XAthrú Amháin! & Irish Language Programme
Wednesday March 6th, 1.15pm, The Regal Cinema
Tá áthas ar First Cut! a fhógairt go bhfuil an chlár scannánaíochta trí Ghaeilge
Athrú Amháin ar ais. Tionscnamh atá sa chomórtas seo do scannánóirí óga chun
scannáin a dhéanamh i nGaeilge a théann i ngleic le hábhar an athraithe aeráide.
First Cut! is delighted to announce the return of its filmmaking through Irish
programme Athrú Amháin. This competition is an initiative for young filmmakers
to make films in the Irish language that tackle the urgent topic of climate change.
This year we opened this exciting competition to two age groups: 12 to 14 and 15 to 18, working individually or in groups. They were invited to make one-minute-long films in the Irish language that explore environmental issues and how to make our world a more sustainable place. Any approach to this theme was welcome.
Tá gach scannnáin cruthaithe igcomhaire Athrú Amháin á thaispeáint innui, áit a
bhfógrófar buaiteoirí an chomórtais.
All films made as part of Athrú Amháin are screened today, the competition
winners will be announced.
This year, we piloted four in-person workshops with Coláiste Ghobnatan, Coláiste
an Phiarsaigh, Pobalscoil na Tríonóide and Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Álainn. These
workshops were led by Filmmakers Seamus O Suilleabháin and Lisa McDonald. The participants were asked to write, shoot and edit a film in just one school day.
All the while working with the Irish language and learning about Climate change.
Is scannánóir il-ghradam é Seamus O Suilleabháin. Rugadh agus tógadh sé i gCúil
Aodha i nGaeltacht Mhúscraí, ceantar atá préamhaithe sa chultúr, sa cheol, sa
tsean-nós agus sa Ghaoluinn. Taréis do an Ard Teist a bhaint amach chaitheas
bliain in Arm Cosanta na hÉireann, agus ina dhiaidh san thugas a aghaidh ar shlí
beatha a bhaint amach i réimse na teilefíse. Leis an dtaithí agus na scileanna a
bhaineas amach i UCC agus OEG fé’m ghlaic fuaireas a chéad post ag obair le
Telegael sa Spidéal, comhlucht léirithe fiséain d’ardcháil agus cliú go bhfuil
gradam Emmy baint amach acu. As san thugas a aghaidh ar Nemeton atá
lonnaithe i nGaeltacht na nDéise a soláthraíonn réimse leathan cláracha do TG4
agus RTE.
Seamus is an award-winning Irish filmmaker. Born in gCúil Aodha, Seamus works
within the Irish language to produce his work, constantly working to promote and
preserve its usage. He now works in close relationship with Nemeton, producing
programs for TG4 and RTE
Ina theannta sin, cuirfear ceardlanna gearrscannán saor in aisce ar fáil ó Arann
Bradstock do gach duine óg agus grúpaí atá ag glacadh páirt. Tabharfaidh na
gearrscannán iad trí na céimeanna chun a gcuid scannán aon nóiméad féin a
dhíríonn ar réitigh ar athrú aeráide a cruthú. Is féidir scannáin a cruthú trí úsáid a
bhaint as cibé trealamh a bhfuil ag rannpháirtithe, fóin chliste san áireamh, mar
sin ní bac í an teicneolaíocht. Ni caithfear aon taithí scannánaíochta roimh ré.
In addition, free on-demand and specially made short filmmaking workshops, from
Arran Bradstock were made available to all participating young people and
groups. Arran is a Cork filmmaker and musician. He completed an MA in
Experimental Sound Practice at UCC and is currently working on a practice-based
PhD in Composition where his focus is producing experimental films.
Irish Language Shorts
First Cut’s celebration of the popularity of Irish language filmmaking continues with a diverse programme of shorts in Irish from the First Cut Open Call.
Gnó an Rí (Malachaí Ó Ciardhubháin)
Comhaontú (Mary O’Leary)
Numb (Reuben Armstrong)
Homofónia (Luke K. Murphy)
An Bhabóg Bheo (The Living Doll) (Katie McElligott Ryan)
Nemeton
The progamme concludes with a special presentation of films from the Nemeton training course. Nemeton is a production company with a difference. Their HQ is in Waterford and their Scottish base is in Glasgow. Their collective Celtic spirit makes them an unconventional blend of passionate creatives, savvy techies and confident dealmakers. They produce great content for TV and the web, deliver content via satellite & streaming and we train and educate people in all of this.
Filmmaker Lia Nic Craith will introduce this programme, present her film Ultra and say a few words about her inspiration and making it on the Nemeton training course and her role now production managing a successful Nemeton TV series.
Coimhlint Chroí (Fiona Ni Chiadhra)
Ultra (Lia Nic Craith)
Siondróm Sonas (Seán Dowd)