To not miss this meeting of British and Irish culture, the 22nd edition of The Irish and British Cinema will take place from the 14th to 20th March 2007 in Cherbourg-Octeville.
Established in 1984 by Association Travelling, this unique festival helps discover the British and Irish cinematographic culture.
Its main aim is the promotion of Irish and British Cinema’s new talent and aid the promotion and distribution of their films in France.
The festival programme :
A professional jury made up of well-known film personalities, our Young People’s Jury and the spectators will award three prizes.
The professional jury prize gives 750€ to a French distributor who will help get the winning film distributed in France in a twelve month period. The local Navel construction company also gives an equal amount in prize money to the winning director.
The public also vote for their favourite film and a prize of 750€ is awarded, given by the Community of The Hague.
The Young People’s jury also choose to award their favourite film.
There is also a photo exhibition, a concert and a conference on during the festival. All of these activities are free of charge.
Six feature films (not yet distributed in France and from 1st or 2nd directed British or Irish films) were chosen to take part in the competition.
The films selected are as follows:
January 2nd by Matt Winn, Great Britain – 2006
Small Engine Repair by Niall Heery, Ireland / Great Britain – 2006
Ghostwood by Justin O’Brien, Ireland – 2006
Johnny Was by Mark Hammond, Great Britain/Ireland – 2006
48 Angels by Marion Comer, Ireland – 2006
True North by Steve Hudson, Ireland / Great Britain – 2006
On this occasion , three prizes will be awarded :
The Jury Prize A professional jury made up of well-known film personalities, our Young People’s Jury and the spectators will award three prizes.
The professional jury prize gives 750€ to a French distributor who will help get the winning film distributed in France in a twelve month period. The local Navel construction company also gives an equal amount in prize money to the winning director.
The Spectator Prize The public also vote for their favourite film and a prize of 750€ is awarded, given by the Community of The Hague.
The Young People’s jury also choose to award their favourite film.
For the 22nd edition of the Cherbourg-Octeville festival of Irish and British cinema which will run from 14th to 20th March, Association traveling has chosen to pay tribute to Ireland.
The beauty of Ireland, its force and authenticity, its charms and mysteries enchant us all. From an ethnic, historical and linguistic point of view, but also culturally and politically, the Emerald Isle stirs our curiosity. This country has known how to heal the wounds of it tumultuous past and has moved on. Its acceptance into the European Union in 1973 and its extremely dynamic economic development since have placed Ireland at the top of European countries.
The emergence of a rich Irish cinematographic world and its appeal have given the festival of Irish and British cinema the opportunity to present two strong themes linked to the country's cinema : the reality of daily life and the history of Ireland, notably with regard to its close links with Great Britain. It is also a good occasion to promote Irish directors, still little known in France, and to invite cinema goers to discover a real overview of the country.
Besides the feature length films not yet distributed in France, avant-premieres, documentaries and the school programme, Association Travelling will present a special programme of films dedicated to Irish cinema.
