Dame District Christmas Market Screening

'Shellshock' will be screened as part of a selection of short films during the Dame District Christmas Market in Dublin tomorrow evening (Wednesday, 19th December). The screening will take place in the Electric Lounge at Speakeasy on Georges St, and will begin at 8.30pm. Entry is free of charge and all are welcome.

http://damedistrict.com

http://www.facebook.com/DameDistrict

National Media Conference 2012

On Saturday November 10th, 'Shellshock' writer/director John Corcoran will appear as a panellist at the 'Making the Leap from Student to Professional' talk as part of the 2012 National Media Conference, to be held in Trinity College, Dublin. He will appear alongside guests such as Cannes prize-winning commercials director Stevie Russell and acclaimed music video director Simon Eustace, and will discuss his experiences as a student filmmaker, the making of 'Shellshock', and his post-graduation career to date. Full information and ticket sales are available from the below link:

http://nationalmediaconference.org

Auburn Festival Certificate & Coverage

Above can be seen a version of the certificate that was recently awarded to 'Shellshock' following its screening at the Auburn International Film Festival for Children & Young Adults in Sydney, Australia.

Additionally, below can be found a link to further press coverage of the win:

http://www.iftn.ie/locationsireland/locationsnews/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4285391&tpl=archnews&force=1

Congratulations to all cast & crew.

Shellshock Wins at Australian Festival

Shellshock has won the Tadgell's Bluebell Honour Award at the Auburn International Film Festival for Children & Young Adults. The award recognises the best short film made by adults for or concerning youth. The festival ran from September 17th to 21st in Sydney, Australia, and featured films from over two dozen countries worldwide.
Shellshock will next feature at the Underground Cinema Awards in Dun Laoghaire on September 29th, where it has been nominated in four categories.

Auburn Film Festival Full Program Available

The full program for the 2012 Auburn International Film Festival for Children & Young Adults is now available from the cinewest website:

http://cinewest.org/welcome/?p=4998

The page specifically referring to Shellshock can be found below:

http://cinewest.org/welcome/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/AIFF-2012-DAY-2-A-15+-S.jpg

Shellshock is screening at 2pm on Tuesday 18th September at the Reading Cinema in Auburn, Australia.

2012 Underground Cinema Film Festival Program

The full program for the 2012 Underground Cinema Film Festival is now available online:

http://share.snacktools.com/AEEA88BA9F7/fzji2k9h

The program lists John Corcoran as director & producer of Shellshock, however this is a misprint: the film was produced by Jean Igoe, executive-produced by Gerry Johnston and written & directed by John Corcoran.

The festival takes place at various locations in Dun Laoghaire from September 13th-16th, with advertising and promotions featuring in the Dublin Gazette, Yelp and Radio Nova in the lead-up. Tickets for all the events and screenings are available below:

http://www.undergroundcinema-filmfestival.com/apps/webstore/

2012 Underground Cinema Awards- Full List of Nominees

The full roster of nominees for the 2012 Underground Cinema Awards is available below:

http://www.underground-cinema.com/2012nominees.htm

Shellshock has been nominated in four categories- Best Independent Film, Best Director, Best Cinematographer and Best Editor. The awards ceremony takes place on Saturday 29th September in the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire.

Underground Cinema Film Festival 2012

Shellshock will be screened as part of the 2012 Underground Cinema Film Festival's shorts selection on Sunday 16th September. This is the closing day of the festival, which begins on Thursday 13th September.
The film will feature in the Student Short Program 2 in the Martello Suite of the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire.
The screening starts at 3.45pm, and will be followed later on in the evening by the festival awards at 7pm. These are separate to the Annual Underground Cinema Awards, which take place later in September. Congratulations to all cast & crew.

Tickets:

http://www.undergroundcinema-filmfestival.com/apps/webstore/products/show/3323354

Festival:

http://www.undergroundcinema-filmfestival.com

Underground Cinema Awards 2012

Shellshock has been nominated in four categories for the forthcoming Underground Cinema Awards. The nominations were selected from the films shown at Underground Cinema's monthly screenings over the past year. The categories in which Shellshock has been nominated are:

Best Independent Film
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Editing

The ceremony takes place in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, on Saturday 29th September. Congratulations to all cast & crew.

http://www.underground-cinema.com/

Shellshock Nominated for Best Short Film Award in Australia

Shellshock has been nominated for the Best Short Film Award at the 15th edition of the Auburn International Film Festival for Children & Young Adults. The specific category refers to short films that were made by adults for/about youth which are deemed to be rated MA 15+ by the Australian Classification Board.
Additionally, Shellshock is the only Irish film that has been selected for the festival's nomination line-up, which comprises of films from 25 countries worldwide. The festival takes place in Sydney, Australia from September 17th to 21st 2012.

http://cinewest.org/welcome/?p=4309

http://www.classification.gov.au/Classificationmarkings/Pages/Classificationmarkingsonfilmandcomputergames.aspx

Shorts at the Lighthouse

Shellshock will be screened at the Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin as part of the 'Shorts at the Lighthouse' series on July 30th. The screening begins at 6pm and tickets cost €7.50/€6. All proceeds go to the Capuchin Day Centre.

http://www.lighthousecinema.ie/

http://www.homeless.ie/Capuchin_Day_Centre/Who_we_are.html

Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults

'Shellshock' has been selected to appear at the Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults in Sydney, Australia, from September 17th to 21st 2012. This will be the film's Australian Premiere, as well as its Oceanic/Asia Pacific Premiere. Congratulations to all involved.


http://cinewest.org/welcome/?page_id=325

http://www.facebook.com/pages/CINEWEST/293283412428

Underground Cinema Screening

Shellshock will be screened as part of Underground Cinema's monthly event in Dun Laoghaire on Thursday, July 26th. Exact details to follow shortly.

http://www.underground-cinema.com/

Shellshock Film Ireland Article

A link to a Film Ireland article regarding Shellshock's forthcoming screening at the Princeton Student Film & Video Festival can be found below. Shellshock will be screened on July 18th in Princeton Public Library, New Jersey. Producer Jean Igoe will be in attendance at the event and will be on-hand for a Q&A.

http://filmireland.net/2012/07/06/shellshocks-north-american-premiere/

Princeton Student Film & Video Festival

Shellshock has been selected as part of the 2012 Princeton Student Film & Video Festival in Princeton, New Jersey. This will be the film's first screening in North America. Congratulations to all cast & crew.

The festival takes place on July 18th & 19th.

http://princetonlibrary.org/find/teens/student-film-festival#about

IFTN Article- Shellshock at the Bangkok ISFF

Earlier this week, iftn.ie published an article regarding Shellshock's involvement at the Bangkok International Student Film Festival, and its winning of the jury prize. The film will begin screening at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Thailand, from July 11th.

http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4285078&tpl=archnews&force=1

Bangkok International Student Film Festival

'Shellshock' has been selected as part of the main competition section of the Bangkok International Student Film Festival, and has been awarded the Jury Prize ahead of screenings from July 11th to 15th in the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Thailand. This will be the film's Asian Premiere.

Congratulations to all cast & crew.

http://bisff.com/

Fastnet Festival Article Featuring Shellshock

With just over a week to go until the opening of the Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival in Schull, Co. Cork, iftn.ie has this piece about the festival, including a mention of Shellshock:

http://iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4284933&tpl=archnews&force=1

Shellshock screens on Friday 25th May and will be available at various locations and to stream throughout the weekend.

Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival- Full Programme Available

The complete programme for the Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival is now available to download from their website:

http://www.fastnetshortfilmfestival.com/

Shellshock will feature as part of Shorts Programme 10 on the morning of Friday 25th May in Schull Town Hall, and will be available to view at a number of locations throughout the weekend.

Further LIT Festival Coverage

'John Corcoran’s Shellshock was an outstanding piece of work...  It would have been a sell out in any cinema.'


-Film Ireland


Below is a link to further coverage of the recent LIT Film Festival, including awards and the correspondent's picks of the festival, featuring Shellshock.


http://filmireland.net/2012/05/08/lit-film-festival-competition-screenings-and-awards-night/

LIT Film Festival Coverage

Below can be found links regarding the 2012 LIT Film Festival, where Shellshock recently won Best Camera.

Firstly, a link including a full list of winners at the ceremony:

http://litfilmfestival.net/2012/05/01/pictures-and-video/

Secondly, a video of the awards ceremony in its entirety. Many thanks to Patrick Twomey for accepting the award on behalf of the cast & crew:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KqU5QRfyp4&feature=player_embedded

Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival Screening Information

Shellshock's next public screenings will be at the Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival in Schull, Co. Cork, 24th to 27th May. It's main screening will take place on Friday 25th May as part of Shorts Programme 10 in Schull Town Hall. A full running order can be found at the link below:

http://www.fastnetshortfilmfestival.com/your-films/competition-shorts-programme-for-2012-running-order/

Additionally, the film will be viewable at a number of locations around the village during the festival, including pubs, restaurants, cafes, bookshops, a micro cinema, a horse box and a school bus.

Finally the film will be available to stream on wireless devices over the weekend, using the festival's intranet system.

Ticket Information:

http://www.fastnetshortfilmfestival.com/festival-events/tickets-bookings/

Celtic Media Festival Article

'...an astonishing and successful drama set in the trenches of World War One...'

-Royal Television Society.

See the below link for a piece on the winners of the student categories at the recent Celtic Media Festival:

http://www.rts.org.uk/rts-and-celtic-media-festival-honour-student-talent

Dingle Film Festival Coverage

Here's some coverage of Dingle Film Festival from last month, featuring myself nervously plugging Shellshock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8P0L5JP900

Courtesy of Kerry Video News

http://www.kerryvideonews.ie/

Shellshock wins at LIT Film Festival

Shellshock won in the category of Best Camera at the LIT Film Festival Awards last night at the Millennium Theatre in Limerick, congratulations to all cast & crew, in particular to Director of Photography, Dean Kavanagh.

http://litfilmfestival.net/

Shellshock wins at National Student Media Awards

'This film stood out for its consistence of high production values throughout from lighting to costume to set design and editing.  It was a well written story which was told in a visual and cinematic manner and was very well executed'

-Eimear O'Kane, Producer, 'Pentecost'
 Short Film of the Year Judge 2012

Shellshock took the prize for Short Film of the Year at the National Student Media Awards last night in the Ballsbridge Hotel. The awards were held by oxygen.ie and the category was sponsored by the Irish Film Board.

http://iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4284860&tpl=archnews&force=1

http://www.irishfilmboard.ie/irish_film_industry/news/Congratulations_to_John_Corcoran_Winner_of_IFB_Short_Film_of_the_Year_Award_at_Student_Media_Awards/1930

Shellshock Wins At Celtic Media Festival

Shellshock picked up the Bronze Torc for Excellence in the Student Fiction category at an awards ceremony at the 2012 Celtic Media Festival in Derry earlier today. It was selected from a shortlist of films from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man and Cornwall. Congratulations to all the cast & crew.

http://www.celticmediafestival.co.uk/

http://twitter.com/#!/celticmediafest

Shellshock Nominated for LIT Film Festival Awards

Shellshock has been nominated in four categories at the 2012 LIT Film Festival. The nominations are as follows:

Best Camera (DOP/Camera Operator Dean Kavanagh)
Best Lighting (DOP Dean Kavanagh, Gaffer Tara Lacken)
Best Direction (Writer/Director John Corcoran)
Sony Best Overall (Writer/Director John Corcoran, Producer Jean Igoe, Executive Producer Gerry Johnston)

 DOP/Camera Operator Dean Kavanagh

 Gaffer Tara Lacken

 Writer/Director John Corcoran

Producer Jean Igoe

The festival takes place April 26th-28th 2012, and the Awards Ceremony takes place at 7.30pm on Saturday, 28th April in the Millennium Theatre, Limerick.

http://litfilmfestival.net/short-listing-for-awards/

Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival

Shellshock has been selected for screening at the Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival, to be held in Schull, Co. Cork, from May 24th to May 27th.

http://www.fastnetshortfilmfestival.com/

Celtic Media Festival 2012

Shellshock has been nominated in the Best Drama category of the International Student Competition, Celtic Media Festival 2012. The event will take place April 18th-20th in Derry.

http://www.celticmediafestival.co.uk/

Shellshock at DIFF this Friday

Shellshock's next screening is this Friday, 16th March at the Dingle International Film Festival. The screening, part of Shorts Programme 1, will be held in St. James' Church, home of RTE's 'Other Voices' show. Details of ticket bookings can be found below:

http://www.dinglefilmfestival.com/festival-info/bookings/

https://failteireland.ticketsolve.com/shows/126523232/events

LIT Film Festival

Shellshock will be screened as part of the LIT Film Festival at the Millennium Theatre in Limerick. Exact screening details are yet to be confirmed, though the dates for the festival are April 26th-28th. In addition to the screening, the film will be eligible for a number of awards in several categories.

http://litfilmfestival.net/

Dingle International Film Festival

Shellshock will be screened on Friday, March 16th as part of the shorts programme of the Dingle International Film Festival. See the below link for further details:

http://www.dinglefilmfestival.com/programme/friday-16th-march/

Long-overdue Update

Since the previous post, Shellshock has been screened at the following film festivals and events:
New Volta Film Club (6th September 2011)
Red Kremlin Film Night @ the Sugarclub (October 20th 2011)
Darklight Festival (October 22th 2011)
Clones Film Festival (30th October 2011)
Kerry Film Festival (31st October 2011)
Waterford Film Festival (6th November 2011)
Foyle Film Festival (27th November 2011)

Additionally, Shellshock has also been the recipient of the following awards and nominations:

Special Commendation, Clones Film Festival 2011
Winner, Best Film, Waterford Film Festival 2011
Nominee, Light in Motion Award, Foyle Film Festival 2011
Winner, Best Undergraduate Fiction, Royal Television Society Irish Centre, 8th February 2012

Congratulations to all the cast & crew.