The Irish film industry has grown somewhat in recent years thanks partly to the promotion of the sector by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and the introduction of heavy tax breaks. According to the Irish Audiovisual Content Production Sector Review carried out by the Irish Film Board and PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2008 this sector, has gone from 1,000 people employed six or seven years ago, to well over 6,000 people in that sector now and is valued at over €557.3 million and represents 0.3% of GDP. Most films are produced in

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as Ireland is largely

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, though some productions are made in Irish either wholly or partially. According to an article in ''Variety'' magazine spotlighting Irish cinema, a decade ago the

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had only two filmmakers anyone had heard of:

Neil Jordan Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer. His first book, '' Night in Tunisia'', won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979. He won an Academ ...

and

Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan (born 6 February 1949) is an Irish playwright and filmmaker. Between 1989 and 1993, Sheridan directed two critically acclaimed films set in Ireland, '' My Left Foot'' and '' In the Name of the Father'', and later directed the fi ...

. , the Republic of Ireland can boast more than a dozen directors and writers with significant and growing international reputations. Ireland is now achieving critical mass of filmmaking talent to match the kind of influence, disproportionate to its small size, that it has always enjoyed in the fields of literature and theatre. Following in the footsteps of Sheridan and Jordan comes a generation that includes such directors as Lenny Abrahamson,

Conor McPherson Conor McPherson (born 6 August 1971) is an Irish playwright, screenwriter and director of stage and film. In recognition of his contribution to world theatre, McPherson was awarded a doctorate of Literature, Honoris Causa, in June 2013 by the Un ...

, John Crowley,

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, John Michael McDonagh, John Carney, Kirsten Sheridan,

Lance Daly Lance Daly is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer. Biography Daly was born and raised in Dublin. He acted occasionally in his youth, including a role as a harmonica-playing extra in ''The Commitments'' (1991). He studied commun ...

Paddy Breathnach Paddy Breathnach (born 1964) is an Irish film director and producer. He directed '' Man About Dog'', ''Blow Dry'' and '' Shrooms''. He was also involved in the production of ''The Mighty Celt'' and '' Ape''. Filmography * '' Ailsa'' (1994) * '' ...

and Damien O'Donnell and writers such as Mark O'Rowe,

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and Mark O'Halloran. Former Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism

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(2008–2010) said that “the film industry is the cornerstone of a smart and creative digital economy”. But as well as the concrete economic benefits that the Irish film industry brings in by way of cash investment from overseas and the associated VAT, PAYE and PRSI receipts, it has been noted that there are the soft benefits in terms of the development and projection of the Irish culture and the promotion of tourism. Some of the most successful Irish films include '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'' (2006), ''

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'' (2003), '' Man About Dog'' (2004), ''

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'' (1996), ''

Angela's Ashes ''Angela's Ashes: A Memoir'' is a 1996 memoir by the Irish-American author Frank McCourt, with various anecdotes and stories of his childhood. The book details his very early childhood in Brooklyn, New York, US but focuses primarily on his lif ...

'' (1999), '' The Commitments'' (1991), ''

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'' (2007) and '' Notorious'' (2017). '' Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie'' (2014) holds the record for the biggest gross on the opening day of an Irish film in Ireland. '' Notorious'' (2017) on the other hand holds the record for highest grossing Irish documentary of all time. In the past many films were censored or banned, owing largely to the influence of the Catholic Church with films including ''

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'' (1940), ''

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'' (1971) and '' Life of Brian'' (1979) being banned at various times, although virtually no cuts or bans have been issued in recent years, one as of August 2006. The

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policy is that of personal choice for the viewer, considering his job to examine and classify films rather than censor them.

Ireland as a location

The first fictional film shot in Ireland was Kalem Company's ''

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'' (1910), which was also the first American film shot on location outside the United States. It was directed by

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, who returned the next year to shoot over a dozen films primarily in the small village of

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. Olcott intended to start a permanent studio in Beaufort, but the outbreak of World War I prevented him from doing so. The Irish government was one of the first in Europe to see the potential benefit to the exchequer of having a competitive tax incentive for investment in film and television, making use of a revised and improved version of its Section 481 tax incentive in 2015 which gives production companies a tax credit rate of 32% when making certain films. Other countries have recognized the success of Ireland's incentive scheme and matched it or introduced a more competitive tax incentive. After a long lobbying process, significant improvements were introduced to the Section 481 relief for investment in film projects in 2009 to boost employment in the industry and help re-establish Ireland as an attractive global location for film and television production. Kevin Moriarty, managing director of

Ardmore Studios Ardmore Studios, in Bray, County Wicklow, is Irelands's only four wall studio. It opened in 1958 under the management of Emmet Dalton and Louis Elliman. Since then, it has evolved through many managements and owners. It has been the base for ...

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, believes Ireland is an attractive film location as there is now recognition for the quality of the output of the Irish film industry and a perception that Ireland is a viable film destination. Prominent films that have been filmed in Ireland include ''

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'' (1952), '' The Lion in Winter'' (1968), '' The First Great Train Robbery'' (1979), ''

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'' (1981), ''

Braveheart ''Braveheart'' is a 1995 American historical drama film directed and produced by, and starring Mel Gibson. Gibson portrays Sir William Wallace, a late-13th century Scottish warrior who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence ...

'' (1995), '' Reign of Fire'' (2002), ''

King Arthur King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as ...

'' (2004), ''

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'' (2011), '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), and '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017).

Cinemas in Ireland

The Ambassador Cinema - Dublin (2812568574)

The first cinema in Ireland, the '' Volta'', was opened at 45 Mary Street, Dublin, in 1909 by the novelist

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. Ireland has a high rate of cinema admissions (the highest in Europe). There are several cinema chains operating in Ireland. Among them are

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(formerly UCI/Storm Cinemas), Omniplex, IMC Cinemas (Both Omniplex and IMC are owned by the

Ward Anderson Ward Anderson was a cinema chain in Ireland until 2013. It was the largest chain in Ireland and operated cinemas throughout Ireland and Northern Ireland. It was not a single company but was a group of companies such as Provincial Cinemas Ltd., th ...

group),

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, Vue and Movies@Cinemas.

Studios

was the first Irish studio, opening in 1958 in Bray,

Animated films

Ireland has been home to several noteworthy producers of

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s in recent years.

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was opened in 1979 as Don Bluth Productions, with its primary location in

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, to produce animated films by director

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and producer Morris Sullivan. Some films produced at Sullivan Bluth's Irish studio include 1988's ''

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'', 1989's ''

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'' (co-produced with UK-based

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) and 1991's '' Rock-a-Doodle''. Many of these films competed favourably with productions by

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at the time. However, following a number of box-office flops in the early to mid-1990s, including 1994's ''

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'' and ''

A Troll in Central Park ''A Troll in Central Park'' (released in some countries as ''Stanley's Magic Garden'') is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy comedy film co-directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. The film stars the voice talents of Dom DeLuise, Cloris Leach ...

'' and 1995's ''

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'', the studio soon declared bankruptcy and was closed in 1995. Today, Ireland has a number of animation studios that produce television and commercial animation, as well as feature films and co-productions.

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, founded in 1999 by Paul Young and Tomm Moore, is among the most prolific. It has produced the award-winning TV series ''

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'' as well as a feature film, 2009's ''

The Secret of Kells ''The Secret of Kells'' is a 2009 animated fantasy film about the making of the Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript from the 9th Century. The film is an Irish-French-Belgian co-production animated by Cartoon Saloon, which premiered on 8 F ...

'', animated primarily with Traditional paper and pencil hand drawn animation and detailing a fictitious account of the creation of the

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. The film was nominated at the

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for

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. Since then, Cartoon Saloon had released a slate of critically acclaimed animated films such as ''

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'', released in 2014., '' The Breadwinner'' released in 2017 and ''

Wolfwalkers ''Wolfwalkers'' is a 2020 animated fantasy adventure film directed by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart. The film is the third and final installment in Moore's "Irish Folklore Trilogy", following his previous films '' The Secret of Kells'' (2009) and ...

'' in 2020.

Legislation

The Film Act of 1980 set the foundation for an expanding Irish-based film industry. It provided, among other things, very advantageous tax advantages for film productions and resident foreign creative individuals. A number of world-renowned writers, including Len Deighton, Frederick Forsyth, and Richard Condon took advantage of the allowances, residing in Ireland for a number of years. The Film Act was the result of an initial collaboration between the

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Jack Lynch John Mary Lynch (15 August 1917 – 20 October 1999) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979, Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 to 1979, Leader of the Opposition from 1973 to 1977, Ministe ...

, and

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, an aerial film director who shared a

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house with Lynch. The Film Act became the basis for other national film acts throughout Europe and America.

Irish Film Board

Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) is the national development agency for the Irish film industry investing in talent, creativity and enterprise. The agency supports and promotes the Irish film industry and the use of Ireland as a location for international production. The Irish Film Board was set up in 1981 to boost the local industry, and one of its earliest supported projects was '' The Outcasts'' in 1982. After the infamous closure of the

Irish Film Board Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, formerly known as Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board, is the Republic of Ireland's state development agency for the Irish film, television and animation industry. It provides funds for the develop ...

in 1987, Irish stories and filmmakers continued to break through with considerable international success ''My Left Foot'' (Jim Sheridan), ''The Crying Game'' (Neil Jordan), ''The Commitments'' (Alan Parker) all made with non-Irish finance. The success of these projects coupled with intensive local lobbying led to the re-establishment of the Irish Film Board in 1993. Many film critics point to the fact that the Irish Film Board's output has been poor, as most films which are chosen for funding do little or no business outside of the country, and are rarely popular in Ireland. However, IFB funded films like ''Intermission'', ''I Went Down'', ''Man About Dog'', ''The Wind That Shakes The Barley'', and ''Adam & Paul'' have proved popular with domestic audiences and have all done respectable business in Irish cinemas. Both the Oscar-winning film ''Once'' and the Palme d'Or winner ''The Wind That Shakes the Barley'' have experienced international success over the last couple of years. ''Once'', which was made on a shoestring budget, took over $10 million at the US box office and over $20 million in worldwide ticket sales, while ''The Wind That Shakes the Barley'' was distributed theatrically in 40 territories worldwide. Over the last four years Irish films have screened and won awards at the top international film festivals including Cannes, Sundance, Berlin, Toronto, Venice, London, Tribeca, Edinburgh and Pusan. ''The Wind That Shakes The Barley'' won the prestigious Palme d'Or award for Best Film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006, while ''Garage'', directed by Lenny Abrahamson, picked up the CICEA Award at the Directors Fortnight at the festival in 2007. After winning the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007, ''Once'' went on to win the Best Foreign Film prize at the Independent Spirit Awards in 2008 and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The Irish short film ''Six Shooter'' won the Academy Award for Best Short Film in 2006 while the short film ''New Boy'' was nominated for the same award in 2009. In 2009 a record seven IFB funded films (''Ondine'', ''Perrier’s Bounty'', ''Triage'', ''A Shine of Rainbows'', ''Eamon'', ''Cracks'', and ''Colony'') had officially been selected for the Toronto International Film Festival. Tony Keily has criticised the board's insistence on funding "uncommercial commercial cinema". Paul Melia has also criticised the IFB over its slowness in awarding funding. The Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism Martin Cullen addressed the issue of commercial success recently saying that “The film board offers the chance to make films for a small audience and not necessarily for big commercial success but which have real quality. That offers opportunity to people who can go on to make their mark. Whether that is the actors, the director or crew, many of the people who work on those films wouldn’t go on to success unless they had been given their first chance here. People can only get experience by giving them the opportunity”.

2005 Top 10 poll

In 2005 a Jameson Whiskey-sponsored poll selected the top 10 Irish films: the results are below. # '' The Commitments'' (1991) # '' My Left Foot'' (1989) # '' In the Name of the Father'' (1993) # ''

'' (1952) # '' The Snapper'' (1993) # ''

'' (1996) # '' The Field'' (1990) # ''

'' (2003) # '' Veronica Guerin'' (2003) # ''

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'' (2004) Critically acclaimed Irish films released since this poll was taken include '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', ''

'', ''

'', '' Garage'', ''

'', and ''

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''.

Irish Film & Television Awards

The

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have been awarded since 1999, and in their current form since 2003. The Best Irish Film award winners have been: * 2003: ''

'' * 2004: '' Omagh'' * 2005: ''

'' * 2007: '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'' * 2008: '' Garage'' * 2009: ''

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'' * 2010: '' The Eclipse'' * 2011: ''

As If I Am Not There ''As If I Am Not There'' (Serbian: Као да ме нема, ''Kao da me nema'') is a 2010 drama film made by Irish director Juanita Wilson. The film is set in the Balkans and is shot in the Serbo-Croatian language. It was selected as the Iris ...

'' * 2012: ''

'' * 2013: '' What Richard Did'' * 2014: ''

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'' * 2015: ''

'' * 2016: ''

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'' * 2017: ''

A Date for Mad Mary ''A Date for Mad Mary'' is a 2016 Irish drama film directed by Darren Thornton. It won two Irish Film & Television Awards, including Best Film. Thornton and his brother Colin adapted it from Yasmine Akram's one-woman play ''10 Dates with Mad Ma ...

'' * 2018: ''

Michael Inside ''Michael Inside'' is a 2017 Irish prison film, written, directed and co-produced by Frank Berry. It was nominated for four Irish Film & Television Awards and won the Best Film prize. Plot 18-year-old Michael McCrea lives with his grandfather ...

''Irish stars savour their IFTA wins
RTÉ News 2018-02-15. * 2019: '' Ordinary Love''Winners accept awards virtually at Irish Film and Television Awards 2020
RTÉ News, 2020-10-18. Quote: "Ordinary Love ... won the IFTA 2020 for Best Film which was awarded by legendary Hollywood director Martin Scorsese. He also presented the Best Film 2019 IFTA to Black '47." * 2020: ''

Black '47 ''Black '47'' is a 2018 Irish period drama film directed by Lance Daly. The screenplay is by PJ Dillon, Pierce Ryan, Eugene O'Brien and Lance Daly, based on the Irish-language short film ''An Ranger'', written and directed by Dillon and Ryan. Th ...

Ireland as a location

Cinemas in Ireland

Studios

Animated films

Legislation

Irish Film Board

2005 Top 10 poll

Irish Film & Television Awards

See also

References

Further reading

External links