Network Ireland Television (Firm)
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short, Granny tells the story of Sleeping Beauty from the perspective of the elderly fairy who intends to get her revenge for not being invited to the Royal Christening with the more glamorous and youthful fairies who still have their muscle tone.. Winner of Best Animation at the Irish Film and Television Awards, Official Selection at Palm Springs International Film Festival, Galway Film Festival, and...
2) Wish 143
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When a fifteen-year-old boy discovers he has months to live he is granted one wish from the Dreamscape Charity. However, David doesn't want to go to Disneyland or meet a star footballer, what he really wants is an hour alone with a naked woman.. Based on true events, WISH 143 tells the story of a young man desperate to come of age before time runs out. This is a young man with nothing to lose apart from his virginity. A bittersweet story of friendship...
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Rupert, a ten year old boy, falls hopelessly in love for the first time. When it all goes terribly wrong, he wishes never to experience heartache again. Turning to a book of magic, he invokes a spell to shield him from emotion forever. Winner of Best Animation and nominated for Best Short Film at the 2012 **Irish Film and Television Awards**.
5) The Mayor
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A small mountain town in southern California elects a dog for its mayor. his eccentric owners and the general population of the town believe that Mayor Max has brought nothing but sunshine, happiness and rainbows to a town previously divided by partisan politics.
6) Big Booom
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The history of humanity and of our planet in four minutes. An eco-friendly statement developed in a single shot that has it all: humor, action and tragedy. Winner of Best Animated Short at the **Independent Shorts Awards** and **Indie Short Fest**.
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Fr. Patrick Peyton became an unlikely media evangelist in America, starting in the mid 1940’s. His phenomenal success in developing the mass devotion of prayer brought him to the attention of the CIA, which funded his campaign in Central and South America, in its Cold War battle with communism.
8) Kavi
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
This Academy Award nominated short film tells the story of a boy in India who wants to play cricket and go to school, but instead he is forced to work in a brick kiln as a modern-day slave. Unsatisfied with his fate, Kavi must choose to either accept what he's always been told, or fight for a different life even if he's unsure of the ultimate outcome.. Winner of Best of Fest at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Director's Choice at the...
9) The crush
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
In this Oscar-nominated short film, we follow Ardal -- an 8-year-old schoolboy who's in love. There's just one problem. The object of his affection is his Second Class teacher, Miss Purdy. But when her boyfriend arrives on the scene, Ardal is heartbroken. His reaction, though, is a little unexpected. He challenges Miss Purdy's boyfriend to a duel -- to the death.
10) Second to None
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Frederick Butterfield has always been runner up to his twin brother Herman. When Herman, the older by a mere minute, becomes the world’s oldest man, Frederick finally sees an opportunity to take first place. Frederick will stop at nothing to claim the top spot in the most inventive way possible, but what ensues are a series of bungled hikinks and misadventures. Winner of Best Animation at the **Austin Film Festival**, **Savannah Film Festival**,...
11) New boy
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The Oscar-nominated short comedy (based on a story by Roddy Doyle) poignantly captures the experience of being the new kid in school through the eyes of Joseph, a nine-year-old African boy.
13) Spring Jam
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A young stag, lacking impressive antlers, must improvise with sweet music in order to have any chance during the mating season. Winner of the Festival Award for Best Film **Show Me Shorts Film Festival.**
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In 1985 a small Irish village was thrust in to the world’s spotlight when then US president Ronald Reagan arrived to visit his ancestral home, Ballyporeen in Co. Tipperary. This nostalgic documentary looks back at the excitement of such an historic visit. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**.
15) Graffiti
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
An apocalyptic world. A devastated city. One last survivor. Edgar has learned to survive on his own avoiding areas contaminated by the "incident" which destroyed life as we knew it. But Edgar's routine is suddenly disrupted by the discovery of a wall with graffiti by his bed. Just one word reveals the presence of another survivor: "Anna". Winner of Best Short Film at the **Santa Barbara International Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Short Film...
17) The Pier
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Jack McCarthy's normal life in New York is disrupted by an emergency call from his elderly father, Larry, whom he has not heard from in 20 years. Believing his father is terminally ill, Jack reluctantly but dutifully rushes back to his hometown in the Southwest of Ireland. Official Selection at the **Cork International FIlm Festival**.
18) Snow for Water
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
During the infamous siege of Sarajevo in 1994, a father asks his two small children to fil the bath with snow to ensure they have a supply of water.
19) Ash
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of how the unsafe and unregulated disposal of coal ASH led to the deaths of members of a small community. A young, widowed homeowner battles her own ghosts, and a charismatic energy executive who may be her last chance when she is driven to leave her town after devatation.
20) Sylvia
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Passion, Jealousy and motorcycle maintenance in the wilds of Connemara. Sylvia is a love triangle with a twist.
