THE art of film making in Kerry is to receive a boost with confirmation of a new short film bursary by Kerry County Council and the Arts Council.
The funding, for a short drama film of 10 to 12 minutes in duration, is set as a grant and valued at €15,000 for 2018. Applicants must shoot in Kerry but do not have to be from Kerry to apply.
Kerry Arts Officer, Kate Kennelly, invited applications from film makers with some experience who are working in the short drama genre and who have a script that has
been developed, seen by a director and has had input from a producer.
An experience in filmmaking is required and applicants will need to prove that a director or a producer has seen the script and has a sense of its suitability to go to production.
Sinead O’Reilly of the Arts Council said a bursary to support film making ensures that a culture of film making is encouraged at local level.
“This feeds into the mainstream industry and the generation of future opportunities,” she said.
Kerry County Council Chief Executive, Moira Murrell, said film in Kerry is part of a rapidly growing industry and developing the county’s capacity to respond to and support filmmakers is a tradition Kerry County Council is proud of.
“The bursary further iterates our support in this regard,” she said.
Applications can be made online and all details can be found on https://form.jotformeu.com/KerryCoArts/film-bursary- award-kerry-2018.
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