Outcome Grant Summer 2007
Film
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 35,300 | |||
| performing in association with the Directors Guild of America, the Annual Directors Finders Series in September 2007 and screening of the selected film in Los Angeles on September 14th. | United States | 7,000 | |
| inviting 5 international film curators and programmers to Cork Festival to view new Irish shorts and film works from 14 - 21 Oct. 2007 | Ireland | 7,000 | |
| inviting international festival programmers to the Galway Film Fleadh, July 2007 | Ireland | 4,000 | |
| inviting ONCE film director John Carey to the Melbourne International Film Festival 25 July - 12 Aug 2007, Australia | Australia | 4,000 | |
| participation in the 9th Seoul International Youth Filmmaking Camp in South Korea from 19 - 24 July 2007 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 3,000 | |
| participation in a one-day- festival of film by Irish women in the Irish Cultural Centre in France, France from 28 -30 Sept. 2007 | France | 3,000 | |
| screening arthouse and experimental Irish short films and animation at the ISAFF Open Cinema Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia on 19 Aug. 2007 | Russian Federation | 2,800 | |
| showing Irish films by Jim Sheridan in the Cinemateca Portuguesa, Museu Do Cinema, Lisbon from 12 -17 Oct. 2007 | Portugal | 2,500 | |
| attending the Film Market at the Venice Film Festival 2007 from 3 8 Sept. 2007 | Italy | 2,000 | |
| producing a film project in collaboration with Travel Queeries documenting the Copenhagen Queer Festival in July 2007 | Denmark | ||
| showcasing "the best of Ireland" at the Irish Film and Television branches in New York and Los Angeles from Aug. 2007 - March 2008 | United States |
Literature
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 36,690 | |||
| a group of Irish curators and artistic directors going to Shanghai for Intellectual Exchange in Nov. 2007 | China | 12,000 | |
| participation of Irish writers speaking at a multidisciplinary event on Irish culture in Lisbon, Portugal from 13 -16 Nov.2007 | Portugal | 7,500 | |
| organising a 3 day festival of Irish storytelling at the Irish Centre in London from 26 -28 Oct.2007 | United Kingdom | 6,500 | |
| inviting Irish writers to the Edinburgh International Book Festival from 11 - 27 Aug. 2007 | United Kingdom | 2,800 | |
| attending and readings of poems from the Chinese Dual Language publication, at various events in Qinghai, China 6 -12 Aug.2007 | China | 2,000 | |
| participation with the Irish poet Cathal O'Searcaigh at the San Francisco International Poetry Festival from 11 - 14 Oct. 2007 | United States | 2,000 | |
| participating at the XVIII Annual international Literary Festival Drusakininkai Poetic Fall that will take place on 3 -9 October 2007, in Drusakininkai and Vilinus, Lithuania | Lithuania | 1,500 | |
| participation in a poetry festival at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles 5 - 7 Oct. 2007 | United States | 1,200 | |
| participation at a poetry festivals at the University of Southern California, USA from 5 - 7 Oct. 2007 | United States | 1,190 |
Music
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 167,825 | |||
| participation in the Sounds Alive 2008 series of the Canberra International Camber Music Festival from 7 -27 May 2008 | Australia | 44,000 | |
| a showcase concert at the Konzerthaus, Berlin from 22 - 24 Oct.2007 | Germany | 34,000 | |
| performing classical music and Irish traditional music in schools in Japan during the time from 25 Oct. - 3 Nov. 2007 | Japan | 20,000 | |
| of concerts festivals and workshops in a 23 day tour of USA and Canada, 6 - 30 Sept. 2007 | United States, Canada | 10,000 | |
| performances of Irish Traditional music and workshops at the Conservatorio Francisco Guerrero de Sevilla, Spain from 27 Oct. - 3 Nov 2007 | Spain | 7,000 | |
| participating in the 22nd Irish Festival in Finland which will take place 28 Sept. - 7 Oct.2007 in Helsinki, Finland | Finland | 6,000 | |
| organising a special series of Irish Master Musicians concerts by some leading bands and musicians in London Sept -Dec 2007 | United Kingdom | 4,500 | |
| organisaing the 2st Tyneside Irish Festival to include Irish Trad, Music, Literature, Drama, Storytellers and Dancing, Tyneside U.K., 11 - 21 Oct.2007 | United Kingdom | 4,000 | |
| participation of the Irish band LIADAN at the 27th Milwaukee Irish Fest celebrating "Celtic Women" from 16 - 19 Aug.2007 | United States | 4,000 | |
| performing a musical exchange with the Tayuela de Mercer Pipe Band, Llanes, Spain, 14 - 17 Aug. 2007 | Spain | 4,000 | |
| participation of young Irish musicians in the 13th Biennale in Alexandria, Egypt from 25 Nov. - 4 Dec. 2007 | Egypt | 4,000 | |
| participation of Irish musicians at The Oulu Irish Festival in Finland from 4 - 7 October , 2006 | Finland | 3,000 | |
| organising the Irish Traditional Music and Set Dance Weekend featuring several Irish musicians in Atlantic Canada from 7 - 8 Sept. 2007 | Canada | 3,000 | |
| participation in a concert tour and masterclasses in several venues around the USA | United States | 2,900 | |
| performing a short band tour in Canada and in the US in from 6 - 15 October 2007 | United States, Canada | 2,200 | |
| participation at the GBInternational Piping Festival 6 -12 Aug.2007 | United Kingdom | 2,000 | |
| performing and workshop coordination at 6 different Irish Festivals around the USA 27 July - 16 Sept. 2007 | United States | 2,000 | |
| participation in an International Folk dance Festival, performing in venues around Budapest, Hungary from 13 - 21 Aug. 2007 | United Kingdom | 1,500 | |
| presenting a commissioned work at various events at the Chicago Cultural Centre and other venues, USA 21.Oct.2007 | United States | 1,400 | |
| participation at the World Youth Choir concert tour in South Africa and Namibia 9 July - 4 Aug.2007 | South Africa, Namibia | 1,200 | |
| launching a recently recorded work at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 3 - 9 Aug., UK | United Kingdom | 1,000 | |
| participation of Irish artists at the Milwaukee Irish Fest in the US, 14 - 20 Aug. 2007 | United States | 1,000 | |
| performing at a Folk Night in The Ship Pub , Newfoundland and to undertake a singing workshop at the Cultural Careers Conference Showcase, 10- 14 Oct. 2007 | Canada | 1,000 | |
| participation of Marin Lolan (Irish piper) in the Shamrock Festival in Ceske Budejovice from 27 - 28 Oct. 2007 | Czech Republic | 1,000 | |
| booking six artists for three traditional Irish music concerts on 3 Aug, 15 and 28 Sept in three venues in Connecticut, USA | United States | 1,000 | |
| participation of an Irish harpist in an international concert in the Museu da Msica, Portugal on 16 Nov. 2007 | Portugal | 975 | |
| an annual gathering of Irish, American and Canadian pipers to preserve Irish piping tradition in New York on 26.-28.Oct.2007 | United States | 650 | |
| performing two recitals and an educational workshop in Brnas, Nbian, France from 2 - 4 August 2007 | France | 500 | |
| organising and performing a 6 day concert tour to Estonia in Oct. / Nov. 2007 | Estonia |
Theatre
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 430,600 | |||
| performing at the Beckett Season in New York 27 Nov - 9 December 2007. | United States | 100,000 | |
| performing a tour to different venues around the U.K. to perform "James Son of James" Jan - May 2008 | Poland | 100,000 | |
| presenting a premiere production "The Pride of Parnell" at the Tricyle Theatre, London, 5 - 22 September 2007 | United Kingdom | 40,000 | |
| the tour "Making History" to France, Leuven, Viterbo and Rome from 17 - 22 Sept. 2007 | Italy, France | 30,000 | |
| performing a specially composed piece of music titled "The Road to Lough Swilly", France, 30 October 2007 | France | 30,000 | |
| participating in the Da Dao Live Arts Festival, China, Macao, Hong Kong and Xiamen, China 9 -23 Oct.2007 | China | 25,000 | |
| performing the Nutcracker in 14 venues in the UK from 6 Nov. - 1 Dec. 2007 | United Kingdom | 25,000 | |
| performing at the Busan International Beach Dance Festival, South Korea from 2 -4 Aug. 2007 | Germany | 20,000 | |
| performing "Iscariot and Magdalen" on tour in Romania and Moldova, 26 Sept. - 15 Oct.2007 | Romania, Moldova, Republic of | 15,000 | |
| attendance in an international theatre festival organised by the Teatr Polski in Poznan, Poland from 15 - 21 Oct. 2007 | Poland | 15,000 | |
| performing in several major cities around China from 9 -23 Oct. 2007 | China | 11,600 | |
| participation at the Trachtenwoche International Dance Festival in Neustadt, Germany from 27 July - 8 Aug. 2007 | Germany | 5,000 | |
| performing and coordinating workshops at the International Playback Festival, 16 -19 Aug 2007 in San Paulo, Brasil | Brazil | 5,000 | |
| performing the production "Unforgiven"in the Gatehouse Theatre in London, from 30 Oct. - 3.Nov. 2007 | United Kingdom | 3,000 | |
| participating in the Festival Hub in Melbourne as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival | Australia | 2,500 | |
| Geraldine Hughes' performance in "Shining City" as well as the playwriter's (Conor McPherson) attendance at discussion and workshops in Washington DC, 7 Nov - 16 Dec 2007 | United States | 2,000 | |
| inviting Fearghous Conchir to stage "MATCH" as part of the festival's contemporary dance programme on 25 August 2007 | Italy | 1,500 |
Visual Art
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 103,350 | |||
| performing "Through Irish Eyes" at The ChinaInstitute of Graphic Communication, China from 20 - 30 Sept.2007 | China | 20,000 | |
| performing "Garden of the Tain" at Tsinghua University on 1st of May 2008, China | China | 20,000 | |
| sending the 'Da Beatz' youth programme to participate in a urban arts programme organised by MZONE, Liverpool in early Feb. 2008 | United Kingdom | 15,000 | |
| participation in the building a colour installation at the Albers Foundation in Bethany CT, USA from Aug. - Nov. 2007 | United States | 11,500 | |
| exhibiting a solo show at the Whitechapel Project Space, London from 6 Sept. - 7 Oct. 2007 | United Kingdom | 8,000 | |
| exhibiting artist Siobhan Hapska's work at the Camden Arts Centre, London from 28 Sept 2007 | United Kingdom | 7,000 | |
| Gerard Byrne's participation in the exhibition "Against Time" at Bonniers Konsthall, Sweden from 12 Sept. - 18 Nov. 2007 | Sweden | 6,000 | |
| presentation of work as part of the FRED '07 exhibition in Cumbria, UK from 27 Sept. - 11 Oct. 2007 | United Kingdom | 3,000 | |
| participation in a photographic exhibition at the Harbour Gallery, University of Massachusetts as part of the American Conference of Irish Studies in Boston from 5 - 25 Nov. 2007 | United States | 3,000 | |
| participation in the FILE-Electronic Language International Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 11 -17 Aug. 2007 | Brazil | 2,800 | |
| participating in 2 exhibitions of new film work in Helsinki and Sao Paolo, 15 -28 July & 25 Sept.- 9 Oct.2007 | Finland, Brazil | 2,250 | |
| participating in a exhibition of 5 different artists in Riverside Studios in London from 6 Aug. - 4 Sept. 2007 | United Kingdom | 2,000 | |
| exhibiting at the Primo Alonso Gallery in London from 4 Oct - 18 Nov. 2007 | United Kingdom | 2,000 | |
| exhibiting work in Nova Scotia and Toronto in connection with Holocaust events 29 Oct. - 8 Nov., Canada | Canada | 800 |
Total for Summer 2007: €773,765