New clips and stuff
You mightn’t notice the new links on the left... so I thought I’d point out the new page of clips from 32A. We’ve also added some new stills from 32A. and (finally...) a page of quotes from the lovely reviews we’ve received.
Thirteen Redux
Fri, Jul 2009 08:45
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Good news if you’re in New York and want to catch 32A. It’s screening this Saturday, July 4th, Independence Day, on PBS, Channel 13, at 11:15PM. Just the thing after a long day at a barbeque, and you finally retreat to your sofa... If you’re going to be later than that, you can catch it at 2:35AM very early Sunday Morning :-)
There’s some nice comments via the link above from people who caught 32A on PBS last time. We enjoyed all the Twitter activity that time too, so we will tune in again for that.
Jim Farr on Thirteen gives pointers to other Irish movies he likes after his intro to 32A.
There’s some nice comments via the link above from people who caught 32A on PBS last time. We enjoyed all the Twitter activity that time too, so we will tune in again for that.
Best Movies by Farr: 32A from Reel 13 on Vimeo.
Jim Farr on Thirteen gives pointers to other Irish movies he likes after his intro to 32A.
It's a German Thing...
Fri, Jul 2009 07:34
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32A opened last weekend to great reviews in Germany. That’s the poster for the German release.
ExBerliner, the principal English language magazine said “The story's beauty lies in its simplicity. Quinn is as unpretentious as she is professional, portraying a series of recognizable situations that are bound to make viewers smile and sigh at the resurrection of childhood memories.”. The full review is here.
Initially it screens in Berlin and Frankfurt and then going to other venues. 32A will also open a series of films which tour schools in Germany called (ahem) Britfilms.
An oldie but...
A goodie... A very belated and happy congrats to our Director of Photography, PJ Dillon on his IFTA Award for Cinematography for his work on 32A. A gifted, talented man in many regards, his own debut feature is due soon. We’d worked with PJ in New York on Marian’s first film. He’s also shot two other short films we’ve produced which Pat and Joe Walker have directed. He really did stellar work on 32A and we were thrilled he got it. And I know it meant a lot to PJ to receive it from Chris Doyle, the incredible cinematographer, who delighted in keeping RTE on their toes, I can tell you.
Back again...
Wed, Jun 2009 11:05
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Okay. All those warnings about backing up your HD... they’re true folks. We had a big old crash this Spring and it’s taken some time to get everything back up and running. We had moved out of our studio at the Model Arts Centre but not fully into our new luxurious, eh, shed in the back garden, and had for a whole year, stepped away from our usual, very responsible backup routine. And Murphy’s law being what it is... Yikes.
All of which is thankfully over now. One of the things we lost was the ability to frequently update our site, so apologies for the absence of news. We’ve managed to reconstruct everything locally and can now move on. So, onto some updates....
Flurry of Festivals coming up
Okay... a flurry of festivals are coming up.
For Valentines... straight after the IFTAs, (of which more anon...) the Glasgow Film Festival on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th, which we will be attending.
Then all in and around St. Patrick’s Day
- New York at the Craic Festival, on Friday 13th.
- San Francisco at the Irish Film Festival,
- The Women’s Film Festival in Vermont
We’re also screening in the Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford as part of their Spring Season on Sunday 15th March.
For Valentines... straight after the IFTAs, (of which more anon...) the Glasgow Film Festival on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th, which we will be attending.
Then all in and around St. Patrick’s Day
- New York at the Craic Festival, on Friday 13th.
- San Francisco at the Irish Film Festival,
- The Women’s Film Festival in Vermont
We’re also screening in the Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford as part of their Spring Season on Sunday 15th March.
Oh... then there's... the IFTAs...
Well, fantastic news really. 32A is shortlisted for Best Feature in this years IFTA awards, which is very nice. Thanks guys.
The other good news to report is that our wonderful Director of Photography, PJ Dillon is nominated for Best Cinematography and he is in with an excellent chance, his work has been widely praised since our film launched.
Also, our wonderful Costume Designer, Driscoll Calder,is nominnated. She did such a marvellous job, came in under budget on a tiny budget, a huge cast, and a period film. The woman’s not only talented, she’s amazing.
The other good news to report is that our wonderful Director of Photography, PJ Dillon is nominated for Best Cinematography and he is in with an excellent chance, his work has been widely praised since our film launched.
Also, our wonderful Costume Designer, Driscoll Calder,is nominnated. She did such a marvellous job, came in under budget on a tiny budget, a huge cast, and a period film. The woman’s not only talented, she’s amazing.
Channel 13 / WNET
Wed, Jan 2009 09:23
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There’s something about bring on Thirteen/WNET that gives us no small amount of pleasure. It was definitely the principal television channel we watched during our time in NYC. It’s one of the things we miss most about being over here. Thankfully we get to watch the ever excellent Charlie Rose online and we buy quite a few of the shows on iTunes but we still miss our Thirteen.
So it gives us a lot of pleasure to say that on Saturday 14th, PBS viewers in the city... you can watch 32A in the metropolitan area. We’re screening as part of their Reel13 programme.
Spring Festivals
Okay... a flurry of festivals are coming up.
For Valentines... straight after the IFTAs, (of which more anon...) the Glasgow Film Festival on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th, which we will be attending.
Then all in and around St. Patrick’s Day
- New York at the Craic Festival, on Friday 13th.
- San Francisco at the Irish Film Festival,
- The Women’s Film Festival in Vermont
We’re also screening in the Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford as part of their Spring Season on Sunday 15th March.
For Valentines... straight after the IFTAs, (of which more anon...) the Glasgow Film Festival on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th, which we will be attending.
Then all in and around St. Patrick’s Day
- New York at the Craic Festival, on Friday 13th.
- San Francisco at the Irish Film Festival,
- The Women’s Film Festival in Vermont
We’re also screening in the Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford as part of their Spring Season on Sunday 15th March.
'Shout' nominated for Hollywood Music Awards
The lovely and talented Donna Lewis whose song ‘Shout’ is in our film, has been nominated in the Pop category for a Hollywood Music Award.
Shout is our one contemporary song in the film, the minute our composer Gerry Leonard recommended it to us, we knew it was right for the end titles. Gerry had worked with Donna on her last album, In The Pink, and thought it would be a good match.
Thought you might all enjoy the video for Shout and congrats to Donna on the song being nominated. Terrific news!