his latest “In Your Dreams”. A Docuseries is discussed here

This is the FNI Wrapchat Podcast, and we're here to celebrate Irish film and the people who make it possible. It's a cracking bumper special edition Episode! You'll find more about us on social media on FB and Insta on @filmnetworkireland and fni_film on the twitter machine.

Welcome to a very special edition of the FNI Wrapchat Podcast Hosted by Paul Butler Lennox, Keith O'Grady and Paul Webster, this is the first of two we'll be releasing this week, which we recorded live from our lovely campervan provided by Rambling Rover.ie at the Fastnet Film Festival in West Cork in 2023! As always are excited to bring you exclusive interviews with some of Ireland's top filmmakers, actors, and industry insiders.

Film Network Ireland (FNI) is delighted to announce that we have partnered up with Arri and Windmill lane as sponsors to support the organization's efforts in engaging and connecting film professionals in Ireland. Film Network Ireland is an umbrella network of thousands of professionals working in Ireland's film and television industry, dedicated to promoting, supporting and advancing film culture. Arri, the world-renowned film technology company, is sponsoring FNI as part of its commitment to empowering global talent and promoting the art of storytelling through cinema. Windmill lane is a giant in the Irish Film and Tv arena and we are looking forward to working with them to help develop this unique partnership. FNI focuses on nurturing emerging talent across Ireland and puts forward a unified voice of the Irish film industry. The company's overarching goal is to support, connect and develop sustainable careers in the Irish film industry. These partnerships will see Arri and Windmill lane providing vital support to FNI's initiatives and events, such as FNI's Bi-monthly Networking events, Popular industry Podcast Wrapchat and master classes in film and TV. Arri and Windmill Lanes sponsorship of FNI will also ensure that Irish filmmakers have behind the scenes access to the latest and best equipment and technology in film production. Through this partnership, Arri and Windmill lane not only supports creativity in Ireland but also establishes a strong presence in the Irish film industry, thus, opening up opportunities for Irish talent to participate in International productions down the line.

In this episode, we are joined by Director Claire Dix and Actor Liam Carney from the feature film Sunlight, which screened at this year's festival to critical acclaim. Claire Dix is an award-winning director and educator known for her powerful and moving documentary work and her stunning debut Doc feature film, Broken Song and her recent collaboration with Barry Ward… Swimming, which has continued into this film. Liam Carney, who plays Ivor is a seasoned actor with a wealth of experience in film, television, and theatre, with notable roles in Gangs of New york, to the popular Irish TV series such as Love/Hate, Glenroe and more recently Fair City Liam has numerous film and tv credits Including most recently Barber, and his brilliant performance in the Series the Virtues for Shane Meadows. We have two very exciting events coming up this Summer Fni Fast fest and our hugely popular FNI Expo event will return later in the year. More details will be announced. In two separate interviews they discuss the making of Sunlight, a gripping dramady which will be released soon across the UK and Ireland by Wildcard Distribution. They share their insights into the creative process, the challenges of bringing such a complex and warm story revolving around the important issue of euthnesia to life, and their own personal experiences in the Irish film industry over the years. So sit back, relax, and let's dive into the world of Sunlight and the incredible talent behind it. This is the FNI Wrapchat Podcast, and we're here to celebrate Irish film and the people who make it possible. If you enjoy this show why not deep dive into our back catalogue and pop over to support us on buymeacoffe.com/fni You'll find more about us on social media on FB and Insta on @filmnetworkireland and fni_film on the twitter machine.

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After a little break we're back with the next episode of our podcast Wrapchat, Luke sat down with his old IADT classmate and Rising star Tara O'Callaghan!!!

Tara O'Callaghan is an Irish/Serbian director with a background in Editing. A graduate of the national film school IADT, Tara now works across a variation of film mediums. Her early work in music videos has won her Kinsale Shark Awards and a Vimeo Staff Pick. She currently works in advertising as a director with Dublin production company Motherland where she has won Emerging Director Awards for her work. Most recently, her debut short documentary ‘Call Me Mommy’ won Best Short Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh and had its US premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Tara has just been named in the Irish Times ‘50 people to watch for 2023’.Most recently ‘Call Me Mommy’ was nominated for best live action short at this years IFTA's.

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On this weeks episode of FNI Wrapchat. Luke Brabazon (Our Brand new Co-Host, Welcome Luke) sat down in the Podcast Studios with the immersive musical talent that is Natasa Paulsberg.

Natasa Paulberg is an award-winning Australian/Irish composer with compositions for the concert hall, television, film, advertising and gaming. Natasa has scored many projects including the The Hunger documentary, narrated by Liam Neeson, and performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and has won two Best Original Score awards for the film The Yellow Dress, and Best Music Award for The Hunger. Natasa also recently scored the RTÉ series' The Island narrated by Liz Bonnin, and The Irish Civil War narrated by Brendan Gleeson, with the documentary feature Atomic Hope out in Irish cinemas this 17th February.

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Two of the nicest guests and one a repeat offender on Fni Wrapchat Director Frankie Fenton (from 5 years ago...Can you believe) and Producer Kathryn Kennedy, dropped by the studio to chat with Paul Butler Lennox @paulbutlerlennox and Paul Webster @paulwebsterfilms

Their new feature 'Atomic Hope' is out in Irish and UK Cinemas on the 17th of February.
It's a VERY VERY interesting watch that will shift perspectives on how we produce our energy. Join the debate by supporting at the cinema this weekend.

Is nuclear energy the solution to the climate crisis? Whether it is the only carbon-neutral technology capable of tackling the crisis or a fatally convenient stopgap, time is running out.

Atomic Hope – Inside the Pro-Nuclear Movement is an observational Irish feature documentary which follows a tiny group of highly unpopular “pro-nuclear” activists. They controversially believe we now need to urgently re-address our feelings on nuclear power if we are to have any hope of decarbonizing our energy systems before the effects of catastrophic climate change wreak havoc.

These advocates have been filmed internationally over a ten-year period, facing clashes and opposition at every juncture. A sordid history of nuclear meltdowns, radiation fears and nuclear waste are just some of the very serious issues traditional environmentalists have with this contentious technology. However, in the face of this pushback and conflict, they argue that, “science and data is all we have”. Their alarming call to action, while in tandem with Gretta’s global environmental demand for decarbonization, is drowned out in the streets. But for better or worse?

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This time we absolutely "Let the Right one" in the studio.

What a BLOODY good EP!!!
Mark Monks @mark_monks99 our residential Gore master sat down to yap with the indefatigable Conor McMahon @conormcmahon9

Conor’s First feature film Stitches, starring British comedian Ross Noble, won best film at the Midnight Xtreme section of the prestigious Sitges Film Festival.
He directed Zombie Bashers, an entry in the RTE Storyland online series scheme. The show proved extremely successful with horror and comedy fans alike and was voted the eventual winner of the competition. Conor directed all 6 episodes of the show.
His short films have won many awards including: Best Short at the Sitges Film Festival (Spain), First Prize in the Kodak Commercial Awards (London) and Second prize at Edinburgh’s Dead by Dawn Horror film Festival.

**His most recent Film Let the Wrong One In is now out in over 50 cinemas across the country.

Check out the trailer here:**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HfhF4tWj6g

Other work includes
Ghost Gaff, Good Dog and the wonderful Strangers in the Night featuring Niamh Algar and Michael Haugh.

Along with developing feature film ideas Conor has worked on numerous seasons of the popular RTE sketch show The Republic of Telly, writing and directing sketches with acts like The Rubber Bandits, Damo & Ivor and Georgia Salpa.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLKS!!!!

On this Brand new Episode of Fni Wrapchat... we cast our eye on the future Generation of Film TV talent.
Mark Monks sat down with Baz Black to chat about making your own opportunities and your own creative way, and his upcoming feature "Dublin Crust"

Baz Black is an Award Winning Actor/Writer/Director from Ireland best known for playing Ged Delaney in Season 1 & 2 of AMCS Show 'KIN' .

He trained at Bow Street Acting Academy. His early acting career started in theatre at a young age, Baz played Danny Zuko in Grease, then during his teenage years his unique heavily tattooed look saw him appearing in many music videos and promotional campaigns. Baz had a very successful modeling career and was signed to Frasers (Dublin) and Asha Tank (London) During this time he was on numerous front cover magazines, billboards, TV commercials and the face of full clothing ranges. This led to once again pursue his love for acting and he appeared in numerous Short Films and TV shows as he built his career up. Baz's look does get him cast as the 'bad guy' which he says he relishes but he also wanted to show another side to his acting abilities so he founded his production company 'Sure Look Productions' and wrote, directed and starred in his Short Film 'Reflection' which won many awards including 'Best European Short' and The Albert Pyun Award for 'Best Director' His second Short Film 'Merrow' based on Irish Mythology once again received many awards including 'The Overall Spirit of the Festival Award' His other Short Films include 'Loot' and Chinzilla' He has also written and Produced TV Series 'Just Messing" His debut feature film 'Dublin Crust' will be released in 2023 and has already garnered rave reviews and a Sold Out Premiere at The Whale Theatre received two standing ovations. Baz is an advocate for mental health and body positivist and has appeared on numerous TV talk shows, Radio and Podcasts to speak on this topic, a short film he wrote and directed called 'Office Workers Shocking Transformation' went viral with over 100 million views. In this video Baz can be seen with his tattoos completely covered up with make up.

He then removes the make up to reveal his tattoos in the shock ending with the message of the video being 'Be whoever makes you happy' As well as acting Baz is an accomplished drummer and plays in three bands. He wrote best selling book 'Ink Princess' which is soon to be made into a movie. He is a professional Body Piercer for over 19 years and has owned numerous tattoo and piercing studios. He has toured doing stand up comedy and practices the martial art of Jiu Jitsu since the age of 15 and was on the European Team.

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John Murphy had a very GALWAY chat with our very own Seán T. Ó Meallaigh for this great episode.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!!

John is an experienced and freelance editor working across drama and documentary. His work has premiered at Sundance, Berlin, SXSW, HotDocs, Sheffield, DocPoint and Doc Leipzeig. For television, He has cut multiple award winners and a whole host of shows ranging from profiles of cultural icons in sport and music to history and politics. In 2018, John was nominated for the Best Editor award by the Irish Academy and in 2022 won the award for Irish-language feature An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) which also won two awards at the 72nd Berlin film festival.

Check out John's list of Credits here:
https://johnmurphyeditor.com/about/resumecv/

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Paul Webster hosts this episode with director Alan Gilsenan, one of the most prolific filmmakers working in Ireland, about his fascinating career spanning three decades and an incredibly varied and impressive body of work as well as his latest film, Ghosts of Baggotonia. An evocative film-poem exploring the literary and other ghosts of the bohemian quarter bordering Dublin’s Baggot Street during the mid-20th century where there was a radical flourishing of artistic and intellectual activity.

A screening of ‘Ghosts of Baggotonia’, followed by a Q&A with Alan Gilsenan and poet Seán Hewitt, will be held at the IFI in Dublin on Friday, December 9 and is screening in cinemas around the country.

Alan Gilsenan is an Irish writer, filmmaker and theatre director. His work includes the cinematic documentaries Ghosts of Baggotonia, The Yellow Bittern, Then Meeting and Meetings with Ivor, the feature film Unless, based on a novel by Carol Shields and The Meeting, which he wrote and directed and premiered at the 2018 Dublin Film Festival.

Gilsenan is a former chairperson of the Irish Film Institute. He also served on the Irish Film Board, and on the board of the International Dance Festival Ireland. Between 2009 and 2014, Gilsenan served on the board of Raidió Teilifís Éireann, where he chaired the Editorial and Creative Output Committee. He is currently on the Board of Fighting Words, a creative writing centre for young people founded by Sean Love & novelist Roddy Doyle.

Having made an acclaimed film of Samuel Beckett's TV drama, Eh Joe, Gilsenan came to note with his controversial, award-winning documentary for the U.K.'s Channel 4 The Road to God Knows Where. With producer Martin Mahon, he formed Yellow Asylum Films and made a number of documentaries on challenging aspects of Irish life. These include The Asylum (a four-hour portrait of Portrane Psychiatric Hospital), The Hospice (inside St Francis Hospice), The Home (about old age), I See A Darkness (about suicide in Ireland), and A Time to Die (on euthanasia).

Gilsenan's Other work includes.

Eliza Lynch: Queen of Paraguay, a drama-documentary with Maria Doyle Kennedy in the title role which premiered at the London Film Festival;

God Bless America, a series for ITV in the United Kingdom, six portraits of U.S. cities through the eyes of American authors, including Gore Vidal, Neil Simon, Patricia Cornwell and Garrison Keillor;

The Irish Empire, the opening and closing episodes of a five-hour history of Irish emigration;

The Green Fields of France, a poetic meditation on the Irish who died fighting in World War I;

Maura’s Story, the story of a young Irish-American woman who became a Buddhist saint in Japan;

Ó Pheann an Phiarsaigh, a film-poem inspired by the creative writings of Patrick Pearse;

The Ghost of Roger Casement, a feature documentary.

**His latest film, Ghosts of Baggotonia, is out this weekend.

Watch the trailer below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyegsZF-t-4
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On this episode of the show, Paul Webster and PBL are joined by co-directors Anna Rogers and Shaun Dunne @shaundunnagram who crafted the poignant and affecting new documentary, How To Tell A Secret. The film is self-released and will screen in cinemas around the country. Check the film's socials to find out where and support the film in any way you can.

A wonderful chat about an important film. Out in early December in the IFI @irishfilminstitute and around the country.

This groundbreaking film takes on the enormity and complexity of HIV in Ireland with rigorous honesty, ingenuity and artistry that propels the conversation forward.

People in Ireland living with HIV share experiences with disarming emotional generosity and multiple creative means – making room for rage, acceptance, catastrophe and love along the way.

Robbie Lawlor was diagnosed with HIV at 21 and became one of the youngest people to come out on Irish television. Enda McGrattan, also known as Veda, promised to keep their HIV status a secret but eventually broke free with a song. And a group of Irish and migrant women, who cannot show their faces, found creative ways to have their voices heard. In this powerful hybrid documentary, directors Anna Rodgers and Shaun Dunne use documentary, performance and genre-blurring storytelling techniques to communicate a powerful message of what it is like to live with HIV in Ireland today. The film also includes a dramatic tribute to Thom McGinty, aka The Diceman.

How To Tell A Secret was directed by Anna Rodgers & Shaun Dunne and produced by Zlata Filipovic for Invisible Thread Productions. Music for the film was scored by Michael Fleming and Hugh Rodgers, Eleanor Bowman was the director of photography and it was edited by Paul Mullen. This film was made as part of the Reel Arts award with The Arts Council of Ireland.

Mixing new documentary work and archival footage with verbatim theatre, lip sync and a non-linear film style, this is queer storytelling at its best. Veda’s embodiment of the Diceman, Thom McGinty, is surely one of the most iconic visions of queer Ireland yet captured on film.

U equals U. Did you know that effective HIV treatment makes a person’s viral load undetectable and therefore HIV untransmittable? Which means HIV cannot be passed on to sexual partners. U equals U!

View the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/766562589?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=34118977

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Today joining our BRAND SPANKING NEW HOST Keith O'Grady *@keithogradyfilm

from the beautiful surroundings of Belfast Met... *https://sdgi.ie/directors/keith-ogrady/

is a wonderful Northern Irish Director Lynne Davison.

Her Debut feature MANDRAKE** follows probation officer Cathy Madden, given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm.

Lynne Davison was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. She has been a Writer and Director since 2004 with films in the Belfast Film Festival, Chicago Irish Film Festival and the 26th BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film festival. It is an important interest of Lynne’s to explore thought provoking female led universal stories within Drama, Sci Fi, Horror and Fantasy genres

“Lynne Davison is definitely a director to keep an eye on. With a secret 90’s horror remake and an apocalypse Sci-Fi flick in the works, Mandrake represents the opening gambit of an astonishingly confident new voice on the genre movie scene.” Bradley Hadcroft The People’s Movies"

https://lynnedavison.org/ for all things Lynne and her work and journey so far.

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Today joining our BRAND SPANKING NEW HOST Keith O'Grady *@keithogradyfilm

from the beautiful surroundings of Belfast Met... *https://sdgi.ie/directors/keith-ogrady/

is a wonderful Northern Irish Director Lynne Davison.

Her Debut feature MANDRAKE** follows probation officer Cathy Madden, given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm.

Lynne Davison was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. She has been a Writer and Director since 2004 with films in the Belfast Film Festival, Chicago Irish Film Festival and the 26th BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film festival. It is an important interest of Lynne’s to explore thought provoking female led universal stories within Drama, Sci Fi, Horror and Fantasy genres

“Lynne Davison is definitely a director to keep an eye on. With a secret 90’s horror remake and an apocalypse Sci-Fi flick in the works, Mandrake represents the opening gambit of an astonishingly confident new voice on the genre movie scene.” Bradley Hadcroft The People’s Movies"

https://lynnedavison.org/ for all things Lynne and her work and journey so far.

Come to our awesome CHRISTMAS PARTY on the 10th December: Tics: https://linktr.ee/wearefni

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Today joining our Host Paul Webster @paulwebsterfilms **Is a fascinating filmmaker and international Photo Journalist Seamus Murphy.

His film, The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby is funded by Screen Ireland, MoLI and Dublin Port and is out now in Irish Cinemas from today!!! @murphyseamus3**

Seamus Murphy grew up in Ireland and is based in London. He is the recipient of seven World Press Photo awards for his photographic work in Afghanistan, Gaza, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Peru and Ireland. He received The World Understanding Award from POYi in the USA for his work from Afghanistan and a film he made based around this work was nominated for an Emmy and won the Liberty in Media Prize in 2011.

His work has been published and exhibited widely. He has made films for The New Yorker and Channel 4 Television in the UK.

He is the author of four books including A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan (Saqi Books. 2008) is based on 12 trips to the country between 1994 and 2007 and is a chronicle of Afghanistan’s extraordinary recent history. I Am The Beggar of the World (Farrar Straus Giroux. 2014) offers a rare glimpse into the lives of Afghan women through their anonymous Landay poetry.

He has collaborated with musician PJ Harvey on projects for Let England Shake and The Hope Six Demolition Project, for which he won a Q Award for Best Music Film in October 2016.

Patti Smith listed Murphy’s film for Harvey’s The Words that Maketh Murder as one of her Top 10 artworks, saying “... this unheralded piece (directed by Seamus Murphy) is a wisp of humanity celebrating the small things. “

Murphy and Harvey together published The Hollow of the Hand (Bloomsbury. 2015) a book of his photography and her poetry. An exhibition and live presentation of The Hollow of the Hand work took place at the Royal Festival Hall, London in 2015 and at Les Recontres d’Arles in France in 2016.

His latest book The Republic (Allen Lane. 2016) is an immediate and personal portrait of Ireland and was exhibited at The Little Museum in Dublin in 2017.

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Today joining our Host Paul Webster @paulwebsterfilms **Is a fascinating filmmaker and international Photo Journalist Seamus Murphy.

His film, The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby is funded by Screen Ireland, MoLI and Dublin Port and is out now in Irish Cinemas from today!!! @murphyseamus3**

Seamus Murphy grew up in Ireland and is based in London. He is the recipient of seven World Press Photo awards for his photographic work in Afghanistan, Gaza, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Peru and Ireland. He received The World Understanding Award from POYi in the USA for his work from Afghanistan and a film he made based around this work was nominated for an Emmy and won the Liberty in Media Prize in 2011.

His work has been published and exhibited widely. He has made films for The New Yorker and Channel 4 Television in the UK.

He is the author of four books including A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan (Saqi Books. 2008) is based on 12 trips to the country between 1994 and 2007 and is a chronicle of Afghanistan’s extraordinary recent history. I Am The Beggar of the World (Farrar Straus Giroux. 2014) offers a rare glimpse into the lives of Afghan women through their anonymous Landay poetry.

He has collaborated with musician PJ Harvey on projects for Let England Shake and The Hope Six Demolition Project, for which he won a Q Award for Best Music Film in October 2016.

Patti Smith listed Murphy’s film for Harvey’s The Words that Maketh Murder as one of her Top 10 artworks, saying “... this unheralded piece (directed by Seamus Murphy) is a wisp of humanity celebrating the small things. “

Murphy and Harvey together published The Hollow of the Hand (Bloomsbury. 2015) a book of his photography and her poetry. An exhibition and live presentation of The Hollow of the Hand work took place at the Royal Festival Hall, London in 2015 and at Les Recontres d’Arles in France in 2016.

His latest book The Republic (Allen Lane. 2016) is an immediate and personal portrait of Ireland and was exhibited at The Little Museum in Dublin in 2017.

FNI Wrapchat is Produced by PBL, Paul Webster and Edited and Mixed by Mark Monks in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the Podcast Studios. https://www.thepodcaststudios.ie/

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**Today joining our Host Georgina McKevitt

(@itsgeorginamckevitt) is Lover of all things spooky and scary, Peter Dunne.**

Peter is an award-winning writer, playwright, producer, creator of audiodramas, podcasts and unusual experiences. Irish Theatre Magazine described his work as “New Irish writing at its best”, Visit Dublin called him “One of Ireland’s most interesting and innovative talents” while Headstuff called his theatre work “brilliant

and innovative.”

For his horror anthology podcast Petrified, he won a New York Radio Award and an Irish Podcast Award for drama series and recently made the move into live shows at the London Podcast Festival.

He co-created two podcast and radio series for RTÉjr - The Living Library and Spooky FM - also an award winner at the Irish Podcast Awards.

For the Bram Stoker Festival, he created the audio horror experiences Eerie and

Bram, as well as Instaterror - the world’s first ghost story to take place completely on

Instagram. He made his graphic comics debut in 2020 with the queer horror

story Abomination by Hey Dorothy comics

Straddling the worlds of horror and comedy, his plays have been staged at the Abbey Theatre, Project Arts Centre, Bewleys Café Theatre, Dublin Castle and Smock Alley Theatre amongst others. For his theatre work he has been nominated for the Spirit of Wit Award and the Georganne Aldrich Heller Award at the Dublin Fringe Festival.

This Halloween, Peter will team up with Dacre Stoker for Stoker On Stoker, looking at the work of the legendary creator of Dracula.

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**Today on FNI Wrapchat PBL chats with Greg Thorpe.

@paulbutlerlennox @TheGregling. Greg is director of the Gaze Film Festival he is also a creative producer, writer, curator and artist.**

Since 2008 Greg has been involved in all manner of creative things, including club nights, cabaret, publishing, creative activism, live literature, dance recitals, film screenings, theatre, performance, visual arts and more.

As well as making and curating, he also devises and host workshops aimed at creative practitioners, including guidance for arts freelancers and creatives.

I also mentor artists who are developing new work, remotely and in person.

As well as my one-off creative ventures, he is the Creative Director for Superbia, Manchester Pride's year-round programme of LGBT+ cultural activity.

ABOUT GAZE

Established in 1992, the festival's mission is to advance equality and promote visibility of LGBTQ+ experiences by showcasing and celebrating these narratives on screen. Formerly known as the Dublin Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, GAZE International Film Festival celebrates LGBTQ+ storytelling. It runs in Dublin from wed 28th September – 15th October 2022

GAZE International LGBTQ+ Film Festival

30th Anniversary Special

Dublin | 28th September – 15th October 2022

This year GAZE International LGBTQ+ Film Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary of film programming in Dublin. Beginning life as a lesbian and gay film club at the IFI in the early 1990s, the festival has since evolved into Ireland’s pre-eminent LGBTQ+ film event.

To celebrate this incredible milestone, the festival has an expanded programme of screenings for 2022 to share more exciting film work in new spaces for new audiences, including gallery screenings and a revamped GAZE Online offering for the whole of Ireland.

The core cinema season will form the heart of the festival as always, taking place from Wednesday 28th September to Sunday 2nd October at both the IFI and Light House.

Visit https://www.gaze.ie/ for tickets and information.

@GAZEfilmfest

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Antonia Campbell-Hughes is a striking presence on screen and now it seems in the Directors chair with her debut feature "It's in us all" featuring Cosmo Jarvis.

Our Host Georgina McKevitt chatted to her about her close attention to character and her journey from Script to screen.

(@itsgeorginamckevitt)

Named a Screen Star of Tomorrow and a Shooting Star at the Berlinale, her acting credits include films such as Jane Campion’s BRIGHT STAR, KELLY+VICTOR, 3096DAYS, and most recently Colum Eastwood’s BLACK MEDICINE. TV acting credits include comedy LEAD BALLOON, BBC’s MY MOTHER AND OTHER STRANGERS, and new series DANGEROUS LIAISONS for Playground/Starz.

As a writer/director Antonia has just finished her debut feature IT IS IN US ALL a complex psychological drama starring Cosmo Jarvis and Claes Bang. As well as her own projects she is co-writing dramedy, GOOD GRIEF, with Dolly Wells for Out of Orbit, LUCIA, a biopic of Lucia Joyce, with Alexandra McGuiness, and will direct LYNOTT, a feature inspired by My Boy, the story of Philomena and Phil Lynott, for Shy Punk Productions.

**Why not Join us THIS SATURDAY for our inaugural all day event at our Members Fni Expo at Griffith College Dublin on Sat 24th September.

Visit:

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On today's Episode, Mia Mullarkey caught up a week or two ago with an amazing Nigerian/Irish talent Derek Ugochukwu.

Derek is one to watch and is very much on the rise. In May 2020, Screen Ireland announced Ugochukwu as one of the successful 15 writers selected from a pool of 195 applicants for its inaugural Spotlight development scheme aimed at fostering new and diverse writing talent.

In January 2021, Derek was one of the successful 10 writers shortlisted from over 600 entries for the Virgin Media Discovers short film competition in partnership with Screen Ireland. To All My Darlings, a short film written by Ugochukwu was shortlisted for the 2021 BAFTA Student Film Awards. It also won the Audience Award for Best Short at the 2021 Dublin International Film Festival. You're not home, His latest film as a Director, Screened recently at this years Galway Film Fleadth.

Further work includes as an Actor, The Drama Series Cold Courage based on a book by Finnish author Pekka Hiltunen. Why not Join us for our inaugural all day event at our Members Fni Expo at Griffith College Dublin on Sat 24th September. All you have to do to attend is join our membership on BuyMeACoffee.com/Fni FNI Wrapchat is Produced by PBL, Paul Webster and Edited and Mixed by Mark Monks in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the Podcast Studios. https://www.thepodcaststudios.ie/

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**Our Wrapchat team and FNI staff would like to take a moment to mark the sad passing of the Brilliant Filmmaker Tom Collins. A fantastic filmmaker and soul.

Our thoughts are with all his family at this difficult time, especially our colleague and friend Eibh Collins, RIP.Emer Reynolds is a Director of Film and Documentary and IFTA-winning Film Editor**. Emer made her editing feature debut in 1992 with the independent film The Visit and went on to work on films such as The Most Fertile Man in Ireland and The Actors.

Emer is a Grierson-nominated feature documentary director and multi-award winning film editor, is based in Dublin, Ireland. 'Here Was Cuba" her documentary directorial debut, which she co-directed with John Murray, It was screened at festivals worldwide, on More4 and was nominated for a Grierson Award 2014. Her most recent solo-directed, award-winning feature documentary "The Farthest" , featuring the amazing Voyager spacecraft- described as "Awe-inspiring.. chills-inducing" Variety, "Dazzling" The New York Times and " Exactly what the World needs right now" LA Times - having scooped three awards including the Audience Award at its premiere in the Dublin International Film Festival, made its international premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival; enjoyed a very successful release in Ireland, the U.K and the U.S, and is still touring international film festivals.

Emer has written and directed four short films and directed the RTE 6 part TV drama series 'Trouble in Paradise'. A five-time IFTA winning editor, her feature credits include 'I Went Down', 'The Actors', 'The Eclipse', and 'Patrick's Day', and documentary work includes 'One Million Dubliners', 'We went to War' and 'Broken Tail'.

Joyride (Her Feature Length Drama Debut) is an upcoming Irish coming-of-age film from a screenplay by Ailbhe Keogan. It had its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh on 5 July 2022 and is currently in Cinemas NOW!!!!!!

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**Joining Paul Butler Lennox @paulbutlerlennox on FNI (@filmnetworkireland)

Wrap Chat this time around, all the way from the fertile banks of the Boyne is Frank Kelly and Bill Murphy.**

The Boyne Valley International Film Festival Special, 12th & 13th Aug 2022.

Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Boyne Valley, Droichead Arts Centre and film maker Frank W. Kelly are delighted to announce the inaugural Boyne Valley International Film Festival. Taking place 12 & 13 Aug 2022.

Receive access to the entire weekend programme; film screenings, panel discussion, Q&A's and workshop all for just €15 with this BVIFF 2022 Season Ticket!

Full programme: https://www.droichead.com/show-detail/?id=873636869

Frank studied animation production at Ballyfermot College of Further Education. He began writing screenplays during college and formed a writing partnership with Thomas Kennedy when he graduated in 2000. Together they founded Pale Stone Productions Ltd. They completed their first short, Emily’s Song in 2006. It was screened at 30 international film festivals, broadcast on RTE and Channel 4, won the Crystal Heart Award, UNICEF Award and special Mention at Oberhausen Short Film Fest. Frank went on to make Bill, For Short in 2008, distributed by Network Ireland Television, and Slán agus Beannacht in 2009, both screened at festivals around the world. He began production on 140 the same year, in global documentary that was shot in 23 countries around the world. Completed in January of 2010, it had it’s world premiere at the Newport Beach Film Fest and it’s European Premiere at the IFI in Dublin

Check out his book

8 Simple Steps to Making Your Short Film (Which we reference on the EP)

https://frankwkelly.com/the-book/

Bill Murphy is an Irish Actor, Voice-over Artist, Singer, Filmmaker and Writer who has worked extensively throughout the world on stage and film in a career spanning over thirty years. Bill's most recent credits include Vikings Valhalla on Netflix, in which he played the character Ödger, and This Nan's Life cinema release as Officer Jonas, playing opposite Catherine Tate and directed by Josie Rourke. Bill has an impressive backlog of Theatre work in Ireland, including the National Theatre of Ireland (Abbey Theatre), most recently on the production of Abbey Calling, Dear Ireland Continues and Country Girls.

From 2015 to 2017, Bill worked on the production Once in Dublin, directed by John Tiffany, playing the character Da at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin and in Seoul in South Korea to huge critical acclaim. At present Bill is working with Justin Long (Dodgeball, Jeepers Creepers, etc) on a film called The Christmas Break (working title) directed by Prarthana Mohan, and has just released his own short film Lily's Theme which will be coming shortly to a film festival near you!

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We'd like to take a moment to mark the sad passing of two members of the Film and TV Community who tragically passed away in the last couple of weeks. Donal Courtney, a wonderful actor, director and facilitator at the age of 52 and the marvel that was Michelle Forde, writer, producer and artist. Taken too soon after a brave battle with cancer at the young age of 38. Our deepest sympathies to all their loved ones.

On the show this time around is write/director, Colm Bairèad. Director of the stunninf “An Cailín Ciúin." Still in cinemas and packing them in around the country. Go see it!

Colm was born in Dublin and raised bilingually through Irish and English. Over the past fifteen years he has directed a number of multi-award-winning short films and many hours of documentary television for RTÉ, TG4 and TV3/Virgin Media. These include the four-part IFTA-nominated series The Joy (TV3), the award-winning feature-length drama documentary The Maamtrasna Murders (TG4), the IFTA award-winning docudrama Cumann na mBan – Women of the Revolution (TG4) and the IFTA-nominated documentary Frank O’Connor - Idir Dhá Shruth. Colm’s 2013 fly-on-the-wall doc series An Ceoldráma (The Musical) was nominated for three IFTA Awards, including Best Director.

In 2012, Colm received a distinction from the Screen Director’s Guild of Ireland for his contribution to Irish-language film-making.

Colm made his narrative feature debut with An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl), an adaptation of Irish author Claire Keegan’s celebrated story, Foster. The film premiered at the 72nd Berlinale where it won the Grand Prix of the International Jury of the Generation Kplus programme. It opened the 2022 Dublin International Film Festival, winning the Audience Award and the Dublin Film Critics’ Circle Award for Best Irish Film. Colm also received an Aer Lingus Discovery Award during the festival. The film scooped 7 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. Colm was also the recipient of the Screen Ireland-IFTA Rising Star Award. In its opening week of release in Ireland and the UK, the film became the highest-grossing Irish-language film of all time.

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**Happy Easter FNI'ers. Thanks for Stopping by!!!!

Joining Paul Butler Lennox on FNI Wrap Chat this time around, from a little while back is a brilliant Film and TV personality and wonderful writer and producer; Mr Alan Keane of Hot Drop Films.**

Alan speaks about his lean years, spending time learning the ropes in the states, the importance of Reliance and differing approaches to story and scriptwriting.

Alan Keane is a writer, story editor and producer working in Live Action and Animation. Alan specialises in working closely with other creatives, be they writers, producers or directors. A professionally trained creative collaborator who knows how to get the best out of creative relationships and leads by doing.

Alan is a graduate of NUIG’s Heuston Film Schools Master’s in Screenwriting program where he was awarded the Pat Sheehan Scholarship to the prestigious UCLA’s professional screenwriting program back in 2005. Since then Alan has worked full time in the industry as a writer and story editor across a slew of different genres, from drama to comedy, live action to animation, helping to create content for kids and grown ups alike. Several of the shows Alan has worked have gone on to win Emmy’s, BAFTA’s and even Royal Television society awards.

http://www.hotdropfilms.com/ for more info... If you'd like to support the show visit BuyMeACoffee.com/fniand purchase us a coffee or become a member. If you sign up to FNI membership, you'll be in with a chance for mentorship with some brilliant film and tv professionals for Mentors Phase 2. (It's going to be our best yet.)

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Host Mia Mullarkey welcomed the indefatigable Irish Writer/Director Donal Foreman on to the show during a pitstop back home after his recent VDIFF screening for his latest film “The Cry of Granuaile”

Donal Foreman is an Irish filmmaker living in New York City. He has been making films since he was 11 years of age. Since then, he has written, directed and edited over fifty short films, and in 2013 he completed his first feature film Out of Here.

The film was theatrically released at the Irish Film Institute in 2014, receiving 4-star reviews from major newspapers including the Irish Times More recently he has been nominated for the Rising Star award at the Irish Film & TV Awards a couple of years ago, and awarded the Discovery Award from the Dublin Film Critics Circle. He’s an alumnus of the Irish National Film School and the Berlinale Talent Campus, and, since 2011, a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective. His latest Film Screened at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival **“The Cry of Granuaile”

Visit https://donalforeman.com/** to rent or buy his first two features and to see some of his back catalogue.

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We are delighted to speak with the multi-talented Stacey Gregg, writer/director of the Andrea Riseborough led "HERE BEFORE" a brilliantly made psychological thriller from Northern Irish. Currently in cinemas.

Stacey is from Belfast and is a writer and director for stage and screen. Her plays include Scorch (Outburst Queer Arts Festival, Belfast, 2015; Edinburgh Fringe, 2016); Shibboleth (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 2015); Override (Watford Palace Theatre, 2013); Lagan (Ovalhouse Theatre London, 2011); Perve (Abbey Theatre, Dublin, 2011; BBC Radio Drama Award 2012) and When Cows Go Boom (Abbey Theatre, Dublin 2008).

She co-created an interactive web installation for CRASSH (Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities). Television work includes The Letter for the King (Netflix), The Innocents (Netflix), Your Ma’s a Hard Brexit (The Guardian/ Headlong), Riviera (Archery Pictures / Sky), Spoof or Die (Channel Four) and The Frankenstein Chronicles (Rainmark). Here Before (2021), The Innocents (2018) and Ballywalter (2022.) She recently directed a block on the forthcoming HBO series, The Baby.

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After a little break. We're bacccccck!

On our first pod of 2022, one for the animation professionals. A special episode with Paul Ó Muiris. Paul Butler Lennox sat down for a chat with one of the most interesting and productive creatives out there.

Paul Ó Muiris is an Irish artist and filmmaker. In his early career, Paul worked as an illustrator, sculptor, and storyboard artist. With the Oscar-nominated Cartoon Saloon animation studio in Ireland, he has directed projects for Disney, RTE, and Amazon Studios, as well as doing extensive work on projects in development and leading the compositing department on various commercial, TV, and feature development projects. He also wrote and directed the multi-award winning short film The Ledge End of Phil (from accounting) which garnered an IFTA nomination.

Internationally he's served as Development Consultant on the hit Netflix feature film Klaus. Worked on Marvel's What if..? series for Disney Plus in Sydney. He has also supervised on TV series in France and is in development on a new project with French studio Gao Shan Pictures.

He is currently the compositing supervisor on the upcoming Cartoon Saloon feature film My Father's Dragon for Netflix.

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**On this episode, we're very lucky to be joined by internationally renowned Actor Ewen Bremner. @PaulButlerLennox had a chat with Ewen about Creating Characters, Growing up at the Seaside in Portabello, Scotland in the 70s, Youth Theatre and the connection and commonalities in brilliant people he's worked with.

As well as his work on the Bluefish project.

Ewen can be seen most recently playing Alan McGee who found Oasis in "Creation Stories" on the Sky Store and on download.**

Ewen Bremner has worked with many of the most celebrated names in world cinema. He has created and performed countless unique characters for directors such as Danny Boyle, Bong Joon-Ho, Mike Leigh, Ridley Scott, Frank Oz, Woody Allen, Kelly Reichardt, David Mackenzie, Patty Jenkins, Mike Newell, Gus Van Sant and Harmony Korine Most recently, Ewen has played Alan McGee of Creation records in the feature film Creation Stories. Alan McGee signed Oasis and is synonymous with 90s rock culture.

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Ewen has spent more than three decades working extensively in film, theatre and television. Originally the initial performer of the Trainspotting narrative on stage and unforgettable as Spud in Trainspotting and Sequel in 2017. T2 Trainspotting.

Ewen is also an experienced educator and has taught alongside Clark Midddleton at Torn Page’s Apt929 in NYC and is currently completing producer and director duties on Clark Middleton’s BLUEFISH film, shooting remotely throughout the pandemic with 36 actors from 16 different countries.

We were also very lucky to work with Ewen on a series of classes with FNI.

"Character and Self" ran over two weekends in Dec 2021 and was supported by Screen Skills Ireland, Louth Co Council, Kildare County Council, Roscommon Arts and Cavan Arts.

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Paul Webster spoke with Michael McCormack this time last year just before the planned release of Breaking Out, a ten year oddysey with Interference frontman and singer Fergus O Farrell, his battle with Muscular Dystrophy and one of the most unlikely musical comebacks ever. But Covid had other plans. Breaking Out has finally hit Irish cinemas after a long and tumultuous journey to screen and we got to have a great chat with Michael about how it got there.

In Irish cinemas now!

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Director Michael McCormack’s joyful, funny and deeply affecting portrait made over ten years captures the pain of Fergus’s deterioration and the strength he gained from his wife Li, his family, Glen Hansard and many other friends. Winner of Best Irish Feature Documentary Galway International Film Fleadh 2019, This is such a moving Portrait. Suffering all his life from muscular dystrophy, Irish musician Fergus O’Farrell found his release through music and his ever-changing band of musicians.

Filmed over a decade, charting his first tour to the Czech Republic, to Radio City Music Hall and to his last days of recording his final album at his home in West Cork, Breaking Out is a love story about music, family and friendship.

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Joining Paul Webster and guest-host Steve Gunn this week is director, Laura Way.

Laura grew up in Wexford’s ‘Theatre Workshop’ founded by her parents Michael Way and Irene Wright. There she established her early acting credentials as well as working in all areas of theatre crafts and production. She studied Art (performance and multimedia) and graduated with honours from Waterford Institute of Technology in 2000. Laura is an award-winning director who received acclaim directing for the EastEnders ‘Consent’ episode which was nominated for Best Single Episode at the British Soap Awards.

Bodecii Film, Laura's production company is developing a number of productions and Laura works extensively with Wexford Writers, Helping Scripting For Broadcast. Which is funded by Screen Skills Ireland, Creative Ireland & Screen Wexford, Laura is also a founding member of Screen Wexford.

Laura has also directed on RED ROCK and on BLOOD for Virgin Media Television.

Credits include: 2019: BLOOD II – Company Pictures/West Road Pictures; 2018-19: EASTENDERS – BBC; 2016-17: RED ROCK – Company Pictures/Element Pictures. Theatre credits include: THE KILL GOD – Wexford National Opera House; ORANGE FLOWER WATER – Mill Theatre.

Her most recent work "The Holiday" will broadcast on Channel 5 in January 22. Keep an eye out for it!

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Our new Acting and Performance series of classes are now available for free, which you can now apply for on www.WeAreFni.com

Character & Self with Ewen Bremner (Applications close on 26th Nov)https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001971/

4 Days, 2×2 hours over video call, over two weekends this December will launch soon with Screen Skills Ireland, Roscommon Co Council, Cavan Arts, Louth County Council and Kildare ***Co Council.

This will be FREE but in order to attend you'll have to fill our application form to apply.***

12 people max class. Weekend classes, Weekend availability during early Dec a must.

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Joining Paul Webster this time around... Ross Killeen and Narayan Van Maele.

Ross talks with us for a second time on the podcast, along with his exceptional DOP Narayan, chatting about what is sure to be one of the year's most popular cinema going experiences "Love Yourself Today." The film centres around the music of Irish singer/songwriter Damien Dempsey but also turns the lens on his fans. Love Yourself Today is an emotive celebration of modern spirituality and the power of music to heal.

Ross Killeen is a Director and runs two very successful production companies;

Event Junkies and Motherland. Ross set up Motherland, a collective of Directors, Producers and Editors, producing commercials, films and documentary to find depth, poetry and inspiration in unexpected places. The meticulous preparation he puts into every project can be felt in the comfort of his subjects, who tell their stories with pride. This is evident in abundance in his latest work.

Ross’s own work has won a number of awards, from Kinsale Sharks to ICADs and a Vimeo Staff Pick. 99 Problems Ross short film, is received its premiere at The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival. This marks his feature debut. What a film it is.

In 2009 Narayan graduated from the Irish National Film School with a First Class Honours in Cinematography. Feature film credits include GUTLAND, starring Frederick Lau and Vicky Krieps, ‘You Are Not My Mother’ a psychological horror feature film is premiering at TIFF MIDNIGHT MADNESS in 2021.

Clair Dix’s ‘Sunlight’ is currently in post production. Next feature is Ian Hunt Duffy’s ‘Double Blind’ scheduled to start shooting early 2022. Check out some of his work on here: narayanvanmaele.com

’Love Yourself Today’ premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh 2021 to a standing ovation and is coming to cinemas in Ireland on 5th of November 2021.If you'd like to support the show you can subscribe on Headstuff+ or visit BuyMeACoffee.com/fni and Purchase us a coffee or become a member.

Becoming a member has lots of cool perks. Including cool free tickets and events for members only!!!

Fni Wrapchat is sponsored by Film Equitpment Store, Wildcard Distributiion and Octovid. Produced by Larry McGowen at the Podcast Studios Dublin.

Our new Acting and Performance series of classes are now available for free, which you can now apply for on www.WeAreFni.com

Character & Self with Ewen Bremnerhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001971/

4 Days, 2×2 hours over video call, over two weekends this December will launch soon with Screen Skills Ireland, Roscommon Co Council, Cavan Arts, Louth County Council and Kildare.ie. This will be FREE but in order to attend you'll have to fill our application form to apply.

12 people max class. Weekend classes #WeAreBack #WeAreFni

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@PaulButlerLennox Sat down with one of the funniest guests we've had on ever this week. From his brilliant characterizations to his love of accents and mimicry and international schooling. We chat to the man behind the characters.

Liam Hourican is an Irish actor, best known for his roles in BBC Three comedy Murder in Successville, for his voice work for Song of the Sea (2014), The Secret of Kells (2009)

Hourican has worked as a stand-up comedian and very popular impressionist. Hourican appeared in various comedy roles on TV over the years and in 2015 his work in which he he co-starred in Murder in Successville brought him to the publics attention. The semi-improvised show, in which a celebrity guest must help DI Sleet solve a fictional crime, became a cult hit. Liam Hourican - actor, impressionist, comedian - Liam has been a constant comedic presence on TV and stage since the mid-00’s, with roles in The Savage Eye (RTE), The IT Crowd (Channel 4) and Tracey Ullman's Show (BBC) to name just a few. His most recent work as the Lead in "La Cha Cha"

Directed by Kevin Allen (Twin Town) opposite Keith Allen, Dougray Scott, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis and Rhys Ifans Liam plays "Solti Buttering". Solti embarks on a road trip to scatter his grandfathers ashes. Finding everywhere closed, he stumbles across La Cha Cha, a holiday park with a community of retired characters, living off grid and having the time of their lives. He soon discovers that feisty owner Libby Rees (Ruby Ashbourne Serkis) and her brother Damien (Sonny Ashbourne Serkis) are struggling to keep the place, and community, going. But they have a very unusual plan. Hourican is an accomplished stage Actor.

The Irish Premiere of "La Cha Cha" screens this friday at the Clones Film Fstival @ 7.30pm The Courthouse -

https://www.clonesfilmfestival.com/index.php/all-films/266-la-cha-cha

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Watch out for our new series of classes that you can apply for:

**Character & Self with Ewen Bremner

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4 Days, 2×2 hours over video call, over two weekends this December will launch soon with Screen Skills Ireland, Roscommon Co Council, Cavan Arts, Louth County Council and Kildare.ie. This will be FREE but in order to attend you'll have to fill our application form to apply. 12 people max class. Weekend classes

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In the final instalment of our special Irish Film Institute Documentary Festival podcasts. Paul Butler Lennox and our brand new host Georgina McKevitt spoke to the wonderful documentary director Alex Fegan.

A massive welcome to Georgina to the team!!!!

Alex has made some of the more commercially successful and engaging Feature Documentaries of recent years, Mostly off his own bat. More often than not a one-man shooting band, But Alex's real skill is making his subjects relax on camera and allows them to just be themselves and there's nothing more fascinating than people watching.

Alex is a brilliant example of someone following their calling a little later in life, leaving a successful career in Law. His work thus far Includes the hugely popular "Older than Ireland", The Irish Pub, both of which screened all over the USA and Europe, Picking up a hat full of awards. Most recently mhe directed and produced Abbeyfeale Good for RTE and The Irish Wedding, which screened as part of the IFI Documentry Festival 2021 and will screen on RTE later this year.

Alex's down to earth good nature and communication skills are evident in his work and their massive reach worldwide. Testament to his hard work and original, singular ideas.

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On this Ep we're chatting to Jade Jordan. @jade_jordan88

What a wonderful character Jade is. You can absolutely see why she's going places recently.

@paulbutlerlennox sat down recently for a yap about Acting, impostor syndrome, bring creative, attitude (and how it affects you) and her wonderful new book Nanny Ma and me. Which is available now across the country.

Jade is a Dublin-based theatre and film Actor, and a graduate of Bow Street. Her previous credits include Rosie (Element Pictures, Paddy Breathnach), Kin, (Amc, Rte) The Virtues (Channel 4, Shane Meadows), Doctors (BBC, Matt Carter), Citysong (Abbey Theatre) and Dear Ireland (Abbey Theatre).

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In this second of a series of collaborative Podcasts with the Ifi @irishfilminstitute **@paulbutlerlennox speaks with Viusl Artist and Filmmaker Susan Thompson.

This Episode is Produced and mixed by Larry McGowen.

As always we're grateful to Wildcard Distribution, Film Equiptment Store and Octovid.com for their wonderful support of our show.**

Susan Thomson is a writer and filmmaker based in Dublin and Brighton. She holds a Masters in European Literature and Film from Magdalen College, Oxford University, an MA in Modern Languages from Trinity Hall, Cambridge and a Masters in Fine Art from IADT, Dublin.

She has received numerous bursaries and project awards from the Arts Council. Her artist’s book The Swimming Diaries is available from Artbook @ MoMA PS1, New York, the ibookstore and is held in the collection of the Live Art Development Agency, and she has written for many publications including Circa, IMMA magazine, the Times, Women’s News, GCN and JSTOR.

We discuss her Film Ghost Empire Belize. Part of a trilogy of films exploring the legacy of British colonial rule and the criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people in 34 countries around the world, Irish-based artist-filmmaker Susan Thomson examines the constitutional challenge taken by Belizean activist Caleb Orozco against Section 53, a 19th century British colonial law criminalising acts ‘against the order of nature’. Opposition to the case by evangelical Christian groups has included symbolic hangings of an effigy of LGBTQ+ group UNIBAM. The film is a psychological portrait of Orozco’s resistance and sacrifice and the validation of his efforts at the UK Parliament, and at the UN where he is congratulated by then vice president Joe Biden.

Susan's important work to highlight injustices against LGBTQ+ communities can be viewed on her website.

https://www.susanthomson.co.uk/

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***This week, @PaulButlerLennox spoke with director David Burke and Dr Phil Kennedy ahead of the release of the fantastic "Father of the Cyborgs".

It plays at the IFI and selected Cinemas across the Country NOW!!!.***

To say It was very humbling to speak with the subject of "Father of the Cyborgs" Dr Phil Kennedy, is a massive understatement.

David Burke's film was four years in the making. "Father of the Cyborgs" is the fascinating story of Neuroscientist Dr Phil Kennedy.

Phil Kennedy made global headlines in the late 1990s for implanting wire electrodes in the brain of a ‘locked-in patient’ to control a computer cursor with their mind. Compared to Alexander Graham Bell in The Washington Post, Kennedy became known as ‘The Father of the Cyborgs’. Travelling to South America in 2014, he made further headlines when tiny electrodes were implanted inside his brain in order to continue his research.

This film examines the ethical quandaries of self-experimentation and a future where technology and human brains combine.

A very very special episode about a fantastic piece of Documentary. Congratulations all on a brilliant, fearless subject.

Father of the Cyborgs is an incredible piece of work and we couldn't encourage you strongly enough to go and see in the cinema. It's out now.

For anyone kindly willing to donate to Phils research here are some links:

1] The Silent Speech Foundation web site is SilentSpeech.org

3400 McClure Bridge Road, D402, Duluth, Georgia 30096, USA.

2] 'Unlocking Erik: A freedom journey to restore speech to those with the locked-in syndrome.' Proceeds support the research. Available on Amazon, Nova Science Publishers site and on our web site: www.neuralsignals.com.

3] Neural Signals stock can be purchased. The web site is http://www.neuralsignals.com/

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This episode is produced and mixed by Larry McGowan.

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In the first of a series of collaborative Podcasts with the IFI @irishfilminstitute for their Documentary Festival this year, we're joined by Mary Sue Connolly.

Her film 'Overdosed' screens on Wednesday the 22nd of September at 6pm and is also available on IFI @Home

The IFI Documentary Festival is on now. Check out the programme here: https://ifi.ie/docfest/

Directed by Mary Sue Connolly "Overdosed" highlights the deadly American opioid crisis as it unfolds in the small town of Petersburg in rural West Virginia, the state hardest hit by this epidemic. Through interviews with former drug dealers, over-prescribing doctors, DEA agents and local community members, the film uncovers a shocking narrative of the pharmaceutical industry’s deliberate plan to target opioid sales to an impoverished, under-served community and the resulting addiction, prison and overdose cycles of its citizens.

Irish-born, investigative documentary filmmaker Mary Sue reveals the core humanity of the epidemic’s survivors, one of whom, Bre McUlty who at age 19 was the town’s leading heroin supplier, is now drug-free, and shares her story in an effort to educate others.

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Joining Paul Webster is the extremely talented Gemma-Leah Devereux coming of the back of the recent release of her tour-de-force performance in Irish feature, The Bright Side directed by Ruth Meehan.

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Gemma is an actor from Dublin who has worked extensively in TV and Film. She first came onto our screens in The Tudors where she played Lady Elizabeth Fitzgearld with Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

She went on to make her film debut starring opposite Ross Noble in Stitches. Her next leading role in film was in the thriller Dartmoor Killing which won the National Film Award for Best Film. It was followed closely by dramady Get Up And Go starring with Killian Scott and Peter Coonan for which she got IFTA Nominated for Best Actress.

Gemma-Leahs' recent roles for film include Amia McNamara in Broken Law alongside John Connors directed by Paddy Slattery, Ruth Shine in Citizen Lane opposite Tom Vaughan Lawler, directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan and Roisin in Cardboard Gangsters directed by Mark O'Connor. She earned huge success recently for her break out role as Liza Minnelli in the Oscar Nominated Biopic Judy opposite Renée Zellweger about Judy Garlands life.

Most recently she has become a familiar face to Irish television audiences through her role as Anna in the highly acclaimed BBC/RTE noir thriller series Smother, starring opposite Dervla Kirwin and Seána Kerslake which she just wrapped filming on Season 2. Gemma-Leah was IFTA nominated for a second time for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anna in Smother. Other recent television work includes Hannah Duby in Dead Still with Michael Smiley, Ciara in Bump and Lydia Murphy in Striking Out with Amy Huberman.

She can currently be seen starring in feature film The Bright Side, directed by Ruth Mehan which reunites her once more with Tom Vaughan Lawler. She lives between Dublin and London.

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MICK MAHON is one of Ireland's most respected editors working in Film and TV.

Mick is joined this week by host Paul Webster.

“Mick Mahon has been IFTA-nominated six times, and has edited a host of award winning projects. His work includes The Writing in the Sky (2011), Saving The Titanic (2012) John Sheahan: A Dubliner (2013) & Rough Rider ( 2013).

Mick is especially noted for his documentary work and has built up a staggering back catalogue of work. He has long standing collaborations with some of Irelands premier documentary makers including Maurice Sweeney, Garry Keane and Liam McGrath.

He has recent credits include the feature documentary, The Queen of Ireland.” "Gaza"

"Khorfakkan" the show "Dunhuang- the edge of the World" and the upcoming rousing documentary "Love Yourself Today" the Damien Dempsey Doc.

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Joining @paulwebsterfilms this week on Ireland's Film Industry Podcast

FNI Wrapchat is super director Bob Gallagher.

Bob Gallagher is a director, writer and cinematographer based in Dublin. He has been declared a ‘Good Soldier of Cinema’ by Werner Herzog and has been described by Rough Trade’s Geoff Travis as a filmmaker who ‘can be lyrical, as well as forensically evil’. Bounding through styles and subjects, often in enthusiastic collaboration, his work traverses personal boundaries and teases out emotional soft spots.

His visual stories are marked by a polished absurdity and usually an element of the fantastic. With a passion for exploration, Bob’s music video work has found him partaking in shamanic rituals, recreating Caravaggio’s studio, walking 200km across Ireland, consulting a dominatrix, and cutting up a corpse. Amongst a prolific output of music videos, and commercial work, Bob has directed three short films to date, marrying striking visuals with deftly observed, character driven narratives.

Early in 2017 Bob was invited to Cuba to participate in a 10 day practical workshop with Werner Herzog, resulting in two short documentary films ‘The Impossible Flight of the Stone’ and ‘Salon’. Bob is also a photographer, specialising in 3D images shot on 35mm film . He has exhibited as an artist-in-residence at the Darkroom, and as part of Photo Ireland Festival. He recently completed an artist residency in D-Light Studios Dublin.

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"Go to New York, make a splash and show these fuckers back here"

This week's Episode of FNI Wrap Chat is someone who may be very recognisable to the Irish TV audience, from his brilliant turn in Love/Hate as Git Loughran, to his performances in the recent Taken Down and Dead Still. The brilliant writer/actor/director, Jimmy Smallhorne joins the two Paul's @paulbutlerlennox @paulwebsterfilms in the studio.

Jimmy is an Irish filmmaker and actor who wrote, directed and acted in his debut feature film "2by4". The Sundance Selected 1998 notorious Feature. Jimmy recounts in brilliant detail his experiences finding finance and how Harvey Keitel was instrumental in helping it get made. 2by4 is a drama about a closeted gay construction worker in New York City and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and received the Festival's Cinematography award for the camera work of Declan Quinn (Leaving Las Vegas, Vanya on 42nd Street, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love). Jimmy grew up in the Ballyfermot suburb of Dublin, Ireland. He emigrated to the United States in 1994, finding work as a construction laborer. While working in construction, Smallhorne helped organize the Irish Bronx Theater. In 2020 he appeared in the crime drama series Dead Still. He lives in Carlow with his partner.

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On this weeks episode in a slight reshuffle Paul Butler Lennox @paulbutlerlennox is joined by Director, Producer Garret Daly. Garret Daly

Garret is a multifaceted and hugely assertive Film, TV and Audio and education professional who's productivity is self evident in his wide range of work across broadcast media over the years. This is testament to his brilliant attitude and determination. His latest film "NOTHING TO DECLARE" screens at the Galway Film Fleadh this week and trust us when we say. It's unbelievably entertaining. Keith Byrne (10) and Noel Murray (13) from Darndale had run away before, but evading the authorities in three countries was a first – even for them ! On August 4th, 1985 they began an incredible adventure that would see the young duo leaving home and eventually ending up in New York! His credits include: 'The Secret Market '(Short Film) A Nightingale Falling ' .(Feature) 'A Grand Experience ' (Feature Documentary) . Who ls Dervla Murphy?' (Feature Doc ) Grassroots of the GAA ' (TV Series) 6 30 Rental Boys' (Rte Storyland) "The Road of Souls" (Short Film Broadcast on RTE2) Edge of Europe (Documentary) 'Hoodwink ' (Short Film Screened dn RTE Network 2 July 2004) 'Limerick Yau're A Lady (Documentary ) He has also produced a number of shows across national tv broadcasting and Radio. With Rte and Tv3. Radio Credits include: Producer of the Gerry Ryan Show - The John Creedon Show ' Rte Radio O The Show Today with Pat Kenny The Big Adventure 'Kerry & The Tramp ' 'A Light From the Grave 'The Greatest Stories Ever Told, Lyric FM 'Soundscapes of Ireland ' (26 Part Series for RTE Lyric FM) 'In My Place' (30 Part Series for Rte Junior) the A-z of Ireland, (26 Part Seizes for RTE Junior) His Film Awards include: 'A Nightingale Falling' Jury Prize - Outstanding Achievement in Film Making - Newport Beach Film Festival, Best Feature Film - Sky Road Film Festival, Best Feature Film - Underground Film Festival IFTA Nomination 2015 - LeadActress New talent Award nomination Galway Film Fleadh 'Who is Dervla Murphy?' Best Feature Documentary Waterford Film Festival 2010

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This week Folks, Joining @paulbutlerlennox onFni Wrapchat is a multifaceted and exciting talent Rickie O'Neill. @rickieoneill

During the first months of the Pandemic, Fni established a 5 page screenwriting competition "Gimme 5". Rickies script beat dozens of other entries and received a cash prize and a Arri equipment rental package from our Sponsors over at @filmequipmentstore

Rickie won Best Short and best First time Director at the Independent Shorts awards for the Subsequent Film "Sunny Afternoon" in Los Angeles last week and has been selected for seven other international festivals around the World, including Tokyo, Chicago, New York and Toronto.

Just today (10th July) his short Sunny Afternoon, was selected for the Irish Film London festival) Watch out world.

Rickie O'Neill is a 30 year old musician/actor/writer/director who for the last 10 years has been touring with legendary Irish band The Saw Doctors as their full time drummer. In 2012 he took up acting and since then has been fortunate enough to travel the world with big productions such as Once The Musical aswell as appear on tv in different shows such as as Red Rock and commercials for well known brands like McDonalds and Rockshore. He was also cast in the staged work in progress adaptation of Breakfast On Pluto which played for 2 nights in the black box theatre during the Galway International Arts Festival 2019.

Breakfast On Pluto will soon make it's world premier. He is also the main voice over artist for the Electric Ireland GAA minor championships campaign which has been running since 2017. Rickie loves to read and is an avid writer of short stories (one of which has been published in The Galway Review, titled 'Liquor, Guns & Ammo') Sunny Afternoon was written by Rickie back in 2015 with a much different ending. A few years later, Rickie revisited the script and changed it drastically.

Sunny Afternoon is Rickie's directorial debut. He is currently working on a series of mini documentaries and is hoping to release the first edition of this series (Jimmy Bricks) in the autumn of 2021. Check out our brilliant new Membership and mentor scheme on WeAreFni.com/mentors

Why not join us on the 27th of August for our membership forum. We will be joined by some of the wonderful cast of Love/Hate for a retrospective chat on their experiences working on the show. (on what would have been just after what would it have been it's 10th Anniversary in 2020) Round table chats, one on one networking and YOUR Irish Film community in one spot. Reserve

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We've a very very special episode from London (We know right... not in Ireland) this week in association with the brilliant Irish Film London @irishfilmlondon

Remie Michelle Clarke @remiemichelle packed up her mics, and was very passionate about charting this personal and professional journey to London to sit down with Director Cathy Brady @bradymiss and Actor Nora Jane Noone @njnoone to chat about one of this years most anticipated Irish releases "Wildfire"

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An emotional one for all concerned at Fni as we also yet again look to pay tribute to co lead; the late Nika McGuigan. (Check out our January Episode of Wrapchat in tribute to Nika's life and work)

Remie sat down to chat with the ladies after it's eagerly anticipated screening at BFI (The British Film Institute) last night. @britishfilminstitute

Cathy Brady is a two-time IFTA-winning director, having won Best Short in 2011 for her first film Small Change and again in 2013 for Morning, which was also selected for the BFI London Film Festival 2012 and won the Short Film Nominee prize for the European Film Awards at Cork Film Festival.

Nora-Jane Noone is an Irish actress. She rose to prominence for her debut role in The Magdalene Sisters. Her other notable roles were in The Descent and Brooklyn. In 2020, she was listed as number 47 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

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Welcome to episode 148 of Ireland's Audio-Visual industry podcast, FNI Wrap Chat. Paul Webster is joined by award-winning filmmaker and producer, Garry Keane who spent five years making the extraordinary and moving documentary, Gaza.

If you would like to support the people affected by the violence in Gaza, Garry recommends contributing to the "Amjaad" Charity. Please check out their page here: gofund.me/8e3ce115

*"Amjaad" Charity has been working in Gaza for 7 years. They provide assistance and aid to over 2000 families every year – providing transportation to access medical care, as well as giving food, medicine and clothes to poor families who need them. The number of families they provide for doubles during the month of Ramadan and disasters.

Amjaad does not receive ANY money whatsoever from any official funding source.

Garry Keane is an award-winning director/producer based in Ireland. He has been making high-end television documentaries for European and American broadcasters for over 20 years. Since 2012, Keane’s documentaries have been nominated for 11 Irish Film and Television Academy Awards; of these, his films have won four, including two in the “Best Director TV” category in 2013 and 2018.*

Check out our last previous episode with Producer of "Songs while I'm away" Alan Maher now. A wonderful feature Doc on Phil Lynott which DERSERVES to be seen on the biggest screen possible.

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**This next gentleman has over 60 producing credits on IMDB. He has had a hand in some of the most interesting Irish films and documentaries of the last 20 years. A real good guy good of Irish Film. Producer and Co-Managing Director of Cowtown Pictures Mr Alan Maher.

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Alan's latest release is the eagerly, Oh soooo very eagerly anticipated, feature documentary 'Songs for While I'm away' the Phil Lynott story.

Directed by Emer Reynolds.

Alan Maher’s previous feature film SONG OF GRANITE premiered at SXSW Film Festival to critical acclaim in March 2017 and went on to screen at Karlovy Vary and Galway, where it won the Best Cinematography Award. It was released theatrically in Winter 2017 by Thunderbird Releasing and Wildcard Distribution in the UK, Ireland and Canada, and by Oscilloscope in the US. SONG OF GRANITE was Ireland's Official Entry for the Foreign Language category of the 2018 Academy Awards and was nominated for three IFTA Awards.

Other past projects include; Tom Burke’s feature documentary LOSING ALASKA, which premiered at IDFA in 2018 and was released theatrically by Breakout Pictures in November 2019; Maya Zinshtein’s FOREVER PURE (2016), which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2016 and was sold internationally by Dogwoof; Claire Dix’s WE ARE MOVING: MEMORIES OF MISS MORIARTY which premiered at Audi Dublin International Film Festival in 2016; Anthony Wonke’s BEING AP (2015), which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2015, was distributed theatrically by eOne in the UK and sold internationally by HanWay; and Daisy Asquith’s AFTER THE DANCE, which screened on BBC4 in March 2015.

Prior to setting up his own company, Alan Maher was a Senior Executive/Executive Producer at Screen Ireland (formerly the Irish Film Board) for six years and was responsible for more than fifty feature films and documentaries including GOOD VIBRATIONS, GRABBERS, LAST HIJACK, KNUCKLE, MEA MAXIMA CULPA, THE SUMMIT, KELLY + VICTOR, DREAMS OF A LIFE, HIS & HERS and WAKE WOOD.

Alan also developed and co-produced the award-winning horror film CITADEL, directed by Ciarán Foy.

Alan was selected by European Film Promotion as Ireland’s Producer on the Move at Cannes 2017 and was named as one of the Hollywood Reporter’s ’10 Irish Talents to Watch’ in October 2017.

Before joining Screen Ireland, Alan was Head of Development at Element Pictures from 2002 until 2005.

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**As the sun splits the trees (thank God) Joining @remiemichelle on this weeks Episode is Tim O’Donovan. @mrtimodonovan

Tim is a sound editor, dubbing mixer, vastly experienced voice actor and musician from Dublin.**

He has extensive experience in audio post, from BBC and National Geographic documentaries to animation series for Nickelodeon and Disney. One of the high points of his animation audio career has been working with childhood heroes Zig and Zag on their animated series for CBeebies. Tim engineered, voice directed and mixed all 26 episodes for the alien brothers.

Tim has also voiced countless tv, online and radio spots from Aer Lingus to The National Lottery, and was previously the station voice of Today FM for five years.

O’Donovan started his professional audio journey recording and performing his own brand of electronic pop as Neosupervital, with a number of his tunes being licensed for TV series such as Pure Mule and Raw. He also toured the world with Irish band Bell X1 as their session and occasional studio drummer, playing on their Blue Lights On The Runway album.

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On this Episode of Fni Wrapchat is Director and Producer Martina Durac.

But... First some FNI RELATED NEWS.

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Martina Durac is an award-winning director and producer of documentary and factual programming. With Julian Behal, one of Ireland’s leading photographers, she set up Phoenix Films to develop a range of projects in different genres. Recent documentary work includes Death of a Son – The Killing of Michael Dwyer (for RTÉ). Their most recent project was a four-part documentary series exploring a year in the life of the Burren and its people which won the best television series at An tOireachtas Media Awards 2020. The company is currently in pre-production with a documentary on the songwriter and artist, Percy French.

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Check out our previous Episode #144 with Actor Jason Barry (Titanic/Love Hate)

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Joining @paulbutlerlennox and @paulwebsterfilms in the studio this week is one of Ireland's most hard working Actors, Dubliner Jason Barry @jasonbarry_ Jason has the very unique achievement of featuring in one of the most successful Films of all time (Titanic) and the most successful TV series Ireland has produced (Love/Hate). Today We have a VERY open conversation.

From running for well being, moving to London as a young man and Bruno Fernandes...

To discussing the importantance of supportive mentors, to the special person (for him) that encouraged him as a lad to pursue his dreams and what it was like working with James Cameron and watching Tom Cruise descend from a helicopter. Having received his BA in Drama Studies from Trinity College, Dublin, Jason's first major break into the film industry came when he was cast as Tommy Ryan alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in James Cameron’s TITANIC. Jason's most recent credits include the role of Patrick opposite Pierce Brosnan in John Moore's feature film I.T, the FX series SONS OF ANARCHY, RTÉ’s LOVE/HATE (in which he played the role of Dano from 2012-2013), 100 DEGREES, a short which he both directed and starred in, and UNITED PASSIONS alongside Gérard Depardieu and Tim Roth, directed by Frédéric Aubertin. Further film credits include VALKYRIE directed by Brian Singer and co-starring Tom Cruise, THE LAST OF THE HIGH KINGS directed by David Keating and co-starring Jared Leto, and CIRCLE OF FRIENDS directed by Pat O’Connor. Theatre credits include THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS directed by Stephen Rea (Gaiety Theatre) and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM directed by Joe Dowling at the Gate Theatre, Dublin.

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Important episode alert Welcome to FNI Wrapchat, If this is your first listen, please subscribe.

@paulbutlerlennox **is joined on this episode by President Gerry O'Brien and Vice President Melissa Nolan of Irish Equity.

A very important episode that all Actors and Performace professionals should bookmark to listen to.**

Wrapchat is sponsored by Wildcard Distribution, Film Equipment Store and Octovid.com and is made in conjunction with the Headstuff podcast network at the Podcast Studios.

We discuss how a certain political party used our Facebook group to hire a Voiceover Artist for 50e recently...

How the new Deal with @screenproducersireland affects the industry and about support structures in the industry today.

Formed as The Irish Actors' Equity Association (IAEA) was a trade union representing actors and workers in related fields in Ireland. The union was founded on 21 March 1941, its founder members including Liam Redmond. Originally known as the Writers, Actors, Artists and Musicians Association, it became the Irish Actors' Equity Association in 1949.

Irish Equity represents Professionals in the live performance and theatre sector in the Republic of Ireland. Membership is open to the following professional categories: Actors; Theatre Directors; Stage Managers; Dancers; Designers – Costume, Set and Lighting; Theatre Makers; Theatre Practitioners and Stunt performers. Irish Equity members elect their own Executive at the Irish Equity AGM to manage the affairs of the union and it operates as part of the Services Industrial Professional & Technical Union. President Gerry O'Brien and Melissa Nolan. @melissanolan100

Find out more about Irish Actors Equity on Irishequity.ie @irishequity (Twitter and Instagram)

We also pay tribute to the Late Great Tom Hickey.

Rest in Peace.

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On this episode of FNI Wrapchat, joining Paul Webster is showrunner, Bafta winning executive producer and priter of 2021's new exciting Dublin set crime drama, Kin- Peter McKenna. Peter McKenna has written extensively for film, television and stage. He is the creator and Showrunner of RED ROCK, an award winning drama for Irish broadcaster TV3, which was acquired by AMAZON PRIME and the BBC. He has just completed writing episodes of forthcoming dramas THE GLOAMING (ABC Studios/STAN), THE LAST KINGDOM (Netflix/BBC/Carnival), and AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (BBC/ZDF/Seven West Media) starring David Tennant.

Other writing credits include THE MUSKETEERS (BBC1/BBC America), THE LIVING & THE DEAD (BBC1/BBC AMERICA), FRANKIE (BBC 1), CASUALTY (BBC 1), and THE CLINIC (Parallel Productions/RTE), where he was Head Writer and Story Consultant.

He also wrote a “genre-breaking” episode of EASTENDERS in 2018, incorporating the testimonies of family members of knife crime victims, that was awarded a BAFTA.

Peter currently has a number of shows at various stages of development including HIDDEN ASSETS (ACORN TV/Facet 4/RTE), and KIN (BRON Studios/Octagon Films/Headline Pictures) which was co-created with director Ciaran Donnelly, both are scheduled for production in the near future.

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A little later than billed. On this episode of Fni Wrapchat, PBL @paulblennox is joined by Sarah Glennane, CEO of the Screen Composers Guild of Ireland.

In the first of a few Chats with the various Film and TV Guilds and organisations, We talk the importance of Sound and Composition in Film, TV and Advertising at all levels. Why it should be treated with respect and how the ingredients of an overall project can be tainted when you skimp on original musical content. Original work vrs Stock library and how price dumping and reduction in budget in post ultimately has implications on the overall integrity of the artistic endeavour.

Sarah is a music professional in her own right with many years experience working in performance and recording music sector and in music for screen. In 2017 Sarah authored An Examination of the Music for film & TV Sector in Ireland report for IMRO/ MCPS Ireland and from this was instrumental in the setting up of the SCGI.

Sarah holds a BSc in Marketing with special interest in Marketing the Arts and a certificate in Music Supervision from Beklee College of Music, online.

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On this Episode of Fni Wrapchat, joining Mia Mullarkey is Creative Director of Odyssey Studios, Mark Maher.

Mark is CEO, Founder and Creative Director at Odyssey Studios a creative Film Company, based in Ireland. He has brought 17 years of international experience in the industry as a Concept, Lead or Head Model Maker to Odyssey Studios which he started to bring world class model making to the world.

His credits include The Hobbit (The Battle of the Five Armies, The Desolation of Smaug and An Unexpected Journey), Alice Through the Looking Glass, Penny Dreadful and Into the Badlands to name a few.

He can be seen building miniature cities, spaceships, Apes, Aliens, Zombies, Dinosaurs and more. Find him on IMDB here.

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On this packed ep of Fni Wrapchat, Paul Webster and Paul Butler Lennox chat to Festival organisers Daniel Hegarty (producer) and Gavin Ryan (Screenwriter). We chat Everything Dublin International Screenwriting Festival @dublinintscreenwritingfestival

DISF as an innovative and timely new event for Irish screenwritiers running online this April 19th-23rd. For all Screenwriting peeps established and upcoming. This is something definitely not to be missed. It's also FREE. Supported by Screenskills Ireland. We talk not only about the festival but about the creative life, ups and downs and the kindness of people who are taking part in #Disf

Over the course of five days, there are excellently curate panels and workshops as well as one on one conversations with some of Ireland's most exciting screenwriters such as the creator of Derry Girls Lisa McGee, Kate O'Riordan (Smother), the Incomparable Roddy Doyle, Mary Kate O’Flanagan and man behind, Love/Hate - Stuart Carolan.

Other guests and speakers include some:

Grainne Bennett (Screen Skills Ireland)

Adaku Ezuedo (Phoenix Rize)

Rosaleen McDonagh (Screenwriter)

Aisling Byrne (Screenwriter)

Mark Smith (Actor)

Liz Gill (O’Sullivan Productions)

Aaron Farrell (Shinawil)

David Collins (Samson)

Sarah Gunn (Treasure Entertainment)

Conor Barry (Savage Productions)

David Ryan Producer (Tile Films)

Jennifer Davidson Writer

Stephen O’Connell Editor

Maurice Sweeney Director

Grainne McAleer Commissioning Editor (RTE)

Nuria Blanco (Cartoon Saloon)

Lena Byrne (Sow You Entertainment)

Dee Roycroft (Writer/Script Editor)

Richie Conroy (Writer)

Bill Malone (Virgin Media)

Deirbhile Ni Churraighin (TG4)

Alan Moloney (Parallel Films)

Brenda Romero (Romero Games)

Dave McCabe (Green Heart Games)

Basil Lim (TU Dublin)

Eve Golden Woods (Dreemfellx)

Paul Fahey (Game Designer/Writer)

Ken Harmon (Legend)

Paul Webster (The Vasectomy Doctor)

Sarah Francis (Fair City)

Demian Fox (Extra Ordinary)

Carol Walsh (Fair City)

Jennifer Davidson* (Waiting For Tom)

Tadgh Hickey (The School)

Anton Beag O’Colla (Rubaí)

Bríd Seoighe (Abu Media)

Tom O Suilleabhain (Arracht)

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Joining Mia for this week's ep is an actor whose career is skyrocketing at the moment... Ann Skelly. Ann is currently featuring in the brand new series for HBO 'The Nevers' due for release on the 11th of April on HBO.

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We will have over 20 professional Film, Broadcast, Animation and TV legends taking part to mentor our blossoming community in Ireland".

Ann also appears in the leading role of "ROSE" in Rose Plays Julie,

Directed by Desperate Optimists, opposite Aiden Gillen. Ann was most recently seen playing the female lead, Beth Winters, opposite Jamie Dornan in DEATH AND NIGHTINGALES, an adaptation of the novel written and directed by Allan Cubitt, the creator of THE FALL, which aired on BBC TV early in 2019. Ann appeared in the title role of independent feature film KISSING CANDICE (2017) directed by Aoife McArdle for which she was nominated for a Rising Star Award and a Best Actress In A Lead Role at the 2018 IFTA’s. Ann appeared as Annie Moffat in the BBC/PBS mini series LITTLE WOMEN directed by Vanessa Caswell which aired in 2017. Ann appeared as the recurring role of Rachel Reid in the IFTA award winning serialised Irish drama, RED ROCK for TV3 produced by Element Pictures and Angel Station, sold into BBC & Amazon prime from 2015 to 2017. Ann also appeared as Biddy Lambert in the RTE Drama Rebellion (2016) and more recently as Ethelfled in VIKINGS Season 5 for History/MGM.Ann appeared as Hannah Baylor in the Blackpills series Playground for Apple TV France, a series created by Luc Besson. You can also support Wrap Chat by joining Headstuff+ on HeadstuffPodcasts.com

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**This week on Wrapchat, is the earnest and wonderfully talented young Actor

Dafyd Flynn.** Dafhyd joins PBL for a chat about his experience working through some very heavy themes in his work so far, what it's like being a young Actor in Ireland, but moreover a young man, self taping, turning down what doesn't feel right and what he hopes the future holds.

There's a wonderful authenticity in this young man, one that will absolutely keep him in the forefront of Directors minds into the future.

He can be seen on screen in his startlingly good performance the title role in MICHAEL INSIDE Directed by Frank Berry, which is now on Netflix.

Dafhyd received an IFTA nomination for Best Actor, as well as a nomination for the new talent award at Galway Film Fleadh for his performance in Michael Inside. He is currently appearing in in the final season of VIKINGS (MGM/HISTORY) as Adam on Amazon Prime, in the short film DRIFTING with Paul Mescal which is appearing in the Dublin Film Festival 2021 and in short film YOUNG MOTHER with Jordanne Jones and Aoibhinn McGinnity.

Film/TV credits include: Young Mother (Short film), Day Out (Short film), Michael Inside (Subotica Entertainment), Roy’s Tune (Music Video for Fontaine’s D.C.) & I Used to Live Here (Write Direction Films).

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AVAILABLE NOW on this weeks Episode of Irelands Industry Film and TV podcast Fni Wrapchat is well respected Actor and Director Eva Birthistle.

Eva Chats with Remie Michelle Clarke about her latest film "Kathleen was here" a brilliant short film which screened online at this years Virgin Media Dublin International Film festival. Not one, But three of her cast and crew were nominated and won the Rising Star award at this years festival.

Hazel Doupe, Actor Burschi Wojnar, Cinematographer and Costume Designer, Saileóg O'Halloran. Some achievement.

Eva is more commonly known as a multi-award-winning actress and now from Bray. Her 25-year career in the film business has seen her working with directors such as Ken Loach, Neil Jordan, John Crowley and Peter Greenaway, to name just a few. She has been nominated 8 times and won 6 awards for her work, including the prestigious London Critic's Award, 3 IFTAs and an EFP Shooting Star Award. Most recently she can be seen in "Behind her Eyes" on Netflix and "The Last Kingdom" Eva won the London Film Critics Circle British Actress of the Year award in 2004 and has twice won the IFTA Best Actress in a Leading Role (Film) award. She has recently turned her hand to writing and directing for her Short Film "Kathleen was here".

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On this weeks show Actor and Writer Andie McCaffery-Byrne.

This episode is an important one for Actors whom are looking for a shot in the arm. Andies a great example of hard work, a sense of humou and integrity.

Andie’s most recent work involves donning a couple of Film and TV hats.

Creating a Screen Ireland Short from the ground up.

Andie is Writer, co producer and lead "Irene" in her new film "Reflex". Made as part of the 20/21 "Actors as Creator" scheme funded by Screen Ireland, Screen skills Ireland and Bow Street.

The initiative supports actors in creating and showcasing their own work.

Early 2020 included the recurring role of Annie in Vinny Murphy’s new web series Odd Fish. And leading role of Lisa in dark comedy tv pilot Paramedics (BBC).

Other roles include journalist Abby White in RTE’s Fair City. "Jane" in feature film "South" and "Stephanie" in award winning RTE/BBC Series Love/Hate.

A trained Comedy Improviser, Andie has studied with some of Ireland’s top film Directors and Educators including Gerry Grennel and Stephen Bridgewater in Bow Street Academy.

Andie has recently set up her own production company "Shine Bright productions" where Andie plans to develop a TV series and more female led Comedy and Drama.

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On this Episode of Fni Wrapchat we focus again on some important up and coming talent screening at this years Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival.

Remie Michelle Clarke was joined by Cathy Dunne this week to talk about her moving and nostalgic new documentary and the good work she has been doing during the pandemic on Through the pane.

Cathy is a sensitive storyteller with a keen eye for visuals. She believes in paving positive pathways through film and ad campaigns and that moving images can influence for the good. While her work expands online, TV, and commercial, she has a huge 'grá' for documentary making.

Her 17-part series ‘Through the Pane’ documented the pandemic in Ireland. The final episode, which featured couple Seán and Caitlín Máirtín, gained over 1 million views in three weeks. The couple (aged 101 and 97 years respectively) met in 1945 and, through their humorous approach to life, inspired and entertained people around the country.

Her short documentary 'Imprints' is currently travelling the festival circuit and was selected for this year's Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2021."

Wonderful things are clearly in store for Cathy in the near future. In the meantime... check our ot previous Episode with Peter O’Brien.

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On this week's Ep of Fni Wrapchat; We're Spotlighting some talented up and coming talent screening at this years Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival.

Paul Webster is back in the chair chatting to Director Peter O'Brien. Peter O’Brien (POB) is an award winning Irish director specialising in a unique and emotive documentary style. Through skateboarding he fostered a love for DIY film and music, making skate videos of himself and his friends. Peter took the opportunity to pursue this passion at third level and attended the National Film School at IADT in Dublin. Here, his graduate documentary film, Rose, a study about his mother and grandmother's relationship after the onset of Alzheimer’s, won awards at the Royal Television Society and screened at festivals across the globe.

Following his college success, Peter gained practical experience interning at Event Junkies and eventually worked his way up to join the roster of Directors at their sister company Motherland. Today, Peter is represented for commercial work in the UK, US and Ireland building his commercial reel while pursuing his next documentary project. His latest Doc "Seven Feet Nine and a Quarter inches" about female Darts in Ireland will screen at this years VMDIFF.

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**Joining us from Seville, Spain on this international flavoured Episode of Fni Wrapchat is Spanish (Irish Long time resident) Writer and Director Paco Torres.

Please be patient with the quality of recording as we continue to work remotely.**

We talk creativity, focus, avoiding distraction, His family and their influence on his work, empathy in artistry and what is success to him. Torres is a commercial and fiction director based in Seville, Spain , but working internationally. Before he became a full time director, Paco worked as Creative Director in several advertising agencies as McCann Erickson, Cawley Nea, Ad-volution among others.

Paco has made two feature films, The magic of hope and Saol, shot in 14 hours in Dublin, and several awarded short films as the awarded shorts shot in Ireland The Rattle of Benghazi and Halowin. He was born in Sevilla and raised between Seville, Dublin and Barcelona. Paco has been in Ireland more or less since 1997 till 2016. Torres studied Marketing and advertising in Ireland and Cinematography in Barcelona.

In 2009 he directed his first feature film "The Magic of hope", aka El vuelo del tren, that was released in cinema in 2011, nominated for Asecan Awards of 2012 and released worldwide in cinema, VOD and streamers as Netflix in 2016.

In 2015 was released his second feature film Saol, an experimental film about OCD, shot in only 14 hours. During all these years, he has also directed several short films like The Rattle of Benghazi, Halowin and Seventy, which has travelled worldwide at film festivals and won several awards. Paco is preparing his first series, "The Tamer" produced by Beta films this year, with co-director Guillermo Navarro (Pan's labyrinth) and he is also attached to the new series from Paul Mousley, The ghoul finder, with co-director Terry McDonough (breaking Bad). Paco is also set to direct a tv show and another series with Beta films Spain.

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On this weeks Fni Wrapchat is an awful sound and funny chap.

And an awful hardworking talented Chap

JOE MCGUCKEN.

Amassing millions of hits across various online platforms,

Joseph is a uniquely versatile performer who specialises in natural acting. He is predominantly recognized for his online comedy sketches that bring to life relatable characters in everyday scenarios that we can all associate with.

He has over fifteen years of on-screen performance experience during which he's worked with directors such as Ger Walsh, Jonathan Lambert, Dave Coffey and Conor McMahon.

Joe has participated in many acting/comedy workshops honing his craft, and has been trained in writing by Roddy Doyle. He has been involved in the film and television industry from a very young age, working with RTÉ and ‘Still Films’ to write and perform in the first season of Sweded TV. He was a participant in the Reel Youth Film Festival and has been involved ever since. He is an acting/writing facilitator for the festival now helping the youths from disadvantaged areas to get involved in TV & Film.

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Welcome to the latest episode of Fni Wrapchat.

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We're joined by the Brilliant Ciarán Foy for a chat following on from his online Chat back in November. We talk about working inLA, Pitching, working with Netflix and Amblin entertainment. We yap about His move back to Ireland and we look back at his career and recent work with Netflix on the horror feature film "Eli" and "The Haunting of Bly Manor" which he Directed two excellent Episodes of in 2020.

Ciarán graduated from IADT, His IFB funded short-short, The Faeries of Blackheath Woods, screened at over 40 festivals worldwide and won nine best short awards at international festivals such as; Melbourne, Cork, and Brest. It was also nominated for an IFTA and a Golden Meliés (European Fantasy Award).

Ciarán’s feature film debut Citadel, which premiered at SXSW in March 2012, garnered rave reviews from publications like Variety and blogs such as Aintitcool.com and walked away with the coveted Midnighters Audience Award.

Ciarán next directed the supernatural horror film Sinister 2 for Blumhouse Productions, starring James Ransone and Shannyn Sossamon. The film was written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, and was released on August 21, 2015 by Focus Features' label Gramercy Pictures.

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Joining our BRAND new host Remie Michelle Clarke and Seán T. Ó Meallaigh is Writer and Showrunner Paul Walker.

Paul enjoys working across various media. He is equally at home writing black comedy, campaigning or state-of-the-nation drama, friendship group stories or site-specific multi-media theatrical experiences.

Recent work includes: thriller series NORTH SEA CONNECTION for Mopar Media Group, Sweden/Subotica Entertainment, Ireland; THE PROFESSIONALS (fka SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE) for Roadside Attractions, US/Subotica Entertainment, Ireland; and CALL THE MIDWIFE Series 9for Neal Street Productions/BBC1 (2020) where his episode guest starred the inimitable Phil Daniels.

As well as developing original television drama, Paul has extensive experience on long-running series. He has had a long and productive association on RED ROCK for Element Pictures/Company Pictures/TV3, Ireland, initially joining the show as Story Producer on Season 1 in 2015 and subsequently Studio Producing Season 2 and taking on Series Producer (Editorial) duties on Season 3. He was also on writing duties on both Season 2 and Season 3 and was nominated as ‘Best Writer’ in 2016 for his work on the show. The series won ‘Best Continuing Drama’ at the Irish Film and Television Awards 2015, 2016 and 2017. Paul has just won the Writers’ Guild of Ireland Zebbie Award 2019 for Best Continuing Drama Script for RED ROCK Episode 187.

Other work on long-running series includes episode writing on EASTENDERS Series 18/19 (BBC Studios for BBC1, 2018-19) and Story Producing on on BBC Scotland’s RIVER CITY (2014).

Authored work for television includes: controversial award-winning two-parter on the STARDUST disco fire which won ‘Best Drama’ at the Irish Film & Television Awards 2007 (Merlin Films for RTE, produced by Norman Siderow, directed by Cierán Donnelly). Paul co-wrote De Facto Films’ drama series AN BRONNTANAS for TG4, Ireland with director Tom Collins, Joe O’Byrne and Eoin McNamee. This was nominated in the Scripted Drama category of the Irish Film and Television Awards 2015 and was also recut into a theatrical motion picture which had its world premiere at the Galway Film Festival 2014. It was Ireland’s entry for the Foreign Language category of the 2015 Academy Awards.

Feature film projects with development funding from the Irish Film Board include: original horror project NORWEGIAN WOOD and fact-inspired period Gothic story developed for director William Roe THE LAST WITCH, both with Danú Media; and Celtic epic THE NAVIGATORwhere Paul co-wrote a number of drafts with director David Keane for Black Sheep Productions.

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On the first Episode of 2021, We look to the future. Paul was joined before Christmas by a very talented up and coming Director from Limerick. A proper grafter and continual student of Film:

Paudie Baggott. Paudie gives us a very frank account of his experiences working in Film/Tv in a variety of roles and his successful mission to fund his award winning film "Rip to the Rescue" written By Cian McGarrigle.

"Paudie is a Writer/Director based in Dublin. A graduate of the National Film at IADT, Paudie worked as an Art Director in Film, Tv and Commercials out of college before returning to his first love - Directing. His debut short Rip to the Rescue!- a scifi comedy, is currently on the festival circuit, and recently won the Best Short Film at the Waterford Film Festival.

He is currently developing his follow up short Harvester - a dark comedy-horror about a young man whose arm becomes possessed by his dead Dad's.

Day to day Paudie co-owns the production company Escape Pod Media with Maggie Ryan, currently developing a slate of comedy shorts with a range of exciting writers and directors."

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Danika 'Nika' McGuigan (4 January 1986 – 23 July 2019) McGuigan was born in 1986, to Barry McGuigan and Sandra McGuigan.

She is deeply missed by Brothers Shane, Jake and Blane, Mother Sandra and Father Barry.**FNI would like to note that this podcast was recorded before Elliot Page made his announcement. The point Wiebke makes in the context of Nika McGuigan's career referring to Elliot's former identity as Ellen Page felt important to include. There was no disrespect intended.

The daughter of former WBA Featherweight champion Barry McGuigan, Nika, Nika battled childhood leukemia from the ages of 11 to 13. The disease sadly then returned when she was an adult, claiming her life in 2019 at age 33. She was known for her starring role as art student Danielle Mullane in Can't Cope, Won't Cope (2016–2018).

She appeared in several films and TV shows, including The Secret Scripture, Mammal (2016) alongside Rooney Mara and Jack Reynor.

Traders, Stay opposit Aiden Quinn Directed Wiebke von Carolsfeld.

Her last film was Cathy Brady's Wildfire. Which will be released in 2021. McGuigan was first diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age 11 in 1997, but recovered from the illness after two years of treatment. However, she died on 23 July 2019, from a cancer-related illness.

Remie Michelle Clarke is an Author, Screenwriter and highly regarded Voiceover artist. Remie joins the ongoing team at Wrapchat and we're delighted to welcome Remie as a new co host on the Show.

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Joining Remie in tribute to the wonderful light that was Nika

is Director Imogen Murphy (Dead Still, Can't Cope, Won't Cope)

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Wiebke von Carolsfeld is a German/Canadian film director, writer and editor. Originally from Germany.

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Cathal Quinn is one of the most in demand voice coaches in Ireland today – and is currently the Head of Voice and Speech in The Lir Academy, Trinity College Dublin. He was formally Head of Voice and speech at the Gaiety School of Acting where he taught Nika for two years. He is the artistic director of both Mouth on Fire Theatre Company and Guthanna Binne Sioraí.

We also have also some great snippets of some of Nika's Class mates.

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Ahead of the Irish cinema release this weekend of the highly anticipated cycling movie, The Racer, Paul Webster spoke to the film's director, Kieron J. Walsh.

Kieron is a hugely experienced Irish director who has had a rich and varied career working in Film, TV and Advertising. He is well known as one of the founders of Blinder Films, the Irish company that has brought us some of the coolest projects of the last decade.

The Racer is a technical marvel, an engrossing portrayal of a fictionalised version the Irish stages of the 1998 Tour De France. This tour was seen as a low point as regards drug cheats in cycling and became known as the Tour du Dopage and the Tour of Shame. The film is completely immersive with its awe-inspiring race sequences and the amazing, pulsing techno soundtrack that drives them along. In this conversation, Kieron details how they managed to pull this off with only 28 days of filming.

This film was due to premiere at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas but unfortunately, it was pulled because of Covid. This film deserves to be seen on the big screen, go see it and support your local cinema this weekend.

Screen Daily review: As James Mather’s camera delves into the peloton, flying above and amongst the swarm of riders while they battle for position, it’s also clear that this is also part of the addiction. Close-ups of gritted teeth and sweat-drenched bodies are markers of considerable stress, but they pale in comparison with the sheer elation felt at the podium. That’s underscored by Hannes De Maeyer’s excellent, nuanced score, which mixes frantic beats and gentler Irish strings. And, in the background, there’s often the relentless tick of bicycle spokes which act as an effective metronome for Dom’s narrowing chances of glory.Kieron J. Walsh

In 2005, Kieron set up Bl!nder Ltd, a commercials production company and in 2006 he founded Bl!nder Films to develop and produce Irish drama and documentary for a domestic and international audience. For Bl!nder Films, Kieron directed The Savage Eye, Series 1 & 2, a comedy sketch show for RTÉ starring David McSavage. The show was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Entertainment Series and for won a Celtic Media Award in 2012 for Best Entertainment Series. It continues to be one of the most successful comedy shows on Irish domestic TV. With his business partner Katie Holly, Kieron has also produced two features: Sensation directed by Tom Hall and Come on Eileen – both films have been screened globally at film festivals; Sensation had a cinema, DVD and VOD release and Come on Eileen was released on DVD in late 2011.

Kieron recently finished Vexed, a television series for BBC and completed his latest feature film Jump, a Hotshot/Bl!nder Films production, starring Nichola Burley and Martin McCann. This saw him return once again to the Toronto International Film Festival where Jump had its International Premiere, and later to Palm Springs International Film Festival where it picked up the Bridging The Borders award. Jump was released in 2013. THIS DECEMBER CINEMA IS BACKKKK!!!Irish audiences can look forward to an eclectic mix of fresh Irish film highlights for December and beyond including Cartoon Saloon’s critically acclaimed Wolfwalkers, Phil Lynott documentary Songs For While I’m Away, Sundance debut Herselffrom Mamma Mia director Phyllida Lloyd andArracht, Ireland’s official Irish-language entry for next year’s Academy Awards. Please give these films your support.

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To round off the year we're chatting to arguably Ireland's best Director Lenny Abrahamson. We'll chat all things Normal People, Room and his early work, Adam & Paul and his journey from Advertising to Features.

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This week's Episode of FNI Wrap Chat is with one of our favourite actors, writers and creators, Amy De Bhrún. A shining example of artistic integrity and downright hard work. This is a podcast that young creative professionals should not miss.

Amy moved to London at the age of nineteen, to pursue her actor training. She works consistently between the UK and Ireland. Amy plays the recurring role of Steph Corbett in LINE OF DUTY (BBC). Other notable roles that have been aired this year include ‘Jarl Hrolf’ in VIKINGS, ‘Pline’ in KRYPTON and ‘Meadhbh’ in THE OUTPOST. She was recently seen as Adele in CORONATION STREET (ITV) and the latest JASON BOURNE movie, alongside Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander and Tommy Lee Jones. This was a real high point to get to work alongside such fantastic Oscar winning actors and acclaimed director Paul Greengrass.

Notable TV/Film credits include: THE CURED, END OF SENTENCE, THE CROWN AND THE DRAGON, THE SOUTH BANK SHOW (ITV), CASUALTY (BBC), THE STAG, JIMI -ALL IS BY MY SIDE, PENNY DREADFUL and BRIDGET & EAMON (RTE), award winning short film GRIDLOCK and music videos for KODALINE (All I Want). An accomplished writer – her short film AFTER received the Filmbase Funding Award and went into production January 2014, in which Amy played the female lead role. She was nominated for Best Writing and Best Performance at the Kinsale Shark Awards 2016. Most recently, she has been nominated for the Rising Star ‘Discovery’ Award at the Audi Dublin International Film Festival 2017

Her One-Woman Theatre shows (of which there are six) have been performed across Ireland, London, Los Angeles and New York City to critical acclaim. Her latest show“I SEE YOU”, inspired by the life of forgotten Irish trailblazer Lady Mary Heath, premiered in Dublin in May 2018 with a national tour in 2019. It garnered huge press interest – including the front page of The Sunday Independent, Ryan Tubridy show, The Today Show with Maura and Daithí (RTE) and The Elaine Show (Virgin Media One). As if Amy didn't have enough to be doing, She only went and launched her own Awesome Show

"The Year of the Selfie" interviews some brilliant professional people who balance a creative and professional life. Check out Amy's podcast here:

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**On this episode of FNI WRAPCHAT (after a short break) PBL is joined by

a shining example of grit, determination and resilience, which could all take a lead from. Kamila Dydyna**.

Kamila talks about her real life experiences being a Jehovah's Witness and how that experience shaped her latest film and she talks about how she managed to fundraise a successful crowdfunding campaign of 20 thousand euro for the project. *Not to be missed* Please share with a friend.

Kamila Dydyna is an actress and filmmaker based in Dublin. Her debut short film Testimony, starring Neill Fleming and Clodagh Downing, was screened in festivals in Ireland, Europe, U.S.A. and Australia. It picked up multiple award nominations along the way, including Best Director at the BAFTA-qualifying Underwire Film Festival in London and IMDb New Filmmaker Award at the Bath Film Festival. Her second film, The Betrayal (co-directed with Natasha Waugh, starring Miriam Devitt and Mark McAuley) premiered at the GAZE International LGBT Film Festival in Dublin. Kamila received a Best Actress nomination for her portrayal of Nel, The Betrayal's protagonist, at the Dublin Underground Cinema Awards. The film, featuring music by Nick Cave, Ryan Vail & Conor Walsh, was broadcast on RTE and included in The Irish Times list of best TV programs of the week. Her acting work includes performances in Dear Ireland Continues (Abbey Theatre), My Name Is Language (Dublin Theatre Festival) and Normal (Smock Alley Theatre/ Restless Ecstasy Theatre Company). She’s currently in post-production on her 3rd short, Debutante, a contemporary drama set in the world of Irish Jehovah’s Witnesses, which was shot between the two pandemic lockdowns of 2020.

There's also a whole back catalogue of over 100 Episodes with some incredibly kind and gracious people. So check us out on Fni Wrapchat on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google podcasts of course on the Headstuff Podcast Network. Sponsored by Wildcard Distribution, Octovid and Film Equipment Store.

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This time, joining Mia on Fni Wrapchat is one of Ireland's finest, Actors, performers and visual artists. Olwen Fouéré.

Wrapchat is sponsored by Wildcard Distribution, Film Equipment Store and Octovid.com. Mixed by Bedford and hosted on the Headstuff podcast Network.

Olwen Fouéré is an actress and writer/director in theatre, film and visual arts. She was born on the west coast of Ireland of Breton parents Yann Fouéré and Marie-Magdeleine Mauger. In 2020, she was listed at number 22 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. She is the recipient of some of the highest accolades in Irish Theatre over many many years and carries an almost mythical reputation amongst the performing arts.

Some recent stage work includes the role of 3 in Ballyturk written and directed by Enda Walsh (Abbey Theatre, Dublin and St Ann’s Warehouse, New York 2018) and Unwoman III by The Rabble (Dublin 2018 and Melbourne, Australia 2019).

We don't have enough space to mention them all here.

Recent film work includes Violet Gibson, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald, Mandy, Beast, Sea Fever, and The Survivalist by Stephen Fingleton for which she received an IFTA nomination.

Olwen will soon feature in the reboot of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

What an inspirational woman. What an incredible career, What lucky people we are to listen.

***We also have our brand new national networking evening for Writers/Directors/Producers (Only) on the 30th Oct. THIS FRIDAY, We're also joined by Ciaran Foy (Insidius 2, Eli (Netflix)

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On this week's Episode of FNI Wrap Chat is one of Ireland's hardest working and most dedicated actors of stage and screen. Ian Lloyd Anderson.

Ian is an Actor's Actor, with a great sense of humour, Ian is a brilliant example of grit, talent and determination. From his brilliant turn in Dublin Old School (stage and screen) to his latest film, working with Clare Dunne on Herself, directed by Phyllida Lloyd (Mamma Mia, Iron Lady). PBL and Seán T. Ó Meallaigh had a very Frank chat about all things daddy bedtime stories with his kids, the importance of staying sharp, fighting for parts and dealing with rejection and the downside to Acting and the creative life.

****This is an unmissable podcast for actors in particular.

A graduate of the Gaiety School of Acting; Ian was recently awarded best supporting actor at the Irish Times Theatre awards for his performance in Druid Theatre’s Beacon at The Gate Theatre. He can now be seen on screen in season 2 of Blood opposite Adrian Dunbar and Grainne Keenan on Virgin Media One. Film/TV credits include:

Herself (Element Pictures, Dir: Phyllida Lloyd), Wastewater, Headcases (RTÉ), Honest (IFB Short Film), Dublin Old School (Element Pictures, Dir: Dave Tynan), They Shoot People (Short), Leave (Short), Game of Thrones (HBO), Love/Hate (RTÉ, Dir: Dave Caffrey), Standby (Black Sheep Productions), Scratch (Short), Raw, The Clinic (RTÉ) & Dorothy Mills (Octagon Films). Theatre credits include:

The Cherry Orchard (Druid Theatre, Dir: Garry Hynes), Beacon (The Gate Theatre, Dir: Garry Hynes), Evening Train (Everyman Theatre, Dir: Annabelle Comyn), In Our Veins (The Peacock Theatre), Dublin Old School (The Project Arts Centre), Come on Home (The Peacock Theatre), Plough and the Stars (Lyric Hammersmith/Gaiety Theatre), Common (The National Theatre), Sive, The Risen People, Major Barbara, Shibari, Alice in Funderland, Macbeth, The Rivals and The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui (The Abbey Theatre), Every Doris Has His Day, Big Ole Piece of Cake, Bruising of Clouds (Fishamble: The New Play Company), Richard III (Fast and Loose Theatre Company), Ride On Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (Livin’ Dred Theatre Company), End Time (Project Arts Centre), Danti Dan (Galloglass Theatre Company), The Colleen Bawn (Bedrock Productions and Project Arts Centre), Bad Sunday (TILT Theatre Company), Ferry Tales and 50 Ways to leave Dun Laoghaire (BDNC and Carpet Theatre Company).

FNI Connect (funded by ScreenSkills Ireland) continues this OCT with former head of development at British Screen Stephen Cleary for a world-class workshop on development for producers and directors. Also, our Very own Wrap Chat host, IFTA nominated and award-winning documentary director, Paul Webster for his course 'Finding the Story: Documentary. '

And it's free. Thanks to Screenskills Ireland.

www.WeAreFni.com/connect to register for tics. Applicants will be emailed code for classes afterwards.

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In our first FNI Wrapchat Build episode, hosts Ray Mongey and Stephen Fagan speak with Laura Elizabeth of Client Portal, a simple to use project management tool to help you manage all your client projects.

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Laura Elizabeth

Client Portal, Founder - www.client-portal.io

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Laura Elizabeth is a designer and the founder of 3 products: Client Portal (a super simply way to store your clients' deliverables), Design Academy (a design course for developers), and Project Pack (sets of templates and documents for freelancers and agencies).

She loves helping creative businesses improve their workflows, project management skills, and design through both free and premium products.

Check our her free course on giving clients a 5-star experience here: www.clientexperiencecourse.com

And for a free 6-day masterclass in improving your design skills: www.learndesigncourse.com

Set yourself apart from your competitors by giving your customers a professional, organised client portal. Client Portal integrates with WordPress to help you manage your client projects... without the bulky project management software.

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This week, Reporting for FNI Wrapchat duty is "The Colonel", One of the industry's most likable and respected figures; Tony Kearns.

Tony is also a Leeds United Supporter so is in great form at the moment.

Tony is a highly experienced, BAFTA nominated, film editor who has worked on music videos for the likes of "Radiohead", "The Prodigy" "Coldplay" and "The Chemical Bros", Numerous TV commercials, short films, feature films including The Lodgers, Cardboard Gangsters and various TV drama recently.

His most notable recent work has been the interactive Black Mirror film Bandersnatch and episodes 1 to 4 of the second series of The End Of The Fing World*. He lives near Dublin and has worked extensively in Dublin, London and other European locations.

He has his own cutting room at his home and is highly experienced at working remotely on a variety of projects. Tony works on Premiere Pro and Avid.

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For this Episode, Paul Webster is joined on co-hosting duty by friend of the show and great actor and creative, Steve Gunn. Thanks for helping out Steve.

The lads are joined by a brilliant figure in the independent film scene in Ireland and director of one of the most successful Irish Movies released in 2020, "Broken Law" Gentleman, Paddy Slattery.

Paddy Slattery is an award winning writer/director/producer from Offaly. A proud Midlands man; Paddy has had an exceptional route into filmmaking and is widely regarded by everyone in the Irish Film and Tv as a gentleman.

Broken Law is Paddy's debut feature that was many years in the making after a number of successful short films and producing work. Broken Law features his long time collaborator Tristan Heanue alongside Graham Earley, Gemma-Leah Devereux and an all Irish cast.

Broken Law is Produced by Failsafe Films and supported by Screen Ireland and is currently in Irish Cinemas now. Fni Wrapchat is available on Spotify, Google podcasts, Apple Podcasts and on the Headstuff Podcast Network.

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**Fergal Costello. Ep 120.

Fergal's Visual Flair, Sense of humour and Directing style has been gathering notice for some time now. He is an award winning Director of Adverts, Music videos, TV and despite his recent success, you'd never guess.**

His work on the Short Film "Brain in Gear"in 2019 was rewarded in 2020 with a BAFTA award and our very own Sean T, Dropped everything to get the Skinny on the Alter Ego British/Irish Comedy Short.

Fergal is from Carlow and began his career as a Director on Irish Academy Award winning comedy show Republic of Telly. During his two-year run on Republic, Fergal directed a range of viral sketches and short films and directed two award winning commercials. In 2017, Fergal picked up three coveted Kinsale Shark Awards for Best Director, Best New Irish Director and Best Low Budget Music Video for his music video work.So far in 2018, Fergal has won Best Newly Signed Director at The Shiny Awards in The Mill, London as well as Best Music Video at the 2018 YDA's for his piece "Way to Love". He's in the process of developing his first feature film at the moment, it's currently called "Untitled Awesome Horror Film" in his Google Docs.

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This week joining our new Awesome host and Filmmaker Mia Mullarkey for a very special chat is Filmmaker Myles O’Reilly.

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Myles O’Reilly is a musician, composer and filmmaker from Dublin, Ireland. Since first lifting a camera in 2010, multi tasking O’Reilly has filmed, directed and edited over 100 music video promo’s and 20+ music documentaries of Irish musicians at home and abroad, some of which include Glen Hansard, Villagers, Imelda May, Lisa O’Neill, Ye Vagabonds, Sinead O’Connor and Lisa Hannigan alongside other International artists such as Hollywood sound track virtuoso Ernst Reijseger, Icelandic artists Soléy, Múm and Amiina, US soul phenomenon Janelle Monae and UK folk trio The Staves.

Early life as a working musician began for Myles in 2003 with the band Juno Falls. Signed for two albums by Sony UK and then V2 records, Juno Falls disbanded in 2010. Ten years later and in a global pandemic lockdown, Myles returned to making music and has since composed, recorded and released a plethora of works in the ‘ambient’ music genre under the moniker Indistinct chatter.

Since beginning a Pateron account in 2018 enabling followers to fund his film projects, O’Reilly’s camera lens is increasingly more focused on discovering and supporting little-known emerging artists, to help “represent some of the most talented but hard to pigeonhole musical visionaries in Ireland today”. Now almost a full time vocation, his efforts to seek out and endorse new music extends to the curation of an annual rising-artist stage at the renown Body&Soul festival, and the production of a critically acclaimed web series This Ain’t No Disco, co-created with eminent Irish broadcaster Donal Dineen of ‘No Disco’ fame.

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Recently PBL was joined by old pal, Friend of FNI and SuperDUB Stephen Fagan for the show.

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Stephen Fagan is a Dublin born Animation Producer, Coach and Managing Director of the new Animation Studio Meala.

Stephen started his studies in animation production at Dublin’s Ballyfermot Senior College. After working in various animation and creative roles Stephen developed a passion for empowering creativity in people and sees animation production as the ultimate form of creative expression and collaboration.

As a company Director, Coach and Mentor working closely with Animation Skillnet, Screen Leaders and Screenskills Ireland, Stephen is a brilliantly engaging guest with an insight to a variety of creative roles, who tells things the way they really are.

(No kissing , straight in)

We talk about all things animation in Ireland, the importance of representation across the country and what the future holds for the industry and his own hopes for the exciting new Studio Meala into 2021.

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Stephen has been Producing animation, Dreaming, Sketching, messing, designing and illustrating for both commercial and IP projects for a number of years. We're very lucky to have him on.

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#BONUS EPISODE TIME On this extra episode; Seán T. Ó Meallaigh (Flying solo) went to Galway and Dublin respectively to interview Phillip Doherty, Emma Foley and Tamryn Reinecke of Pale Rebel Productions to chat about their recent success with their debut feature made for just 40,000 and with a bucket of Cavan good will, Redemption of a Rogue

Phillip Doherty is a playwright and director. Two-time winner of the RTE PJ O'Connor Radio drama Award, Philip Doherty a native of Cavan Town, holds an MA in Drama and Theatre Studies from NUI Galway where he developed his writing and honed his unique voice. He is artistic director of the Gonzo Theatre Company. This is Phillips first Feature Film.

Redemption of a Rogue is set in Cavan and stars Aaron Monaghan (Maze, Assassin's Creed) as Jimmy, a man who "embarks on a sacrificial and outlandish journey to rid himself of his guilt and shame from the past, ultimately redeeming himself through love". The cast also includes Aisling O'Mara, Kieran Roche, Kevin McGahern, Shane Connaughton and Pat McCabe.

Redemption of a Rogue won Best Irish Film and Best Irish First Feature at the Galway Film Fleadh at the weekend. It is due for release in cinemas later in the year.

Producers Emma Foley and Tamryn Reinecke of Pale Rebel Productions.

PRP strive to develop creative content from the ground up, working collaboratively with filmmakers from concept through to completion. They are focused on projects that put the creative process at the centre, with the goal of producing unique audience driven content. Emma and Tamryn were also nominated for the Bingham Ray New Talent Award at the Galway Film Fleadh.

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FNI@Home is back on the 19th of August.

Self Care and Confidence with Nick Dunning, Helena Walsh and Nichola Culloty. Self Care and Confidence Fni@ home is a practical evening of discussion, debate, and empathetic analysis, Looking at our current stop start situation and a potential future of confusion through a lens of Mindfulness, Neuro linguistic programming and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. And of course networking as always after. Places are limited.

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This week in our second part, The talent continues to be only massive, We're throwing our spotlight on Some brilliant up and coming filmmakers who are screening at the Still Voices Film Festival. https://stillvoicesfilmfestival.com/

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Joining the Paul's on Part two in the studio and online:

Damien Varley - Life After LifeDamien Varley is a first time Director from Limerick. Damien is a former Irish rugby union player who represented Munster and Captained Ireland. He played as a hooker. Damien retired from rugby in February 2015, due to a foot injury and is now looking to forge a new creative career in his other passion of storytelling. Damien gives a fascinating insight into the parallels between top professional sport and Filmaking and his hopes for the future. Laura O' Shea - MatchLaura and Tony met in 2015 when they trained together in Bow Street Academy for Screen Acting. Since then, they have been continually acting, writing and/or producing together. Their first production together was a play called ‘Knowing Nathan’. It had a sold-out run-in The Complex Dublin (January 2018) and went on to win the Judge’s Choice Award at Galway Fringe Festival in 2018. Now, the pair have teamed up again to create something for screen. Neither are strangers to making shorts and films - Laura’s debut short film as a filmmaker ‘Hold the Line’ won the award for ‘Best Short Film’ at Belfast Film Festival in 2019 as well as ‘Best Acting’ and ‘Best Editing’ at the 2018 Richard Harris International Film Festival. Tony can be seen Acting in Irish Features Dublin Oldschool and Michael Inside, both currently streaming on Netflix.

Match is co-directed with Tony Doyle Cara Holmes - Welcome to A Bright White LimboCara Holmes is a director and film editor based in Ireland. Her work has predominantly been in documentary (both independent and broadcast) as well as working on TV dramas, award winning observational documentary series, experimental film and short films. Cara’s interests lie in feminism, disability rights and LGBT stories, she is interested in making films that uncover interesting truths. Cara's most recent work was the Screen Ireland funded documentary ‘WELCOME TO A BRIGHT WHITE LIMBO’. Combining documentary approach and live dance performance, this visually arresting film dives into the mind and creative process of Oona Doherty’ and her award-winning dance show 'Hope Hunt’. The film is set to premiere at the Cork International Film Festival, 2019. At the moment, Cara is co-directing and editing the documentary ‘TEENAGE AMBASSADORS’, an inspiring story of teenage best friends Natasha and Minahil who grew up in the direct provision centre in Athlone, Ireland. The documentary will be broadcast in November, 2019

Iseult Howlett - The Grass CeilingIseult Howlett has been crafting stories for screen for almost 20 years. She is a multiple IFTA nominated editor and has cut a number of award-winning documentaries and short films. The Grass Ceiling is Iseult's directorial debut. Virginia Gilbert - Day Out.Virginia Gilbert is an award-winning, BAFTA-nominated writer and director of film, TV and radio. Her screenwriting work has been placed on the BritList and she was named as a 'Star of Tomorrow' by Screen International. She is currently developing numerous original film and TV projects, including the adaptation of her debut novel, Travelling Companion. Become a patron/Supporter of Fni on:

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This week, We're throwing our spotlight on Some brilliant up and coming filmmakers who are screening at the Still Voices Film Festival. https://stillvoicesfilmfestival.com/

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Joining the Paul's on Part one:

Eamonn Murphy - A better you.

Following the success of his previous short film, "Lost Memories" Eamonn Murphy received funding for his latest short film "A Better You" from Screen Ireland. He is currently developing his first feature project with the support of Screen Skills Ireland and Creative Media Europe.

Michael-David McKernan - Halo.

Michael-David is an Irish actor and filmmaker based in Dublin and London. Since graduating with a First Class Honours in Drama & Theatre Studies from Trinity College Dublin, he has worked on stage in Ireland and the UK, winning an Irish Times Theatre Award for Disco Pigs & Sucking Dublin (Best Ensemble). In 2017 he graduated from Bow Street Film Academy. Screen credits include Red Rock, Quantico and most recently In Orbit opposite Olwen Fouéré.

Katie McNiece - In Orbit.

Katie McNeice is a first-time director based in Dublin, Ireland. Her debut film 'In Orbit' is a self-funded project which gleaned 14 nominations and 4 awards on the festival circuit in screenplay form, ever before the film went into production. This includes winning a live pitching competition in St John's Theatre in Covent Garden, London, as part of the London Short Series Film Festival in 2018. McNeice is also the Writer, Producer and Editor on the project and completed additional VFX.

Mark Smyth - The Bridge, Everything looks better in the Sunshine.

Mark Smyth is an award winning film director with an honours degree in Film/TV Production. He started working as a TV editor in 2009 and has since gone on to work as a director on productions in Ireland, USA, Canada and the UK . He is a firm believer in collaboration and his interest lies in telling unique stories about the magic of life with compelling characters at the forefront. Marks most recent short film “The Bridge” was funded by RTÉ & The Galway Film Centre has just finished post production. Starring Lochlann O’Mearáin, Peter Coonan & Marie Mullen the film was shot on location in The Burren Co. Clare and is set for festival release in summer 2019.

Jamie Goldrick - Up and Away

Jamie Goldrick is a director and writer based in Dublin. He is a former editor of rabble print magazine in Ireland, his writing has also appeared in publications such as the Sunday Business Post and Adbusters magazine. He has directed and shot music videos in Ireland for Lankum, Lisa O Neill & Shakalak. He has also directed work for Amnesty International Ireland, Bohemian F.C. and Universal Music Ireland. His work with Lisa O Neill featured on The Guardian and his work with Bohemian F.C. has featured in major news publications across the island. He directed and shot a live adaption of Ian Maleney's Novel, Minor Monuments, which had a Nationwide tour in 2019. His last documentary short, The Reek was screened internationally and won best Documentary Short at Kerry Film Festival in 2018. In 2020 he was the recipient of an Emerging Director Award in Ireland for his work with Ana Liffey Drug Project.

Mia Mullarkey - Mood Atlas

Mia Mullarkey is a film director based in Dublin, Ireland. She directed several successful shorts, receiving 40 awards globally, and screening at major international short film festivals such as Palm Springs, Aesthetica, São Paulo, Valladolid, Tehran and Helsinki. In 2018 Mia received the Discovery Award at Dublin International Film Festival for her body of work, and was made the 2018/2019 Filmmaker-in-Residence with Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival.

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This week joining our BRAND NEW host Mia Mullarkey for a very special chat is the incomparable Kate O'Toole.

Talking all things Film, Acting, the O'Toole dynasty, John Huston and the amazing Galway Film Fleadh and her work therein, including this years challenging shift online, which reached five million people.

Kate is an Actor, introduced to a creative life at a very early age, parented by the renowned Actors Peter O'Toole and Sian Phillips.

Kate has appeared in numerous stage and Film productions in a 2006 West End production of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke at the Apollo Theatre, London, and is cast in Channel 4's Forgiven. She appeared in the first and third season of the Showtime series The Tudors as Lady Salisbury.

Kate was nominated for Best Actress at the Irish Times Theatre Awards for her role as Eleanor in Rough Magic Theatre Company's production of Terry Johnson's Dead Funny. She won Best Actress UK in the Barclays/Arts Council Theatre Awards for her performance as 'B' in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women (Lyric theatre, Belfast). In 2010 she filmed a remake of Patrice Leconte's classic L'homme du train with Donald Sutherland and U2's Larry Mullen. Her other film credits include The Confusion of Tongues, Hideaways, Possession, Dancing at Lughnasa, Get Well Soon (BBC TV series), Eden, Laughter in the Dark, 32A and John Huston's last film, The Dead, his critically acclaimed adaptation of James Joyce's short story. Minister for Arts, Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan, appointed her to the Irish Film Board in 2013 (Screen Ireland) . She is chairwoman of Ireland's highly acclaimed film festival, the Galway Film Fleadh.

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With the Brilliant news that Lee Cronin's "The Hole in the ground" has received a whopping 7 IFTA nominations last week. We're joined by co-writer Stephen Shields this week for a new ep.

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Stephen Shields is an Irish screenwriter. After winning the RTE STORYLAND 2010 with his web series ZOMBIE BASHERS Stephen went on to write on RTE's flagship comedy show THE REPUBLIC OF TELLY, where he was the longest-serving writer. He was nominated for two Irish writers' guild awards for his work on the show.

He was nominated for two Irish writers' guild awards for his work on the show. Stephen also wrote for many other Irish comedy shows including the highly rated CALLAN'S KICKS, DES BISHOPS: THIS IS IRELAND and created and wrote 32 episodes of RTE's children's show TIM'S TACTICAL TIPS.

Stephen now turns his attention to drama and has numerous features in development with Screen Ireland whilst also developing television drama. Stephen's first produced feature, THE HOLE IN THE GROUND, which he co-wrote with director Lee Cronin for producer John Keville and Savage Productions premieres at Sundance Film Festival and has backing from Screen Ireland, Bankside Films and A24. Vertigo releases in the UK in Spring 2019.

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This week on the next Episode of FNI Wrapchat, Paul Webster chats to a bit of a cult hero director for a lot of Irish creatives, Paddy Breathnach.

Paddy Breathnach started his directing career making natural history documentaries. His first feature, AILSA, won the Award for Best First / Second Film at the San Sebastian Film Festival. His second feature I WENT DOWN (BBC Films) starring Brendan Gleeson, won the New Directors prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival 1997. I WENT DOWN screened at Sundance in 1998 and won the Best Director award at both Thessaloniki and Bogota Film Festivals. He produced SOUTHPAW, a feature documentary that was selected for Sundance in 1999 and got a US and UK theatrical release.

Breathnach went on to direct BLOW DRY, MAN ABOUT DOG, SHROOMS and RED MIST. In 2012 he completed the documentary AN OICHE A GINEADH M'ATHAIR. In 2016 his Spanish language film VIVA was short listed for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His latest film, ROSIE, premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the UK in March 2019.

He’s a board member of The Screen Director’s Guild of Ireland.

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EP 111. Diarmuid Goggins. Director.

We caught up with Diarmuid this week in between car chases and controlled explosions to have a chat about being real, working hard, wanting an actual fistfight in a fake emergency room and general kindness in the industry.

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An Irish IFTA-nominated director for Film and TV Drama, Diarmuid recently completed work on BULLETPROOF Series 2 as Lead Director having previously been Lead Director on SILENT WITNESS. Other recent credits include Lead Director on series 3 of Dublin-set police drama RED ROCK for Element Pictures/TV3/BBC. His early credits include directing on CASUALTY, HOLLYOAKS, and CBBC comedy-dramas DANI'S CASTLE and MILLIE INBETWEEN.

Graduating from The National Film School in 2003, Diarmuid's short film NELL came 3rd in the Best First Short category at the Galway Film Fleadh. He went on to direct factual and dramatic programming for RTÉ and TG4, Ireland's leading broadcasters, before writing and directing his 2010 short drama CAR PARK. That same year, Diarmuid also directed THE LINE, which The Sunday Times described as 'a slickly executed dystopian drama made with the confident swagger of director Goggins. JESUS, MARY AND MATTIE was Diarmuid's next drama, a moving adaptation of Patrick Pearse's short story about a man, Mattie, who after his losing his wife, struggles to find any meaning in his life.

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Brought to you by Film Equipment Store: This week brings us a special podcast. One of our Favorite Actors Michael Smiley.

Michael Smiley is a Northern Irish actor. Smiley was born in 1963 in Belfast and grew up in Holywood. He moved to London in his 20s with his wife. He began doing stand-up in 1993, after accepting a bet at an open-mic night. He had worked as a cycle courier (like his character in Spaced) and as an acid house DJ.

He became well known for his role as Tyres O'Flaherty in the sitcom Spaced.

In 2008, he starred in British film Down Terrace in memorable turn and in 2011 he starred in the horror film Kill List both Directed by Ben Wheatley. The latter film received critical acclaim, and earned him the "Best Supporting Actor" Award at the 2011 British Independent Film Awards.

In 2013, Smiley also starred in the Netflix show Black Mirror as Baxter in “White Bear”. He also had a major role in British crime series Luther from 2010 until 2019.

In 2019, Smiley co-starred with Elijah Wood and Martin Donovan in the film Come to Daddy directed by Ant Timpson. Other Notable credits include the The Lobster, Star Wars Rogue one, Jawbone, Free Fire, and the wonderful “My Name is Emily” by the incredible Simon Fitzmaurice.

Up next Michael will star in Dead Still, a 6-part Irish-Canadian television drama series, which premiered on May 18, 2020 on Acorn TV and May 15, 2020 Citytv. The series is a co-production between Ireland's Deadpan Pictures and Canada's Shaftesbury Films and is written by John Morton, and directed by Imogen Murphy and Craig David Wallace.

Smiley is married to journalist/broadcaster Miranda Sawyer. He also shared a flat with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in the 1990s.

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We're joined today by award-winning filmmaker Barrie Dowdall on FNI Wrapchat, back in the studio for the first time in 12 weeks.

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Hot on the heals on the Packed out Screening at VDiff of his Latest docu-drama, Violet Gibson. Violet Gibson tells the story of the Irish Woman who tried to assassinate Benito Mussolini in 1926, on the cusp of the rise of fascism and the advent of WW2. Using a mixture of historical newsreel footage and shots filmed on-site in Rome, Barrie's documentary proves that if it wasn't true, you couldn't and wouldn't believe it. Incredible stuff.

Barrie specialises in producing, directing and shooting documentaries of historical, human and social interest for broadcasters worldwide. He has worked in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Jordan, Nepal, Zambia, Nigeria, Indonesia, Australia, Venezuela, the United States and throughout Europe, producing work for various broadcasters including RTE, BBC, TG4, PBS, ZDF, The HISTORY CHANNEL, ABC, CHANNEL 9 and FOXTEL.

He also works in the corporate sector and has produced and directed programmes for government departments, community and education projects, local authorities and NGO’s on subjects ranging from coastal erosion to civil engineering, from food aid distribution in Afghanistan to community initiatives with aids victims in sub- Saharan Africa, from responses to the disaffection and early school leaving of young Irish teenagers to family reunification issues affecting new immigrants in Ireland.

Based in Dublin, his companies NED KELLY PICTURES and TELWELL PRODUCTIONS provide a range of services including, project development, production, post-production, and consultancy on developing TV projects for the home and international market.

He lectures and writes about documentary production. A former National Representative of the European Documentary Network (EDN,) regular Jury Member of the IFTA Awards, member of the Irish Film Institute Council (IFI) and former Board Member of the Stranger Than Fiction Documentary Festival, Dublin.

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On this EP **of FNI WrapChat is Director Daniel O'Hara.

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Daniel O’Hara is a director from Dublin, based in Edinburgh. He has directed television projects for a wide range of international broadcasters and content providers, including Netflix, BBC, Sky, RTÉ and TG4, on shows including Harlan Coben’s The Stranger, Brassic, Doctor Who and Being Human. His short films, Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom and Fluent Dysphasia, won a combined total of 25 awards at international film festivals.

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We talk obstacles to Women in Film, Shooting THAT scene in Normal People and Kate's love for documentaries. Kate received the Golden Frog for Best Cinematography on a Docudrama ‘I Dolours’ at Camerimage 2018. In the same year she was nominated for an Emmy for her work on ‘The Farthest’. The Hollywood Reporter listed McCullough as top 10 to watch in Irish Film Industry 2017. More recently she was nominated for the IMAGO award 2019 for her work on ‘The Farthest’. Upon completing her studies at The National Film School, Lodz, Poland, McCullough shot the Irish box office hit ‘His and Hers’. This film went on to win the ‘World Cinematography Award in Documentary’, Sundance 2010. More recently Kate's Credits include Can't Cope Won't Cope, The Tv Drama Blood, Arracht and the wildly popular Normal People for BBC/RTE. Kate is a member of the Irish Society of Cinematographers.

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Born in Dublin and raised in Meath, Cathal has travelled the world working on a variety of projects including news, documentaries and film and television. Cathal's older brother (a press photographer for local newspapers), piqued Cathal's interest in the trade in their homemade photography dark room: a garden shed in County Meath.

After having studied Drama in Trinity College Dublin, Cathal began working for news channels and shooting documentaries. In the subsequent years, Cathal worked on a number of documentaries and shorts including Che and Toy Soldiers, as well as shooting music videos for musicians such as Sinead O'Connor.

In recent times, Cathal has turned his eye towards film and television drama. In the last three years particularly, his work as the D.O.P on hit BBC drama series Peaky Blinders has received widespread praise, as well as earning Cathal an IFTA nomination for 'Best Cinematography.' Other notable IFTA Award achievements include his win for Viva in 2015, as well as nominations for the TG4 series An Klondike. Recently he has worked on Roddy Doyle's "Rosie" Directed by Paddy Breathnach and with Love Hates Dave Caffery on "The Ailenist" and Taken Down for Rte. Other recent credits include the features "Dark Lies the Island" "Handsome Devil" and "Papi Chulo" again with Director John Butler and the beautiful Irish Language Feature "Finky" Directed by Dathai Keane.

On this Episode of FNI Wrapchat is IFTA and Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Award winning Actor Aisling Franciosi.

Aisling most recently appeared in the leading role of Clare in The Nightingale, opposite Sam Claflin and directed by Jennifer Kent (The Babadook,) She will next be seen opposite Mark Ruffalo in I Know This Much Is True , a brand new TV drama for HBO, which this week broadcast in Ireland.

Aisling first appeared on screen as Katie in THE FALL for BBC in 2013 and then as Phoebe Griffin, the young female lead and daughter to Gabriel Byrne, in BBC’s QUIRKE on both BBC One and RTE in early 2014. Aisling was awarded the Irish Film and Television Award for 2015 for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Drama for her appearance as Katie in season two of THE FALL in 2014. Aisling appeared in the recurring role of Kate in season two of LEGENDS starring Sean Bean for FOX/TNT in 2016 and most recently appeared as co-lead Georgia in CLIQUE for BBC3 in 2017.

Aisling appeared as Marie in Ken Loach’s JIMMY’S HALL, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2014 prior to an acclaimed general release and appeared at the Tribeca Film Festival 2015 in New York. She also appeared in two episodes of GAME OF THRONES (HBO) as Lyanna Stark in 2016/17.

In June 2014 Aisling was chosen in Screen Daily UK’s prestigious Stars of Tomorrow 2014 issue alongside actors like Maisie Williams and Eleanor Tomlinson .

She was born in Dublin in 1993, moved with her family to Italy soon after, and returned to Ireland 4 years later with her mother. She attended acting classes as a child and attended Trinity College Dublin, where she studied French and Spanish. In 2018, she moved to New York, from which we spoke to her in isolation.

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Ross Whitaker is a vastly successful documentary filmmaker. He has developed, produced and directed a number of successful independent documentaries including Katie, Unbreakable: The Mark Pollack Story, Between Land and Sea and most recently The Boys in Green for RTE.

Ross is also former commissioning editor of Film Ireland and former festival programmer of Stranger Than Fiction at the IFI, he is well versed in the language of film and an active participant on the Irish film scene. His first feature, the self-funded Saviours, was called the “best Irish film of 2008” by the Sunday Tribune. His follow-up short Bye Bye Now won awards at multiple festivals including Silverdocs and Nashville. His work in television with Blind Man Walking in 2010 and the Prime Time political documentary The Bailout in 2011 has also drawn great praise. He is best known for the riveting and emotionally powerful documentary features When Ali Came to Ireland (2012), Unbreakable: The Mark Pollack Story (2014), and Between Land and Sea (2106). He most recently made the acclaimed TV documentary Anthony Foley: Munsterman, which provided an extraordinary insight into the events surrounding Foley as a rugby player and coach, his death, and the emotional aftermath.

His most recent projects: The feature doc, Katie nd the tv soc special, The Boys in Green, on RTE had the nation viewing in huge numbers in recent months, The story charts the rise of the Irish National football team over a ten year period from 1986 to 1996 under Jack Charlton.

Check out some of his work here on IMDB. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3145173/

**On this special episode of FNI Wrapchat is Irish Oscar-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson.

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Lenny is from Dublin and is an internationally renowned film and Television Director and Screenwriter. He is known for directing such acclaimed independent films as Adam & Paul (2004), Garage (2007), What Richard Did (2012) and Frank (2014) all of which contributed to Abrahamson's six Irish Film and Television Awards. In 2015, he received widespread recognition for directing Room, based on the novel of the same name by Emma Donoghue. The film received four nominations at the 88th Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Abrahamson.

Lenny studied physics and philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. While at university he directed short videos with the Trinity Video Society, which he co-founded with Ed Guiney. He graduated in 1991 with first class honours (gold medal). His first short film, 3 Joes, won the Best European Short Film Award at the 1991 Cork Film Festival and the Organiser's Award at the 1992 Oberhausen Short Film Festival. He directed numerous commercials for television in Ireland, the UK and worldwide

His latest work 'Normal People' a TV adaptation of Sally Rooney's lauded novel is currently broadcasting on Rte, BBC and Hulu in the United States to critical acclaim. Here we chat about the reaction to Normal People, his process, the LIVELINE call in... His future career ambitions and we ask questions from our community on social media.

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On this weeks Fni Wrapchat is Screenwriter of Calm With Horses Joe Murtagh. This episode is brought to you by Film Equipment Store on the Headstuff Podcast Network.

Calm With Horses is distributed by Element Distribution and is currently available to rent on various streaming platforms including Volta, iTunes, BFI Player etc.

Joe Murtagh is a London born Irish writer. He comes from a family of carpenters and labourers, though it's been said that Joe himself "couldn't hammer a nail straight", and after some site experience, he would wholeheartedly agree. So he's making a good go of writing.

Joe's first feature film, CALM WITH HORSES (adapted from the short story of the same name by Colin Barrett) premiered at TIFF 2019 (DMC Film / Element Pictures / Film 4) and was directed by Nick Rowland with Cosmo Jarvis and Barry Keoghan starring. He is currently developing a number of features including DREADFUL NED (DMC) with Michael Fassbender attached and THE KITCHEN (DMC/Film 4) which will be Kibwe Tavares’ debut feature.

For television, Joe is developing an original series called THE WOMAN IN THE WALL (Troika/Motive) and is currently writing an episode of Enda Walsh’s new series THE TROUBLES (Blueprint). In 2018 he wrote an episode of Mika Watkins' TV Series ORIGIN (Youtube Red/Left Bank Pictures). Joe was a 2016 Screen International Star of Tomorrow.

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With over 30 years of experience in all aspects of media including journalism, public relations, scriptwriting, and programme-making, Hugh Farley has worked for RTÉ, BBC, Channel Four, ITV, NHK (Japan), and SV3 (Sweden) amongst others.

A Fulbright scholar, he was the first Irish citizen to be accepted by New York University’s filmmaking programme in 1985. His documentary work includes; We Shall Overcome which won the Best Documentary Award at the 1998 Celtic Film Festival. In recent years, he has worked extensively in drama, directing the popular series Fair City, Ros na Rún, Hollyoaks and the very popular Red Rock for Virgin Media/Tv3. His work was nominated for three Irish Film and Television Academy awards in 2006.

Most recently, Hugh has recently wrapped on a kids historical drama for Rte, which will be screened this year.

Hugh is also currently Director of the Writers Guild of Ireland Don't miss out this very informative discussion on the future of Irish Film and Television. To find out more about the work of the guild, visit script.ie

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EPISODE 💯, WOW! Where does the time go? This ep is a look back on some of our favourites over the last two years. A retrospective of tips and experiences from people working in film and television not only in Ireland but all over the world. Thanks for listening, especially at this very peculiar time in all our lives. We really wanted to do a live show to mark this event, but it wasn't to be. FNI will, however, be hosting a live event when we get the all-clear to bring our community together to reflect on the last couple of months and look to the future.

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Featuring Highlights from Director Ruan Magan who speaks about how a Michael Collins Eircom call card got him out of a very hairy circumstance while filming a doc in Columbia many years ago https://www.ruanmagan.com/

How and when a script really rings that church bell and when you break the story with Mary Kate and Rachel O'Flanagan http://www.adramaticimprovement.com/

How to send your Trojan empathy horse into the world with Carmel Winters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmel_Winters

John Butler on how close he came to walking on this first feature and how he loves Actors https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2899940/

Sean Branigan on learning from his partners attitude on rejection and where Irish Film and Tv is presently https://seanbranigan.co.uk/ and... How Actor Helen Beehan chanced her arm and changed her life forever in her local Bettystown pub, drinking shots with Shane Meadows and solving the case of the missing handbags.

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On this weeks episode (99) of FNI Wrapchat, Paul Webster is joined by Director Maurice Sweeney For the last ten years, Maurice has been regarded as one of Ireland’s leading documentary filmmakers. In more recent years he has also begun to focus on fiction.

His Doc Trial of the Century, a historical drama series for Treasure Films was a critical hit for, Loose Horse and TV3. Other work includes drama documentary series Barbarians Rising for the History Channel and October Films.

Having worked on diverse films from drama documentary Cromwell In Ireland to creative portraits of Irish writers Flann O’ Brien and Brendan Behan and crime writer John Connolly, Maurice also recently directed his first major drama feature, Saving The Titanic, to wide critical acclaim. The film has been sold throughout the world, including America, Canada and Britain with Channel 4 and has been watched by an estimated 10 million people. It was selected for the British Independent Film Festival, where it has just won three awards, including Best Director. It has also just won Best Feature at the Celtic Media Festival in Swansea. Saving The Titanic also won a prestigious Gold World Medal award at the New York Festivals, and the Award of Excellence in a Feature Film at the Accolade Competition in California.

As a Director, Maurice has won four IFTAS. In 2010, he filmed and directed the widely acclaimed __The Forgotten Irish_, dealing with the emigration to Britain in the 1950′s. Always returning to his love of sport, Maurice has made lasting portraits of his heroes Michael O Muircheartaigh and Vincent O Brien. Other credits include the follow up to Forgotten Irish with Ireland’s Forgotten Voices.

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Billy mentions his standup shows in Galway in April these have obviously been cancelled until further notice.

On this episode (98) of FNI Wrapchat is Director and Producer Billy McGrath. Billy was a major pioneering figure in the development of Irish music (manager, promoter and PR) and comedy (performer, writer and promoter) before training with RTÉ as a TV producer / director in the mid 1980s. Both passions were to the fore as new ideas and talent were brought to RTÉ screens before Billy moved to London as features director on the BAFTA award-winning Channel 4 music series WIRED (Initial TV London ‘88).

His documentary films, Most Recently 'Citizens of Boomtown' on the Boomtown Rats, U2, The Pogues and Clannad were screened at festivals in Dublin, London, Washington, Brazil and on TV throughout the world. In the 1990s Billy again immersed himself in script and comedy. Working between London, Belfast and Dublin, Billy also kick started an Irish comedy circuit, won a European Script Award, The National Entertainment Award for Comedy, was the first course designer and trainer with Irish Screen Training (Writing Comedy for TV) plus gained project development and management experience with major production companies and broadcasters in Ireland and the UK.

Returning from London in 1998, Billy wrote and produced the history of Irish TV comedy – Gay Byrne’s Make ‘Em Laugh – for Tyrone Productions/RTE (top 10 viewed programme of the year), joined Ireland’s first commercial broadcaster TV3 as Executive Producer and soon after was appointed RTE’s first Commissioning Editor of Entertainment (2000-02) before re-joining the commercial world. Billy’s first independent commission Close Encounters with Keith Barry (a talent spotted while at RTE) was nominated for both an IFTA and Rose D’Or Award plus remains RTE International’s biggest ever success in the international TV Entertainment sales market.

In late 2005 SIDELINE was established with Billy responsible for all development, editorial content and ensuring a top-class production on screen, developing new ideas and emerging talent.

Citizens of Boomtown is now available on the RTE player. The extraordinary story of Bob Geldof and The Boomtown Rats is told in this all-access 2 part series with special guests Bono, Sinead O'Connor, Sting and a host of others.

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On this weeks Ep of FNI Wrapchat (which we recorded a couple of weeks ago), is a Distributor with a vast amount of experience over a number of years. Derry O'Brien of Network Ireland Television.

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Derry O'Brien has over 40 years’ experience in international services in the music, TV and film industries and with the Irish Trade Board. Derry was responsible for the inauguration of the Ireland on Screen joint marketing initiative between the relevant Northern and Southern trade promotional agencies at both the MIP and MIPCOM television markets for 5 years, from 1991 - 1995 inclusive, a marketing initiative that survives to this day. Furthermore, as a Board Member of the Brussels-based E.U. Programme, Euro Aim for a similar period, Derry was actively involved in Euro Aim sales and marketing activities at both the Berlin Film Festivals, the Donestia Screenings and their Rendezvous Co-production and more recently at the Cannes Film Festival. Derry also served on the Board of the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission for 5 years (1999 – 2004).

Network Ireland Television is the foremost Irish-based TV distribution company, established in October 1995 with the objective of providing a sales and marketing service internationally for television programme makers and film producers and directors.

In the 20 years since its start-up, Network Ireland Television has now accumulated a catalogue of over 1,500 hours of quality English language programming and short films from a range of Irish and international producers and has firmly established itself as the major distributor of niche market material. Network Ireland Television is currently selling to over 100 overseas broadcasters, VOD operators, DVD distributors and Inflight Entertainment companies.

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Nick Rowland is an award-winning directing graduate of the National Film and Television School (NFTS) in the UK. Even before graduating, his work as a director had already earned him a Royal Television Society Award for DANCING IN THE ASHES, and he has since been nominated for a BAFTA for SLAP. His recent TV credits include HARD SUN (BBC1), RIPPER STREET (BBC) and CUFFS (BBC2). His first Feature CALM WITH HORSES (starring Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar and Cosmo Jarvis) premiered at TIFF 2019 and gained excellent reviews at the London Film Festival aswell as the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival recently.

It's a fantastic debut feature with amazing performances from a stellar cast. It's in Irish cinemas this weekend.

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On this week's Ep of FNI Wrapchat from the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival is Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy. As a Directing Duo, Desperate Optimists are Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, they are multi-faceted creatives rooted in theatre, performance art and mixed media. Hailing from Finglas in Dublin, Ireland they have lived and worked in the UK since 1987. For over ten years desperate optimists have been making works for a variety of media and contexts including film, video, digital arts, performance and radio.

They have an abundance of short and Feature content which explores the boundaries of the endless endeavour to challenge an audience and subvert creative and narrative expectations. Their work includes:

Rose Plays Julie 2019

Further Beyond (Documentary)

Mister John

Iong Bahru (Short)

Helen

Joy (Short)

Daydream (Short)

Moore Street (Short)

Who Killed Brown Owl (Short)

Rose plays Julie, Starring Aidan Gillen, Orla Brady and a striking leading performance from Ann Skelly, will be available to view in Irish and UK cinemas from May. Check out the trailer below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuGsbD0803g

Fni wrapchat is brought to you by Film Equiptment Store and Wildcard Distribution.

Produced and mixed bt Stephen Bedford on the Headstuff podcast Network. Recorded at The podcast Studios.

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On the First of our Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival 2020 Specials of FNI Wrapchat is Director Matthew Toman and Director Daniel J. Holmes.

Daniel J. Holmes is Self Shooter, Writer and Director. Who has been based in Ireland for a number of years. Daniel comes from The Windy City of Chicago in the United States (He ain't no blow in..., Dan has worked on a number of Productions with Bankhouse Productions in various roles. His credits include Street Leagues, The Feature "Dive" "Static" and in the light of my eyes.

Matthew is an award-winning film producer, founder of a successful digital media agency, and creator of "The Evolution of Success" - a film series, podcast, and soon-to-be book series intended to help people facing similar challenges to re-define success, discover their joy, and turn it into a profitable, sustainable career. The film features many of the people who Matthew looked up to at his lowest point like Jack Canfield, Joe Vitale, and Bob Doyle. Now Matthew's main mission is to help as many people as possible experience their own evolution of success. His latest project as producer "Street Leagues" is four years in the making and is a real labour of love.

Featuring contributions from actor Colin Farrell, the movie follows the Irish Street Leagues (Homeless World Cup) as they progress through a major tournament, told through the personal testimonies of its members, who are homeless men and women and tremendous characters.

Street Leagues Screens on the 29th February, 6pm, Cineworld as part of the VDIFF. Preceded by our very own Short Film winner of our FNI 2020 Vision Initiative "Warm For Winter"

The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival runs from 26 February – 8 March 2020. For the full line-up, and to buy tickets, visit www.diff.ie.

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On todays Episode of Fni Wrapchat are Co-Directors Luke Daly and Nathan Fagan.

As directors (Luna Directing Duo), They specialise in crafting engaging, cinematic narratives.

Whether directing short films, commercials, or music videos, their goal remains the same, to tell arresting stories, grounded in realism, with a focus on under-explored themes and characters.

Their Short Film 'Flicker', Screens at this years Virgin Media Dublin International film Festival at Virgin Media DIFF Shorts #3, 3 Mar 2020. Light House Cinema

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Flicker

In the aftermath of a violent assault, twenty something Danny struggles to accept the full extent of his injuries.

Director: Nathan Fagan, Luke Daly / 20 mins Producer: Aaron McEnaney

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Roisín is a Film Producer, Programmer, and Festival Manager, with international experience in arts administration from both Ireland and the US.

Roisín is currently the Industry & Events Manager / Programme Advisor at the Cork Film Festival.

Roisín has also worked extensively with the GAZE International LGBT Film Festival and a Produced with Roads Entertainment. Working previously with the Galway Film Fleadh The Offline Film Festival and Guth Gafa International Documentary Film Festival in Ireland, as well as the Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) and Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Roisín prides herself in the creation, curation and proliferation of independent narrative and documentary film content, as well as advocating for both the creative and business elements of film. Roisin is currently producing Claire Dix's latest feature which was supported through their POV Scheme with Screen Ireland.

Check out her talk at TED DUBLIN, Film as the Empathy Machine | Roisín Geraghty | TEDxTrinityCollegeDublin

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On Episode 91 of the Podcast is Dublin Filmmaker and Musician Willie Stewart.

Dublin born, Leitrim based film maker Willie Stewart has been active in the DIY/Underground music, art and film scene since 1993. After a number of shorts and music videos he made his first full length creative doc, 'Ludo Is Fantastic' about Antwerp based Avant Garde artist, performer and film maker in 2018. After numerous screenings of Ludo Is Fantastic all over Ireland, USA, UK and mainland Europe he is ready to release his latest film 'Black Birds Slowed Down', a visual response to musicians Natalia Beylis and Tola Custy during a residency at Glor in Ennis, Co Clare, which will be screening early in 2020.

For Screenings/Info:

https://ludoisfantastic.com/

www.williestewart.org

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On this week we're joined by the wonderful Helena Walsh.

We've a massive amount of respect for the practices of Helena at Film Network Ireland, hence, we've been chasing her for a while..

Helena Walsh is an International Voice and Acting Coach. She is one of Ireland’s leading coaches in the Irish film and theatre industry for young up and coming actors, preparing them for screen and stage alike.Helena teaches and hosts workshops all over the world. She is Artistic Director and founder of her own Voice and Acting Studio ‘Helena Walsh Voice and Acting Studio’ in Dublin, Ireland. It is an innovative, cutting edge, studio for artists around the world. She invites some of the finest international teachers in the industry to co-teach with her at her studio.

The studio acts as a centre for cutting edge practice for an interdisciplinary approach to a truly empowered, creative, vibrant and embodied actor and human being. Her mission with her work is to empower each actor and filmmakers to discover their unique creative intuition and foster it so they stand out because of their differences. She gives them skills that ensure their resilience and artistry within the industry. She offers them a practice and a process that they can continue to foster their craft through for the years ahead. She has created a truly unique approach to acting from her thirty years of research and practice. Helena's approach to mindfulness and well being is at the very core of her work to help people to Find their authentic voice as an artists and creators. Helena is a bundle of positivity and good will and raises some really interesting points on how a creative working in the industry can apply practices to be present, authentic and relaxed. This is an episode not to be missed. *Notice:

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**On the 89th episode of FNI Wrapchat is Actor, Playwright and Screenwriter CLARE DUNNE.

You may know Clare from her recent starring role in "Kin" for Rte and Bron studios and her beautiful performance in "Herself".**

We had a wonderful chat about making opportunities for yourself, Sharon Horgan empowering you and how Meryl Streep popped into her dressing room. Clare also tells us about her long and ultimately fruitful Journey of her Script "Herself" which was subsequently made and will Screen at Sundance in 2020. Herself looks at a single mother in Dublin, taking the bull by the horns and creating a self build home for herself and children during one of the worst housing crisis's in Ireland's history and how people, the community and the Irish spirit... is what will get us out.

Dunne’s work at the Abbey Theatre includes Juno and the Paycock (a co-production between the Abbey Theatre and the National Theatre of Great Britain). Other theatre work includes The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Silver Tassie, Druid 35 and The Playboy of the Western World (Druid), Julius Caesar (Donmar Warehouse), Detroit (National Theatre), Three Sisters (Lyric Hammersmith and Filter), A Midsummer Night’s Dream[3] (Filter at Latitude) and Crunch (Nabakov). Dunne wrote and performed Living With Missy (Smock Alley Theatre). Radio work includes On Her Majesty’s Service and 'News From Home' (BBC Radio 4). Dunne graduated from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff in 2009.

Dunne played Prince Hal in the Donmar Theatre all-female version of Shakespeare's Henry IV., directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

Dunne's film work includes Nice Night For It (2017) and The Cherishing (2016).

Clare portrayed Victoria in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) "Herself" written by Clare, Produced by Element Pictures and Directed by Phyllida Lloyd will be in Irish Cinemas later this year.

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**Happy NEW YEAR from us all at FNI. Here's our first Episode of 2020.

and we've a brand new theme thanks to composer Pat O'Connor.

Check out Pat's website here:** https://www.patrickoconnorcomposer.com/about-1/

Paul Duane RETURNS, our first guest to come on a second time.

Paul Duane is a Director of Film, Tv and a writer. Has directed television programmes including: Ballykissangel, Casualty, The Royal, Small Potatoes and Footballer's Wives He has also made several short films including LSD 73! based on an original script by the Irish novelist Patrick McCabe. More recently he co-created the ITV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl based on the well-known blog, Belle de Jour. The Irish production company Screenworks was established by Paul Duane and Rob Cawley in 2008. Their first production, Barbaric Genius, on the life of the London-Irish author John Healy premiered in February 2011. More films include Very Extremely Dangerous and Natan, about the French producer Bernard Natan. In December 2013 he was listed by Variety magazine as part of their yearly 10 Directors to Watch feature. His latest film What Time Is Death? described as "his long-gestated study of new activities by the men who used to be KLF"[8] is a documentary charting Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty’s latest project to build a pyramid of hand-fired bricks, each containing the ashes of a dead person, a process dubbed MuMufication (referencing the KLF song Justified & Ancient). What Time Is Death? featured at the 2019 Dublin International Film Festival and screened to a full house in the IFI in 2019.

**We're also pleased to announce that Paul will be joining our panel this SAT 18th of Jan for our Documentary; Finding the Story Panel and workshop. All details on following link:

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/84791011197**

On the final episode of FNI Wrapchat of the year is Director and Producer Luke McManus.

Luke has a variety of credits working in Tv, Film and Documentary over a number of years. Luke speaks to us very openly about his Career and what it takes to stay knocking around working in Film and Tv in this Country, he also regaled us with some great stories of chancing your arm, believing in yourself and making the best of opportunities.

Luke has filmed on five continents making award-winning documentaries for Channel 4, RTE, TV3 and TG4, winning three IFTA Awards, the Celtic Media Award, the Radharc Award and prizes at the Galway Film Fleadh and Cork Film Festival in the process. Luke has also directed a number of dramas for Channel 4, TG4 and the Irish Film Board. Luke is always interested in new conversations and connections, what a Fascinating chat.

We have a number of classes coming up in the new year, Treat yourself.

For Actors... Make friends with the Lens with Morgan C Jones.

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/85759108803

For young performers... First starts in Film and Tv with Darragh O'Toole.

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/82493513319

Documentarians/Directors/Producers... Finding the Story with Paul Webster.

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/84791011197

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Merry Christmas.

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On this weeks Episode is Actor/Musician Steve Wall.

Steve recently finished filming a major role in 'Raised by Wolves', a new series with Ridley Scott at the helm, set to air sometime in 2020 on HBO Max. He has also just wrapped filming on 'The South Westerlies', an Irish comedy-drama with Dublin-based Deadpan Pictures, alongside ZDF Enterprises, TV2 Norway and in association with Screen Ireland. Prior to that, he completed filming The Witcher for Netflix playing the role of 'Boholt' and he can also be seen in the new HBO/Cinemax series 'Warrior' which began it's run in April 2019, in which he plays the bounty hunter Gresham.

He has received rave reviews for his recent portrayal of the legendary jazz musician Chet Baker in 'My Foolish Heart', a film about Chet's final days in Amsterdam in 1988. It received its world premiere in September 2018 at the Dutch International Film Festival. In 'Vikings' he played the scheming Einar in seasons two, three and four. His other credits include: the role of Detective Coleman in the major RTE drama series 'Rebellion' set against the backdrop of Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising. He played the smooth baddie Dominic Fitzroy in the first two episodes of season three of the global crime drama 'Crossing Lines' starring Donald Sutherland. For the BBC he completed 'Silent Witness', aired in January 2015, in which he played a major role. Steve landed a significant, recurring role as Danny Moone in all three series of the Chris O'Dowd comedy 'Moone Boy' for Sky TV and in Sept 2015 he won Best Actor in a Leading Role at the San Diego Horror Film Festival for his role as Peter in the short film 'Ghost Train' (2013). In the summer of 2016 he played the edgy character Liam in the multi-award-winning short 'Gridlock' for which he was nominated best supporting actor in the Irish Underground Cinema festival 2017. The same year also saw the release of Dennis Bartok's hospital horror 'Nails' in which Steve starred alongside Shauna MacDonald (The Descent). He was back on set with 'Ghost Train' director Lee Cronin playing a role in the latter's acclaimed first feature 'The Hole in the Ground' which premiered at Sundance 2019. Steve is also a multi-platinum selling musician, singer and songwriter with legendary Irish bands The Walls and The Stunning.

We have been working hard to develop a shoot and screen festival to raise awareness of homelessness in Ireland in partnership with The Virgin Media Dublin Film Festival, Dublin Business School, Wildcard Distribution and the Headstuff Podcast Network. Information here, THIS WEEKEND. Please share/Attend/donate. WE NEED YOUR HELP.

We will also be podcasting throughout the weekend on site at DBS near Grafton Street. FNI 20/20 vision. Supporting The Peter McFerry Trust.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/84400864257 We also have our end of year party in Temple Bar on the 19th of December to round off the year. Die Hard:Christmas Party Harder. All welcome. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/81312555041

On this week's ep of FNI Wrapchat is Irish Film Composer based in Los Angeles Emer Kinsella.

PBL had a lovely chat with Emer about the differences between large and small scale productions, Living in LA as an Irish person, working to get by and her love of her craft.

Emer Kinsella is a film composer, classically-trained experimental violinist and songwriter from Dublin, Ireland. Emer is known for her textural and minimal introspective string writing, blended together with ambient electronics and poignant soundscapes. Her credits include the recent short, In Orbit, directed by Katie McNiece, working with Johnny Klimek on the Netflix show Sense8 and the motion picture Jungle starring Daniel Radcliffe. Emer recently scored the documentary film Faith which screened at the Vancouver and Atlanta LGBT film festivals and the award-winning short film Suburban Jungle which won Best Short film at the San Pedro International Film Festival in 2018. At the heart of her musical voice is the violin, an instrument she has played since the age of two. Emer is from Malahide in Dublin but resides in Los Angeles. We have been working hard to develop a shoot and screen festival to raise awareness of homelessness in Ireland in partnership with The Virgin Media Dublin Film Festival, Dublin Business School, Wildcard Distribution and the Headstuff Podcast Network. Information here. Please share/Attend/donate. We will also be podcasting throughout the weekend on site at DBS near Grafton Street. FNI 20/20 vision. Supporting The Peter McFerry Trust.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/84400864257 We also have our end of year party in Temple Bar on the 19th of December to round off the year. Die Hard:Christmas Party Harder. All welcome. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/81312555041

After our adventures on the road at the Cork and Kerry Film festivals recently we're back to the studio this weeks FNI Wrapchat. Coming up NEXT we're chatting to the Vastly experienced, no nonsense and brilliant AD and Director Mike Hayes. Brought to you by Wildcard Distribution, DBS on the Headstuff podcast network. A proud Kerryman, We're delighted to have Mike on talking about his route into the industry, He discusses the qualities needed to to work on a bigger project and how the differentiate in size, but if your attitude and ethic remain the same, you'll pick up the work.

If you are an aspiring AD this one is not to be missed in particular.

Recent credits include Wonder Women 1984, The Rhythm Section and pretty much a lot of the movies and series that are being produced in this country in recent years.

Mike is also a Director in his own right Co Directing Roisin El Cherif: Half a Life (Short) Roisin El Cherif: Kerosene (Short) and the Shorts Leave and Toy Soldiers

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2794873/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm

NB: We've our end of year party in 'The Nook' the brand new bar in the Button Factory which is opening this week, Which will also host the new Lisa Richards Comedy Club. Our Get-Together:

A Die Hard Themed Christmas Party :

Die Hard: Christmas Party Harder takes place on the last Thursday before Christmas and Christmas Jumpers or any Die Hard apparel is encouraged. We'll be having a whole host of people coming from Different Guilds and organisations on the night and giving away as always lots of prizes, there'll also be entertainment on the night and a few surprises also. Tics: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/81312555041

We also have a very special series of four classes for the Younger performer:

'First Starts in Film &TV' Hosted by Red Rock & Blood Season two's Darragh O'Toole. A PERFECT gift for the young teenage Aspiring Actor Son, Daughter or relative (Ages 13-17)who could do with a stage or screen to express themselves. Right off Grafton Street, Net to the Westbury in Dublin Business school, Balfe Street.

Tics: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/82493513319

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A very special Episode from The Cork Film Festival this week with experienced Producer **Pippa Cross, Pippa's body of work is frankly awe inspiring, including producing 'My Left Foot'

More info:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189248/

Paul Donovan: Producer at Deadpan Pictures. Deadpan have been behind some of your favourite Film and Tv Shows over the last 10 Years.

http://deadpanpictures.ie/?page_id=2 and

Writer/Director Aoife Crehan in her feature Directing Debut ahead of her Irish sold out Premier of 'The Last Right' at the Cork Film Festival.

The Last Right is coming to Irish Cinemas soon.

'*A fateful exchange on a flight from New York to Ireland has complicated consequences for Daniel Murphy (Michiel Huisman). He’s left in charge of a corpse, the body of someone he never knew. He is persuaded to take on the challenge of getting an environmentally friendly cardboard coffin from his family home in Clonakilty to Rathlin Island by his autistic younger brother Louis (Samuel Bottomley) and Mary (Niamh Algar), a flighty young mortician with her own agenda. A bold and original road movie caper, The Last Right announces writer-director Aoife Crehan as a thrilling new voice in Irish cinema'

We've an event and Class coming up soon, First things first... PARRRRRTY....*

We've our end of year party in 'The Nook' the brand new bar in the Button Factory which is opening this week, Which will also host the new Lisa Richards Comedy Club. Our Get-Together:

A Die Hard Themed Christmas Party :

Die Hard: Christmas Party Harder takes place on the last Thursday before Christmas and Christmas Jumpers or any Die Hard apparel is encouraged. We'll be having a whole host of people coming from Different Guilds and organisations on the night and giving away as always lots of prizes, there'll also be entertainment on the night and a few surprises also.

Tics: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/81312555041***We also have a very special series of four classes for the Younger performer:

'First Starts in Film &TV' Hosted by Red Rock & Blood Season two's Darragh O'Toole. A PERFECT gift for the young teenage Aspiring Actor Son, Daughter or relative (Ages 13-17)who could do with a stage or screen to express themselves. Right off Grafton Street, Net to the Westbury in Dublin Business school, Balfe Street.** Tics: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/82493513319

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On the latest EP of Ireland's Film and Tv Industry Podcast FNI Wrapchat, Brought to you by Wildcard Distribution is Director Stephen Bradley.

Stephen Bradley has just spent a very hectic time in the recent past, promoting his latest film, Noble , as it was released across the world from Los Angeles to Cannes to New Zealand. What he didn't't know at the time, is that during the same period he was also developing a Stage IV cancer that had spread to vital organs. Shooting and Cutting: A Survivor's Guide to Filmmaking and Other Diseases (his brand new book) alternates between the journey of Stephen's life-changing treatment, his renewed sense of purpose in current work projects and war-stories from twenty years of filmmaking. It's available in Easons and all good book stores and available online.

The Hollywood Reporter described 'Noble' it as “a joyful and rousing affirmation of the human spirit which resounds widely,” and it is still among the highest-rated films on Amazon Prime. Nobel was shot in Vietnam and England, starring Deirdre O’Kane (IFTA Best Actress), Brendan Coyle, Liam Cunningham, Ruth Negga and Sarah Greene (IFTA Best Supporting Actress).

Stephen wrote and directed his first film reaper in 1995. It was selected for competition at the Venice film festival and the same year he co-produced guiltrip (dir. Gerry Stembridge) which also screened at Venice.

Stephen set up Temple Films with Oscar-nominated producer Ed Guiney and wrote and directed his first feature Sweety Barrett (1998) starring Brendan Gleeson, Liam Cunningham and Andy Serkis. It was selected for world cinema at Toronto film festival and official competition in San Sebastian.

Stephen’s second feature was the comedy-horror Boy Eats Girl (2005), starring Samantha Mumba and David Leon, which was briefly banned and then subsequently distributed worldwide, including by Lionsgate in the USA.

Stephen has also directed three feature-length documentaries, many award-winning television programmes for RTE, TV3 and TG4, and stand-up comedy shows for Universal and EMI.

Stephen is currently developing several screenplays for both television and cinema

**Following on from our recent Class with Former Head of development at British Screen Stephen Cleary and The Art of Voiceover with Roger Gregg, We turn our attention to a younger Audience for First Starts in Film and Tv with Darragh O'Toole (Red Rock, Blood Season 2) for more information:

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/82493513319**

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For our 81st episode, we've a special Podcast coming this week with Cork Film Festival CEO and Producer, Fiona Clark.

Fiona started out in arts education before progressing to senior positions in a number of respected UK theatres, Fiona then undertook a successful eight-year tenure commissioning, producing and programming new work for one of Britain’s most respected and innovative new writing houses, the Bush Theatre, including West End transfers, national and international touring on all scales, cross art form festival management and collaboration as well as robust management of a building-based arts organisation.

A former CEO of Get Connected, the UK’s national helpline service for young people

Fiona returned to the arts in January 2014 as Head of Development at the Irish Film Institute in Dublin, Fiona then subsequently joined the Cork Film Festival, Ireland's first and largest film Festival in September 2016 and had a chat with us about this years exciting programme of work at the 64th Cork film Festival, which begins today.

Catch us at our networking event at the 64th Cork film Fest here:

https://www.corkfilmfest.org/event/our-need-for-speed-post-first-take-networking-event/

As always this podcast is brought to you on the Headstuff Podcast Network and is supported by the fantastic @wildcard_distribution

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Following on from our recent Class with Former Head of development at British Screen Stephen Cleary, Our next Class for aspiring Audio Performers 'The Art Of Voiceover' with Roger Gregg takes place in the brand new PODCAST STUDIOS from Headstuff on Sat the 16th of September.

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/73798666799

Listen Back to Roger on EP 39 here: https://www.headstuff.org/fni-wrap-chat/39-roger-gregg-director-actor-writer-voiceover-artist

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For this our 80th Episode. We have a special 'Mind yourself' episode.

Featuring Julia Roddy, pre-accredited psychotherapist and filmmaker, Mannie Moolman, from the Film and Tv Charity in London and Fran Keaveney of Screen Skills Ireland.

It is a discussion that looks at the skills and tools we can build on to safeguard our health and wellbeing as filmmakers. And we also look at what people in other countries are doing to support creatives working in the Film and TV industry.

As always this podcast is brought to you on the Headstuff Podcast Network and is supported by the fantastic @wildcard_distribution

If you would like to support our podcast and FNI in general head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/Fni

Following on from our recent Class with Former Head of development at British Screen Stephen Cleary, Our next Class for aspiring Audio Performers 'The Art Of Voiceover' with Roger Gregg takes place in the brand new PODCAST STUDIOS from Headstuff on Sat the 16th of September.

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/73798666799

Listen Back to Roger on EP 39 here: https://www.headstuff.org/fni-wrap-chat/39-roger-gregg-director-actor-writer-voiceover-artist/

You can listen on Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts and wherever you get your Podcast fix.

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On today's episode is American Filmmaker Jonathan Kesselman, a Dublin Based award-winning filmmaker and writer.

He launched his career writing and directing 'The Hebrew Hammer' in 2003 to international acclaim with its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. It later played a number of international festivals before being picked up for theatrical distribution (Hanukkah 2003) by Strand Releasing in conjunction with Comedy Central and Paramount Home Video. Voted among the top holiday movies by the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Boston Globe and Time Magazine.

Jonathan's second feature film 'Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero' starring Maz Jobrani and John Heard, had its world premiere at the 2014 Austin Film Festival, where it won the Comedy Vanguard award as well as the Audience Award. Jimmy was released theatrically May 13th, 2016, followed by a release on Showtime and Netflix.

Jonathan has written for: Fox, Paramount, Nickelodeon, Disney, Sony, Blue Sky Animation, MTV, Comedy Central studios, and WWE (yes, it's fake). Jonathan also works as a commercial director with such clients as Nintendo, Renault, Red Mango, Irish Rail, American Media Inc., and Mr. Olympia. Ironically, Jonathan taught 'Writing Comedy for Film and Television' at Yale University while concurrently acting as the humor columnist for the alternative goth-porn site Suicide Girls.

**ON this very special ep of Fni Wrapchat all the way from Co. Kerry is The winners/guests from The Kerry Film Festival 2019. Well done everyone on their Awards and mentions and a wonderful time was had by all.

With Eibh Collins Head Programmer- Shaun O'Connor, Director

Katie McNeice, Director. Elaine Kennedy, Director,

Paul Cahill, Writer. Tristan Heanue, Director**

And the winners were...

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT - The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Bailey

BEST STUDENT SHORT - Starry Night by Emma Smith

BEST IRISH SHORT

Winner - A White Horse by Shaun O Connor

Special mention for Ciúnas, for its subtle and nuanced directing.

BEST KERRY SHORT, - The Space Between Us by Elaine Kennedy

BEST ANIMATION - Mind My Mind by Floor Adams

BEST DOCUMENTARY -

Heyday - The Mic Christopher Story by Alan Leonard

BEST FEATURE FILM - Kilimanjaro Mama by Malcolm WilIis

BEST SCREENPLAY

Two Bed Terrace by Cathriona Slammon

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/73142275515 (Gender/ Power)

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/72992092313 (It's ALLLLLIVE!!!) Horror Genre Screenwriting workshop (Believe us its great Fun) This SAT... (Snap up a ticket while you can.

and finally.... **Our Bi-Annual Networking party/event also called "It's Alive"

Takes place This Sunday @ 8:30pm in the wild Duck, Dublin City.

There's Prizes on the night, Visualizations and a lot of fun in General.

Make up artists come for free, with the Proviso they make up their guest.

If you purchase any tickets for the Screenwriting Classes above, You also get free entry on Sunday to our networking event.**

Otherwise BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/73602740779

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On today's episode is former head of development at British Screen, Stephen Cleary, Brought to you by Wildcard Distribution.

Stephen Cleary has been a film and television professional for over twenty years, working in Europe, North America and Australasia, with occasional forays into Asia. He has worked as a feature producer, television producer/director, educator and screenwriter. He has developed many feature films from inception to production, and many have won international festival prizes. In recent years he developed the Venice Golden Lion winning feature Sweet Country from conception to production, and was lead consultant on the Emmy Award winning feature documentary What Happened Miss Simone?

Stephen was Head of Development at the UK’s national film Agency, British Screen, for five years and has developed over 60 produced feature films including Before the Rain (Milcho Manchevski, Academy Award nominee for best foreign film, winner Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival), Rob Roy (Michael Caton-Jones), Butterfly Kiss (Michael Winterbottom), Love and Death on Long Island (Richard Kwietniowski) and Photographing Fairies (Nick Willing). His most recently developed films include Cast Me If You Can (Atsushi Ogata), The Hunter (Daniel Nettheim) and Buddha’s Little Finger (Tony Pemberton), which he co-wrote. He was also the co-screenwriter of the feature, Alexandria, in 2002.

With the South Australian Film Corporation, Stephen co-conceived and ran Filmlab, a program designed to develop a base of local production companies. The initiative resulted in five low budget locally generated features, all of which secured domestic distribution. Two premiered at the Sundance film festival, one at the Berlin film festival, one at SXSW. Three of the features secured a US theatrical release. Filmlab filmmakers won best international director at Sundance 2014, the Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and other international awards.

From 2016 to 2017 he ran a TV drama series development initiative for Canal Plus Europe, developing series from conception to final bible and pilot episodes with selected writers and producers from across Europe. And from 2015 to 2017 he was senior consultant of the Danish Film Institute and Nordic Film Fund’s Polar Bear initiative, developing TV drama series with TV professionals from Scandinavia.

Previously he ran Arista, Europe’s largest private story development agency for 11 years, providing a range of short and long training courses in all aspects of film and TV writing and development. Arista was designated a “Centre of Excellence” by the European Commission.

Currently he is adjunct professor at the film school of the Victoria College of the Arts, Melbourne, lecturing and running seminars for students four weeks a year. He is a regular lecturer at the Danish Film School, the National Film School of the UK and AFTRS. All on aspects of story development. He is also a story consultant and occasional screenwriter.

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On Episode 76 of the podcast, Brought to you by Wildcard Distribution is Producer Louise Gallagher.

Louise has been working in the media industry for 30 years, with 23 of those years spent at the BBC in Belfast in various production roles across radio, television and online services.

In 2011 Louise moved into the independent film and TV sector, working as a freelance Production Manager, Line Producer and Producer on short films, features films, children’s TV drama, commercials and live television for clients such as Nickelodeon, Buccaneer TV, RTE, TG4, The Fyzz Facility, Out Of Orbit, CauseAscene Films, Village Films, The Guardian and Northern Ireland Screen.

In recent years, Louise’s credits include The DIG (2018) – Line Producer (Best Irish Film Galway Film Festival), Produced by Brian J Falconer at Out of Orbit

ECHOES (2018) – Producer (Best Irish Sci Fi Short – Dublin Sci-Fi Awards) for CauseAscene Films

TAKE THE SHOT (2017) – Line Producer. Produced by Claire Mundell at Synchronicity Films

In 2018 Louise founded Gallagher Films, and started work on the company’s first major project A BUMP ALONG THE WAY Staring her Sister Bronagh, written by Tess McGowan and directed by Shelly Love. It was developed and produced with the assistance of Northern Ireland Screen through their New Talent Writers and New Talent Focus programmers. It was further supported by Yellowmoon Post Production and Roma Downey. It has now completed, and was selected to open the 2019 Belfast Film Festival and is out soon.

On the podcast this week on the Headstuff podcast Network with Wildcard Distribution is the Third in the Holy Trinity of O'Flanagan Sisters... Rebecca O'Flanagan.

A graduate of UCD and King’s Inns, Rebecca worked in a freelance capacity for a number of years in the Irish film industry before she moved to the Irish Film Board to work as a Development Manager, selecting and managing the Board’s vast development slate including shorts, animation, television and film.

In 2004 she left the Board and established Rubicon Films. In that year she also produced the RTE/Film Base-funded short Right Now Ladies and Gents. In 2006, she produced at 4 x 1 hour TV series for TG4 called The Running Mate, which won the IFTA for Best Drama Serial. Also in 2008, Rebecca executive produced The Eclipse for Treasure Entertainment, a feature film written and directed by Conor McPherson which won the award for Best Actor at the Tribeca Film Festival for Ciaran Hinds and also won the IFTA for best film. In 2009, Rebecca produced the feature film My Brothers which also premiered in Tribeca. In the same year she produced Your Bad Self, a six part TV sketch show for RTE, winner of the IFTA for best entertainment programme. In 2011 Rebecca executive produced BAFTA nominated Good Vibrations. In 2012 Rebecca produced John Butler's The Stag, and in 2016 she produced John Butler's second feature Handsome Devil. Both films premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Her most recent credits include Paddy Breathnach’s Viva, which was shortlisted for Best Foreign Language Oscar, Hugh O'Conor's debut feature film Metal Heart, which premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh 2018, and John Butler's latest feature Papi Chulo, which premiered at TIFF 2018.

Rebecca lectures on the MA in Screenwriting course at the School of Film and Digital Media in NUI Galway, as well as guest lecturing at on a number of other film courses.

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Joining us TODAY on Episode 74 of Fni Wrapchat is Dee Roycroft. Brought to you by Wildcard Distribution. Dee is an experienced Writer, Performer, and Story/Script Editor with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry. Skilled in Writing, Animation, Children's Television, Television Drama, Short Film, Theatre, and Event Management.

Dee also teaches classes and workshops in Writing for Animation, Script Editing, and Creative Writing.

Dee has just finished working with JAM Media on Jessy and Nessy, a brand new pre-school series for Amazon Studios, and is currently writing for Berry Bees, a series for 6-9 yr olds produced by Telegael/SLR Australia.

Dee has also story edited on the animation Peek Zoo for RTE/Igloo Productions, Mr. Mender for Fíbín Media/RTE/TG4, Little Roy for CBBC/RTÉ/JAM, and co-written both series of Firebrand Productions IFTA award-winning Mythical Heroes.

Her 10-part radio drama series for children, Mr. Wall, was nominated for a 2018 IMRO Drama Award, and she has also worked as a Script Editor on Fair City, in addition to co-ordinating its New Writers’ Programme. Dee has also been a core writer for RTÉ; writing for series such as Makers, Tell Me A Story, Dig-In Diner, and Mythical Heroes.

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Actor, Producer and Writer Barry McEvoy is with us this Episode.

Brought to you by Wildcard Distribution. Barry recounts frankly some Interesting and unbelievable encounters with Hollywood top brass, performing with some incredible people, Auditioning for Martin Scorcese, a run in with Harvey Weinstein, having Robin Williams on your tail and trying to keep your integrity in a town where the order of the day is a side of inconsistency. You won't believe some of these anecdotes.

Barry McEvoy is an Irish film Actor/writer best known for writing and playing the lead in An Everlasting Piece, directed by Barry Levinson. McEvoy's first screen appearance of note was in the supporting role of a gangster in Gloria, filmed after he had spent a decade performing in Off Broadway plays in New York City. He appeared in Gettysburg, Veronica Guerin, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and Five Minutes of Heaven. McEvoy based the screenplay of An Everlasting Piece upon the adventures of his own father selling toupées to both Protestants and Catholics in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the height of the conflict. The LA Times review of An Everlasting Piece said it was "a small miracle of comic imagination."

Before his career in film, Barry was lead singer for legendary 1980s Washington, D.C., punk band Phlegm, who released several records before disbanding in 1988.

McEvoy currently lives in Dublin with his wife and son. He continues to write and teaches feature Screenwriting and also stars in plays from time to time in both Ireland and the U.S.

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On Todays Fni Wrapchat brought to you by Wildcard Distribution is Irish Actor and Writer Seán T. Ó Meallaigh.

Seán's latest role was that of St.Patrick playing opposite John Rhys-Davies in a new feature length historical docudrama I AM PATRICK directed by Jarrod Anderson for Northstar Studios. Other credits include the Irish language feature MO GHRÁ BUAN and played lead role “Douglas” in short film A BETTER YOU for Screen Ireland.

Recent film and television credits include Frank Monk “Father Prudentius” in acclaimed adventure series VIKINGS, Séamus in Irish language feature ARRACHT for TG4, MAZE, CHARLIE, RTE, THE FEATURE PURSUIT, AND playee Tom Morgan in ÉIRÍ AMACH AMÚ.

Seán is best known for playing one of the three brothers (Pádraig Connolly) in IFTA award-winning period drama AN KLONDIKE, which is available on Netflix at as Dominion Creek. Film credits include Daithi Carrol in romantic comedy THE CALLBACK QUEEN, KINGS with Colm Meaney and JIMMY’S HALL. Seán also appeared in documentary-drama BÁS NÓ SAOIRSE. Short films include LOVE IS A STING (RTÉ/Filmbase) and VALENTINES DEAD.

Sean has also featured in Numerous other Irish language dramas over the last 10 years for TG4.

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Episode #71 of FNI Wrapchat on the Headstuff podcast network is the brilliant Neili Conroy. Neilí has worked as an Actor in film, television and theatre for over twenty years. She's one of three performers from her Family, Following in the footsteps of her Father Brendan and forging a career along with her Brother Rúaidhrí.

After getting her break in Roddy Doyle’s excellent ‘Family’ as a teenager, she has continued to work steadily in Irish film, television and theatre. She is best known for her work in Irish films such as The Van, Intermission, Kisses and The General and on television in Love/Hate,The Clinic and most recently becoming a series regular in the hugely popular Rte Soap Fair City.

Neilí talks very very candidly about what it is to be a female Actor in this country, What it was like working on some of the more successful Films Ireland has produced over the last 25 years and what it's like being from a family of Actors and the support it brings, how Important going back to education was for her and how important staying active and busy is to stay happy and sharp.

We're delighted to be joined by one of Ireland's most talented Actors and recognisable faces this week. In the meantime, Check out our most recent Podcasts brought to you by Wildcard Distribution with Writer/Director Ciaran Cassidy.

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Joining us this week on FNI Wrapchat is Writer/Director, Ciaran Cassidy. Ciarans Debut Feature Documentary "Jihad Jane" screened at this years Galway Film Fleadh and was supported by Screen Ireland. Ciaran's first feature screenplay, THE DOMESTIQUE, is in development with Blinder Films and Screen Ireland.

His short, THE LAST DAYS OF PETER BERGMANN, premiered at Sundance and is the winner of an IFTA for Best Irish Short Film, the Stranger than Fiction audience award, the Nashville Film Festival Jury Award, the Melbourne International Film Festival and Milwaukee Film Festival Short Documentary Award and the Camden Film Festival Non-Fiction Award.

His previous short film COLLABORATION HORIZONTALE premiered at Telluride and won an award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

His radio documentary, 'The Runners' on a child who escaped from an Irish industrial school and the man who helped him escape was the winner in Berlin of the 2010 'Prix Europa'. Other radio documentaries, including 'The Diary of Leanne Wolfe', 'The Ballad of Patrick Folan' and the original incantation of 'Jihad Jane' have won of the Premios Ondas for Best International Radio Programme and the Third Coast Radio Impact Award. He is a winner of five Gold Medals at New York Radio Festivals. His work has been broadcast on NPR, AEON, RTE and ABC.

Ciaran was named by the Observer as 'One to Watch' in 2014.

Ep 69 is Screenwriter, Playwright and Director, Gary Duggan

Gary was raised in the North Dublin suburb of Donaghmede. He studied Media Production at Dublin Institute of Technology. Gary began writing scripts at the age of 15 while attending Grange Community College in Donaghmede.

He won the Stewart Parker Trust Award for his first play MONGED.

He has numerous Theatre, Tv and Film writing credits including Co writing The Rte Tv Show Amber and he currently has a number of Projects in active development, Including Costigan which was commissioned initially as an RTE Storyland project..

A lovely frank chat about staying the course, Keeping it realistic and how important it is to keep a number of projects going at the same time.

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Chiara Viale is an Italian born Writer Director and Producer in Love with Ireland. After obtaining a degree in English as a Foreign Language and Literature in Milan, she went on studying screenwriting in Dublin and began making films in every capacity possible to learn her craft. Her first Independent Feature Film, The New Music, was selected to screen at this years IndieCork Film festival.

We sat down for a chat to talk with Chiara to chat about her film The New Music. A real labour of love which also has a very important message about Parkinson's disease.

Check out the following article to find out a bit more about the project.

https://www.hotpress.com/music/people-suffering-parkinsons-music-can-incredible-support-chiara-viale-talks-punk-parkinsons-inspiring-film-new-music-22782226?fbclid=IwAR3I-UJNilpYR0e6X-72DyNzYuM6NxQ4RlNN3L1PfH38UBpxBO7TyCK7Xew

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With the Virgin Media Discovers deadline fast approaching, we had a quick conversation with Bill Malone, a judge for the scheme and Director of Content for Virgin Media.

Deadline for entries is Friday 26th of July.

Dathaí Keane is a TV and film director. He began his career as an editor before moving into directing and has directed a number of award-winning documentaries. His first drama series, An Klondike, a four-part bilingual Western (Was distributed internationally as Dominion Creek on Netflix). An Klondike was also released in a theatrical version and was selected as the Closing Film of the Galway Film Fleadh in 2015. This year his latest Film "Finky" debuted at this years film Fleadh.

An offbeat, mysterious, fantasy drama, Finky is a celebration of life, love, and death, and the transformative power of art. A musician and puppeteer seeking to escape his past steals an envelope full of cash and escapes to Scotland with his childhood friend Tom to start a new life. On their first night in Glasgow, Finky has an accident and is left paralysed from the waist down. He hits rock bottom, but is given a chance at redemption when he is recruited by Carnival Chaotica, an avant-garde circus troupe.

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On on today's Fni WRAPCHAT on the Headstuff podcast network is Liam Ryan.

Liam is an assistant director and producer. He has held the roles of

Film Producer, Freelance Line Producer and Production Manager over a varied professional career.

Liam has worked on dozens of Ireland's most notable short Films, features and Tv shows. We were delighted to have him on to chat to us about his varied experiences working on Irish sets and what inspires him and led him into his career.

Liam is also Production Manager for the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival as well one of the Short Film Programmers for the Festival. Liam has aslo coordinated Industry Programmes for the Festival

Liam has many years previous experience as an Assistant Director as well as event manager on large scale film Premieres in Dublin.

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Episode #64 of FNI Wrapchat is Director Imogen Murphy. Imogen, taking the time out to join us from the editing suite, is from Cork and a Director of Drama for Film & Television. A graduate of the National Film School of Ireland, she has gained numerous awards for her drama and documentary work. Her short films have played at over 100 film festivals world-wide, and she has Directed for broadcasters including BBC, Channel 4, E4, MTV, RTE, TG4, TV3, Setanta and the History Channel.

Recent work includes,The Irish Mini Series "Dead Still" (Currently in post) for Rte, The Series Bump for Rte, Imogen has also Directed episodes of the Successful series Can't Cope, Won't Cope (Rte) which is currently available on Netflix, Further credits on TV include Hollyoaks and Red Rock for TV3/Element.

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On this weeks Episode Joining Paul Webster is vastly Experienced Irish producer Edwina Forkin.

Edwina Forkin, is one of the most positive and engaging people working in Irish Film and Tv, Edwina is is an Irish Film Producer and the Founder of Zanzibar Films, an independent Production company in Ireland. Zanzibar Films was founded in 1998. They have Produced over 41 award winning film and TV productions. She is also a partner of Nantosuelta Entertainment Films, founded in 2017 - an Irish Production Company offering finance to foreign filmmakers.

Previous credits include SWANSONG - the story of Occi Byrne (2010) six IFTA nominations - Winner of Best Actor - IFTA 2011, SANCTUARY (2016) - WINNER FIRST BEST FEATURE GALWAY FILM FLEADH, Michael Dwyer Discovery Award - Audi Dublin International Film Festival and Best Director - Newport Beach International Film Festival, Malta International Film Festival - Best Story and Austrian International Film Festival - Best Film (2017) Penance/AITHRI - (2017) and ROYALLY EVER AFTER (2018) CAMBODIAN SPRING (2016) a feature documentary of Chris Kelly. JURY WINNER OF HOT DOCS - TORONTO 2017 and BROOKLYN FILM FESTIVAL 2017.

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Our Guest this week is Director Gavin Fitzgerald.

Gavin Fitzgerald has a knack making gripping feature documentaries and television shows. He has worked with some of the biggest clients in the business including Universal Pictures, Warner Music & Showtime Television.

His recent documentary, Notorious: Conor McGregor (2017), became the highest grossing Irish documentary of all time and was quickly snapped up on Netflix.

Gavin, in an amazing twist of fate was head hunted by Liam Gallagher to make his feature Doc, after Liam managed to take in his previous Notorious Doc on a long Haul Flight.

"As it was" tells the story of the rockstar's fall from grace and last ditch comeback. The film is out in cinemas this month (June 7th)

Currently Gavin is developing a documentary on high stakes pigeon racing with Venom films..

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Sam Atwell. Episode 61. Sam is an Australian television Writer and previous Actor perhaps best known for his role as Kane Phillips in the soap opera Home and Away.

An Aussie living in Ireland, Sam was originally taken by the craft of acting, he pursued this part of his career by working across the mediums of theatre, film and television. This opened his eyes to opportunities in writing, directing and producing. He continues to work in all these areas and develop his own work.

Sam also has also tutored at Screenwise - Australia's leading Film & TV school for actors in Sydney Australia.

An accomplished playwright, He has produced his own plays, including Savage/Love which he co-produced and starred in alongside former Home and Away co-stars Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen and Leah Pappin.

Sam currently works as a story editor working for the animation company Jam media and previously on the Irish soap Fair City in recent years. And what a great chat we had with him.

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Episode 60 of WrapChat is with the really wonderful Helen Behan.

Helen sits down with Paul and discusses her amazing journey from being a well-loved nurse working in Drogheda to starring opposite Stephen Graham as his long lost Sister in Shane Meadows critically acclaimed gripping new Channel 4 TV show, The Virtues.

Quite literally a walking example of never giving up on your dreams. How a chance encounter with Shane Meadows in a Bar in Bettystown, changed the course of her life forever, An Incredible story to be shared with others, so share with a friend.

(Episode one, two and three available of the Virtues on the All4 player (In Ireland) now and episode 4 airs on C4 WED 5th of June at 9pm. With an excellent supporting Irish Cast Including the always brilliant Mark O'Halloran, Niamh Alger and Frank Laverty. Don't miss out. Its a brilliant piece of work.

Helen's other credits recently include Rte's Taken Down, Love/Hate and This is England 88 and 90. Helen will also be seen in the upcoming Wildfire, directed by Cathy Brady.

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On this weeks Episode of FNI Wrapchat is Producer and Manager of Jumper productions Fiona Kinsella.

Fiona has over 20 years' experience in film and television production. Fiona's heartfelt passion for film, coupled with her extensive experience in film industry training and development, give her an instinctive ability to bring out the very best in the many talented people with whom she works. As well as the rich array of commercial producing experience, Fiona has also produced quite a number of highly regarded short films for Screen Ireland/Fís Éireann over the years.

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EPISODE, No 58 of FNI Wrapchat is Director Carmel Winters.

Carmel was born in Cork and studied Drama and English at Trinity College Dublin. She is an award-winning storyteller, the maker of bold and innovative drama for stage and screen.

"Snap", her debut feature as writer/director, was critically acclaimed as ‘engrossing… nervy, audacious filmmaking’ (Variety) and ‘a masterclass in storytelling’, (HotPress) picking up a host of awards at international A-list festivals, including Critic’s Choice, (Karlovy-Vary), Best Film (Montevideo), Best Film and Best Director (Dublin Critic’s Circle at the JDIFF) and nominated in the Tribeca Film Festival and the Warsaw International Film Festival in the Best Narrative Feature category.

Her most recent Film work "Float like a Butterfly" is a ten year labour of love, selected to screen at The Toronto International Film Festival last year. Young Hazel Doupe is a revelation and stars as a Traveller who, during the early 1970s, becomes a dedicated boxer. The Film subsequently and won the Fipresci Discovery Prize. A fantastic achievement.

Float like a Butterfly is currently in Irish Cinemas.

A seasoned playwright, Her most recent play, The Remains of Maisie Duggan, premiered in the Peacock Theatre as part of the 2016 Dublin Theatre Festival.

Carmel was appointed Film Artist in Residence (Screenwriter) 2014-15 at University College Cork by UCC and the Arts Council.

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This week on FNI WrapChat is MD of Wildcard Distribution Patrick O'Neill.

Wildcard Distribution is an Irish film distributor established in early 2013 specialising in new and fresh approaches to distribution. Its breath of work and clients over the last number of years is very impressive. Its slate in recent years include Cardboard gangsters, The Young Offenders, Katie, Black 47, The Hole in the Ground, and the upcoming Extra Ordinary.

Their job is to acquire and release films in Irish cinemas as well as on Video on Demand and DVD.

In addition to distribution, Wildcard also offers a consultancy service advising on sales and marketing films at different stages from script to screen.

Patrick has over 15 years experience in the film industry including seven years at the Irish Film Board where he managed their film distribution fund. Prior to the Irish Film Board, Patrick worked in international sales and film production.

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Stuart Drennan .

Stuart is a Writer, Producer and Director from Monaghan. Not Fermanagh... Stuart has written and directed award winning short films and television dramas, including Hollyoaks, 6 Degrees and Seacht. Stuart has extensive experience working with NI Screen, BBC, Channel 4 and TG4.

Stuarts latest work the suspenseful and thrilling feature Film "The Dig" which he has written, has brought him international attention recently as it was selected for TIFF (Toronto Film Festival) and won best Irish Feature at the Galway Film Fleadth in 2018 and is currently on general release in Ireland as of the 26th April. #SupportIrishFilm

It features Moe Dunford and Lorcan Cranitch and recently received a four **** review in the Irish Times. Go and see.

Stuart co runs Wolfhound media in Northern Ireland. Check out their work here. https://www.wolfhoundmedia.co.uk/

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Hot off the heels of Working on Quentin Tarantino's Once upon a Time in Hollywood, Jill Beecher Joins us this time on Fni Wrapchat. Check out our previous Podcast with Frank Shouldice.

Jill Beecher is a production designer, Concept artist and \storyboard artist working in Hollywood and Ireland. Jill was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1984. Jill is now represented by William Morris Endeavour and is a member of the British and American Art Director Guilds. She also is a visual artist who has exhibited in Europe, America and Australia. Jill has ammased some frankly incredible credits working with the likes of Ridley Scott on Alien Covenant, on the Revenant, Men in Black and on Edward Nortons upcoming Motherless Brooklyn amongst numerous other tv shows including the new Twin Peaks... This is a really good one. You couldn't meet a nicer lady.

A shining example that hard work, talent and a great attitude paying off. So subscribe to FNI WRAPCHAT to get notifications of our latest chats on iTunes and Spotify and as always on the Headstuff Podcast Network.

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Frank Shouldice, is an award winning journalist and playwright who has been working with the investigations unit of Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ for many years. Frank makes his feature documentary debut with The Man Who Wanted to Fly, an affectionate character portrait but with a unexpected Hollywood twist. A published author and winner of Prix Europa for his radio documentary work, Frank’s plays have graced stages all over the world.

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Award-winning writer, producer and director, Ruán Magan’s recent credits include The Irish Revolution Narrated by Cillian Murphy, the critically acclaimed comedy drama series, Wrecking The Rising; 1916 – The Irish Rebellion, the multi-award winning documentary narrated by Liam Neeson, which reached audiences of 40 million worldwide during 2016 and the play, And Spring Shall Come, play exploring WW1 through poetry. He directed The Men Who Built America (Double Emmy-winner), Waterloo’s Warriors, (Gold Prize at World Media Awards 2016) and Angel, (winner Milan International Film Festival 2013) and edited and produced Banaz – A Love Story (Emmy winner and Peabody Award winner 2013). Ruán was honoured to receive an Outstanding Contribution Award from Screen Directors’ Guild of Ireland in 2014.

He directed and filmed his first documentary in 1996 featuring his brother, the writer, Manchán Magan (Brandon books),the beginning of a long collaboration during which they made over 60 documentaries filmed across the planet, in India, North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and China. Critically acclaimed, many of these documentaries have been transmitted internationally.

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Michael broke his teeth as Financial Controller for Palace Productions working on such projects as Neil Jordan's The Company of Wolves and The Crying Game, and Michael Caton-Jones' Scandal. In 1995 he produced This is the Sea starring Richard Harris and Gabriel Byrne for Overseas Film Group. He later produced Accelerator which was screened at Cannes and Montreal.

His company Grand Pictures was established in early 2000 and has produced the award-winning TV series Paths to Freedom and Fergus's Wedding with Michael as producer. Spin the Bottle, produced by Michael and based on the cult hero of Paths to Freedom, was a domestic box office hit, won a number of IFTAs and also won Best Feature at the Boston Irish Film Festival.

In 2006 Michael produced Puffball and in 2008 he produced The Race, an Irish/German co-production.

Michael is also developing a slate of projects including I'll Take Care of It by Andrew Meehan and Dark Lies The Island by Kevin Barry, both to be directed by Ian FitzGibbon, and The Dead Spit of Kelly from a story by Flann O'Brien.

Michael's other work includes, an Irish-German co-production shot in Ireland starring Andy Serkis and Thomas Brodie Sangster entitled Death of a Superhero, Michael also executive produced Titanic – Blood and Steel, a co-production with the Italian company DAP.

His latest release "Dark Lies the Island" just recently won the audience award for best feature at the 2019 Dingle Film Festival.

Paul Duane is an Irish-born writer and director of television and film.

Has directed television programmes including: Ballykissangel, Casualty, The Royal, Small Potatoes, Footballer's Wives

He has also made several short films including LSD 73!, based on an original script by the Irish novelist Patrick McCabe. More recently he co-created the ITV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl based on the well-known blog, Belle de Jour. The Irish production company Screenworks was established by Paul Duane and Rob Cawley in 2008. Their first production, Barbaric Genius, on the life of the London-Irish author John Healy premiered in February 2011.

Recent films include Very Extremely Dangerous and Natan, about the French producer Bernard Natan. His latest Documentary Film "What Time is Death?" was screened at this years Virgin Media Dublin Film Festival.

In December 2013 he was listed by Variety (magazine)

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Nick set up 1185 films in 2003 and has worked across a range of genres as director and producer. His organizational skills with crews & shoots have been in great demand for people planning difficult jobs in Africa & Eastern Europe, and his understanding of post-production allows him to know better than many producers how to create a sensible & economic workflow from the shoot to the finished DCP. Nick’s attention to detail extends through from initial concept through production, delivery and ROI. Nick believes that everything created must have value.

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Heather is an Animation Producer, Line Producer and Lecturer based in the West of Ireland. A graduate of both GMIT (BA Film & TV Production) and NUIG (MA Film Studies: Theory and Practice), she now works as a lecturer in GMIT. She has worked in Animation Production for more than a decade across a range of animation formats including traditional 2D animation, 3D-CGI, stop-motion puppet animation, and sand animation, for both series and feature films. Heather produced, for Telegael, the first stop-motion feature film ever to be made in Ireland, “Captain Morten & The Spider Queen”, a co-production with Estonia (Nukufilm) and Belgium (Grid Animation) featuring an all-star Irish cast including Brendan Gleeson, Pauline McGlynn, Ciarán Hinds, Tommy Tiernan and Jason Byrne.

Ross Killeen runs two very successful production companies; Event Junkies and Motherland. With Event Junkies, Ross's pitch was simple; a one-stop shop for all their clients' production, shooting and editing needs, with a quick turnaround, creating better content, faster.

Based on the success of this company, Ross set up Motherland, a collective of directors, producers and editors, producing commercials, films and documentary.

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Ross’s own work has won a number of awards, from Kinsale Sharks to ICADs and a Vimeo Staff Pick. His latest film, 99 Problems is receiving its premiere at The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival this weekend.

On today's FNI WrapChat is the very sound John Butler.

John speaks candidly about earning his stripes in the USA, the ups and downs of Film and TV, and how unlocking his potential paved the way to emotional truth in his work. Touching on his experiences and reminiscing on how two green horn Paddy's convinced Pro Poker players, Cowboys and lowlifes to take part, in search of the perfect Doc.

John Butler is an Irish IFTA award-nominated film director, screenwriter and novelist. His work includes the very successful films The Stag (2013) Handsome Devil (2016) Butler also created the IFTA-winning TV sketch show Your Bad Self (2010) and wrote the novel The Tenderloin.

His latest Film "Papi Chulo" was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival back in late 2018 and opens up the Virgin Media Dublin Film Festival next week, There's two screenings on Wed, at half six or 9pm. Get your tickets now. The film, centres on a A lonely Gay TV weatherman that strikes up an unconventional friendship with a middle-aged Latino migrant worker.

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On this Episode Fni WrapChat on the Headstuff Podcast Network is Festival Manager of the Dublin Virgin Media Film Festival Grainne Humphreys.

Grainne Humphreys has worked in film programming for over twenty years, she started her career working with young audiences with the Junior Dublin Film Festival in 1994. In 1995, she joined the IFI as Education Officer and expanded her role to include programming seasons on Andy Warhol, Agnes Varda and Harold Pinter.

She was became Assistant Director in 2001 and programmed both the Stranger Than Fiction Documentary Festival and the Dublin French Film Festival from 2002- 2007. Among other project, she co-edited Ireland into Film, a series of publication on a number of key Irish films. She has served as a jury member on a number of international film festivals and has coordinated a number of Irish film seasons at international events. She is a Board Member of the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris and has been Festival Director of the Dublin International Film Festival since 2007.

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Viko Nikci is a Director and writer, known for Coming Home (2014), Cellar Door (2018).

Viko has been on film sets since his teenage years in New York. This experience lead to the short film Take it Back – which led to over a hundred festival screenings.

As a Director, Viko’s feature documentary COMING HOME – premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh, where it won Best Documentary and the Amnesty International Award for Best Human Rights Documentary.

His first narrative feature Cellar Door (2018) with Samson Films was screened at the Galway film Feadth and subsequently won best Irish First Feature in 2018. Its in Irish Cinemas now. Check out the trailer here and #SupportIrishfilm

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On the very first Episode of FNI Wrapchat of 2019 on the Headstuff Podcast Network is Director and Producer at Failsafe Films Ian Hunt Duffy.

Ian’s first love is genre cinema and he strives to make movies that will grip an audience and keep them guessing. Having graduated from The National Film School in Ireland Ian established Failsafe Films in Dublin, producing the IFTA Nominated and Academy Award longlisted ‘Love is a Sting’ in 2015, written by Academy Award winner Benjamin Cleary. Ian’s short film ‘Gridlock’ has won 48 awards to date, including Best Director at the Savannah International Film Festival, Best International Short Film at DC Shorts, and a Young Director Award (YDA) in Cannes. Ian has also been nominated for this years Virgin Media Dublin Film Festival Discovery Award 2019.

In 2018, Ian took part in the prestigious Berlinale Talents in Germany as a director, being the only Irish filmmaker chosen amongst 250 candidates from 81 countries. Since then, Ian has successfully received funding from Screen Ireland for his two latest projects- his new short film ‘Low Tide’, and development funding for his debut feature film ‘Double Blind’.

Director’s Selected Filmography: Double Blind - Director (In Development) Low Tide - Director (2018) Gridlock - Director (2016) Love is a Sting - Producer (2015)

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On todays ep:44 of Fni WrapChat is Screenwriter Fergal Rock.

An award-winning Irish filmmaker, Fergal Rock graduated from Dublin Institute of Technology with an honors MA in Film (Theory & Production) in 2002. He is best known as the screenwriter of Then Came You (2019), starring Asa Butterfield and Maisie Williams.

Fergal is a winner of the BlueCat Screenplay Contest and a semi-finalist of both the American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest and Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Competition.

He has written, and directed three short films.

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Nuala O'Connor is an Emmy award Winning Irish Director and works closely with Writer Diarmaid Ferriter with whom she collaborated with on her first documentary feature, Keepers of the Flame. Keepers of the Flame is playing at the IFI this week. #SupportIrishFilmmaking

Keepers of the Flame tells the universal story of generations dealing with the consequences of war and civil war; of what is remembered and what is forgotten.

Keepers of the Flame delves into the archives of the Irish Military Service Pensions and what emerges is a truly personal retelling of a brutal and divisive period in the birth of a nation and the devastating legacy it left in its wake, for the individuals who took part and their families who suffered long after the fighting ended. More than 85,000 applied for the Irish Military Service Pension. Just over 18,000 received any payment.

Keepers of the Flame examines the Irish journey in search of a collective courage to remember and acknowledge the deeds of the past, recognise the wrongs that were done, realise the context of the events and establish common ground to enable an understanding of who we are as a nation. It reveals just how problematic commemoration and remembrance can be – this is true of all wars but especially civil wars. The story is timely coming as it does in the run up to 100th anniversary of Ireland’s Civil War.

Produced by Tina O’Reilly. Executive Producer Philip King. Director of Photography is by Colm Hogan, Sound by Bob Brennan and Editor is Eoin McDonagh

Archive readings are performed by Mary Black, Aiden Gillen, Philip King, Aine Lawlor, Eoin McDonagh, Dermot McLoughlin, Aisling Ni Shúilleabháin, Joseph O’Connor, Olivia O’Leary, Iarla O’Lionaird and Marian Richardson. The soundtrack is composed by Colm Mac Con Iomaire. Keepers of the Flames is a South Wind Blows Production, made with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, in association with the Irish Film Board/ Bord Scannáin na hÉireann and RTÉ.

Coming up on the FORTY SECOND ep of Fni Wrapchat is the Amazing O'Flanagan Sisters. Mary-Kate and Rachel.

Rachel is a story consultant who works across the business and arts industries. She works with teams and individuals in Ireland, the UK and Germany to develop visual storytelling and audience engagement. She has worked on a wide range of television and film productions ensuring that scripts communicate the writer’s vision, connect with audiences and achieve commercial, as well as artistic, success.

Rachel works with her sister and colleague Mary Kate as A Dramatic Improvement and they have designed and delivered training workshops in visual storytelling for the Irish Writers Centre; Film Base; Screen Training Ireland and the advertising industry via IAPI.

In 2014/2015 they were lead tutors and writing mentors at Y Labordy an initiative funded by S4C, Film Wales Literature Wales and the Royal Theatre of Wales

Rachel and Mary Kate design and deliver workshops exploring the applications of storytelling in business. They are particularly interested in the role of storytelling in leadership, branding, change management, team building and knowledge transfer. They are uniquely positioned to build bridges between the skills of storytelling and the needs of businesses to connect with their audiences.

Mary Kate O’Flanagan

Mary Kate trained in the craft of screenwriting with the professors of screenwriting at The University of Southern California. She has worked as a tutor alongside her former professors for the last ten years. She has continued to be mentored by them, in particular David Howard, author of The Tools of Screenwriting. She is a guest tutor at the Czech Film School FAMU and The National Film School in Ireland as well as a lead tutor on pan-European programmes.

In the last year she has given intensive workshops and lectures on screenwriting in Prague, London, Cologne, Pilzen, Valletta as well as Dublin, Cork and Galway. She has also given workshops in Africa. She specialises in giving in-depth training to aspiring screenwriters from diverse backgrounds.

Mary Kate is a working writer who has written six feature-length screenplays, all of which have been funded by The Irish Film Board and subsequently optioned, currently in development. She holds an MA in Screenwriting, has won pan-European awards for her screenwriting, is a published short story writer and Ireland’s Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth. Mary Kate is also a Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at THe Moth in LA. You can hear her story here: themoth.org/stories/carry-him-shoulder-high

Mary Kate and Rachel have lived in several European countries and are particularly interested in screen stories that transcend borders.

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Luke Morgan is an Irish director and writer. He is a founder of both “the Theatre Room Galway” and the filmmaking collective “Project Spatula”. His short films have screened at a variety of festivals, including the Galway Film Fleadh (2015), The Cork Film Festival (2016), Richard Harris International Film Festival (2014, 2016), the Polish International Film Festival (2016) and the Short Film Corner at Cannes Film Festival (both 2015 and 2016).

As a writer, he has sold two feature-length screenplays to production companies. His debut poetry collection “Honest Walls” was published in 2016. He was one of the storyliners for Ros na Rún’s 21st season finale (TG4). He co runs Project Spatula with his Brother Jake. This year the collective made their first feature - Sooner or Later, which has premiered at The Galway Film Fleadh and went on to screen at The Cork Film Festival.

Jake Morgan is an emerging composer and conductor from Galway who specialises in creating original music and audio for film, theatre, and video games. He studied composition and sound design at The Royal Irish Academy of Music and Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin. This year, Morgan is pursuing his masters degree in Composition for Screen from the University of Edinburgh.

Jake has been commissioned to write original concert music for many orchestras world-wide, including; The Harbin Symphony Orchestra, Plovdiv Philharmonic orchestra, Sofia Sinfonietta, Varna Radio Orchestra, Gamelan Nua and the Galway Senior Youth Orchestra, as well as smaller chamber ensembles of many varieties.

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Tim Wardle is a BAFTA-nominated documentary director, and Executive Producer at award-winning production company Raw. As Director, his films include Three Identical Strangers, a feature documentary for CNN Films which up to date has grossed over 12 million in the USA alone. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Storytelling.

An extraordinary documentary, 4 stars – The Guardian

Incredible – The Hollywood Reporter

A Shocking, Emotional, Must-See Nature vs. Nurture Documentary – Collider

Knockout documentary – Vulture

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It is released in Ireland this weekend. Other credits include One Killer Punch (Channel 4), a documentary exploring the far-reaching repercussions of a single act of violence; and Lifers (Channel 4), an observational study of murderers at Europe's largest prison for life-sentenced prisoners. Tim has also worked as head of development for a number of leading UK production companies, including Century Films, Blast Films, Raw and BBC Documentaries.

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On this Stars and Stripes ep of Fni Wrapchat is Roger Gregg.

Roger Gregg is a playwright, musician, Actor and voiceover artist from Ohio in the good old Us of A. But he's one of us as he's been living here since the 1980s . He has written plays for Dublin Youth Theatre, the Gaiety School of Acting, TEAM Theatre Company, and Graffiti Theatre Company. In 1998, he founded Crazy Dog Audio Theatre, whose productions have twice won the American Mark Time Award for Best Audio Science Fiction Production, in 1999 and in 2000. He has created music and soundscapes for many companies including Barabbas, The Company and Graffiti Theatre Company. Roger has written for Rte on a number of productions and is frankly the coolest Yank you will ever meet.

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Feargal Ward is an Irish filmmaker based in Berlin and Dublin. His award-winning work has been screened, exhibited and broadcast worldwide. He also collaborates with other filmmakers and artists on projects of shared interest. His latest feature Documentary, The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid is in selected Irish Cinemas now.

It centres around Farmer Thomas Reid who lives a solitary life in Ireland. Suspicious of intrusion, Thomas does not welcome the State agents who come to forcibly purchase his home and lands. He vows to resist.

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Episode 37 of FNI WrapChat is Writer/Director Kate Dolan

Kate graduated with an Honours Degree in Film & Television Production from the National Film School, IADT in 2012. There, she majored in Directing and minored in Editing. She has worked in many facets of filmmaking including Art Dept, Production and also worked as a Broadcast Producer in TBWA Dublin for almost 2 years after graduating. In 2014, she attended Berlinale Talents to develop her short Little Doll at the Short Film Script Station. The film depicts the first same-sex crush of a young girl. The short premiered as part of Generation Kplus at Berlinale 2016. In 2016 Kate was chosen to take part in the Guiding Lights, the UK's leading mentoring scheme for filmmakers. Kate's follow up Genre Short Film "Catcalls" was produced with the support of Screen Ireland in 2017. Kate is currently developing her first feature film.

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Ep: 36 of FNI WrapChat is Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair

With a BA in Film and TV Production and MA in Screenwriting, Rioghnach has straddled both sides of the development table for nearly a decade in the Irish TV and Film Industry.

She's worked with Dublin's Blinder Films for two years from 2011 as a development assistant before moving on to FAIR CITY in 2013 to write story lines for RTE's soap opera for a further two years. She contributed to a wealth of stories for the show, including their 25th anniversary plots.

She started working for Samson Films (ONCE, THE SEA) in 2015 and their sister company Accomplice Television as their Development Executive and works part time on their extensive slate of film and television projects. Upcoming Samson films she has worked on include Viko Nicki's CELLAR DOOR and Carmel Winters' FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, both funded by the Screen Ireland.

Along with Samson, she continues to work freelance as a script editor and development producer for other companies in Ireland and the UK.

She is also a writer/director, her sci-fi short NEON which screened at the Galway Film Fleadh 2017 entitled NEON and was funded by Screen Ireland (Irish Film Board).

Rioghnach is currently working on two features, a feature version of NEON and a horror siege thriller, THE HIVE.

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This time on FNI WrapChat, We're coming to you from the Kingdom of Kerry, at the Kerry Film Festival. We were invited to come and interview a couple of filmmakers, run a networking event and we also made a bit of a vlog with Filmmaker Luis Diaz. @luiscameraman which you can view here

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Vincent Lambe's latest work is the short Film "Detainment" which picked up best Irish short at this years KFF. Detainment is a short film based on the transcripts of the interviews of John Venables and Robert Thompson after the tragic murder of toddler James Bulger in 1993.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eKZTtJGsi8

Vincent is an award-winning director, writer and producer from Ireland. He is a graduate of the National Film School of Ireland and has worked with a wide range of companies and broadcasters. He is a double winner of the Young Director Award at the Cannes Lions and has won awards at several International film festivals including the Krakow Film Festival, the Odense International Film Festival, the Woods Hole International Film Festival and a Rising Star Award from Irish Screen America.

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On Episode 34 of Fni WrapChat is Gary Cooke.

This one is a really funny one which had us in stitches. Gary Cooke is an Irish Actor, satirist, writer and facilitator who is one of the stars, on screen, of Aprés Match, and, on stage, I, Keano and MacBecks.

Gary has also been involved in many other successful comedy shows such as Gift Grub, Irish Pictorial Weekly, Bridget and Eamon, The Eleventh Hour and The Centre.

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Joining Paul Webster in Galway on Fni Wrapchat this time is Sarah Dillon.

Sarah is a former Production & Development Executive at Screen Ireland (Irish Film Board) and currently development Manager at Western Region Audiovisual Producers Fund (WRAP Fund).

With over ten years experience in the film industry, Sarah was responsible for managing the slate of funded projects with Screen Ireland across feature film, television, animation and documentary. Recent successes include ‘The Young Offenders’, ‘Room’, ‘Brooklyn’, ‘Maze’, ‘School Life’, ‘The Farthest’ ‘It’s Not Yet Dark’ and "The Killing of a Sacred Deer"

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This week on FNI WrapChat is TJ O’Grady-Peyton

TJ is an Irish director and Actor who graduated from the London Film School’s graduate program in 2010. Fresh into the professional ad space, he was shortlisted for a Young Directors Award at Cannes in 2013 and 2015, later earning a Webby Award in 2016. He has directed commercials for clients such as BMW, Gatorade, Cadillac, Coke, Nespresso, Asics, Red Bull, Volkswagen, Diesel and Conde Nast, among others.

A cinephile from a young age, TJ's love of cinema began after seeing Daniel Day Lewis filming My Left Foot outside his home as a child. In 2017, TJ co-directed a short film called WAVE with Academy Award winner Benjamin Cleary. As well as directing, he played the lead role as Gasper Rubicon. Wave had it's world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival and has screened in over 40 festivals worldwide to date including Clermont-Ferrand winning a number of awards throughout its run. Wave recently won Best Short at the Irish Film and Television Awards and TJ was awarded the Discovery Award at the Dublin International Film Festival 2018. Earlier this year TJ took part in Black Factory Cinema's film-making masterclass and workshop with Werner Herzog in the Amazon jungle. He is represented by the Ridley Scott Creative Group and Hey Wonderful for Directing, Butter in Dublin and MacFarlane Chard for Acting.

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Joining us on this FNI Wrapchat on the Headstuff Podcast Network is Writer/Director and beard enthusiast Seán Branigan. Sean sat down for a candid chat with the Pauls to discuss his experiences in Film and Tv, ups and downs in the game, how to mind yourself and how to be your best creative self.

Seán Branigan is a Writer, Director, Artist and Director of Storyboard Workshop here in Dublin which offers bespoke Storyboard and preproducton concept packages for advertising and Film and Televison. Sean is a graduate of IADT, The National Film School and NFTS in the UK, He wrote, directed and edited 'Martin' (2008) as his graduate film. Martin went on to win the Tiernan McBride award for 'Best Irish Short' at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2008. His work includes the Shorts Sin E, After, written by Amy Debruin and has a number of festival appearances with his work including The Hollywood Film Festival, The Cork Film Festival, The Kerry Film Festival, Foyle Film Festival, and the Boston Irish Film Festival.

Born in Dublin, Seán is from Castleknock.

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Pierce writes stuff. He also misses the Arcade/Amusements in his hometown of Tramore. We sat down for a quick chat about his work and what Hugo Weaving does be talking about in between takes.

Pierce is an Irish screenwriter from Waterford.His first produced feature "STANDBY"was released in 2014. It starred Brian Gleeson and Jessica Pare

His second feature film, the Revenge famine western, Starring Hugo Weaving Jim Broadbent, James Frenchville, Stephen Rea and our very own Barry Keogan, "BLACK '47", co-Written by PJ Dillon, is in Irish cinemas now.

Pirece is a three time IFTA nominated writer (for the short films JellyBaby, An Ranger and Runners), winner in 2010 for Runners. Other awards include Celtic Film and Television Festival, Golden Star Shorts Fest Hollywood, Malibu Film festival and Kerry film Festival. Pierce is currently based in Dublin.

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We sat down for an impassioned and rather touching chat about his career, The realities of the Film and Tv Environ, Earning your stripes and kids growing up in modern day Ireland.

Gerry Nelson is an award winning Irish documentary filmmaker. Gerry switched to directing following ten years as a highly regarded, award winning, editor. With his first film, the acclaimed study of Lourdes, 'Faith, Hope and Plastic' Gerry quickly gained a reputation for creating imaginative and thoughtful programmes.

Now with three decades of experience in television Gerry's work continues to impress. As a writer, director and photographer he is a total filmmaker.

Most recently his Documentary series "The Game" Charting the history of our national sport of Hurling. Which you can still just about catch on the Rte player on the following link. .

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His work has taken him to some of the worlds most far flung corners… The Americas, Arabia, Africa, India, Siberia, The Middle East and Wexford.

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Earlier this year, producer Jessie Fisk, established her production company, Feline Films with her creative partner Nathalie Biancheri. They are currently developing their first fiction feature, Wolf, which recently won Best Project at the 2018 Sofia Meeting Co-pro market.

Jessie's first narrative feature as lead producer, Song of Granite premiered at South by Southwest in 2017 and was released in the US by Oscilloscope. It was Ireland's submission for the foreign language category of the 2018 academy awards and has been nominated for three Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs). Jessie is now producing I WAS HERE, a feature-length documentary directed by Ola Jankowska and Nathalie Biancheri. Jessie is an alumnus of the Rotterdam Producers Lab.

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Lee is a Dublin based award winning Writer/Director who works in both Film and Television.

Lee's debut Feature "The Hole in the Ground" Starring Seana Kerslake, which was produced by Savage Productions has been officially selected for Sundance in 2019 and will be released soon. Previously in 2014 Lee Directed the Méliès d'Argent award-winning short, Ghost Train.

Lee currently is developing a number of projects for Film and TV. In the past he has worked regularly as a commercials director.

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Mark is a European Film Academy nominated and multi-award winning writer/director based between Dublin and London. An alumnus of the Berlinale Talent Campus and the Toronto Film Festival Talent Lab, his first two short films met with success at Irish and international festivals, winning the Clare Lynch Award at the Cork IFF and an Honourable Mention at the Galway Film Fleadh. His debut feature film "You're Ugly Too" Starring Aiden Gillan, It premiered at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival where it was nominated for a Crystal Bear and Best Debut Feature. The film has screened at over eighty film festivals around the world, winning six international awards and earning a nomination from the European Film Academy. He is currently attached to a number of film and TV projects and is a member of the European Film Academy and the Screen Director's Guild of Ireland.

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This time on FNI WRAPCHAT We have Irish DOP, JJ Rolfe.

We chatted all things camera, his role on productions and the importance of team building, loyalty and collaboration as an ethos in Film and TV.

JJ shot the new Irish Feature "Dublin Old School" which is currently in Irish Cinemas. GET OUT AND SUPPORT IRISH FILMS.

JJ graduated from the National Film School of Ireland (IADT) in 2007 and has had a camera in his hand ever since.

JJ is best known for his work with director Dave Tynan. Together they have created multiple successful films. 'Just Saying' gained instant viral success and became a cultural touchpoint in 2012. 'Rockmount' which was awarded the Teirnan McBribe accolade at the Galway Film Fleadh, followed quickly by an IFTA in 2015 and "Heartbreak' which invited more viral attention and sparked intense cultural debate around women’s issues in Ireland in 2017. The film had people all over the country quoting Emmet Kirwan’s indelible rally cry for the nation to “stand in awe of all mná” and the work went on to credit the creative team with their second IFTA award.

Building on the creative relationship with Kirwan the pair have collaborated again for Tynan's debut feature, the much anticipated 'Dublin Oldschool'.

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Nathan is an Editor whose work you'd know well. From Tv to Documentary to Oscar nominated Feature film.

We were delighted to sit down for a chat with Nathan Nugent, about his life in Irish Film and Tv and how he has developed such a fantastic symbiotic working relationship with one of Ireland's great Directors.

Previous credits include Room, What Richard Did, Frank and most recently The Little Stranger for Lenny Abrahamson. Other Notable work includes Disobedience, Directed by Sebastián Lelio and featuring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams. Nathan also edited Reeling in the years which is pretty much the coolest job in the whole world ever.

A Lovely man, and it's easy to see why he's doing such great work.

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Maurice O’Brien is a documentary filmmaker who produces and directs as well as filming much of his own work. He has made some wonderful documentaries including Hey, Ronnie Reagan which was screened at the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival this year. In 2017 he made Pitching Up for the Guardian, it is a charming short doc about how Gaelic football has been used to help integrate the diverse community of immigrants in Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo. It immediately became one of the most viewed videos on the Guardian website. Moss has also just finished a one-off doc about the Abbey Theatre for RTE.

Before returning to Ireland, he made many films for the BBC – including ‘Northern Soul: Keeping the Faith’ about one of the UK’s biggest underground music scenes; a film about the first literary depiction of recreational drug use ‘Confessions of an English Opium Eater’, presented by Dr. John Cooper Clarke; and the climactic episode of the landmark series ‘The Story of Scottish Art’.

Sheila Aherne is a producer and researcher with a huge amount of experience working in TV and documentary. She cut her teeth researching on investigative documentaries with the legendary Mary Raftery on programmes like the groundbreaking States of Fear. She talks to us here about what makes a great researcher and her work on Thaddeus O'Sullivan's wonderful documentary, Citizen Lane, Featuring Tom Vaughan Lawlor and written by Mark O'Halloran.

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Joining us this week is Bafta award winning Producer/Director Colin McKeown.

Colin sat down and chatted to us all things 1980's Super 8 production with your siblings, the differences between Northern Irish production/funding, compared to that of southern and working with the logistics of bigger productions overseas. (on a large boat off the shipyard in Belfast no less)

Colin has worked Extensively in the UK and the States.

James’s wonderfully intriguing take on the world represents a new era for youth culture films in Ireland. He has been making films since he was 15, honing his skills with Actors and Film creatives over this time; and resulting in some of the most raw, honest and powerful performances in his work. His music video for The Funeral Suits, has shot him to mainstream acclaim working on some large profile Music videos and Adverts which has James snapped up by Agencies in Ireland, London and Berlin as a result, making James one to watch. His critically acclaimed IFTA nominated short film Skunky Dog on to win at some of the largest festivals around the world.

Ken studied filmmaking at the National Film School, IADT. His short films have screened at many of the worlds most prestigious festivals including Sundance and Cannes. He has presented retrospective programmes at the Cork International Film Festival, and at festivals in the UK, Croatia, The Netherlands and in Scandinavia. In 2008, his work received the Grand Prix Award at Sapporo International Film Festival in Japan.

HIS & HERS is a creative documentary that combines observation and imagination to illustrate a universal love story. The film explores woman’s relationship with man by visiting moments from the lives of 70 female characters. Shot in the hallways, living rooms and kitchens across the Irish Midlands, the story moves sequentially from young to old to deliver a unique insight into sharing life’s journey.

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IP, Mr.Wischinsky began his career as intern working with Academy Award winner Milos Forman and other refugees from the east at Columbia University, New York in the early 1980's. He also worked as writer and script coach for Federal Austrian Television. For 10 years he was head of Pygmalion Theatre in Vienna. He wrote several award winning plays and toured the world with some of his performances. His rendition of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis was shown more than 600 times all over the world. In addition to his script-doctoring work, Ip Wischinsky has consulted to many blue-chip companies on their public image and has been instrumental in the development of many of their major campaigns. Ip is also active in various areas of pedagogy - most recently he initiated the 'Vienna Goes L.A.' program, an after-school activity for Austrian children, teaching them how to use filmmaking as a tool to overcome cultural boundaries.

Ippolit Wischinsky gives lectures about movie language around the globe including Hollywood. Last year he gave a TED-talk on corporate storytelling. Recently He have lectures at the University for Economics St.Gallen, the Art University Linz, FilmArche Berlin and several Austrian academies.

Actor, Writer, Comedian and Voice Over Artist for over 20 odd years, Morgan speaks very Candidly about his career, work experiences, ups and downs and that time he met Jack Nicholson. His credits include Nighthawks, The Bailout, The Guarantee, Game of Thrones, Penny Dreadful, The Dutch political Thriller The Fox and a number of Tv Dramas and radio programmes.

Claire Dix is an award winning writer and director of short films, music videos and also works in documentary TV. Her credits include the Short Take Me Swimming, Featuring Barry Ward and Olwen Fouéré. The Documentary, We Are Moving - Memories of Miss Moriarty, Broken Song, the urban Feature Documentary funded by the Arts Council's Reel Art Scheme, The Short Film Alia, Signatures Short funded by the IFB, the Short, Downpour, Short Short funded by the IFB and the Tv series, Journey of a Joke, Four part documentary series funded by the BAI

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Eilish managed onto screen for RTÉ include Hardy Bucks, Raw, Fade St, Any Time Now, No Tears (International Emmy for best series or serial), Love Is The Drug (IFTA best series), Fergus' Wedding, Paths to Freedom and Foreign Exchange. And for the BBC, Vicious Circle, Rap at the Door and Mezzone (RTS winner). She devised and managed StoryLand, a unique project when launched that saw 28 original online series produced. Prior to her work in TV, Eilish was an actor’s agent in London and worked in marketing for Oxford University Press. She is a graduate of EAVE and North by Northwest. She has a BA in English and History of Art and an MA in Modern Drama from UCD. Currently, she works freelance as a story consultant and TV producer.

...and Wrap Chat is back for a new series in 2018.

We're kicking things off with Eibh Collins & Gar O'Brien. Eibh Collins is the shorts co-ordinator for The Galway Film Fleadh, she's also the Festival Manager of Indie Cork and is involved in a whole of host of other film festivals and organisations including Irish Screen America and Irish Film London. Gar recently finished his tenure as the programmer for The Fleadh and left an indelible mark on the festival, bringing some amazing films and events. They discuss all things film festival, the dos, don'ts and definitely don'ts of submitting as well as some of their most memorable festival moments.

It's the last episode of wrap chat of the year. Have a Merry Christmas and Marvelous New Year 2018. We're joined this week by Writer Director Frank Berry. Frank's work includes the fantastic Doc "Ballymun Lullaby" "I used to live here" and his most recent award winning feature "Michael Inside". Enjoy. www.soundcloud.com/fniwrapchat for previous podcasts or find us on Stitcher, Itunes and Podcast Addict.

Tristan Heanue is a well known face on the Irish acting scene, appearing in the likes of Vikings and Cardboard Gangsters. Not one to wait for the phone to ring with acting gigs, in recent years Tristan has written, directed and starred in his own short films. His directorial debut won best first short at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2015. Tristan talks about making the jump from acting to writing and directing and how he uses the landscape of his native Connemara as a character in his films.

Episode 11, Demien Fox. Writer, Actor, Comedian and one Quarter of Dead Cat Bounce. Dead Cat Bounce return to the stage this December to save Rock and Roll.

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Demien is of three writers chosen to participate in the 2017 prestigious Guiding Lights programme led by Academy Award winning industry professionals. Demian Fox is a screenwriter and story producer whose credits include feature films “Discoverdale” (Ashmore Films – Best International Feature, Galway Film Fleadh 2013, Golden Reel Award, Nevada International Film Festival 2012) and “From the Dark” (Co-Story, Workshed Films). Other work currently in development includes: “Tandem” (Blinder Films), “Send in the Clowns” (Fastnet Films and Welded Tandem Picture Company), “Extra Ordinary” (Blinder Films), “The Winter Lake” (Script Consultant, Tailored Films), and “Down From The Mountains” feature horror (Screenplay). TV credits include, crime drama “Red Rock” (story producer, scriptwriter), soap opera “Fair City” (story writer, story editor), and TV comedies “Republic of Telly”, “This is Ireland”, “Foul Play” and “Dead Cat Bounce”)

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On this episode of Film Network Ireland's Wrap chat is the amazing Actor Nick Dunning. A man for all seasons and a real Actors Actor, Nick is currently threading the boards on the Abbey Stage in the smash hit "Let the right One in" based on the popular film. Nick's credits and body of work is so extensive that we'd be all day listing them off. He's worked with everyone frankly, A shining example of positivity and experience, we got to sit down with him in The Abbey Theatre to talk Film, Tv his career and how important his Altruistic work with Peak performance for Actors is to him. A very entertaining podcast and chat, We're available on Itunes, Podcast addict and Stitcher also. Please Subscribe and feel free to leave feedback and rate us. Enjoy. Also check out some of Nicks work, his NLP oriented classes and Actor/Filmmaker tutorials. Some man for one man.

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We sat down in Westland Studios for a mug a tae and chat about all things "Hardy Bucks", We discussed how he came to become a performer in Mayo and how a group of West of Ireland small town mates acting the maggot with a camera became one of the biggest Comedy success stories in Irish Film and Tv in the last 10 years. From Youtube sensations to Storyland winners, to a massively successful Feature film and subsequent sequel on the horizon. Where did it all go wrong?

Carl Austin is a screenwriter from South Central, LA. He cut his teeth, writing thrillers with saucy titles like Wild Cactus and Inproper Conduct in the nineties for the direct to video and DVD markets. He then moved to London where he wrote for various Bollywood productions and for the long-running crime drama, The Bill. He finally moved to Ireland where he now works a writer for Fair City while still writing screenplays for the India and US markets. Carl has various international credits to his name and resides with his wife Actor and comedian Tara Flynn in Dublin.

Norma Sheahan. "Moone Boy" "The Bailout" "Damo and Ivor" Norma trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2000. In 2000 she won Best Actress at the Evening Herald Irish Theatre Awards for her role in the world premier of Enda Walsh's play Bedbound. She was also nominated in the same year for Best Actress in the Irish Times/ESB Theatre Awards for her role in Enda Walsh's play Bedbound. Norma is in Pretty much in everything. She's great, and having spoke to her for a bit, a warmer more engaging person you'll not meet. www.imdb.com/name/nm1469010/ @fniwrapchat for previous episodes. . This Podcast was made possible with the support of Westland Studios, www.westlandstudiosdublin.com Andrew Edgar at A4 Sounds, Roger Kenny, Eoin Whelehan illustration and many thanks to Pat O'Connor for his original composition.

We've a very special episode of WrapChat this week from the Kerry Film Festival www.keryfilmfestival.com

We're joined by Director Alex Fegan, Director of the wonderful Feature Doc "Older than Ireland" and "The Irish Pub" Andy McDermott Screenwriter and Producer of the Feature "Lies we Tell" Starring Gabriel Byrne and Harvey Keitel and Irish American Producer Maura Kelly. Talking all things Film and giving some pearls of wisdom on their experiences in Ireland and the festival circuit. . This Podcast was made possible with the support of Westland Studios, www.westlandstudiosdublin.com Andrew Edgar at A4 Sounds, Roger Kenny, Eoin Whelehan illustration and many thanks to Pat O'Connor for his original composition.

John Connors is an Irish actor, screen writer, documentary film-maker and human rights activist well known due to playing Patrick Ward in the Irish crime drama series "Love/Hate" and his latest film which he co-wrote the hugely successful "Cardboard Gangsters" Directed by Mark O'Connor.

Connors was born in 1990 in London, United Kingdom to an Irish traveller family, but moved back to Ireland with his family when he was 11 months old. John took up acting when he was 20 years old on the advice from his younger brother Joseph in a bid to help John with his own battle with depression. John is a three time Irish boxing champion and a four nations boxing gold medalist.

Frankie Fenton is an Irish Film and TV Director/Producer specializing in documentary film to do with pressing social matters. His directorial debut is feature documentary It's Not Yet Dark, narrated by Colin Farrell and premiering at the Sundance Film Festival 2017, it is produced by Kennedy Films and Newgrange Pictures. Frankie is also in post production on "The Good Reactor" an environmental feature documentary about controversial ways to solve the coming global energy crisis.

It's Not Yet Dark - OFFICIAL TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGmjgwfM5TQ

Gerard Walsh is a multi award winning film maker from Dublin's inner city. After graduation from Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Gerard went on to direct several short films which received notable critical acclaim and awards.

Moving on from short films in recent years, Gerard has written directed and Co produced three feature films which have travelled overseas to international festivals to the USA and garnered public attention here locally, His work had the privilege of winning best film awards and a cinema release in Ireland. Ger's Feature works include "A Day Like Today" "South" and "Release"

In his spare time Gerard also creates online content, which has received over 100 million views collectively.

The second episode of Film Network Ireland's new podcast series that goes behind the scenes of Irish film & tv, hosted by filmmakers, Paul Butler Lennox and Paul Webster. Mia Mullarkey, of Ishka Films, is a documentary & drama director and she's had a hell of a year, picking up a plethora of awards and receiving funding from the Irish Film Board. She talks about her career to date and how her background in psychology informs her filmmaking choices.

In 2016, she received funding from the Irish Film Board to make a short a documentary about the Mother & Baby Home in Tuam. The film will have its premiere at the Cork Film Festival in November.

Throwline tells the story of Taxi Watch, a suicide prevention organisation set up by taxi drivers in Kilkenny. It won best short documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh. See trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OLNETUBsV4

She co-directed a documentary that follows three characters suffering from Parkinsons disease and the team of Galway scientists that are trying to find a cure. It will be broadcast as part of RTE Science Week See the trailer Feats Of Modest Valour here: https://vimeo.com/204337126

See the trailer for Mia's drama, Oh Brother, here: https://vimeo.com/221081717

For more information on Mia, visit her company website: www.ishkafilms.com

The first episode of Film Network Ireland's brand new podcast series about the Irish film and tv, hosted by filmmakers, Paul Butler Lennox and Paul Webster. Writer/Director, Nick Kelly talks about his careers in music and advertising, before describing how he came to make his wonderful new film The Drummer And The Keeper.

Nick Kelly was the frontman of Irish band, The Fat Lady Sings, Arclight was one of their biggest hits.