Irish Film Board

  • Article

    Fade to Black——Is the Feature Film Dying?

    As the theatrical film experience gives up its dominance as the mass-market medium for storytelling, the feature film format seems destined to fade with it. What’s happening?

  • SOTW

    Watch Oscar Short Film Nominees

    In our announcement Tuesday I mentioned my skepticism in finding any of the Short Film Oscar nominees online, but you, our readers, did not share my defeatist attitude and unearthed a couple! Thanks go out to Hans and Sam, now you can watch one film from each of the 3 short film categories: Documentary Short Subject, Short Film (Live-Action) and Short Film (Animation). Follow Short of the Week on Facebook [caption id="attachment_4586" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Click to Watch"][/caption] Documentary Short Subject—The Warriors of Quigang: A Chinese Village Fights Back In Quigang, a tiny hamlet of 1,900 people, a nearby chemical plant is polluting the land and water.

  • Festival

    Short of the Week at TIFF 2017

    S/W was on the scene at TIFF 2017. Read our picks for the stand out shorts of the festival, and our impressions on the many features by S/W alums.

  • Filmmaker Update

    Filmmaker Update: The Brothers Lynch

    The Brothers Lynch join us to discuss writing their first feature 'Final Score' and why short film has been so important in their filmmaking

  • Interview

    Q&A with Hands Solo dir. William Mager

    Yesterday's feature review was Hands Solo, a wicked funny mockumentary about a deaf porn star and the girl who got away. I caught up with the director, William Mager over email to talk about himself, the film, and disability in the movie-industry.

  • Play
    Drama Mattias Graham

    Gas Can

    A drama set in 1970's Saskatchewan, a Cree family who run out of gas ask an old Farmer for help while moving to the city.

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