Ffffound closes down. I suppose the day had to come that Ffffound closes down. This invite-only design site had been around since 2007 but its simplicity, lack of pleading clickbait headlines, and the death of Google Reader, probably meant there wasn’t a niche for it any more. The content varied wildly and at times it … Read more
I asked Kenny Gaughan from the Little Cinema Galway about what has become a small Galway institution in its 7 year lifespan. Little Cinema Galway – an Open Mic for Filmmakers The Little Cinema Galway is at it’s core a monthly screening of short films. It’s held in the Roisin Dubh, Galway, and in general … Read more
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Macnas Parade 2017: Macnas have just announced the date for this year’s Galway parade. It’s Sunday, 29th of October 2017. Giants and otherworldly performers descend on the city for a night of mischief and mayhem! The Macnas Parade is one of the highlights of the Galway Arts calendar, becoming its very own event having broken … Read more
Character sculpting workshops. Photo by Simon Boyle featuring work by Jennifer Mc Ginn. Character Sculpting Workshops This is the work that came out of a 5 day character sculpting workshop hosted in Macnas, Fisheries Field here in Galway recently. It’s absolutely jaw-dropping. This sort of sculpting is still used extensively in film design, even in … Read more
Annie Atkins, the amazing graphic designer for film, tv and games, has put out a call for a professional calligrapher to play the hands of Virginia Woolf in an upcoming film production: Wanted: Calligrapher to play Virginia Woolf’s hands We’re currently setting up the graphics department here in Dublin on a new film about Virginia Woolf. … Read more
