BOOKING: 057 9122911 Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Co. Offaly Monday – Friday, 1pm to 5.30pm FESTIVAL INFO: 085 2389416 Dooly’s Hotel BIRR Official Accommodation Partner to OFFline Film Festival www.offlinefilmfestival.com SPONSORS AND PARTNERS Become a Patron of OFFline €55 Your Social OFFline! Thursday 9 October, 6pm • The Chestnut Beef & Guinness Stew! Meet & greet for filmmakers & film fans! Friday 10 October, 4:30pm Market House Tavern ‘Market Square Movies’ Reception Friday 10 October • The Chestnut 6pm Beef & Guinness Stew! 7pm Irish Short Film Programme Later, music with El Mush Saturday 11 October, 6pm Spinners on Castle Street Film Offaly Film Industry Reception Whether you’re a filmmaker or want to meet one, get yourself along to this! Saturday 11 October, 9pm • The Chestnut That’s a Wrap! Shorts submitted; all in the judges hands, so nothin’ to do now but party or just relax at the Festival Club Sunday 12 October, 5pm • The Chestnut Chillin’ After Awards Ceremony Brosna Press Creative Design & Print • 090 6454327
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BOOKING: 057 9122911Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Co. Offaly Monday – Friday, 1pm to 5.30pm
FESTIVAL INFO: 085 2389416
Dooly’s HotelB I R R
Official Accommodation Partner to OFFline Film Festival
www.offlinefilmfestival.com
SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
Become a Patron ofOFFline
€55
Your Social OFFline!Thursday 9 October, 6pm • The ChestnutBeef & Guinness Stew! Meet & greet for filmmakers & film fans!
Friday 10 October, 4:30pm Market House Tavern‘Market Square Movies’ Reception
Friday 10 October • The Chestnut6pm Beef & Guinness Stew! 7pm Irish Short Film ProgrammeLater, music with El Mush
Saturday 11 October, 6pm Spinners on Castle StreetFilm Offaly Film Industry ReceptionWhether you’re a filmmaker or want to meet one, get yourself along to this!
Saturday 11 October, 9pm • The ChestnutThat’s a Wrap! Shorts submitted; all in thejudges hands, so nothin’ to do now but party orjust relax at the Festival Club
Sunday 12 October, 5pm • The ChestnutChillin’ After Awards Ceremony
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WELCOMEIt’s been a very fast 5 years with so muchhappening in film in Offaly. In 2014, we welcomenumerous overseas visitors to the Festival fromas far away as the USA, Denmark and the UK,thanks in part to funding from the CommunityTourism Diaspora Fund, a three-way partner-ship between Fáilte Ireland, IPB Insurance and Offaly County Council. This year we havehad close to 600 entries to our Short FilmCompetition from 52 countries. There’s nodoubt that the word is out there about OFFline!We welcome the addition of a new partner toour Festival, access>CINEMA, who willdistribute The Best Irish Short Film selected atOFFline to all film clubs in Ireland (over 80 intotal). We strive to be an inclusive Festival andto that end we’ve partnered with Laois OffalyFamilies For Autism for our first SensoryScreening taking place in IMC Tullamore. Wehave specially selected films for youth audiences(although scheduled during school, all arewelcome!). We’re also catering for new mammiesand daddies out there with Film Babes in BirrLibrary, just one of a selection of eventshappening in Offaly libraries during the Festival.
There is a range of workshops and screeningsto choose from too; from Sand Animation toSFX Halloween Make-Up, to the Big Bear LiveSound Effects Brunch! Some local schools areeven getting involved in the sand animation inthe weeks leading up to the Festival. As always,the Filmmaking Challenge will see groups ofvisiting professionals create a 10-minutemasterpiece in the space of 3 days - with the
final result ready for your enjoy-ment on Sundayafternoon at Birr Theatre. So come along to thenumerous venues through-out the town - The Edit Shed, Spinners on Castle Street, BirrTheatre & Arts Centre, The Chestnut (OfficialFestival Club), Tin Jug Studio and MarketSquare over the 5 days of the Festival. You’re in for a treat!
Gary Hoctor, Festival Director
COMMITTEEDirector: Gary Hoctor Chairperson: Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD.Committee: Michelle de Forge, Diana DobinsonMartinez, Clodagh Fay, Katie Finnegan, EmmaNee Haslam, Elaine Houlihan, David Weymes,Libby Clarke. Shorts Selection Committee:Gary Hoctor, David Weymes, Miriam Smyth,Bill Larkin, Matthew McAteer.
Thank you to our OFFline Patrons:
ANYADamien O’Connor • 6minsANYA is a heart-melting animated film, chartingtwenty years in the life of a Russian orphan. Itwas a unique online initiative to support Irishcharity ‘To Russia With Love’.
STILL CAN’T HEAR HER MOUTHDerville Quigley • 9minsA carefully crafted documentary which examinesits subjects’ belief in faded memories and hear-say.
CODAAlan Holly • 9minsWhen an accident claims a man's life, his soul is too drunk to realise what's happened. Hestumbles off into the night, leaving death tofollow in his wake.
I AM JESUSKevin Cassidy • 6minsIn a world of following and followers, there is oneman with one mission and one sandwich board.
LUKEConor Hamill • 12minsAfter years of being the sole carer for his motherwith dementia, a young man tries to come toterms with the return of his older brother.
AN CATHelen Flanagan • 13minsA bereaved man is harassed by his late wife'sbeloved pet cat.
THE WEATHER REPORTDeirdre de Grae • 5minsA mysterious phone call which questions aroutine weather report by Lighthouse KeeperTed, leads his wife to question more than just theweather report.
WATERWAYCarrie Crowley • 10minsSometimes nature is the greatest healer of all. A trip down the canal in Co. Leitrim helpsbring a desolate Maurice to a better place.
SUANSCÉALSimon Daniels • 15minsTom is a sleepless little boy. The words in hisfavourite book are too big and his father is toobusy to read to him. Tom’s vivid imaginationleads him towards a mysterious friendship.
I’VE BEEN A SWEEPERMark Holland • 12minsOn his final day of life, the mindful Sweeperreflects on the events that have shaped him, and the unique career that has brought him tothe furthest corners of the world.
DEADLYAidan McAteer • 9minsBoney is a working stiff in a dead-end job, untilhe has a run-in with a spirited old lady namedBridie.
SHORT F I LM COMPET I T IONHAPPY
5TH BIRTHDAY OFFLINE!
Almost 600 filmmakers from over 52 countries submitted their short films for consideration.OFFline has shortlisted a selection of Irish and International entries, to be shown at FREEscreenings over 2 evenings. Make sure to vote by rating the Short Films over the weekendand enjoy a pint whilst watching! Then at Sunday’s Awards Ceremony find out who has won:
IRISH SHORT FILM SELECTIONFriday 10 October • 7pm • The Chestnut • FREE!
OFFlineAUDIENCEAWARD as selectedby YOU!
BESTINTERNATIONAL SHORT
ACCESS>CINEMADISTRIBUTION DEALThis short will be sent to over 80film clubs & arts centres acrossIreland to be shown to thousandsof film fans nationwide!
BEST IRISH SHORT OFFlineFILMMAKINGCHALLENGE €3,000 in cash & equipmentrental and a slot in the 2015 Galway Film Fleadh
Liam & Mary ButlerEddie, Antoinette
& Niall EnrightKenneth & Jean EnrightAngela FayNiall & Eilish FayGretta FlynnJim & Irene HoulihanD.A. Houlihan & Son Maureen de ForgeRoisin GilmoreMario KellyNiall & Gillian O'BrienMatt O'ConnorBill & Una Larkin
Frank & Phil McNamaraDeclan & Ann MilneCatherine & Peggy MurrayAdrian Sheils, Premier Insulation
FILMMAKING CHALLENGE JURYGARRET DALYGarret Daly has over 20 years experience in film andtelevision production. His film and documentary work hasscreened on all the major Irish broadcasters and on variousinternational networks, and has gained critical acclaimworldwide. His short film ‘Bogman’ premiered at OFFline in 2011. Garret’s first feature film, ‘A Nightingale Falling’,co-directed with Martina McGlynn, premiered at the GalwayFilm Fleadh, and was so popular that a second screeningwas required. It received the Best Independent FeatureAward at the 2014 Underground Cinema Festival, and wasreleased in Irish cinemas nationwide in September.
PADDY O’CONNORFilmmaker Paddy O’Connor has made numerousdocumentaries including the award-winning ‘The Gamble’,part of the RTÉ True Lives series. Other RTÉ screeneddocumentaries, include ‘The Hill’ and ‘Jolly Fine BoatingWeather’. Paddy has been a member of the Galway FilmFleadh’s selection committee for all short drama and shortdocumentaries for the past seven years. He alsoprogrammes the Wild Cards & On the Box strands forGalway Film Fleadh.
NIALL MURPHYNiall Murphy is the Founder and Managing Editor ofScannáin, a website launched in 2009, dedicated to filmnews and reviews, with a distinctly Irish focus. Scannáin has received four nominations at the 2014 Irish Web Awards,Best Daily Web Only Publication, Best Entertainment, BestResponsive Design, and Most Useful Website in Ireland!
BEST IRISH SHORT JURYKAREN WALLKaren Wall joined access>CINEMA, the resourceorganisation for regional cultural cinema exhibition inIreland as DVD Programme Coordinator in 2012. PreviouslyKaren had worked in the Irish Film Institute in variousguises from Projectionist and Print Transport Coordinator toFestival Facilitator and Access Officer in the Film Archive.Having studied Film and Television Production and IrishHeritage Studies, Karen is now completing an OpenHonours Degree with the Open University focusing onBusiness Studies and Sociology.
MANCHÁN MAGANManchán Magan is a writer and documentary maker. His many travel documentaries for RTE, TG4, the TravelChannel and the History Channel, focus on issues of world
culture and globalisation and his programmes are shown in25 territories. Manchán has written numerous books abouthis travels and two novels. He also writes regularly for TheIrish Times and has written for The Guardian, The LA Timesand The Washington Post.
MATTHEW McATEERBirr native Dr. Matthew McAteer was the recipient of the Radharc Archive Scholarship, a four year partnershipbetween the Radharc Trust, the Irish Film Archive andUniversity College Dublin. Matthew is currently adaptinginto a book his Ph.D. thesis on ‘Radharc’, a long-runningRTÉ series produced by Catholic priests, and he teachesfilm studies in UCD's School of English, Drama and Film.
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT JURY
ALICE BLACKAlice Black is the Head of Cinema at Dundee ContemporaryArts (DCA), an internationally recognised contemporary artsvenue in the North-East of Scotland which runs an award-winning daily cinema programme and two major filmfestivals: Discovery: Scotland's Film Festival for YoungerAudiences and Dundead Horror Film Festival. A filmprogrammer for 20 years, she has previously worked forMoMA and the French Embassy in New York, as well asaccess>CINEMA and the Irish Film Institute in Ireland.
IAN FRANCISIan Francis gave invaluable advice to the OFFline team priorto the Festival being established and we’re delighted towelcome Ian to OFFline to celebrate our first 5 years. Ian has clocked up 15 years putting on film events inBirmingham and beyond. In 2006, he co-founded FlatpackFilm Festival with partner Pip McKnight. Flatpack is amixture of films, performances, contraptions and surprises,and has been described as “magnificently eclectic” (TimeOut), “joyously inventive” (The Guardian) and “the UK’s mostcreatively curated film festival” (The Independent).
EUGENE O’BRIENEdenderry native Eugene O’Brien has been a good friend to OFFline. Eugene’s play ‘Eden’ won an Irish Times Awardfor Best New Play in 2001. ‘Eden’ was staged in the AbbeyTheatre, Dublin, London's West End and also on Broadwayand was brought to the big screen in 2008. Eugene’stelevision credits include the award-winning series ‘Pure Mule’.More recently, Eugene appeared in ‘A Grand Experience’, a feature-length documentary about The Grand Canal.Eugene also co-wrote ‘Food Guide to Love’, a romanticcomedy which was released in Irish cinemas in May 2014.
5pm SCREENING
RUPRECHTYangzom Brauen • 11mins • USAUnable to cope with the sheer amount of illegal leafblowers (legally banned but not enforced), the city ofLos Angeles is given unexpected help from an outsidesource.
TIMBERNils Hedinger • 5min • SwitzerlandA group of logs is about to freeze to death on a cold, icyplain. When they realize that the only fuel for a warmingfire will have to come from their own bodies, thingsstart heating up.
THE HERO POSEMischa Jakupcak • 13mins • USAThe Hero Pose is a story about father and daughter, Joe and Mia, and those precious moments in life whentwo people are able to pause and connect.
REMEMBER MEJeanFrançois Asselin • 15min • CanadaA desperate man does everything he can to keephimself in the minds of others, but to what lengths will he go?
SYMPHONY NO 42Réka Bucsi • 10min • HungaryAn unconventional film narrative which presents asubjective world through 47 interlaced, surrealinteractions between man and nature.
7pm SCREENING
THE AUDITIONPierre Niney • 14mins • FranceA young actor shows up for an audition. At the end of anunconventional interview, he discovers that he is part ofa mysterious project.
TEA TIMEMarcel Knudeler • 8mins • GermanyAn elderly librarian cannot remember a woman’s namebut knows that she ordered a book. As he searches forit, the boundary between reality and illusion starts toblur.
SCHLOCK FISHEsteban Uribe • 7mins • USAOlav Zanger, a solitary fisherman, seeks revenge on the'Dimpled Chin Schlock Fish', a psychopathic creaturethat leaps out of water and rips his eyeball out!
TRIANGLES OF HAPPINESSAnnette Averhoff • 14mins • DenmarkHanne and Carsten are desperately trying to keep upthe illusion of a happy family life among their nosyneighbours. They used to be just like everyone else intheir affluent suburb, but the financial crisis has hit thefamily hard.
THE SILLY BASTARD NEXT TO THE BEDScott Calonico • 9mins • ScotlandPresident Kennedy handles a scandal over some priceybedroom furniture in the last summer of his presidency.
THE DESTRUCTION ARTISTMichael Sharpe • 12mins • USAAn artist describes how he went from destroying hisown mediocre canvases to using his body as a canvas.
LOTHARLuca Zuberbuehler • 13mins • SwitzerlandWhenever Lothar sneezes, nearby objects explode. To protect the world he locks himself into a subterr-anean home, isolated from the outside world.
Æ HAR DET BARE BRAMeredith Jude Strandquist • 1min 19sec • USAThis short briefly touches on the life of a polar bear now living in the city. He makes himself a canned tunasandwich and reminisces about his lost arctic habitat.
BEAR WITH MEColin Healy • 12mins • UKTo escape a controlling boyfriend young Angel leaveshome in the middle of the night. She takes the onlydecision left to separate herself from The Bear.
DUSTINKristina Jäger • 8mins • GermanyDustin 's favorite pastime is to search the apartmentfloor for scraps of food and crumbs. However, thissituation changes dramatically when, one day, hisowners bring home an automatic cleaning robot.
LUNCHTIMEKonstantin Achmed Burger • 10mins • GermanyDuring her lunch break in a public park, cleaning ladyFrau Riehmann experiences a set of strangeencounters and an immoral proposition.
BORDER PATROLPeter Baumann • 15min • UKTwo Border Police on the Austrian/German border takedesperate measures to make sure they finish their shiftin time to see the kickoff of a football match.
INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SELECTIONSaturday 11 October • 5pm & 7pm • Spinners on Castle Street
OFFLINE AT THE LIBRARIES
A number of screenings will take place over the duration of theFestival in Offaly libraries. Please contact your local library atTullamore, Clara, Birr & Edenderry for details. Screenings forprimary schools throughout the Festival.
SITTING NEXT TO ZOEDir: Ivana Lalovi / Switzerland / German with English subtitles / 2013 / 88minsAsal and Zoe are best friends and plan to have a fun summer before starting the next majorchapter of their lives. Asal comes from atightknit Turkish family and wants to break free of their expectations, while Zoe dreams of becoming a makeup artist. The arrival ofSwedish hitchhiker Kai endangers the veryfoundations of their friendship and things beginto unravel dramatically. This coming-of-agedrama has been awarded prizes at a number offilm festivals for its very honest depiction ofteenage relationships at a critical time in life.
Wed 8 Oct 9:30am • Birr Theatre & Arts Centre€5/€2.50 (group rate)
OTHELLODirector: Oliver Parker / USA / 1995 / 123minsStarring Laurence Fishburn, Kenneth Brannagh.This retelling of the classic Shakespearean playsees Fishburn play Othello opposite Brannagh
as the evil Iago who pretends to befriend Othelloin order to manipulate him. Leaving Cert studentsare sure to benefit from experiencing thispowerful recent adaptation on the big screen.
Wed 8 Oct 11:15am • Birr Theatre & Arts Centre€5/€2.50 (group rate)
BIRR LIBRARY SCREENINGSPECIAL SCREENING FOR POSITIVE AGEING WEEKWes Andersen’s latest offering starring RalphFiennes playing the concierge in a hotel aseccentric as its guests! This star studdedensemble piece will leave you laughing andyearning for the Golden Age!Wed 8 Oct 2pm • Birr Library
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OPENING NIGHTWORLD PREMIERE
A documentary following Irish artist and poetMichael Thatcher's incredible battle withterminal cancer. Coming from a familydevastated by cancer and frustrated with thepharmaceutical "cancer industry", Michaelbegan researching alternative cannabinoidtreatments being used to fight and cure cancerto great effect around the world today. Hisresearch took him to Israel to meet worldrenowned organic chemist Professor RaphaelMechoulam. Inspired by the work of ProfessorMechoulam, Michael set about growing his owncrop of cannabis in his garden shed, which hethen distilled into a cannabis oil and began to
treat himself...with startling effects. Thisremarkable journey took Michael Thatcherthousands of miles across the globe with apositivity that will touch everyone who spends anhour in his company, on his mission to "givehope where there is no hope."
Wed 8 Oct 7:30pm • Birr Theatre & Arts CentreOpening Reception & opportunity to viewselected artworks by Michael Thatcher. 8pm screening • €7/€5Followed by Q&A with Nicky Larkin & Niall Cahir
MichaelThatcherFilmwww.nickylarkin.com
THE IRON MANDirector: Nicky Larkin / Producer: Niall Cahir / Ireland / 2014 / 74mins
POPULAIREFrance / 2012 / Comedy / 111 mins / 12A /(English subtitles) / Director: Régis RoinsardIt’s 1950s France and country girl Rose leavesher quiet, drudgery filled life behind and moves toParis to take on a secretarial job where it doesn’ttake long for her boss to see the potential ofRose’s amazing typing skills. Next stop thenational speed typing championships!
The glamorous 1950’s costumes and perioddetail make this a charming film that is playedwith great humour.
Thu 9 Oct 9:30am • Birr Theatre & Arts Centre€5/€2.50 (group rate)
FILM BABES AT BIRR LIBRARYRefreshments supplied by Brambles Café &Delicatessen. For all you mothers and fathersout there who want to get out of the house, we’vearranged a special screening for you to comealong with your new born (or not so new) baby intow. Changing facilities are readily at hand andthere’ll be a complimentary tea or coffee on arrival(plus a few goodies to pamper you and baby!)
Author P.L. Travers (played by Emma Thompson)reflects on her childhood after reluctantlymeeting with Walt Disney (Tom Hanks), whoseeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for thebig screen.Thu 9 Oct 10:30am • Birr Library • Free
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Registration for Competing Filmmaking Teams
And so it begins! But before you call “Action!”make sure you’re all signed up and fully setfor a great weekend of filmmaking. Locals arewelcome to register interest in being an extra, a production assistant or have your home orneighbourhood become a movie set for theweekend! Festival Info Line 085 2389416.Thu 9 Oct 10am • The Edit Shed • Filmmakers
MINI MOVIESIn recent weeks OFFline Film Festival haswelcomed Paper Panther Productions to workon a series of short films and animations with
primary and secondary school students in Birr.Today, almost one hundred students get toattend the premiere of their very own minimovie!All welcome!This project has been organised by Offaly CountyCouncil Arts Office and supported by the ArtsCouncil in association with OFFline Film Festival.
Thu 9 Oct 11:45am • Birr Theatre & Arts CentreFREE (Booking essential)
MEET AND GREET FOR FILMMAKERS & FILM FANS!
Meet the filmmakers who are shooting shorts all over Birr this weekend. Chat up some ofOFFline’s stars and maybe even talk your wayinto a cameo role!Thu 9 Oct 6pm • The Chestnut • All welcome
SUNDAY 12 OCTOBER 2014
MARKET SQUARE MOVIESOUTDOOR SCREENING
Watch a feature film on the gable wall of theMarket House Tavern. Suitable for all ages. Bringyour own fold up chair and brolly in case it rains!Seats for the elderly by arrangement must bepre-booked. Popcorn in return for donations toArtAid. See www.offlinefilmfestival.com, or ringRozzie on 087 668 1783. Organised by Gerry Murphy,Rosalind Fanning & Tadhg Ó Cruadhlaoich.
THE GENERALDir: Clyde Bruckman & Buster KeatonUnion soldiers have stolen ‘The General’, aConfederate train manned by Johnnie Gray. TheUnion plans to use the train to supply its soldiersin a sneak attack against the Confederates. Butnow it's up to Gray and his love, Annabelle Lee, toreclaim The General, re-cross enemy lines, andwarn the Confederates.Thur 9 Oct 9:30pm • Market Square • Free(Donations to Art Aid welcome).
MARKET HOUSE MEETUPEnjoy complimentary drinks and snacks at the Market House Tavern, followed by screenings at Tin Jug Studios, curated by Tadhg ÓCruadhlaoich, of the Irish Latin American Film Festival.
MARADONA 86Dir: Sam Blair • UK • (2014) • 30minsA wonderful documentary about The Greatest!Not just for fans of football either.
ADELANTE Dir: Noam Osband • USA • (2014) • 52 minsDocumentary of an ageing Irish community inHarristown, PA, who are progressively beingreplaced by new immigrants, Mexicans and theirco-operation via a very capable priest, Fr. Murphy
Fri 10 Oct 4:30pmMarket House Tavern & Tin Jug Studio • Free (Donations to Art Aid welcome).
Powerful and compelling, Unbreakable tells theinspirational story of Mark Pollock’s amazingstrength and positivity in the face of incredibleobstacles throughout his life. Ten years afterlosing his sight at 22, Mark became the firstblind person to race to the South Pole. Thepsychological impact of that success put blind-ness behind him. He moved on with his life andbecame engaged to his girlfriend Simone. Butthree weeks before the wedding, an accident leftMark paralysed from the waist down and threw
his life into turmoil once again. Directed byaward-winning filmmaker Ross Whitaker (WhenAli Came to Ireland, Saviours), this moving, fascin-ating film six years in the making tells the story ofMark’s rehabilitation and his search for ground-breaking cures in the worlds of robotics and science.
Thu 9 Oct 8pm • Birr Theatre & Arts Centre€7/€5
Followed by Q&A with Ross Whitaker and Mark Pollock.
UNBREAKABLEDir: Ross Whitaker / Ireland / 2014 / 90 mins
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UNBREAKABLESee Thursday for details.ADDITIONAL SCREENINGQ&A with Ross Whitaker and Mark PollockFri 10 Oct 9:30am • €5/€2.50 group rate
CLAYMATION & SAND ANIMATION WORKSHOP
WITH PAPER PANTHER PRODUCTIONSA wonderful opportunity to try out a number ofvery simple animation techniques with one ofIreland’s most exciting animation companies,Paper Panther Productions. Pádraig Fagan,
Carol Freeman and Eimhin McNamara havebeen animating for the last 10 years on variousshort films, commercials and TV series, as well
as working in illustration. Suitablefor absolute beginners (age 8+).Fri 10 Oct 4–6pmBirr Theatre & Arts Centre • €5
SHORT FILM SCREENINGS IRISH SHORTS SELECTION
See Short Film Competition panel for details.Fri 10 Oct 7pm • The Chestnut • FREE!Later: music with El Mush
www.offlinefilmfestival.com
BOOKING: 057 9122911Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. OffalyMonday to Friday: 1pm to 5.30pm
FESTIVAL INFO: 085 2389416
Ilo Ilo chronicles the, at first, strained relation-ships between a family of three and theirnewly arrived Filipino maid, Teresa, who hascome to Singapore in search of a better life.Savvy, incredibly patient and with an underlyinggentleness and steeliness, Teresa bondswith Jiale, the young and troublesome son, and soon becomes an unspoken part of thefamily. A touching and evocative tale ofrelationships and broken relationships, of trust
and betrayal, Ilo Ilo is filled with sweetness,humour and humanity. Camera D’Or, Best First Feature Cannes FilmFestival 2013
A joyous celebration of youth, friendship andrebellion! It’s 1982, and Bobo and Klara are bestfriends, bolshy 13 year old outsiders andpunklovers who form their own band. There’sonly one problem – they don’t have a guitarist.Enter Abbaesque, Christian, blonde Hedvig, themost unlikely axe heroine on the planet.A real crowd pleaser, everyone will identify withthese girls, who insist on not being a girl band,
connected by their insecurities, embarrassingparents, unrequited love and feeling left out.
"There is hardly a shortage of movies about rock ’n’ roll, but there are few as perfect.” New York Times
Sat 11 Oct 2pm • The Edit Shed • €7/€5
WE ARE THE BEST!Dir: Lukas Moodysson / Sweden / 2013 / 101mins / 15A
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MAKEUP FOR FILM:Special Effects & Prosthetics
With Julie Ann RyanWhether you want to learn the tricks of the tradefor use on film sets, theatre or just become yourown makeup artist to outspook your friends onHalloween! This fun, handson special effectsmakeup lesson will include skills like injuriesand burns, ageing with prosthetics, use of baldcaps, foam latex, silicone appliances and dentures.Julie Ann Ryan is a professional freelanceMakeup Artist with an impressive reputation,working in film, TV, theatre, fashion, advertising,music videos and SFX/Prosthetics in Ireland andabroad. Projects include Ripper Street, Vikings,
The Tudors, Raw, Between the Canals andAsterix & Obelix.Sat 11 Oct 10am–2pm • Spinners • €20/€15
FILM BABES AT BIRR LIBRARYRefreshments supplied by Brambles Café &Delicatessen. For all you mothers and fathersout there who want to get out of the house, we’vearranged a special screening for you to comealong with your baby in tow.
“Nobody puts baby in the corner!” Patrick Swayzeand Jennifer Gray star in this seminal 1980’sromance movie. You’ll have the time of your life!Sat 11 Oct 10:30am • Birr Library • Free(Donations to OFFline welcome!)
PIXELATION ANIMATION WORKSHOP
With Paper Panther Productions in associationwith Sarah Molloy School of Drama. Use yourown body and some cleverly designed settings tocreate an animated sequence with a difference!Sat 11 Oct 11am • Marian Hall • €2.50
SENSORY SCREENING
A surprise screening specifically chosen forchildren with sensory issues. In association withLOFFA (Laois Offaly Families For Autism).Sat 11 Oct 11.30am • IMC Tullamore €5/€2.50 group rate
CLAYMATION & SAND ANIMATION WORKSHOP
WITH PAPER PANTHER PRODUCTIONSFor detail see Friday listing.Sat 11 Oct 2–5pm • Marian Hall • €5
FAMILY FILMTHE LEGO MOVIE
Dir: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller USA / 100 mins
This original computer animated story followsEmmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectlyaverage LEGO mini-figure who is mistakenlyidentified as the most extraordinary person andthe key to saving the world! He is drafted into afellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stopan evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet ishopelessly and hilariously under-prepared.Sat 11 Oct 3pm • Birr Theatre & Arts Centre €3 (€8 for 1 adult & 2 children)
Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes and the BridgeProject Company go on the road in NOW: Inthe Wings on a World Stage. In over 200performances across 3 continents, Kevin and thetroupe reveal some of the most intimate
moments behind the scenes of their staging of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Richard III.Their story and experiences weave around andreflect on excerpts from the play, from theirvarious locations, from Epidaurus to Doha. Thisprovides a great opportunity for those who havenever experienced Spacey on stage to witnesshis immersive and captivating interpretation ofRichard III.
Sat 11 Oct 9pm • The Edit Shed€7/€5 including refreshmentsFollowed by Q&A with Jeremy Whelehan
NOW: IN THE WINGS ON A WORLD STAGEDir: Jeremy Whelehan / USA, 2014 / 97mins / Starring: Kevin Spacey
THAT’S A WRAP!Shorts submitted; all in the judges hands, so nothin’ to do now but party or just relax at the Festival Club!Sat 11 Oct 9pm • The Chestnut • All welcome
BIG BEAR BRUNCHThanks to our friends at Big BearSound, this workshop will seeprofessional foley company FoleyFXperform live on stage to accomp-anying images on screen. Get asneaky peek behind the scenes andlearn how soundtracks are createdfrom the most unusual objects inorder to create the perfect match for
moving images on the Big Screen. We promisethe volume won’t be too loud – just loud enoughto brush off those cobwebs from the Wrap Partythe night before!
Sun 12 Oct 11.30am • Dooly’s Hotel €10 incl. full Irish breakfast • All welcomeFree to visiting Filmmakers
AWARDSCEREMONY AND OFFLINE SHORTS SCREENINGS
The culmination of the OFFlineFilmmaking Competition
Keep an eye out for filmmaking teams aroundthe county this weekend as they make theirshort films and compete for €4,000 worth ofprizes and a guaranteed slot in the Galway FilmFleadh. Other prizes awarded today are theAudience Award, the Best International Shortand the Best Irish Short which receivesdistribution to over 80 Access Cinema FilmClubs nationwide!
Sun 12 Oct 3pmBirr Theatre & Arts Centre • €10
It’s that magical time of the Festival where we all bask in the afterglowof the exceptional creations just witnessed in Birr Theatre & ArtsCentre. Films, which just a couple of days previously didn’t even exist,will now linger on in our minds for weeks and months to come andbring a smile to our faces throughout the Winter until Spring breaksand we begin to think of the next OFFline! Mmmmmmm... OFFline!Sun 12 Oct from 5pm • The Chestnut • All welcome
OFFALY IN SHARP FOCUSIntroducing a new slot for the 5th year ofOFFline, bringing you work from Offalyfilmmakers and work filmed here in the recent past.
SKUNKY DOGDir: James Fitzgerald / Ireland / 26 minsIn a rural fishing town, a young alcoholic boy isconfronted by the truth that he might neverbreak his routine or leave the town. Produced byOffaly filmmaker and previous OFFliner PaddySlattery. Winner: Best Independent Short at 2014Underground Film Festival.Followed by Q&A with Director & Producer
OUR UNFENCED COUNTRYWritten & directed by Niamh HeeryIreland / 18 mins. Edward is an elderly bog railway worker, in love with the myth and literature of the bog.Shauna, a bright, tough and stubborn youngwoman starts work as his new Prison ReleaseApprentice. As they try to traverse the roughterrain of such an unlikely friendship, bothShauna and Edward begin to realise that to finda future, they must get over their respectivepasts. Winner of the 2013 Galway FilmCentre/RTÉ Short Film Scheme. Filmedat Lough Boora, Offaly. Director will attend.
Sat 11 Oct 4pmSpinners on Castle Street • €5
SHORT FILM SCREENINGSINTERNATIONAL SELECTION
See Short Film Competition panel for details.Sat 11 Oct 5–6pm & 7–9pmSpinners on Castle Street • FREE!Overseas Directors in attendance
FILM OFFALY INDUSTRY RECEPTION
Join us for drinks and nibbles in Spinners onCastle Street for your chance to network withfilmmakers from Ireland, the USA, UK, France,the Netherlands, Denmark... the list goes on.Brought to you by the best Film Commission inIreland!Sat 11 Oct 6pm • Spinners on Castle Street All welcome
