Irish Film New York paints the Big Apple green next weekend
Irish Film New York (IFNY) has announced the lineup for its third annual screening series at New York University's Cantor Film Center. The six features, a mixture of fiction and non-fiction, include two US premieres and three New York premieres. The films will screen at NYU's Cantor Film Center (36 E 8th Street) from October 4th to 6th and will be preceded on October 3rd by a seminar on financing Irish and US independent films, which will be hosted at the residence of the Irish Consul to New York.
"We have something for everybody this year, from the beautiful feature Silence by Pat Collins to Steph Green's poignant debut Run & Jump, to the hilariously funny Hardy Bucks Movie," said Niall McKay, executive director of IFNY.
"For many years, US filmmakers have been travelling to Ireland to make their films, and now Irish filmmakers are looking to come to what they see as Ireland's second capital — New York — to tell the many stories of the Irish in America. For the first time, IFNY will host a panel advising business people on how they might invest in this new breed of Irish, American and Irish-American stories."
Four of the six films screening at IFNY were funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board: Run & Jump (which will be followed by a Q&A with director Steph Green), Silence (followed by Q&A with director Pat Collins), King of the Travellers and The Hardy Bucks Movie. Also on show will be Made in Belfast and When Ali Came to Ireland (followed by Q&A with director Ross Whitaker).
More details here: http://www.irishfilmnyc.com/