Short Short Downpour Picks Up Best Irish Short at Foyle Film Festival
Zucca Films' short DOWNPOUR was awarded the Light In Motion Award for Best Irish Short at the Foyle Film Festival. The award comes hot on the heels of the success of Blue Rinse, another Zucca Films production, which scooped the Best International Short award at the prestigious AISFF in Seoul earlier this month.Starring Muireann Bird (Eamon) and Cian Barry (Doctors, Shameless) DOWNPOUR is an ode to Ireland and to the Irish rain. The short was directed by Claire Dix (Free Chips Forever!) produced by Nodlag Houlihan and filmed by Piers McGrail (Kelly & Victor). The editor was Anna Maria O'Flanagan (Frankie) with music composed by Michael Fleming (Deep End Dance). As a result of the LIM Award Downpour will qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the Annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run.
The short, which was produced under Bord Scannán na hEireann/the Irish Film Board Short Shorts scheme, premiered at Galway Film Fleadh in July.
Earlier this month Zucca Films' short documentary Blue Rinse, won the jury award for Best International Short at the Asiana International Short Film Festival in Seoul. The AISFF is the largest international short film festival in Korea. Blue Rinse was selected from among 50 shorts competing in the international section of the festival, which were in turn selected from over 2000 entries.
Directed by Matt Leigh (The Nurse, The Seahorse Man, Vets on Call) and produced by Nodlag Houlihan, Blue Rinse is a gentle portrait of an inner city Dublin hair salon catering to a senior clientele. Director of Photography on the shoot was Kate McCullough (His & Hers) with original music by Hugh Drumm (Adam & Paul), the film was edited by Guy Montgomery (Parked).
Blue Rinse was funded by the Irish Film Board under the ‘Reality Bites' Scheme and premiered at last years Cork Film Festival. The film has already picked up the prize for Best Documentary the Sardinia Film Festival and received honorable mentions at the Chicago Irish Film Festival and the Sedicicorto Film Festival in Italy.