Competition time!

 

We are giving away free spaces to one school group for our feature film screening of ‘From Up On Poppy Hill’.

Entries via twitter, facebook or the website.

 

Competition closes midnight on March 20th, winner announced on March 21st.To enter just tell us the name of the film that won the senior Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year Award in 2013.

 

The film will be screened in the Odeon Cinema in Castletroy on April 1st 10am- 11:30am. It is suitable for older primary groups, secondary school groups and anyone who loves animation. Entry is 5 euro per person.

 

The film

 

Kokuriko-Zama Kara (From up on Poppy Hill) Rated PG An animated film by the revered Studio Ghibli. Directed by Goro Miyazaki and co-written by his father, the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, it is set in 1963 and features two teenagers, Shun and Umi (voiced by Sarah Bolger). When they first meet, Shun shows Umi around his clubhouse which is located in the Latin Quarter. He tells her that this ramshackle and atmospheric mansion which the club members have all grown to love is going to be demolished to make way for the upcoming Olympics. Together with their friends, they set about cleaning up the building and campaigning to save it from the wrecking ball