The 2020 Student Media Awards nominees were announced & we’re delighted to see that *all 5* nominees for Film Script of the Year are current Sophister students in the Film Dept Trinity College Dublin. Congratulations & best of luck to Brian, Emmanuel, Hiram, Marketa and Ren!

Many congratulations to recent Film Trinity College Dublin graduate, Hiram Harrington (@HiramEph), whose short film project Goodnight Girl has received backing from Virgin Media as part of a prestigious development scheme with Screen Ireland. A huge achievement! irishtimes.com/business/media…

Excited to announce that "Is There Anybody Out There?" a feature length doc produced by Head of Film, Justin MacGregor, will premiere at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival. It contains footage shot by 60 of our undergrad & MPhil students! watch.eventive.org/vmdiff/play/60…

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No teacher should return to work unless vaccinated. It’s already bad enough that teachers are disrespected and treated so poorly—and now we ask them to risk their lives, too? No. All teachers to the front of the line! Then reopen all schools w/ safe ventilation, distancing, masks

'I handed in my dissertation on Monday - on Tuesday college was called off' (via TheJournal.ie) jrnl.ie/5370751

When Ireland went into lockdown last March students in Trinity College Dublin started documenting what was happening in their world. Their films feature in a new documentary screening as part of Dublin International Film Festival this week. I spoke to the students for Drivetime RTE tcd.ie/news_events/ar…

‘Is There Anybody Out There?’: Dublin Review | Reviews | Screen - Great review. screendaily.com/reviews/is-the…

Justin MacGregor Film Department, Trinity College Dublin 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

rte.ie/radio1/driveti… Great piece from Della Kilroty for RTE's Drivetime on our Documentary - available to view Dublin International Film Festival until Monday.

"Absolutely stunning…it felt like a piece of time trapped on film…incredibly courageous but also, that same time, incredibly special…it’s so good I watched it twice." Stephen Byrne, RTE Radio and YouTuber on #IsThereAnybodyOutThere Dublin International Film Festival

My old University of Toronto friends, and longtime DM, is on a plane home from China after being illegally and falsely detained for over a thousand days. Great news. But think about that. #ColdWar2

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The Bigfoot Script Challenge in collaboration with Film Studies Trinity College. Submit your feature, pilot, short screenplay, or documentary pitch, and have that work read by studio execs, producers, agents, managers, and WGA writers. bigfootscriptchallenge.com

⏱ Fall 2022 Regular Deadline Fast Approaching!: mailchi.mp/653d0c73cbdc/b… I'm one of the judges and proud to be part of this great event for writers!

In a tournament costing a quarter of a trillion, designed to rehabilitate a dictatorship, with every move PR-optimised & choreographed, the fact that one enduring image of the whole thing will be a goalkeeper pretending a golden glove statue is his willy will never not be funny.

If #GaryLinekar is a freelancer, how can he be criticised for what he does in his non work time? Or is BBC admitting he is an employee and have been defrauding Revenue? #HMRC What's the latest? bbc.com/news/live/ente… via BBC News (UK)

‘Parallel’ Screenwriter Jonathan Keasey’s MindRiot Entertainment To Open Ireland Office  dnyuz.com/2023/08/07/par…

Jonathan Keasey’s MindRiot Entertainment To Open Ireland Office  – Deadline deadline.com/2023/08/jonath…