Irish Short Film About Farmhouse Furniture Has Scooped Top Award in Sundance
The Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) funded short film IRISH FOLK FURNITURE directed by Tony Donoghue has won the prize for Best Animation at the Sundance Film Festival.
IRISH FOLK FURNITURE is a charming animated tale bringing new life to the cultural and social history of Irish farmhouse furniture and was selected from over 8000 short film applications to screen at the prestigious festival. The film has also been available to view on You Tube for the duration of the festival only and has reached over 130,000 views. IRISH FOLK FURNITURE was produced by Cathal Black under the 'Frameworks' animated short film scheme funded by the IFB, RTE and the Arts Council.
Commenting on the win James Hickey, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board Chief Executive said "Sundance is one of the most prestigious and competitive film festivals in North America. Tony is a very talented filmmaker and we are delighted to see him receive the international recognition he deserves for his short film. We look forward to working with him in the future as he develops his career further."
The Irish have been making their presence felt at the festival as the Irish documentary THE SUMMIT was snapped up by US distributor Sundance Selects after its world premiere over the weekend and has since sold to Australia and New Zealand. THE SUMMIT details the deadliest day in modern mountain climbing history and is produced and directed by Nick Ryan of Image Now Films. The film has also been nominated for the world Cinema Documentary Award at the festival. The result will be announced on Saturday, January 26th.
THE SUMMIT was produced by Image Now Films and Pat Falvey Productions, in association with Passion Pictures, Diamond Docs and Fantastic Films and is funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/ the Irish Film Board, RTE, BAI and BBC.
Watch the short film IRISH FOLK FURNITURE on You Tube for the duration of the Sundance Film Festival.