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World Cinema
Film Academy
Masterclasses
Film Education
CineSeekers
CineFocus
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cinemagic.ie
May 2018
International Film & Television
Festival for Young People Dublin
Belfast • Dublin • London • Los Angeles • New York • Castres
Meet the Team Cinemagic Board
(Belfast & Dublin) Young Consultants
Michelle Hatfield (Chair)
Michael Flannigan
A ‘BIG’ welcome from Cinemagic’s Young Programmers!
Brendan McGoran
Michael Lennox
Geralyn Mulqueen
Kate Smith
Angus O’Neill
Joan Burney Keatings MBE Laura McCurdy
Chief Executive Project Executive
Cinemagic Board
(London)
Ros Hubbard Iain Smith
Ian Wall Gareth Ellis-Unwin
Claire Shaw Chris Shaw Jessica Malik Kate Wilson
Press & Marketing Officer Festival Programmer
Cinemagic Board
(USA)
Shauna Shivers Sean Boyle
Project & Fundraising Ross King Dean Rossiter
McAtamney
Co-ordinator Sharon Harroun Peirce Geraldine Gilliland
International Executive
Jay Roewe Lance O’Connor
Ellis O’Connor Paul Fitzpatrick
Ryan Rowe
Clare O’Hagan
Patrons
Young Consultants
Festival Assistant Cinemagic is extremely proud to have a number of dedicated patrons
who continue to support and champion our work around the world.
Meet the Team
Liam Neeson Emma Fellowes Aidan Power
Pierce Brosnan Paula Malcomson Mark Huffam
Saoirse Ronan Ciarán McMenamin Craig Doyle
Colin Farrell Christine Bleakley Robbie Sheehan
Dermot O’Leary Seamus McGarvey Bruce Reynolds
Terry George Patrick Bergin Marc Mallett
Brian Cox Ros Hubbard Terry Bamber
Lisa Henson John Hubbard Bronagh Waugh
Suranne Jones Gary Knell John Bell
Julian Fellowes Rachel Kavanagh
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MOTIVATE • EDUCATE • INSPIRE
Welcome Funders & Sponsors
Welcome to the Cinemagic Film and Television This year will also see the release of Cinemagic’s FUNDERS
Festival for Young People. I am delighted to second feature film Grace and Goliath. Last summer
announce that Cinemagic will be returning to 48 young filmmakers from Ireland and the USA
Dublin in May 2018. trained alongside professional filmmakers led
by director Tony Mitchell to create something
We have programmed another action packed truly special. Grace and Goliath will be in cinemas EVERY SIDE OF DUBLIN
festival full of fantastic film screenings including throughout Ireland this Autumn. SPONSORS & PARTNERS
special premieres, international feature films,
documentaries, shorts, foreign language films and Thank you to all of our funders, sponsors and
education screenings. We will be offering young partners who continue to support Cinemagic and
people the opportunity to take part in practical enable us to offer unique creative opportunities for EVERY SIDE OF DUBLIN
events including industry workshops, exciting young people from all backgrounds and communities.
masterclasses, filmmaking projects and our extensive I would like to say a big thank you to the Cinemagic
education programme for schools. I also want to wish staff and volunteers who are so dedicated and
the festival juries lots of luck when judging the films in hardworking. Thank you also to the Cinemagic Board
this year’s ‘official’ competition. for all their guidance and support throughout the
year. To all of our patrons who share their knowledge
2018 promises to be an extremely busy year for and time with us, thank you so much.
Cinemagic as we continue to provide lots of new
opportunities for our audience to enjoy film viewing Finally, to you our audience, a huge thank you for all
and filmmaking. We look forward to developing our of your support and enthusiasm. I look forward to
cross-border activities where young people from
different backgrounds will get to interact with each
other and learn about the world of film and develop
seeing you at the festival.
Joan Burney Keatings MBE
Contents
key skills. Practical opportunities will include our film Chief Executive, Cinemagic
critic panels, film academies, Q&As, Cinemagic Young How to Book 6
Filmmaker, our Young Consultants programme and
much, much more! Launch & Pre-Festival Events 9
New Family Films 12
World Cinema 21
A Message of Support Talking Pictures 27
CineSeekers 33
The Department of Education and Skills is delighted
to continue its support for the Dublin Cinemagic
International Film and Television Festival in 2018. Since
CineFocus 35
Funders & Contents
2008, the festival has provided a unique opportunity
for young people to gain an insight into the worlds of Masterclasses 37
film-making and to meet with industry professionals
through participation in masterclasses and workshops. Dublin Film Academy 40
Cinemagic initiatives such as the cross-border jury,
Welcome
young film critic competitions and cross border film Film Education 42
camp provide young people from both jurisdictions on
the island of Ireland with unique opportunities to engage
and interact with their peers from across the island and Young Consultants 62
to share their interest and opinions on films produced
specifically for children’s audiences. Young Filmmaker 63
4 The Department of Education and Skills Timetable 66 5
How to Book Further Information
Standby Tickets Access for Wheelchair Users
FILM PROGRAMME / MASTERCLASSES Tickets for the ‘Public Film Programme’, ‘Talking All Cinemagic public screenings are wheelchair
TALKING PICTURES Pictures’ and ‘Festival Masterclasses’ can be
purchased on the day of performance at the
accessible.
Masterclass tickets are to be booked online
relevant venue box office (subject to availability). Starting Times
via Eventbrite. To book tickets please visit
Tickets for the Public Film Programme and Films must start on time and cannot be delayed for
www.eventbrite.ie (& search for your
Talking Pictures are to be booked through Payment late arrivals. There are no trailers with Cinemagic
chosen event).
Cineworld, Parnell Street. The cinema venue (Cineworld) and our online box- films.
office (Eventbrite) accept all major credit and debit
Please see pages 37-39 for ticket prices.
To book tickets by phone/online please call cards. Full payment is required at time of booking. Exit Times
Cineworld on 1520 880 444 or visit: Please note tickets purchased online via Cineworld These are approximate and based on the length
www.cineworld.ie are subject to a small transaction fee. of the film and, where applicable, the discussion
afterwards.
To book tickets in person please visit our DUBLIN SHORT Refunds
Please check your tickets as soon as you receive Education Programme: Pupil Conduct
partner cinema at the following address: FILM ACADEMY them. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged We would like to remind you that class/school
Cineworld or refunded, except when they have been issued behaviour throughout the screenings and follow-
Parnell Street Please email shauna@cinemagic.ie for an in error. on events is the teacher’s responsibility. The
Dublin 1 application form. cinema has the right to ask the teacher to remove
Changes to the Programme any disruptive pupil from the cinema.
Please see pages 12-31 for ticket prices. Please see pages 40-41 for ticket prices. Cinemagic reserves the right to make changes to
the advertised programme where necessary. You Classification
will be informed of any changes that might affect If a film has an IFCO certificate, this is clearly
your booking. indicated. In all cases, we have recommended a
suitable age for each screening. If you would like
FILM EDUCATION advice on the suitability of any film, please contact
the festival office on +44 28 9031 1900.
FESTIVAL JURIES PROGRAMME
(SCHOOLS)
Tickets for the CineSeekers/CineFocus
Festival Juries are to be booked through the All the school education workshops &
Screening &
Cinemagic administration office. screenings are to be booked through the
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Workshop Venues
Cinemagic administration office.
To book tickets by phone/email please call
the Cinemagic Office on To book tickets by phone/email please call the
+44 28 903 11900 or email: Cinemagic Office on +44 28 903 11900 or Cinemagic Film Festival
cineseekers@cinemagic.ie email: schools@cinemagic.ie Cineworld IMC Santry
(For CineSeekers) or
@Cinemagic Parnell Street, Omni Park, Old Airport Road,
cinefocus@cinemagic.ie Please see pages 42-61 for ticket prices. Dublin 1 Whitehall, Dublin 9
(For CineFocus).
Cinemagic International
Film Festival The LAB ODEON Coolock
How to Book
How to Book
Please see pages 33-36 for ticket prices.
Foley Street, 84 Malahide Road,
Dublin 1 Ayrfield, Dublin 5
PRE-FESTIVAL cinemagic_filmfestival
PROGRAMME Liffey Trust Studios
Upper Sheriff Street,
ODEON Stillorgan
Lower Kilmacud Road,
Dublin 1 Stillorgan, Co. Dublin
For booking information on Pre-festival events
please go to pages 9-11 for further information. Axis Cinema
9 Main Street,
6 Ballymun, Dublin 9 7
Launch & Pre-Festival Programme
In the run up to Cinemagic Dublin 2018 we have programmed a series of exciting
film previews for young people, schools, teachers and festival partners. A number of
the highlights are listed below.
Wonderstruck
Post-Primary School Preview
PART ONE: Thurs 22 March
10.30am
Cineworld
Pre-Festival Events
SCREENINGS AND Q&AS (PAGES 9-31) €2.00 per pupil
Todd Haynes brings all his imagination and craft to bear on this enthralling adaptation of the children’s
novel by Brian Selznick. In 1977, lonely 12-year-old Ben (Oakes Fegley) leaves Minnesota for New York
in search of the father he has never known. In 1927, 12-year-old Rose (Millicent Simmonds) a deaf girl
who is unhappy also heads to New York, seeking a glimpse of her favourite movie star Lillian Mayhew
(Julianne Moore). Deftly interweaving two stories and two very different styles, Haynes creates a sweet,
whimsical fable filled with warmth and charm.
Dir: Todd Haynes – USA – 2017 – 117 mins – Age: 10+ – in English
For bookings please email schools@cinemagic.ie
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The Oddsockeaters I Kill Giants
Primary School Preview Public Preview
Sat 24 March
Thurs 22 March 11.00am
11.00am Cineworld
Cineworld €8.10
€2.00 per pupil
Anders Walter’s astonishing feature debut I Kill Giants takes us on a deeply emotional journey in a tender
“Never take the entire pair!” is the mantra of the Oddsockeaters, the creatures responsible for our socks coming-of-age tale about a young misfit who escapes into a fantasy world of magic and monsters.
disappearing into thin air. This is the heart-warmingly comical story of a small Oddsockeater in a big
Pre-Festival Events
Pre-Festival Events
world! Hugo must leave his safe haven and move in with his gangster uncle ‘Big Boss’ and his two crazy Life is not easy for our young heroine, Barbara Thorson (Madison Wolfe). Defiant, precocious,
cousins, who live in the house of their biggest adversary, a lonely professor. outspoken, and a loner, Barbara relates more to the make-believe world of Dungeons & Dragons. At
home, she makes life difficult for her older sister, Karen (Imogen Poots), who is responsible for taking
Dir: Galina Miklínová – Czech Republic, Slovakia & Croatia – 2016 – 83 mins – Age 5+ – in English
care of her and her brother. At school, psychologist Mrs. Mollé (Zoe Saldana) takes an interest in
Barbara’s increasingly worrisome behaviour but struggles to get through to her. As she deals with loss
For bookings please email schools@cinemagic.ie
and bullying, Barbara’s imagined life begins spilling into her real one as she becomes obsessed with what
she sees as her quest: killing giants. It’s only when she’s forced to face the truth and overcome her fears
that Barbara is able to confront her demons.
Dir: Anders Walter – UK – 2017 – 104 mins – Age 12+ – in English
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
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New Family Films Capt’n Sharky
Sat 12 May
10.30am
Cineworld
€8.10
Capt’n Sharky is unable to read or write or even count properly. But those things aren’t important to
“The terror of the seas” and are offset by a huge ego.
With Mikey, a normal young boy who’s ordered life has broken out into a completely new direction due
to Sharky’s spontaneity, and Bonnie, a trouble shooting girl who tends to assume command in every
situation much to Sharky’s dismay, they will enjoy seafaring adventures of plunder, pillage and piracy as
they thwart the plans of arch enemies The Admiral and Old Bill the Pirate. It starts as a pure alliance of
convenience, but along the way they will explore themes of friendship, fairness, loyalty, tolerance and
what it means to be a hero.
Dir: Hubert Weiland and Jan Stoltz – Germany – 2018 – 73 mins – Age: 5+ – In English
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
The Giant Pear
Fri 11 May
6.30pm
Cineworld
€8.10
Life in peaceful Sunnytown hasn’t been the same ever since the mayor went missing. This is especially
true for close friends Mitcho and Sebastian, who don’t believe that their mayor simply disappeared. One
evening, they find a message in a bottle from the mayor saying he is on a mysterious island and has made
a fascinating discovery. Also in the bottle is a seed — which grows overnight into a giant pear! Cautious
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New Family Films
and apprehensive, Mitcho and Sebastian climb aboard the pear and set sail in search of the island. On
their journey they encounter several obstacles, including a bizarre run-in with a quirky professor.
This beautifully animated tale, based on the picture book by Jakob Martin Strid, retains its storybook
quality as the adventure mounts as if with the turn of every page!
Dir: Amalie Naesby Fick, Jorgen Lerdam and Philip Einstein Lipski – Denmark – 2017 – 79 mins – Age: 5+ – in English
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
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Next Door Spy
Sat 12 May
11.00am
Cineworld
€8.10
Ten-year-old detective Agathe-Christine dreams
of being a private detective. With her own private
office, AC — as she prefers to be called — is always
in search of the next mystery to solve. When she
moves next door to a puzzling skater, Vincent, AC
immediately gets the sense that there’s more to him
than his relaxed, loner vibe lets on. She decides to
drop all of her other leads in pursuit of surveilling
Vincent full time, but what she discovers may be
more than what even she expected. Next Door
Spy challenges archetypical characters as each
protagonist is forced to look beyond the surface to
reveal the unique self that lies within.
Dir: Karla Von Bengtson – Denmark – 2017 – 77 mins – Age:
8+ – In Danish with English Subtitles
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 /
www.cineworld.ie
Kikoriki: Déjà Vu
Sat 12 May
1.00pm
Cineworld
€8.10
Kikoriki: Déjà Vu is a thrilling, laugh-out-loud time
travelling adventure for the whole family!
Krash has decided to throw his best buddy Barry an
unforgettable birthday party. He contacts the Déjà Vu
Agency, which organises exciting time travel adventures!
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New Family Films
But a cataclysmic accident occurs after Barry and his
friends fail to follow the rules correctly and are scattered
across the universe. Krash has to find and retrieve his
friends with the help of his alter ego from another time
and place, Shark, who has materialised out of the rupture
in the space-time continuum. Can the Kikoriki gang be
saved or will they be lost in time forever!?
Dir: Denis Chernov – Russia – 2017 – 85 mins – Age: 5+ – In English
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
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Master Spy
Sun 13 May
10.30am
Cineworld
€8.10
While working undercover as a spy in the 1970s, Simon is discovered by the enemy and ends up
Lila’s Book being cryogenically frozen. Nearly 50 years later he is thawed out by Tim, a young boy with a thirst
for adventure. Simon still has a case to solve and with the help of Tim, some gadgets from the 1970s
combined with modern technology, they set off to unmask the villain, rescue Simon’s old partner and
Sat 12 May In this adventure through magical worlds, children explore and discover the true value of save the world.
1.15pm friendship, the power of fantasy, and how to stay in touch with your heritage and culture.
Dir: Pieter van Rijn – Netherlands – 2016 – 77 mins – Age 8+ – in Dutch with English Subtitles
Cineworld
€8.10 Lila is a character in a children’s book. One day she suddenly falls out of her paper world Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
and into the “real” world. The only person who can save her is Ramon, the grown-up
owner of the book. Sadly, Ramon hasn’t read the book (or any book) for many years.
He’s also stopped believing in fantasy. Lila and her sassy new friend Manuela must face
a dangerous journey to the Desert of Lost Memories, to retrieve the precious book and
expose the truth to Ramon.
Dir: Marcela Rincón – Colombia and Uruguay – 2017 – 76 mins – Age: 8+ – In Spanish with English Subtitles
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
Cléo & Paul
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Sat 12 May Three-and-a-half-year-old Cléo is the reigning hide-and-seek champion. But then
3.00pm one day she forgets which path she took in the park. Suddenly the world is full of
Cineworld strangers staring at their smartphones. Cléo sets out on her own in the hustle-
€8.10 bustle of Paris in search of her brother Paul, who is lost as well. In tender proximity
to its tiny protagonists, this laconic cinematic fairy tale by Stéphane Demoustier
turns the daily urban doldrums into a marvellous cosmos of wonderful things,
places and encounters.
Dir: Stéphane Demoustier – France – 2018 – 61 mins – Age: 8+ – in French with English Subtitles
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Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
Anchors Up – Boats to the Rescue
Sun 13 May Elias is the top rescue boat in Cosy Cove, so when he’s called upon to rescue a boat
1.00pm in the midst of a huge storm, it’s no surprise that he’s up to the job. His heroic rescue
Cineworld operation becomes the talk of the town, and news spreads to a larger neighbouring port
€8.10 that’s in search of a new rescue boat to replace its retiring one. Leaving his friends and
home behind, Elias is wooed by the prestige of working in ‘Big Harbour’. One evening, he
overhears a local gang talking about mining illegal precious metals. Elias must turn to his
old friends from Cosy Cove for help. But since Elias left them behind so abruptly, will they
be open to helping him before it’s too late?
Dir: Simen Alsvik and William John Ashurst – Norway – 2017 – 73 mins – Age: 5+ – In English
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
Mission Kathmandu:
The Adventures of Nelly & Simon
Sun 13 May
11.00am
Cineworld
€8.10
Oskar’s America
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New Family Films
Quebec, 1956. On assignment, amateur private eye Nelly stumbles into the research lab of young
anthropologist Simon Picard. Frustrated and nearing the end of his research grant, Simon has yet to find
evidence of the existence of the elusive Yeti and prove his hypothesis that the Yeti is the missing link in Sun 13 May 10 year old Oskar has a dream. He wants to ride the prairies with his mother.
human evolution. Given a three-month reprieve by his wealthy yet suspicious investor, Simon reluctantly 1.15pm But right before summer vacation Oskar’s mum tells him she is going to America,
accepts Nelly’s help as they set out on a mission through the Himalayas in search of the mythical Yeti. Cineworld alone, while he has to stay behind on the farm with his bad-tempered grandfather.
Nelly and Simon must learn to combine their methodological and improvisational approaches if they are €8.10 Fortunately for Oskar, he gets acquainted with eccentric neighbour Levi and his
going to be able to navigate the challenging terrain. With Tensing, their young Sherpa guide, and Jasmin, short-sighted horse. Together they set up a nutty plan to cross the Atlantic Ocean
a chatty myna bird, by their side, what could possibly go wrong? in a rowboat - with Levi’s horse as a passenger!
Dir: Nancy Florence Savard and Pierre Greco – Canada – 2017 – 84 mins – Age: 5+ – In English Dir: Torfinn Iversen – Noway & Sweden – 2017 – 79 mins – Age: 8+ – in Norwegian with English
Subtitles
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Orchestra Class
Sat 19 May
10.45am
Cineworld
€8.10
Simon is a distinguished violinist, but he’s at a low point in his life and career. He ends up teaching a 6th-
grade orchestra class at a Parisian middle school, under the direction of the kindly Mr. Farid. He gets off
to a rocky start and his strict teaching style doesn’t help him connect with the more difficult students.
One of these students is Arnold, a painfully shy but gifted boy who is passionate about the violin. Inspired
by Arnold’s raw talent and the warm enthusiasm of the rest of the class, Simon regains his zest for life
and rediscovers the joys of music. But will he be able to overcome the obstacles and keep his promise to
take the class to perform at the Paris Philharmonic?
Dir: Rachid Hami – France – 2016 – 102 mins – Age: 15+ – in French with English Subtitles
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
Ernest and Célestine - The Collection
Sun 13 May
3.00pm
Cineworld
€8.10
Ernest and Célestine - The Collection presents the original and exciting adventures of a big offbeat bear and
a mischievous little mouse.
Ernest is a Bear who marches to the beat of his own drum. He earns his living playing the accordion
and performing in the streets. He is perpetually grumpy. He complains, he protests, he resists…But his
bad mood is always followed by a big laugh. In his run-down house, he took in Célestine, a little orphan
Mouse. Célestine is as generous with Ernest as she is with her friends. She is always cheerful, optimistic,
and determined. When she becomes fixated on a goal, nothing stands in her way, especially not Ernest’s
grumpy attitude. She is also a talented artist and writer: she records her adventures with Ernest in little
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books that she writes and illustrates herself.
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We are delighted to present x 6 new episodes from the Ernest and Celestine collection.
Dir: Julien Chheng and Jean-Christophe Roger – France – 2017 – 78 mins – Age: 5+ – in English
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
20 21Heartstrings
Sat 19 May
11.00am
Cineworld
€8.10
A talented cellist and top student, 12-year-old Marie has a
secret that she hasn’t shared with anyone at school: she has a
degenerative eye condition. Her protective parents believe she
should move to a leading medical facility for treatment, but Marie
wants to finish the school year and audition for a prestigious music
academy. Meanwhile, Marie offers to tutor her classmate Victor,
who is having difficulties with his school work — and also harbours
a secret crush on Marie. The two develop a strong friendship, and
Marie eventually confides in Victor about her eyesight. Together,
they hatch a plan: he will help cover up her deteriorating vision in
class so she can finish the school year and perform her audition.
Based on the book Le coeur en braille, Heartstrings is a beautifully
crafted and moving film that boasts remarkably strong
performances from its young leads.
Dir: Michel Boujenah – France – 2016 – 89 mins – Age: 12+ – in French with
English Subtitles
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
Girl in Flight
Sat 19 May
1.00pm
Cineworld
€8.10
Silvia, a determined 11 year old girl from a small town in Tuscany,
boards a train alone going to Rome. When asked by a mother sitting
nearby why she is alone, Silvia responds ‘my parents are very modern
and leave me to do as I wish.’ Two months earlier, we see Silvia’s
mother incapacitated by a severe episode of recurring depression,
and later, at her breaking point, Silvia gathers her things and leaves...
alone. On the train, she meets Emina, a smart, defiant 13 year old girl.
When they arrive in Rome, Silvia follows Emina as she disappears
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inside Rome’s vast central train station.
Inspired by real events Girl in Flight reflects the tender, frightening
and exciting emotional journey of a courageous young girl searching
for her place in the world.
Dir: Sandra Vannucchi – Italy – 2017 – 75 mins – Age: 15+ – in Italian with English
Subtitles
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
22 23Big Fish & Begonia
Sat 19 May
1.15pm
Cineworld
€8.10
An astonishing work of animation over a
decade in the making, Big Fish & Begonia crosses
worlds, unleashes the elements, and pushes our
understanding of fate itself. Thoughtful Chun
comes from an unseen world responsible for
The Witch Hunters
Earth’s wellbeing. When she crosses into our
planet, she develops a bond with a human boy Sat 19 May Ten-year-old Jovan was born with partial cerebral palsy. Shy, self-conscious and without
who sacrifices his life for hers. Big Fish & Begonia 3.30pm many friends, he often escapes in his imagination to a place where he is a crime-fighting
draws on fascinating Chinese mythology to show Cineworld superhero not limited by his own body. His world shifts when a new girl arrives in his
Chun’s epic journey to return the favour. €8.10 class. Milica, not intimidated by much, chooses the seat next to Jovan and immediately
enlists him to help her free her father from his girlfriend, whom she is convinced is
Dir: Liang Xuan and Zhang Chun – China – 2016 – 105 a witch who has placed him under a spell. The Witch Hunters is an honest portrayal
mins – Age: 8+ – In English of struggle and acceptance, and how true friendship can lead to undiscovered inner
strength.
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 /
www.cineworld.ie Dir: Rasko Miljkovic – Serbia – 2018 – 90 mins – Age: 10+ – in Serbian with English Subtitles
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
Fortuna
Sat 19 May Fortuna, a 14-year-old Ethiopian girl, has had no news of her parents since arriving
Cross My Heart
3.00pm in Lampedusa, Italy. Together with other refugees, she is given shelter for the
Cineworld winter in a Swiss catholic hospice at an altitude of over 2000 metres. While they Sun 20 May Montreal, October 1970. Twelve-year-old Manon’s family is on the verge of
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€8.10 wait for their fate to be decided by the Swiss authorities, Fortuna meets Kabir, 10.30am collapse; she and her little brother Mimi are about to be placed in Foster Care.
a 26-year-old African refugee, and falls desperately in love. Their relationship Cineworld Manon is incensed. Inspired by the revolutionary climate Manon comes up with
develops in secret, till the day Kabir disappears. €8.10 a plan and takes an old woman hostage to demand the right to choose her own
future. With the help of her two cousins Martin and Denis, they leave the city with
Starring Bruno Ganz and winner of both the Crystal Bear and the Grand Prix Mimi and the old woman, determined to find refuge where they can all be happy
awards at this year’s Berlinale. and free. Gripping, tender and moving, Cross My Heart is a vibrant story portraying
the weaknesses and betrayals of adulthood as seen through the eyes of children.
Dir: Germinal Roaux – Switzerland and Belgium – 2018 – 106 mins – Age: 15+ - in French with
English Subtitles Dir: Luc Picard – Canada – 2017 – 100 mins – Age: 15+ – in French with English Subtitles
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Screenings and Q&As
Grabbers
+ Film Production Q&A with David Collins
Liyana Sun 6 May
3.00pm
Sun 20 May Affecting and uplifting, this beautiful documentary and animated fiction hybrid tells the Cineworld
11.00am story of a young girl as imagined by a group of orphaned Swazi children. Executive produced €8.10
Cineworld by Thandie Newton and animated by artist Shofela Coker, five children from a self-sustaining
€8.10 agricultural orphanage in Swaziland, create a story under the guidance of South African Producer David Collins from Samson Films will be presenting the film and taking part in an audience
children’s author Gcina Mhlophe. In this tale-within-a-tale, the orphans invent a character Q&A before the screening.
drawn from their own experience. Their character, Liyana, is a brave and strong girl who
lives in a thatched hut with her mother, father and two brothers. Their story never shies Samson Films is one of Ireland’s leading feature film production companies. In addition to developing its
away from the realities of the pain and loss they have experienced. True to their own lives, own film and TV drama material, Samson also acts as a co-producer and executive producer on a wide
resilience is key to the narrative they tell – a fairytale imbued with tenderness and courage. range of Irish, European and International feature film projects. Film Projects include Grabbers, Once, The
Truth Commissioner, A Dark Song, Run & Jump and The Sea.
Dir: Aaron Kopp and Amanda Kopp – Swaziland, USA and Qatar – 2017 – 77 mins – Age: 12+ – in English
Grabbers - The sleepy coastal community of Erin Island is about to receive some unexpected visitors.
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
Vicious extra-terrestrial predators have landed and they’ve got a thirst on.... for blood. With razor sharp
tentacles and an insatiable hunger, the alien creatures are about to indulge in a feeding frenzy the likes
of which has never been seen before. With a storm fast approaching and with no means of escape,
the townsfolk have one last shot at survival. Will the locals find enough Dutch courage to survive The
Grabbers?
Dir: Jon Wright – Ireland & UK – 2012 – 94 mins – Cert: 15A – in English
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
The Mystery of Green Hill
Talking Pictures
Sun 20 May Koko and his friends are spending their summer vacation on the shores of a lake
World Cinema
1.00pm near the idyllic Green Hill. Soon the magical countryside is disturbed by unusual
Cineworld events: under the cover of night, burglars break into one house after another,
€8.10 stealing anything valuable they can find. When the police turn a blind eye, the kids
decide to take matters into their own hands and unmask the burglars.
Based on the book series by Ivan Kusan The Mystery of Green Hill is an action-
packed adventure for teens that pays homage in tone and style to classics such as
Stand By Me and The Goonies.
Dir: Cejen Cernic – Croatia – 2017 – 81 mins – Age: 12+ – in Croatian with English Subtitles
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Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ieLoving Vincent
+ Q&A with Artists Séamas O’Labhradha and Sandra Hickey
Thurs 17 May
7.00pm
Cineworld
€8.10
Loving Vincent artists Séamas O’Labhradha and Sandra Hickey will be presenting the film and taking
part in a post-screening Q&A.
On 27th July 1890 a gaunt figure stumbled down a drowsy high street at twilight in the small French
country town of Auvers. The man was carrying nothing; his hands clasped to a fresh bullet wound leaking
blood from his belly. This was Vincent van Gogh, then a little known artist; now the most famous artist in
the world. His tragic death has long been known, what has remained a mystery is how and why he came
to be shot. Loving Vincent tells that story. Starring Aidan Turner, Saoirse Ronan and Helen McCrory.
Dir: Dorota Kobiela & Hugh Welchman – UK & Poland – 2017 – 95 mins – Cert: 12A – in English
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
Bad Day for the Cut
+ Producer/Writer Q&A with Brendan Mullin
Tues 15 May
6.30pm
Cineworld
€8.10
Producer/Writer Brendan Mullin will be presenting the film and taking part in a post-screening
Q&A.
Gritty revenge drama Bad Day for the Cut is the debut movie by director/writer Chris Baugh and
Talking Pictures
Talking Pictures
producer/writer Brendan Mullin. The film tells the story of a mild-mannered middle-aged Irish farmer,
who still lives at home with his mother, who sets off on a mission of revenge when the old lady is
murdered. Shot in Belfast and Templepatrick, the film wowed audiences at the Sundance Film Festival
(the movie became the first feature-length production made in Northern Ireland ever to be presented
at the event). Bad Day for the Cut is an impressive debut feature, full of nail-biting tension with a highly
endearing hero at its heart.
Dir: Chris Baugh – UK – 2017 – 100 mins – Age: 18+ – in English
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
28 29Lady Bird
+ Q&A with Saoirse Ronan
Sun 20 May
3.30pm
Cineworld
€15.00
Award winning actress and Cinemagic patron Saoirse Ronan will be presenting the film and taking
part in an audience Q&A before the screening.
This coming-of-age tale set in 2002 Sacramento centres on Christine McPherson, an eccentric teenager
who prefers to go by the name “Lady Bird.” Over the course of her senior year of high school, Lady Bird
deals with the pangs of first love and clashes with her mother over her plans for the future. Covering
semi-autobiographical ground the film is beautifully and sensitively realised. Ronan and Metcalf’s
sensational performances and Gerwig’s sophisticated writing make it an incredibly personal, authentic
and involving story and quite possibly a future classic.
Dir: Greta Gerwig – USA – 2017 – 94 mins – Cert: 15A – in English
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
Just Charlie
+ Director Q&A with Rebekah Fortune
Sun 20 May
1.15pm
Cineworld
€8.10
Director Rebekah Fortune will be presenting the film and taking part in a post-screening Q&A.
Football is Charlie’s joy. When he has the ball at his feet, he can make magic happen - a gift that many
teenage boys can only dream of. Now the opportunity for Charlie to play professionally has come along
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Talking Pictures
and it looks like he will be able to succeed where his father could not. But Charlie has a secret, a secret
locked in his heart. With his future seemingly mapped out, the secret cannot stay hidden any longer.
Charlie’s decision to reveal the truth tears his once united family apart and puts his friends in turmoil.
No-one is quite sure of themselves or each other anymore and the road back to harmony is paved with
obstacles, prejudices and confusion.
Dir: Rebekah Fortune – UK – 2017 – 97 mins – Age: 15+ – in English
Tickets: Cineworld 1520 880 444 / www.cineworld.ie
30 31CineSeekers Festival Jury
Inspiring the Next Generation
of Cinema Audiences! CROSS-BORDER INITIATIVE
We are recruiting two film juries for May 2018.
• WATCH FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
• TAKE PART IN EXCITING GAMES AND WORKSHOPS
• GET YOUR JURY GOODIE BAGS
• MAKE LOTS OF NEW FRIENDS
Jury Films Sneak Peek!
PART TWO:
JURIES, MASTERCLASSES,
FILM ACADEMY & FILM EDUCATION
CineSeekers
(PAGES 33-61)
33CineSeekers 5+ (Ages: 5-7) CineFocus Festival Jury
All children participating in the jury will watch feature films before choosing their favourite. Children
must be chaperoned by an adult (parent/guardian attendance free of charge). All films will be screened
Inspiring the Next Generation
in their original language with English subtitles where necessary. The jurors will also take part in exciting
festival games and workshops as well as making lots of new friends.
of Cinema Audiences! CROSS-BORDER INITIATIVE
We are recruiting two film juries for May 2018.
CineSeekers 8+ (Ages: 8-11)
All children participating in the jury will watch feature films before choosing their favourite. Parents’ • WATCH FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
attendance is not necessary in the cinema, however it is advised that children under 10 are chaperoned by • TAKE PART IN FILM REVIEW WORKSHOPS
an adult. The films will be screened in their original language with English subtitles where necessary. The • NETWORK WITH FELLOW FILM FANS
jurors will also take part in exciting festival games and workshops as well as making lots of new friends. • WRITE REVIEWS FOR THE FESTIVAL WEBSITE
Where & When: Cost:
CineSeekers 5+ and CineSeekers 8+ will both take €10 per jury member (Parent/Guardian Free of
place on Sat 12 May (10.00am – 3.00pm) & Sun Charge).
13 May (10.00am – 3.00pm). All screenings will
take place in Cineworld Cinemas, Parnell Street. Availability:
50 children will be selected as jurors. Jury
Travel/Hospitality: participation is based on a first come first served
Travel to the jury screenings and hospitality is the basis.
responsibility of the parent/guardian. Cinemagic
can provide a list of B&Bs and hotels for those To Apply:
travelling from outside Dublin. Please email cineseekers@cinemagic.ie or call
Cinemagic on Tel: +44 28 90 311900 to register.
The Juror’s Pack:
Each jury member will receive a Juror’s Pack
consisting of a t-shirt, bag, programme, badge, jury
sheets and pen.
Jury Films Sneak Peek!
CineSeekers
CineFocus
34 35CINEFOCUS 12+ (AGES: 12-14)
CINEFOCUS 15+ (AGES: 15-18)
Masterclasses
All young people participating in the jury will watch a selection of feature films before choosing their Illustration
favourite. All films will be screened in their original language with English subtitles where necessary. The
jurors will also take part in festival ‘film review’ workshops, get the opportunity to meet film critics &
with Corrina Askin
journalists, as well as making lots of new friends.
Sat 12 May
2.00pm-4.00pm
Where & When: Cost: Liffey Trust Studios
CineFocus 12+ and CineFocus 15+ will both take €10 per jury member Ages: 6-11
place on Sat 19 May (10.00am-3.00pm) & Sun €20.00 per person
20 May (10.00am-3.00pm) at Cineworld, Parnell Availability:
Street. 50 participants will be chosen as jurors (in each
age category). Jury participation is based on a first
Corrina will begin by giving an introduction to the materials and will then talk
Travel/Hospitality: come first served basis.
about how to create a character following a discussion on “what is a funny
Travel to the jury screenings is the responsibility
character?” Kids will then be encouraged to come up with a short story and
of participants. Cinemagic can provide a list of To Apply:
draw & design their new inspirations! Corrina has worked for many well-
B&Bs and hotels for those travelling from outside Please email cinefocus@cinemagic.ie or call
known broadcasters including Cbeebies, MTV and Channel 4. She’s created
Dublin. Cinemagic on Tel: +44 28 90 311900 to register.
two pre-school animated series currently on air - Castle Farm on Channel Five
and Joe and Jack on RTE. Her work has sold around the world, including to
The Juror’s Pack:
Disney Latin America, ABC Australia and Milkshake Channel Five.
Each jury member will receive a Juror’s Pack
consisting of a t-shirt, bag, programme, badge, jury To book tickets please visit www.eventbrite.ie (& search for Illustration
sheets and pen. with Corrina Askin).
Masterclasses
CineFocus
36 37Aardman Model Making Workshops Storyboarding
with Brown Bag Films
Sun 13 May Aardman Animations are giving you the chance to learn how
Three session times to choose from: to make your very own Hognob, Gromit or Shaun the Sheep
11.00am – 12.00pm character at these fun, hands-on clay modelling workshops. Sat 19 May
(Hognob Model Making) Led by one of their expert model makers, you’ll also get 2.00pm-4.00pm
1.00pm – 2.00pm the opportunity to ask questions about the tricks of the Liffey Trust Studios
(Gromit Model Making) trade from the award-winning studio. And the fun doesn’t Ages: 8-12
3.00pm – 4.00pm have to stop there….Participants can take their clay models €20.00 per person
(Shaun the Sheep Model Making) home and try animating them using Aardman’s easy to use
Liffey Trust Studios Animate It! software. Every animated film, from million dollar Disney films to low budget short films, all start with a storyboard.
Ages: 5-11 A storyboard takes a script or a story and turns it into a series of drawings, these drawings show
€10.00 per person To book tickets please visit www.eventbrite.ie (& search everyone where the camera will be placed, where the characters need to be positioned and what the
for Aardman Model Making Workshops and then choose characters will be doing. The trick to a good storyboard is to know where to place the camera and
either Hognob, Gromit or Shaun the Sheep). characters to best tell the story. Informal, fun and informative, the workshop will use examples and
exercises to give participants the knowledge they need to visually tell a story, participants will then be
able to storyboard stories of their very own (stories can be provided and all levels of drawing ability
catered for). Led by storyboard artist Damien O’Connor (Doc McStuffins, Noddy, Olivia the Pig and The
Octonauts).
To book tickets please visit www.eventbrite.ie (& search for Storyboarding with Brown Bag Films).
Comic Book Making
with Davy Francis and the Comic Book Guys
Sun 20 May create a comic book store like no other with a
2.00pm-4.00pm unique, infectious atmosphere, Comic Book Guys
Liffey Trust Studios was founded by comic book fans for comic book
Ages: 12-16 fans.
€20.00 per person
To book tickets please visit
Want to learn how to make your own comic? Join www.eventbrite.ie (& search for Comic Book
artist Davy Francis and the Comic Book Guys as Making with Davy Francis and the Comic Book
they invite participants to devise their very own Guys).
comic strip. You will develop your own characters,
worlds and storylines in this fun and creative
workshop.
Davy Francis is a cartoonist, caricaturist and
comic artist from Belfast with a style that tends
towards whimsical humour. Best known for his
Masterclasses
Masterclasses
work on Holy Cross, Oink! and 2000AD, he was
part of the first flowering of small press comics in
Belfast in the 1970s contributing to the Belfast
People’s Comic and self-publishing his own comic
books.
Established in 2014, Comic Book Guys is
Northern Ireland’s largest independent comic
book store based in the heart of Belfast. Inspired
by a passion for all things comics and a desire to
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©Aardman Animations Ltd 2018Dublin Short Film Academy Guest speakers will include:
Mon 14 – Fri 18 May Michael Lennox Siobhán Farrell Paddy McCarney
The LAB Cinemagic is looking for committed, talented BAFTA Winner and Oscar Managing Director of Eclipse Location Manager (Penance:
€200 per person and creative young people who will be mentored Nominated Director of Pictures one of Ireland’s leading Aithri, In America, Bloody
by industry professionals during the weeklong Boogaloo and Graham, A Patch of independent film distribution Sunday) and Producer (Hostage
We are looking for young people aged 18-25, academy. The successful applicants will Fog, Endeavour and Channel 4’s companies. Recent Irish to the Devil).
from the North and South of Ireland to be part participate in a programme of intensive and hit comedy Derry Girls. releases include My Name is
of a production crew for a film being produced practical training through masterclasses and Emily, Sanctuary and Condemned
during our Cinemagic Dublin Film Academy workshops led by the film experts. There will to Remember.
in May. The short film will be made under the also be an ‘Industry Spotlight Programme’ where
guidance of industry professionals, led by Guest Speakers from different areas of the film
filmmaker Patrick Maxwell (Headline Films). industry will visit the Academy and take part in Alison Crinion Liam Ryan
Q&A and Masterclass sessions. Communications Director, Production Manager and
Budding filmmakers will have the chance to Industry Trust for IP Awareness Industry & Short Film
develop their talents and earn their credit on the Ireland and Content Manager Programmer for the Dublin
local production which will be screened as part of CROSS-BORDER INITIATIVE
for LOVEMOVIES.IE. International Film Festival.
Cinemagic Festivals in 2018.
Festival Pass: Participants will also have access to the complete Cinemagic film and education
programme where they can attend events with guests including Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird), Cartoon
Saloon (The Breadwinner), Aoife McArdle (Kissing Candice) and Frank Berry (Michael Inside).
Dublin Film Academy
Dublin Film Academy
More Information: The Academy will provide How to Apply: All training and filming will take
young filmmakers with an invaluable insight place in Dublin. Participants are expected to make
to all aspects of filmmaking as well as teaching their own way to and from training and filming
participants essential skills. each day. No previous experience is necessary.
We will welcome applications from the Republic
The young people will be assigned individual of Ireland and Northern Ireland. You need to be
roles on the film crew and must ensure that they between the ages of 18 and 25 when applying.
are available from 14 – 18 May for training and You must be able to commit to the programme for
filming. its duration. Please email shauna@cinemagic.ie
40 for an application form. 41Film Education (Schools) Pre-School & Primary
The Cinemagic education programme is recognised for its ability to use film to engage with young Giants, Witches, Peaches & Twists!
people; to stimulate discussion on social issues and to provide practical opportunities to learn new skills.
In 2018 Cinemagic will offer schools and young people the chance to take part in practical workshops Discover the World of Roald Dahl
and to view new and captivating films from around the world. + Screening: The BFG
Teacher Information - If you would like your school or class to attend any of the screenings/workshops
listed (or for the classroom specific events to come to your school) please contact schools@cinemagic.ie Thurs 10 May Magic, Witches and Giants. Did they really exist? In this interactive show
for further details or call Cinemagic on +44 28 9031 1900. 10.00am – 1.00pm for schools you will perform magic and dress-up as heroic wizards &
ODEON Stillorgan despicable witches! And some brave pupils will be able to try out and
Participating School Events - A number of screenings & workshops in the education programme Suitable for 8-11 year olds experience (in a fun way!) the terrible torturous punishments handed out
are listed as ‘participating school’ events. These are events that we will bring into your school to help €3.00 per pupil to magic folk hundreds of years ago!
alleviate travel costs.
In Roald Dahl’s The BFG a little orphan girl befriends a benevolent giant
who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-
eating giants that are invading the human world. Cert: PG.
Ferdinand
Regional Outreach Screening
Thurs 10 May
10.30am – 12.30pm
IMC Santry
Pre-School & Primary
Suitable for 6-11 year olds
€2.00 per pupil
Film Education
Little bull Ferdinand enjoys sitting quietly under a tree
and smelling flowers as opposed to jumping around
frantically, snorting, and butting heads with the other
bulls. As he grows up and becomes a mature, strong
bull, Ferdinand’s temperament is as gentle as ever. But
one day, he’s forced to toughen up when five men arrive
and mistakenly choose him as the “biggest, fastest and
roughest” bull for the highly-anticipated bullfights in
Madrid. Based on the classic 1936 children’s book by
Munro Leaf. Cert: G.
42 43The Prehistoric Show with History Live
+ Screening: Early Man
Fri 11 May
10.30am – 1.00pm
Cineworld
Suitable for 8-11 year olds
€3.00 per pupil
In the Prehistoric Show pupils will dress up in replica furs
as they imagine what life was like thousands of years ago!
Food and hunting techniques will then be explored. Spears,
harpoons, bows & arrows, fishing tackle, traps & snares have
all been replicated for the presentation. The children will
be shown how and why they were used so effectively in the
process of hunting seal, walrus, whale and hairy mammoth!
Music from the Movies The children will also be shown how the food was preserved.
Finally they will be shown how fire was created with a bow
+ Screening: Peter Rabbit and wooden drill! All the information has been studied from
archaeology and modern Inuit survival techniques.
Fri 11 May Arts education award winning duo Nigel Ireland and Gareth Hopkins
10.00am – 1.00pm will take young audience members through a fun packed interactive Early Man is set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric
ODEON Coolock show that will include music from hit movies such as The Jungle Book, creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth. It tells
Suitable for 8-11 year olds Frozen, Mary Poppins and Robin Hood. With a line-up of violin, viola, cello, the story of Dug, who along with sidekick Hognob unite their
€3.00 per pupil double bass, guitar, mandolin, electric violin and bass guitar, Nigel and tribe against a mighty enemy - Lord Nooth. Cert: PG.
Gareth will introduce sound and acoustics using interactive games and
stories.
Peter Rabbit is the new feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s classic tale Drama for Kids – Jungle Capers!
of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer’s vegetable garden.
Cert: PG.
with Emma Coogan School of Speech and Drama
Fri 11 – Tues 15 May Let’s take a ride on the wild side! Have fun monkeying around as we
(Choose Your Date) Jump into the Jungle, parade across the plains and drift down the
Illustration 10.00am – 11.00am
Participating School
Amazon. Just watch out for the piranhas… they’re very smart, cos they
live in schools! Oh, and look out for the lion, he might be pleased to eat
with Corrina Askin (We Come to You!) you! Come face to face with a Kangaparropottomus… a what?! Don’t
Suitable for 4-7 year olds worry… we can ask a special animal doctor to help us figure it all out….
€3.00 per pupil “Dr. Dolittle, we need yoooouuuuu!
Fri 11 May
Pre-School & Primary
Pre-School & Primary
10.30am – 1.00pm Scamper, swim, fly and plod along to this fun-filled hour of drama, mime
Participating School (We Come to You!) and games, with Emma Coogan School of Speech and Drama, for a
Suitable for 6-11 year olds squeaking, snappping, squawking, rip ROARing time!
€5.00 per pupil
Corrina will begin by giving an introduction to the materials and will
then talk about how to create a character following a discussion on
“what is a funny character?” Kids will then be encouraged to come up
with a short story and draw & design their new inspirations! Corrina
has worked for many well-known broadcasters including Cbeebies,
MTV and Channel 4. She’s created two pre-school animated series
currently on air - Castle Farm on Channel Five and Joe and Jack on
RTE. Her work has sold around the world, including to Disney Latin
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America, ABC Australia and Milkshake Channel Five.Special Effects My First Cinema Trip!
Make-Up in Film Screening: Bob the Builder: Mega Machines
Mon 14 May
11.00am – 12.00pm
Fri 11, Mon 14, Wed 16 & Fri 18 May
Cineworld
(Choose Your Date)
Suitable for 3-6 year olds
10.00am – 12.00pm
€3.00 per pupil
Participating School (We Come to You!)
Suitable for 8-11 year olds
€4.00 per pupil The My First Cinema Trip scheme is designed to offer opportunities
for nursery and primary school groups to visit the cinema together
for the first time!
Special effects is without a doubt a highly creative and fun area in make-up artistry. It allows you to create any
creature or character you can imagine, as whacky or scary as your heart desires! It also serves a real purpose. Scoop, Muck and Lofty can’t wait to help Bob with his biggest build
With storylines becoming more sensational and technology more sophisticated, special effects is becoming an ever – building a dam and transforming an old quarry into a reservoir
increasingly important element of both film and TV productions. Join special effects artists as they teach pupils to provide Spring City with fresh water. Bob enlists the help of
the basic skills and techniques of make-up artistry! another builder, Conrad, to help clear the quarry – along with his
three enormous Mega Machines, Thud, Crunch and Ace. Conrad,
secretly resentful that he lost out on the dam-building contract to
Bob, plots to undermine his rival’s reputation and sabotages the dam.
Soon Bob realises that things are not as they should be and that it’s
Coco up to him and his team to save Spring City! Cert: G.
Regional Outreach Screening
Mon 14 May Coco, tells the tale of “Miguel Rivera”, a 12-year-old boy, living in a home
10.30am – 12.15pm
Axis Cinema, Ballymun
that believes music has cursed their family for generations. However
“Miguel” still has dreams of becoming a professional guitarist, just like
Contemporary Classics - From Book to Screen
Suitable for 8-11 year olds his hero the late “Ernesto De la Cruz”. So ignoring his family’s music ban, The Witches + Storytelling with Jack Lynch
€2.00 per pupil he keeps practicing on his guitar, trying to emulate his idol and, in doing
so, accidentally transports himself to the “Land of the Dead”. In this
beautiful colourful magical underworld “Miguel” encounters the souls of
Mon 14 & Tues 15 May (Choose Your Date)
his own family who have long passed away. Cert: PG.
10.00am – 12.30pm
Participating School (We Come to You!)
Suitable for 8-11 year olds
€5.00 per pupil
Each festival we select a children’s literary classic
Pre-School & Primary
Pre-School & Primary
that has been adapted for the ‘Big Screen’ as part
of our Book to Screen strand. This year we have
chosen Roald Dahl’s The Witches.
Before the screening storyteller Jack Lynch will
be taking pupils on a spooky & magical journey
exploring scary myths and legends from around
the world.
In Roald Dahl’s The Witches, A young boy
stumbles into a witch convention and must
stop them, even after he has been turned into a
mouse! Cert: PG.
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available for teachers on the day.
©2018 Disney•Pixar. All Rights Reserved.Lovemovies.ie ‘Craft & Graft Presentation’ Myths, Legends and Folktales -
+ Screening: Coco Storytelling with Jack Lynch
+ Screening: The Son of Bigfoot
Mon 14 May
10.30am – 1.00pm
Cineworld Thurs 17 May Indies and the United States. He is also a founder
Suitable for 8-11 year olds 10.30am – 1.00pm member of Storytellers of Ireland.
€3.00 per pupil Cineworld
Suitable for 8-11 year olds The Son of Bigfoot - When teenager, Adam,
At the Industry Trust for IP Awareness they believe when you €3.00 per pupil discovers his long-lost father is none other than
learn about all of the hard work (graft) that goes into the creation the legendary Bigfoot, things begin to get more
of a film - you get more of a handle on why it’s not yours to take for Join storyteller Jack Lynch for a fun-filled morning than a little hairy! Cert: PG.
free. Plus you can better understand why the real life people who of mystery and intrigue as he takes pupils on
invested their time, skills and money in making the film deserve to a journey around the world exploring myths,
get paid for their work. When we all understand the importance legends and folktales.
of supporting the film industry and paying for the films we watch
then there will be more films made to enjoy in the future. Jack Lynch tells a wide range of stories that draw
on Ireland’s rich oral tradition. He combines
To celebrate the hard work that goes into every aspect of the Film folkloric elements with ancient Irish myths,
Industry in Ireland, we have invited Walt Disney Studios, Ireland wonder tales and tall tales. He has told stories
Head of Sales, Martin O’Grady to tell you about his job, the jobs throughout Ireland, England, Scotland, France,
along the way and why he loves all movies, not just Disney ones. Germany, Belgium, Estonia, Jordan, the West
The Q&A will be followed by a screening of Coco. Cert: PG.
Learn more about the Industry Trust and watch their fantastic
‘Moments worth Paying For’ campaigns on www.lovemovies.ie ©2018 Disney•Pixar. All Rights Reserved. My First Cinema Trip!
+Screening: Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
The Ugly Animal Roadshow with Simon Watt Fri 18 May Join Thomas in a tale of daring escapes, heroic
+ Screening: A Bug’s Life 11.00am – 12.00pm
Cineworld
rescues and discover that true friendship comes
in all shapes and sizes. Cert: G.
Suitable for 3-6 year olds
Tues 15 May A Bug’s Life - A misfit ant, looking for “warriors” €3.00 per pupil
10.30am – 1.00pm to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers,
Cineworld recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an The My First Cinema Trip scheme is designed
Suitable for 6-11 year olds inept circus troupe! Cert: G. to offer opportunities for nursery and primary
€3.00 per pupil school groups to visit the cinema together for the
Simon Watt is a biologist, science communicator, first time!
Pre-School & Primary
Pre-School & Primary
Simon Watt is President for life of the Ugly Animal writer and TV presenter. His on screen credits
Preservation Society - The society that celebrates include – Rocketeers, Wild Cities, Eureka: The Big Determined to prove his importance on Sodor,
and explores the incredible biology of the Animal Bang Query and Inside Nature’s Giants. Thomas takes James’ trucks and sets off on a
Kingdom’s most monstrous!!! big adventure to the mainland. On the way he
makes friends with the cheerful and helpful
In this interactive show we will look at what “Experimental Engines” but, after a wrong turn,
makes these hideous creatures so amazing and finds himself lost in the steelworks. There,
study how they evolved. The workshop will Thomas encounters two mysterious engines
feature videos, demonstrations and lots and lots who instantly make him feel welcome but who
of audience participation. Topics covered will aren’t what they first seem. After Thomas fails to
include – evolution, extinction, conservation and return, James sets off to the mainland but runs
adaptation. into trouble himself and it is up to Thomas and the
Experimental Engines to save the day.
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