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By Karla HealionNovember 23, 2016News & Events

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An auction of props donated by Element Pictures fr

An auction of props donated by Element Pictures from the BBC/RTE show Normal People and organised by WFT Member Orla Murphy raised funds to support Ukrainian Film Makers over the summer of 2022.

Part of these funds have now been awarded to a young documentary filmmaker Li Biletska via the DocuDays/DeutscheAkademie FilmBoost scheme for the creation of a short film. In addition Irish company Outer Limits has offered to provide post-production services pro-bono. The auction was organised by Órla Murphy from the voluntary group Irish Filmmakers supporting Filmmakers.

Winning Project

The winning project by Li Biletska, an emerging Ukrainan filmmaker, originally from Kherson, now displaced and living in Kyiv, was selected from over 400 applicants by an international jury of judges to receive this special bursary from Ireland.

Li Biletska’s short film will be about the lives of people living under occupation in the city of Kherson. It documents the inhabitants as they move from their initial hopes of a quick release, into the reality of a longer-term occupation and finally with the sense of an inevitable need to leave the ailing city.

Part of the visual art scene in Kherson, Li has also created the photographic series Home Maria, portraits of women and girls under occupation. This will be her first documentary.

Celebrating an Important Voice

Li said ‘Being at the beginning of a new business is very exciting and a little scary. This award is a very valuable support to me as an artist but even more valuable is the opportunity to tell a story about life under occupation in Kherson. Supporting Ukrainian culture and artists is an important contribution to the victory of the future over the past.’

In a diary on Facebook, at the start of the occupation, Li also said: “Since yesterday, a veil of smoke has fallen on Kherson. And it drags you down. But we hold on. We stubbornly try to live. We still have to plant a forest.”

In this WFT Writers' Room podcast, WFT Administrat

In this WFT Writers' Room podcast, WFT Administration Executive Gemma Creagh examines the ins and outs of adaptation with the very talented Suzanne Allain. Suzanne has written the screenplay for Mr. Malcolm’s List, which was released in cinemas this month. Shot in Dublin/Wicklow last Spring, this film stars Freida Pinto and Zawe Ashton and is based on Suzanne’s original novel. WFT spoke with her about the writing process and what it was like adapting work – even if it’s your own.

About Suzanne Allain

Suzanne Allain is a novelist and screenwriter whose first novel, Incognito, was published in 2001. She later adapted her second novel, Mr. Malcolm’s List, into a feature script. It was one of the highest-rated romance screenplays on the Black List, was produced as part of their Black List Table Reads Podcast in 2015, and released as a feature film in 2022. Her books have received starred reviews in Library Journal and Booklist and script readers have said Suzanne’s dialogue “sparks with wit and intelligence” and that her characters have “palpable chemistry.”

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WFT Members Mo O’Connell (Director) & Emer Durca

WFT Members Mo O’Connell (Director) & Emer Durcan( Producer)’s project Bruise, a short film highlighting the issue of domestic abuse and sexual assault, will screen at Indie Cork this year.
The story is told through drama, movement and dance. With music composed especially for the film by the award winning composer Natasa Paulberg. It is the story of Heather, the lead character who is stunningly performed by Emily Kilkenny Roddy in her debut lead acting role. Her husband is played by dancer Ryan O’Neill also in his debut acting role. It features the debut performance from young aspiring actor Jade Lawless who plays the role of Grace O’Malley, the Pirate queen.

Developed in response to multiple events, BRUISE is a visually driven film that explores the many facets of domestic and sexual abuse against women. Following the journey of Heather, a woman trapped in an abusive relationship, who manages to escape her domestic prison, only to find herself vulnerable to the many threats that wait just beyond her front door, BRUISE is a story about finding your voice and reclaiming your body and a film that attempts to find hope in the midst of brutality.

Bruise is interesting because of its collaboration with services that offer support to people who have been affected by situations of domestic abuse, coercive control and sexual assault. The Mayo Women’s Refuge relayed real life stories from women who have experienced domestic abuse. These stories were used to build the main characters. The Mayo Rape Crises Centre also got onboard and there are actual women who work for these organisations presenting in the vigil scene as extras. Bruise is also supported by Adapt Kerry, Safe Ireland and CYPSC. Mayo Women’s Support Services are delighted to be involved in this important project.

On the Western Front Studios are the production company behind this project. They are a Westport-based company owned by Brian Durcan (Cinematographer) and it was producer WFT Member Emer Durken who researched, initiated and nurtured the relationships with Safe Ireland, Mayo Women’s Refuge Services, Rape Crisis Network Ireland Adapt Kerry & CYPSC.

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