To mark the release of song of Granite on 2nd April, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD.
Directed by Pat Collins, a critically-acclaimed biopic charting the rise of traditional Irish folk singer Joe Heaney and how the songs of his west of Ireland childhood helped shape his complex character.
Enigmatic and complex, Joe Heaney was one of the traditional Irish singing (sean nós). Shaped by the myths, fables and songs of his upbringing in the west of Ireland, his emergence as a gifted artist came at a personal cost.
Featuring performances from Colm Seoighe, Macdara Ó’Fátharta, Jaren Cerf, Lisa O’Neill, Damien Dempsey and sean nós singers Micheál O’Confhaola and Pól Ó Ceannabháin and beautiful black and white cinematography, Song Of Granite is a distinct portrait of Heaney’s life and a marvellous exploration of music and song.
Please note: This competition is open...
Directed by Pat Collins, a critically-acclaimed biopic charting the rise of traditional Irish folk singer Joe Heaney and how the songs of his west of Ireland childhood helped shape his complex character.
Enigmatic and complex, Joe Heaney was one of the traditional Irish singing (sean nós). Shaped by the myths, fables and songs of his upbringing in the west of Ireland, his emergence as a gifted artist came at a personal cost.
Featuring performances from Colm Seoighe, Macdara Ó’Fátharta, Jaren Cerf, Lisa O’Neill, Damien Dempsey and sean nós singers Micheál O’Confhaola and Pól Ó Ceannabháin and beautiful black and white cinematography, Song Of Granite is a distinct portrait of Heaney’s life and a marvellous exploration of music and song.
Please note: This competition is open...
- 3/26/2018
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Full list of nominations revealed for 15th edition of awards.
The Irish Film and Television Academy (Ifta) has unveiled the nominations for its 2018 film and drama awards.
Source: Sony Pictures Classics
Maudie
Now in its 15th year, the event celebrates the best in Irish film and TV from the past 12 months.
In the film categories, Aisling Walsh’s Maudie, starring Sally Hawkins, leads the way with six nominations including best feature film and director.
Cardboard Gangsters, Handsome Devil, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Farthest follow with five nominations, while The Drummer And The Keeper, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Maze and Michael Inside received four apiece.
The Lodgers, Pilgrimage, Song Of Granite all received three nods, while Lady Bird received two.
In the drama categories, Vikings leads the way on six nominations including best drama, while Game Of Thrones and Peaky Blinders received five each. Paula received four, Acceptable Risk and [link=tt...
The Irish Film and Television Academy (Ifta) has unveiled the nominations for its 2018 film and drama awards.
Source: Sony Pictures Classics
Maudie
Now in its 15th year, the event celebrates the best in Irish film and TV from the past 12 months.
In the film categories, Aisling Walsh’s Maudie, starring Sally Hawkins, leads the way with six nominations including best feature film and director.
Cardboard Gangsters, Handsome Devil, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Farthest follow with five nominations, while The Drummer And The Keeper, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer, Maze and Michael Inside received four apiece.
The Lodgers, Pilgrimage, Song Of Granite all received three nods, while Lady Bird received two.
In the drama categories, Vikings leads the way on six nominations including best drama, while Game Of Thrones and Peaky Blinders received five each. Paula received four, Acceptable Risk and [link=tt...
- 1/11/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Eight other films are being released in the UK in the same week as the new Star Wars movie. Who thought that was a good idea?
If you thought Luke Skywalker’s victory over the empire was the most thrilling tale of against-the-odds rebellion in the universe, then you haven’t been paying attention to the cinema listings for the weekend of 15 December. That’s when The Last Jedi, Aka Star Wars: Episode VIII, opens at UK cinemas, along with eight films you’ve probably never heard of. “When you’ve got a behemoth like that, a lot of films will run terrified,” says Andreas Wiseman, deputy editor of Screen International. “They did when The Force Awakens came out in 2015. But it’s interesting to see that this time they’re not quite as terrified.”
Indeed, a long time ago (in a galaxy far, far away etc), a film...
If you thought Luke Skywalker’s victory over the empire was the most thrilling tale of against-the-odds rebellion in the universe, then you haven’t been paying attention to the cinema listings for the weekend of 15 December. That’s when The Last Jedi, Aka Star Wars: Episode VIII, opens at UK cinemas, along with eight films you’ve probably never heard of. “When you’ve got a behemoth like that, a lot of films will run terrified,” says Andreas Wiseman, deputy editor of Screen International. “They did when The Force Awakens came out in 2015. But it’s interesting to see that this time they’re not quite as terrified.”
Indeed, a long time ago (in a galaxy far, far away etc), a film...
- 12/7/2017
- by Ellen E Jones
- The Guardian - Film News
If Andrei Tarkovsky had grown up in rural Ireland, he might have made a biographical cine-memoir as luminously beautiful as Song of Granite. Shot in ravishing monochrome, the second dramatic feature by documentary maker Pat Collins is a lyrical, elliptical, lightly experimental rumination on the life of folk singer Joe Heaney and the cultural hinterland that shaped him. This Irish-Quebecois co-production has been nominated as Ireland’s official entry in the Foreign Language Oscar contest on account of its heavily Gaelic dialogue, with English playing a secondary role.
Collins has crafted a mesmerizing modernist memorial to ancient Celtic traditions, even if...
Collins has crafted a mesmerizing modernist memorial to ancient Celtic traditions, even if...
- 11/21/2017
- by Stephen Dalton
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
European Film Promotion highlights 28 European films for the 90th Academy AwardsPutting a spotlight on a record number of 28 European Oscar® entries, Efp (European Film Promotion) offers additional screenings of the films in L.A. for Academy members, journalists, U.S. distributors and international buyers. With the special support of the Efp member organizations, the event helps the productions to stand out among a record number of 92 submissions for the 90th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
This year the Efp Screenings Of Oscar® Entries From Europe were held from November 2–15 at the state of the art Dick Clark Screening Room. The campaign is financially supported by the Creative Europe — Media Programme of the European Union and the participating Efp member organizations.
Many of the European Oscar submissions feature European Shooting Stars or were made by Efp-related filmmakers. Notably four films were realized by participants of this year’s edition...
This year the Efp Screenings Of Oscar® Entries From Europe were held from November 2–15 at the state of the art Dick Clark Screening Room. The campaign is financially supported by the Creative Europe — Media Programme of the European Union and the participating Efp member organizations.
Many of the European Oscar submissions feature European Shooting Stars or were made by Efp-related filmmakers. Notably four films were realized by participants of this year’s edition...
- 11/17/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
"The songbirds of the air listened in wonder to this song, the most beautiful song in life." Oscilloscope Laboratories has debuted an official Us trailer for a film titled Song of Granite, which is Ireland's entry into the Academy Awards this year. This film is about an Irish singer named Joe Heaney, who was one of the greats of traditional Irish singing (also known as sean nós). Similar to I'm Not There in a way, this seems to involve various musicians and actors playing Heaney, and it's shot in stunning B&W which seems to make it all the more mesmerizing. Starring Colm Seoighe (as young Joe Heaney), Mícheál Ó Chonfhaola (as Joe Heaney, 40s), Macdara Ó Fátharta (as Joe Heaney, 60s) & Jaren Cerf (as Rosie). This looks like a very soulful, moving film full of some exceptional Irish singing and captivating cinematography. See below. Here's the first official Us...
- 11/3/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
We’re in the thick of the awards season, and it’s always an exciting time, not just for the prestige pictures from Hollywood, but from the unique selections from around the world that enter the race. Ireland has chosen “Song Of Granite” to represent the country this year, and the evocative portrait of legendary Irish folksinger Joe Heaney will certainly leave an impression.
Directed by Pat Collins, with Colm Seoighe in the lead role, the film traces Heaney’s journey, which took him from rural Connemara through Glasgow and eventually to New York City, as his music and voice gained admiration and acclaim around the world.
Continue reading ‘Song Of Granite’ Trailer: A Gorgeous Portrait Of Irish Folksinger Joe Heaney [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
Directed by Pat Collins, with Colm Seoighe in the lead role, the film traces Heaney’s journey, which took him from rural Connemara through Glasgow and eventually to New York City, as his music and voice gained admiration and acclaim around the world.
Continue reading ‘Song Of Granite’ Trailer: A Gorgeous Portrait Of Irish Folksinger Joe Heaney [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
- 11/2/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
IFC Films has released the trailer for “Sweet Virginia,” Jamie M. Dagg’s thriller starring Jon Bernthal and Christopher Abbott. Taking its name from a Rolling Stones song, the film was written by Benjamin and Paul China. Avail yourself of the trailer below.
Read More:‘Sweet Virginia’ Review: Christopher Abbott Is a Millennial Anton Chigurh in Nerve-Shredding Neo-Noir — Tribeca 2017
Here’s the synopsis: “A mysterious stranger sends shockwaves through a close-knit community in this nerve-jangling slice of raw suspense. In the wake of a triple murder that leaves the residents of a remote Alaskan outpost on edge, tightly wound drifter Elwood (Abbott) checks into a motel run by Sam (Bernthal), a former rodeo champion whose imposing physical presence conceals a troubled soul. Bound together by their outsider status, the two men strike up an uneasy friendship — a dangerous association that will set off a new wave of violence and unleash Sam’s darkest demons.
Read More:‘Sweet Virginia’ Review: Christopher Abbott Is a Millennial Anton Chigurh in Nerve-Shredding Neo-Noir — Tribeca 2017
Here’s the synopsis: “A mysterious stranger sends shockwaves through a close-knit community in this nerve-jangling slice of raw suspense. In the wake of a triple murder that leaves the residents of a remote Alaskan outpost on edge, tightly wound drifter Elwood (Abbott) checks into a motel run by Sam (Bernthal), a former rodeo champion whose imposing physical presence conceals a troubled soul. Bound together by their outsider status, the two men strike up an uneasy friendship — a dangerous association that will set off a new wave of violence and unleash Sam’s darkest demons.
- 10/14/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The final deadline for submitting each country’s film for consideration for the foreign-language Oscar was October 2. Last year 85 were finally deemed eligible by the Academy; this year the number is a record 92. Haiti, Honduras, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Senegal and Syria are first-time entrants. These films are vying for the initial shortlist of 9, and final five nominations to be announced on January 23. See the final list below.
Read More:Oscar Announces Changes for Foreign-Film Voting: Now Simpler! (Sort Of.)
The frontrunners include Sweden selected Ruben Östlund’s hilarious Palme d’Or-winner “The Square” (October 27, Magnolia Pictures), an art-world satire shot in majority Swedish with some English from stars Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, and Dominic West, thus giving Östlund another shot after “Force Majeure” was a surprise 2015 Oscar omission.
Germany’s choice, Fatih Akin’s “In the Fade” (December 27, Magnolia Pictures), won Best Actress for Diane Kruger at Cannes.
Read More:Oscar Announces Changes for Foreign-Film Voting: Now Simpler! (Sort Of.)
The frontrunners include Sweden selected Ruben Östlund’s hilarious Palme d’Or-winner “The Square” (October 27, Magnolia Pictures), an art-world satire shot in majority Swedish with some English from stars Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, and Dominic West, thus giving Östlund another shot after “Force Majeure” was a surprise 2015 Oscar omission.
Germany’s choice, Fatih Akin’s “In the Fade” (December 27, Magnolia Pictures), won Best Actress for Diane Kruger at Cannes.
- 10/5/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The final deadline for submitting each country’s film for consideration for the foreign-language Oscar was October 2. Last year 85 were finally deemed eligible by the Academy; this year the number is a record 92. Haiti, Honduras, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Senegal and Syria are first-time entrants. These films are vying for the initial shortlist of 9, and final five nominations to be announced on January 23. See the final list below.
Read More:Oscar Announces Changes for Foreign-Film Voting: Now Simpler! (Sort Of.)
The frontrunners include Sweden selected Ruben Östlund’s hilarious Palme d’Or-winner “The Square” (October 27, Magnolia Pictures), an art-world satire shot in majority Swedish with some English from stars Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, and Dominic West, thus giving Östlund another shot after “Force Majeure” was a surprise 2015 Oscar omission.
Germany’s choice, Fatih Akin’s “In the Fade” (December 27, Magnolia Pictures), won Best Actress for Diane Kruger at Cannes.
Read More:Oscar Announces Changes for Foreign-Film Voting: Now Simpler! (Sort Of.)
The frontrunners include Sweden selected Ruben Östlund’s hilarious Palme d’Or-winner “The Square” (October 27, Magnolia Pictures), an art-world satire shot in majority Swedish with some English from stars Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, and Dominic West, thus giving Östlund another shot after “Force Majeure” was a surprise 2015 Oscar omission.
Germany’s choice, Fatih Akin’s “In the Fade” (December 27, Magnolia Pictures), won Best Actress for Diane Kruger at Cannes.
- 10/5/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
All the foreign submission charts have been updated to reflect the speedy announcements of new titles. We're now up to 33 I believe. Somehow I neglected to include Ireland on the submission charts. They've selected an "audacious" biopic about the singer Joe Heany called Song of Granite. The film uses both documentary footage and narrative sequences. It's in black and white and looks gorgeous in still photos
Submissions we've reviewed thus far here at Tfe...
Austria's Happy End Belgium's The Racer and the Jailbird Estonia's November Hungary's On Body and Soul
Submissions we've seen but haven't yet reviewed...
Finland's Tom of Finland
Submissions we'll be seeing soon...
Germany's In the Fade Norway's Thelma Sweden's The Square
The rest of the list (thus far - it will more than double, surely). We'll look out for opportunities to see them...
Azerbaijan's Pomegranate Orchard Bosnia & Herzegovina's Men Don't Cry Croatia's Quit Staring at My...
Submissions we've reviewed thus far here at Tfe...
Austria's Happy End Belgium's The Racer and the Jailbird Estonia's November Hungary's On Body and Soul
Submissions we've seen but haven't yet reviewed...
Finland's Tom of Finland
Submissions we'll be seeing soon...
Germany's In the Fade Norway's Thelma Sweden's The Square
The rest of the list (thus far - it will more than double, surely). We'll look out for opportunities to see them...
Azerbaijan's Pomegranate Orchard Bosnia & Herzegovina's Men Don't Cry Croatia's Quit Staring at My...
- 9/9/2017
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Pat Collins’ Song Of Granite has been selected by the Irish Film & Television Academy to represent Ireland in this year’s Oscar Foreign Language race. The pic, which bowed at SXSW this year, tells the life story of Joe Heaney, the legendary singer of traditional Irish music knows as sean nós. Oscilloscope snagged U.S. rights to the film and has already set a November 15 theatrical release. Collins co-wrote the script with Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde and Sharon Whooley, and…...
- 9/8/2017
- Deadline
Other winners include Michael Inside, The Drummer And The Keeper and Rocky Ros Muc.
The 29th Galway Film Fleadh handed out its annual awards last night (July 16) and named Robert Mullan’s Mad To Be Normal as best international feature.
The 1960s-set film stars David Tennant as real-life hippy psychiatrist Rd Laing and co-stars Elisabeth Moss as his girlfriend Angie Wood.
The awards ceremony took place after the Irish Premiere of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.
The prize for best Irish feature went to Frank Berry’s Michael Inside, the story of a young Dubliner (played by Dafhyd Flynn) whose life disintegrates when he is sent to prison.
Nick Kelly’s The Drummer And The Keeper, about an unlikely friendship between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an teen suffering from Asperger’s syndrome, won best first Irish feature.
Rocky Ros Muc, directed by Michael Fanning and telling the story of boxer Sean Mannion, won the best...
The 29th Galway Film Fleadh handed out its annual awards last night (July 16) and named Robert Mullan’s Mad To Be Normal as best international feature.
The 1960s-set film stars David Tennant as real-life hippy psychiatrist Rd Laing and co-stars Elisabeth Moss as his girlfriend Angie Wood.
The awards ceremony took place after the Irish Premiere of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.
The prize for best Irish feature went to Frank Berry’s Michael Inside, the story of a young Dubliner (played by Dafhyd Flynn) whose life disintegrates when he is sent to prison.
Nick Kelly’s The Drummer And The Keeper, about an unlikely friendship between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an teen suffering from Asperger’s syndrome, won best first Irish feature.
Rocky Ros Muc, directed by Michael Fanning and telling the story of boxer Sean Mannion, won the best...
- 7/17/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Irish festival reveals 2017 line-up.
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk will have its Irish premiere as part of this year’s Galway Film Fleadh in Ireland.
The Second World War drama will play on Galway’s final day, July 16. The festival will open with Pat Collins’ Song Of Granite on July 11.
The festival’s 2017 line-up was revealed by director of programming Gar O’Brien at a news conference in Galway on Tuesday evening (July 27).
Having its world premiere in Galway will be the latest feature from Irish director Gerard Barrett, whose credits include Brain On Fire and Glassland. Produced with his regular collaborator Grainne O’Sullivan, Barrett’s new film Limbo chronicles 24 hours in the life of a young Irish mother and child as they battle homelessness. Barrett will also be in attendance.
Also having its world premiere in Galway will be director Frank Berry’s third feature, Michael Inside.
Having their Irish premieres are Sundance hit God’s Own...
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk will have its Irish premiere as part of this year’s Galway Film Fleadh in Ireland.
The Second World War drama will play on Galway’s final day, July 16. The festival will open with Pat Collins’ Song Of Granite on July 11.
The festival’s 2017 line-up was revealed by director of programming Gar O’Brien at a news conference in Galway on Tuesday evening (July 27).
Having its world premiere in Galway will be the latest feature from Irish director Gerard Barrett, whose credits include Brain On Fire and Glassland. Produced with his regular collaborator Grainne O’Sullivan, Barrett’s new film Limbo chronicles 24 hours in the life of a young Irish mother and child as they battle homelessness. Barrett will also be in attendance.
Also having its world premiere in Galway will be director Frank Berry’s third feature, Michael Inside.
Having their Irish premieres are Sundance hit God’s Own...
- 6/27/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Films by Rainer Sernet, Jun Geng, Pat Collins and Miransha Naik to play at Czech festival.
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (30 June – 8 July) has announced the four films in its official selection - out of competition section.
The titles will be presented for the first time to European audiences at the event.
The films are: Estonian coproduction November, directed by Rainer Sernet and winner of the best cinematography award at this year’s Tribeca; Free And Easy (pictured) directed by Jun Geng, which won the Special jury prize at Sundance; Pat Collins’ Joe Heaney biopic Song Of Granite, which had its premiere at SXSW and Juze from director Miransha Naik, first seen at the Hong Kong Film festival.
Films competing at Karlovy Vary this year include Boris Khlebnikov’s Arrhythmia, Václav Kadrnka’s Little Crusader, Giorgi Ovashvili’s Georgian historical drama Khibula and Birds Are Singing In Kigali from Polish director Krzysztof Krauze. The latter...
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (30 June – 8 July) has announced the four films in its official selection - out of competition section.
The titles will be presented for the first time to European audiences at the event.
The films are: Estonian coproduction November, directed by Rainer Sernet and winner of the best cinematography award at this year’s Tribeca; Free And Easy (pictured) directed by Jun Geng, which won the Special jury prize at Sundance; Pat Collins’ Joe Heaney biopic Song Of Granite, which had its premiere at SXSW and Juze from director Miransha Naik, first seen at the Hong Kong Film festival.
Films competing at Karlovy Vary this year include Boris Khlebnikov’s Arrhythmia, Václav Kadrnka’s Little Crusader, Giorgi Ovashvili’s Georgian historical drama Khibula and Birds Are Singing In Kigali from Polish director Krzysztof Krauze. The latter...
- 6/9/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
Oscilloscope picks up SXSW premiere.
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired Us rights to Pat Collins’ Ireland-Canada drama Song Of Granite.
The movie, which follows Irish singer Joe Heaney, was directed and co-written by Collins and premiered earlier this year at SXSW in the Us.
It was co-produced by Amérique Film, Marcie Films Limited and Roads Entertainment, and producers are Alan Maher and Jessie Fisk alongside Martin Paul-Hus. Maher struck the deal with Oscilloscope’s Dan Berger.
“I have long been an admirer of Oscilloscope’s exceptional library of titles and am delighted to be working with Dan and his team on Song Of Granite,” said Collins.
Oscilloscope’s Berger added: “Pat’s unique and genre-defying telling of Joe’s story is all at once informative, engaging, and formally inventive.
“Towing the line between fiction and documentary we get a new and fascinating insight into a man little-known but highly-deserving.”
Oscilloscope will open the film theatrically later this year...
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired Us rights to Pat Collins’ Ireland-Canada drama Song Of Granite.
The movie, which follows Irish singer Joe Heaney, was directed and co-written by Collins and premiered earlier this year at SXSW in the Us.
It was co-produced by Amérique Film, Marcie Films Limited and Roads Entertainment, and producers are Alan Maher and Jessie Fisk alongside Martin Paul-Hus. Maher struck the deal with Oscilloscope’s Dan Berger.
“I have long been an admirer of Oscilloscope’s exceptional library of titles and am delighted to be working with Dan and his team on Song Of Granite,” said Collins.
Oscilloscope’s Berger added: “Pat’s unique and genre-defying telling of Joe’s story is all at once informative, engaging, and formally inventive.
“Towing the line between fiction and documentary we get a new and fascinating insight into a man little-known but highly-deserving.”
Oscilloscope will open the film theatrically later this year...
- 5/10/2017
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The first batch of titles to appear at the Irish festival have been announced.
Pilgrimage, which stars Tom Holland and Richard Armitage [pictured], prison drama Maze and Joe Heaney biopic Song Of Granite will all bow at the Galway Film Fleadh (11-16 July).
Maze, which recounts the true story of a mass escape from Northern Ireland’s Maze prison in 1983 - will receive its world premiere at the event.
The film, set during The Troubles and told through the eyes of two very different characters across the political divide, is one of several new Irish titles which will screen at Galway.
Director Stephen Burke’s feature centres on the relationship between a prison officer and one of the chief architects of the escape, which saw 38 Ira prisoners break out in what was the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II. It stars Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Martin McCann and Barry Ward.
Brendan Muldowney’s new feature...
Pilgrimage, which stars Tom Holland and Richard Armitage [pictured], prison drama Maze and Joe Heaney biopic Song Of Granite will all bow at the Galway Film Fleadh (11-16 July).
Maze, which recounts the true story of a mass escape from Northern Ireland’s Maze prison in 1983 - will receive its world premiere at the event.
The film, set during The Troubles and told through the eyes of two very different characters across the political divide, is one of several new Irish titles which will screen at Galway.
Director Stephen Burke’s feature centres on the relationship between a prison officer and one of the chief architects of the escape, which saw 38 Ira prisoners break out in what was the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II. It stars Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Martin McCann and Barry Ward.
Brendan Muldowney’s new feature...
- 5/10/2017
- ScreenDaily
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