We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the 2013 ICCL Human Rights Film Awards, Ireland’s only human-rights themed short film competition.
Now entering its fifth year, the ICCL Human Rights Film Awards invites filmmakers and activists of diverse backgrounds to submit an original short film focusing on a particular human rights issue. Over the past four years, the competition has produced shortlisted films of outstanding quality which cast light on a range of human rights issues in new and creative ways. The competition deadline is 15 April 2013, and full details of how to apply are available in the application pack, available to download om the competition website, www.humanrightsfilmawards.org.
Dollhouse and Disco Pigs director Kirsten Sheridan has been a supporter and Jury member for the competition since its inception in 2008. Speaking on the 2013 competition’s launch she said:
“It has been a pleasure to see the ICCL Human Rights Film Awards go from strength to strength since I first got involved in it in 2008. Its aim has been to link up creative people with human rights activists, and to encourage the application of the filmmaker’s craft to the cause of human rights. As it enters its fifth year, the competition has achieved this aim admirably, producing shortlists that are varied, colourful, inspiring, and demonstrate the power of film in treating complex issues in a compelling and accessible way. I look forward to seeing what entries in 2013 bring to the competition”.
Background:
The ICCL launched the inaugural competition in 2008 with the support of the late Michael Dwyer of the Irish Times, Jim Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan. Over the course of the past four years, the competition has become a firm fixture in the Irish film calendar, providing filmmakers and those working in human rights with an opportunity to contribute to Irish human rights discourse in creative and innovative ways.
The competition has produced shortlisted and winning films of outstanding quality which cast light on a range of human rights issues both at home and abroad. Winning and shortlisted filmmakers have included established and emerging Irish filmmakers and producers such as Vittoria Colonna, Dearbhla Glynn, Anna Rodgers and Hilary Fennell; international documentary makers such as Mabel Lozano and Roser Corella; as well as many student or first-time filmmakers.