FNI Wrap Chat

On Episode 76 of the podcast, Brought to you by Wildcard Distribution is Producer Louise Gallagher.

Louise has been working in the media industry for 30 years, with 23 of those years spent at the BBC in Belfast in various production roles across radio, television and online services.

In 2011 Louise moved into the independent film and TV sector, working as a freelance Production Manager, Line Producer and Producer on short films, features films, children’s TV drama, commercials and live television for clients such as Nickelodeon, Buccaneer TV, RTE, TG4, The Fyzz Facility, Out Of Orbit, CauseAscene Films, Village Films, The Guardian and Northern Ireland Screen.

In recent years, Louise’s credits include The DIG (2018) – Line Producer (Best Irish Film Galway Film Festival), Produced by Brian J Falconer at Out of Orbit

ECHOES (2018) – Producer (Best Irish Sci Fi Short – Dublin Sci-Fi Awards) for CauseAscene Films

TAKE THE SHOT (2017) – Line Producer. Produced by Claire Mundell at Synchronicity Films

In 2018 Louise founded Gallagher Films, and started work on the company’s first major project A BUMP ALONG THE WAY Staring her Sister Bronagh, written by Tess McGowan and directed by Shelly Love. It was developed and produced with the assistance of Northern Ireland Screen through their New Talent Writers and New Talent Focus programmers. It was further supported by Yellowmoon Post Production and Roma Downey. It has now completed, and was selected to open the 2019 Belfast Film Festival and is out soon.

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On the podcast this week on the Headstuff podcast Network with Wildcard Distribution is the Third in the Holy Trinity of O'Flanagan Sisters... Rebecca O'Flanagan. 

A graduate of UCD and King’s Inns, Rebecca worked in a freelance capacity for a number of years in the Irish film industry before she moved to the Irish Film Board to work as a Development Manager, selecting and managing the Board’s vast development slate including shorts, animation, television and film.

In 2004 she left the Board and established Rubicon Films. In that year she also produced the RTE/Film Base-funded short Right Now Ladies and Gents. In 2006, she produced at 4 x 1 hour TV series for TG4 called The Running Mate, which won the IFTA for Best Drama Serial. Also in 2008, Rebecca executive produced The Eclipse for Treasure Entertainment, a feature film written and directed by Conor McPherson which won the award for Best Actor at the Tribeca Film Festival for Ciaran Hinds and also won the IFTA for best film. In 2009, Rebecca produced the feature film My Brothers which also premiered in Tribeca. In the same year she produced Your Bad Self, a six part TV sketch show for RTE, winner of the IFTA for best entertainment programme. In 2011 Rebecca executive produced BAFTA nominated Good Vibrations. In 2012 Rebecca produced John Butler's The Stag, and in 2016 she produced John Butler's second feature Handsome Devil. Both films premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Her most recent credits include Paddy Breathnach’s Viva, which was shortlisted for Best Foreign Language Oscar, Hugh O'Conor's debut feature film Metal Heart, which premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh 2018, and John Butler's latest feature Papi Chulo, which premiered at TIFF 2018.

Rebecca lectures on the MA in Screenwriting course at the School of Film and Digital Media in NUI Galway, as well as guest lecturing at on a number of other film courses.

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Joining us TODAY on Episode 74 of Fni Wrapchat is Dee Roycroft. Brought to you by Wildcard Distribution.

Dee is an experienced Writer, Performer, and Story/Script Editor with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry. Skilled in Writing, Animation, Children's Television, Television Drama, Short Film, Theatre, and Event Management.

Dee also teaches classes and workshops in Writing for Animation, Script Editing, and Creative Writing.

Dee has just finished working with JAM Media on Jessy and Nessy, a brand new pre-school series for Amazon Studios, and is currently writing for Berry Bees, a series for 6-9 yr olds produced by Telegael/SLR Australia.

Dee has also story edited on the animation Peek Zoo for RTE/Igloo Productions, Mr. Mender for Fíbín Media/RTE/TG4, Little Roy for CBBC/RTÉ/JAM, and co-written both series of Firebrand Productions IFTA award-winning Mythical Heroes.

Her 10-part radio drama series for children, Mr. Wall, was nominated for a 2018 IMRO Drama Award, and she has also worked as a Script Editor on Fair City, in addition to co-ordinating its New Writers’ Programme. Dee has also been a core writer for RTÉ; writing for series such as Makers, Tell Me A Story, Dig-In Diner, and Mythical Heroes.

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Actor, Producer and Writer Barry McEvoy is with us this Episode.

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Barry recounts frankly some Interesting and unbelievable encounters with Hollywood top brass, performing with some incredible people, Auditioning for Martin Scorcese, a run in with Harvey Weinstein, having Robin Williams on your tail and trying to keep your integrity in a town where the order of the day is a side of inconsistency. You won't believe some of these anecdotes.

Barry McEvoy is an Irish film Actor/writer best known for writing and playing the lead in An Everlasting Piece, directed by Barry Levinson. McEvoy's first screen appearance of note was in the supporting role of a gangster in Gloria, filmed after he had spent a decade performing in Off Broadway plays in New York City. He appeared in Gettysburg, Veronica Guerin, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, and Five Minutes of Heaven. McEvoy based the screenplay of An Everlasting Piece upon the adventures of his own father selling toupées to both Protestants and Catholics in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the height of the conflict. The LA Times review of An Everlasting Piece said it was "a small miracle of comic imagination."

Before his career in film, Barry was lead singer for legendary 1980s Washington, D.C., punk band Phlegm, who released several records before disbanding in 1988.

McEvoy currently lives in Dublin with his wife and son. He continues to write and teaches feature Screenwriting and also stars in plays from time to time in both Ireland and the U.S.

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On Todays Fni Wrapchat brought to you by Wildcard Distribution is Irish Actor and Writer Seán T. Ó Meallaigh.

Seán's latest role was that of St.Patrick playing opposite John Rhys-Davies in a new feature length historical docudrama I AM PATRICK directed by Jarrod Anderson for Northstar Studios.

Other credits include the Irish language feature MO GHRÁ BUAN and played lead role “Douglas” in short film A BETTER YOU for Screen Ireland.

Recent film and television credits include Frank Monk “Father Prudentius” in acclaimed adventure series VIKINGS, Séamus in Irish language feature ARRACHT for TG4, MAZE, CHARLIE, RTE, THE FEATURE PURSUIT, AND playee Tom Morgan in ÉIRÍ AMACH AMÚ.

Seán is best known for playing one of the three brothers (Pádraig Connolly) in IFTA award-winning period drama AN KLONDIKE, which is available on Netflix at as Dominion Creek.

Film credits include Daithi Carrol in romantic comedy THE CALLBACK QUEEN, KINGS with Colm Meaney and JIMMY’S HALL. Seán also appeared in documentary-drama BÁS NÓ SAOIRSE. Short films include LOVE IS A STING (RTÉ/Filmbase) and VALENTINES DEAD.

Sean has also featured in Numerous other Irish language dramas over the last 10 years for TG4.

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Come along to our Copyright, Sales and distribution event this Tuesday 3rd Sept in Token, Dublin 7. A great opportunity to find out more of the business elements of Screenwriting. Who owns what, who gets the credit, selling a script and  business affairs in general. 

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Episode #71 of FNI Wrapchat on the Headstuff podcast network is the brilliant Neili Conroy. Neilí has worked as an Actor in film, television and theatre for over twenty years. She's one of three performers from her Family, Following in the footsteps of her Father Brendan and forging a career along with her Brother Rúaidhrí.

After getting her break in Roddy Doyle’s excellent ‘Family’ as a teenager, she has continued to work steadily in Irish film, television and theatre. She is best known for her work in Irish films such as  The Van, Intermission, Kisses and The General and on television in Love/Hate,The Clinic and most recently becoming a series regular in the hugely popular Rte Soap Fair City.

Neilí talks very very candidly about what it is to be a female Actor in this country, What it was like working on some of the more successful Films Ireland has produced over the last 25 years and what it's like being from a family of Actors and the support it brings, how Important going back to education was for her and how important staying active and busy is to stay happy and sharp.

We're delighted to be joined by one of Ireland's most talented Actors and recognisable faces this week. 

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Joining us this week on FNI Wrapchat is Writer/Director, Ciaran Cassidy.

Ciarans Debut Feature Documentary "Jihad Jane" screened at this years Galway Film Fleadh and was supported by Screen Ireland.

Ciaran's first feature screenplay, THE DOMESTIQUE, is in development with Blinder Films and Screen Ireland.

His short, THE LAST DAYS OF PETER BERGMANN, premiered at Sundance and is the winner of an IFTA for Best Irish Short Film, the Stranger than Fiction audience award, the Nashville Film Festival Jury Award, the Melbourne International Film Festival and Milwaukee Film Festival Short Documentary Award and the Camden Film Festival Non-Fiction Award.

His previous short film COLLABORATION HORIZONTALE premiered at Telluride and won an award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

His radio documentary, 'The Runners' on a child who escaped from an Irish industrial school and the man who helped him escape was the winner in Berlin of the 2010 'Prix Europa'. Other radio documentaries, including 'The Diary of Leanne Wolfe', 'The Ballad of Patrick Folan' and the original incantation of 'Jihad Jane' have won of the Premios Ondas for Best International Radio Programme and the Third Coast Radio Impact Award. He is a winner of five Gold Medals at New York Radio Festivals. His work has been broadcast on NPR, AEON, RTE and ABC.

Ciaran was named by the Observer as 'One to Watch' in 2014.

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Ep 69 is Screenwriter, Playwright and Director, Gary Duggan

Gary was raised in the North Dublin suburb of Donaghmede. He studied Media Production at Dublin Institute of Technology. Gary began writing scripts at the age of 15 while attending Grange Community College in Donaghmede.

He won the Stewart Parker Trust Award for his first play MONGED.

He has numerous Theatre, Tv and Film writing credits including Co writing The Rte Tv Show Amber and he currently has a number of Projects in active development, Including Costigan which was commissioned initially as an RTE Storyland project..

A lovely frank chat about staying the course, Keeping it realistic and how important it is to keep a number of projects going at the same time.

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Chiara Viale is an Italian born Writer Director and Producer in Love with Ireland. After obtaining a degree in English as a Foreign Language and Literature in Milan, she went on studying screenwriting in Dublin and began making films in every capacity possible to learn her craft. Her first Independent Feature Film, The New Music, was selected to screen at this years IndieCork Film festival.

We sat down for a chat to talk with Chiara to chat about her film The New Music. A real labour of love which also has a very important message about Parkinson's disease.

Check out the following article to find out a bit more about the project.

https://www.hotpress.com/music/people-suffering-parkinsons-music-can-incredible-support-chiara-viale-talks-punk-parkinsons-inspiring-film-new-music-22782226?fbclid=IwAR3I-UJNilpYR0e6X-72DyNzYuM6NxQ4RlNN3L1PfH38UBpxBO7TyCK7Xew

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With the Virgin Media Discovers deadline fast approaching, we had a quick conversation with Bill Malone, a judge for the scheme and Director of Content for Virgin Media.

Deadline for entries is Friday 26th of July. 

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