IFCT Award for 'Best Comedic Animation' - February 2006

“Agricultural Report” continues to entertain audiences around the world and has just won the award for “Best Comedic Animation” at the International Fest of Cinema & Technology. The festival toured several cities including New York, London and Paris during 2005.

www.ifct.org


Golden Elephant - 14th International Children's Film Festival Hyderabad, India 14-20 November 2005

The recent festival was a very impressive event supported by the Children's Film Society in India. Pictured above are some of the international filmmakers that attended the festival. Maris Brinkmanis (Latvia), Endre Skandfer (Norway), Dace Riduze (Latvia), Leonore Poth (Germany), Marco Besas (Spain), Marina Mikheeva (Russia), Barry O'Donoghue (representing Ireland's only film at the festival) and Christian Lo (Norway)..

www.cfsindia.org


Irish Film & Television Awards Best Animation Nomination November 2005

Agricultural Report was nominated in the category of Best Animation at this years IFTA awards in Dublin Ireland. The awards ceremony took place on Saturday 5th November at the RDS in Dublin and was televised live on RTE1 at 9.30pm. The excellent Irish language short film Cuilin Dualach, directed by Nora Twomey and produced by the Cartoon Saloon, won the category.

www.ifta.ie


Honourable Mention in Portugal

Cine'Eco - 11th International Environmental Film & Video Festival of Serra de Estrela - October 2005

The film has recieved an Honourable Mention in the animation category at the recent festival in Portugal.

 


'Audience Awards' at Anima Mundi, Brazil, 19 August 2005

The film won two Audience Awards for Best First Animation in Rio de Janeiro & São Paulo at the recently concluded Anima Mundi International Animation Festival of Brasil.

www.animamundi.com.br


'Audience Award' 20th European Filmfestival Alpinale
Nenzing, Austria, 14 August 2005

We are delighted to announce that 'Agricultural Report' has been awarded with the Golden Unicorn Audience Award at the recently concluded Alpinale FilmFestival in Nenzing, Austria.

www.alpinale.net


'Best Short Film' 51st Taormina BNL Film Fest
Italy, 18 June 2005

Our producer, International Jury member Malcolm McDowell & 'Nordkraft' actor Thomas Corneliussen

Danish actress Signe Vaupel (Nordkraft), actor Jason Biggs (Guy X) and our producer with the last of the tiny forest strawberries!

 

'Agricultural Report' was awarded the prize for Best Short Film at the festival and was the only animated film among the thirteen other nominees in competition. The awards ceremony took place on Saturday the 18th of June in the spectacular open air ancient Greek Theatre in the town of Taormina on the island of Sicily.

www.taorminafilmfest.it


Annecy International Film Festival
France, 6-11 June 2005

June 10 - Director Melina Sydney Padua at the recent Annecy Film Festival in France with Andrew Jimenez (left) and Mark Andrews (right) who both co-directed Pixar’s latest short film “One Man Band” which premiered at the festival. All three had worked together at Warner Bros. on 'The Iron Giant'. 'Agricultural Report' screened as part of the Official Competition.

www.annecy.org


EcoVision – 1st International Cinema & Environment Festival
Jury Verdict - 30th May 2005


The Jury of the 1st International Festival of Cinema & Environment “EcoVision”, in Palermo, Italy – composed by Gregorio Napoli, Chairman; Valerio Caprara; Ernesto G. Laura; with the advice by: Valerio Agnesi, Rita Cedrini; Maria Pia Farinella; Sergio Marino; Francesco Maria Raimondo; Sebastiano Tusa – has awarded the “ECOVISION 2005” PRIZE FOR THE BEST FILM OF THE ECO-SCHOOL SECTION to 'Agricultural Report'.

PREMIO PER IL MIGLIOR FILM DELLA SEZIONE ECOSCUOLA
a Agricultural Report (Resoconto agricolo) di Melina Sydney Padua (Irlanda) per la brillante trovata che consente - in un sintetico, fulmineo piano sequenza - di illustrare i temi dell’ambiente.

www.ecovisionfestival.com


Audience Award at Le Festival de Très Courts - 30th April 2005

We are delighted to announce that 'Agricultural Report' has been awarded the Prix du Public at the recently concluded Le Festival de Très Courts (Very Short Film Festival). The votes were cast by all the spectators in the 33 cities presenting the festival among nine countries. You can see the detailed results here:

http://trescourt.com/fest_prix_public.php3


Screening on Irish broadcaster TV3 - 23rd April 2005

'Agricultural Report' screened on Irish television station TV3 on Saturday 23rd April as part of the 'Wonderscreen' programme - a new series of short films from around the world. For schedule details visit:

www.lovelyproductions.com/wonderposter.html


Annecy International Animated Film Festival

Official Selection announced March 19, 2005

The film has been selected for Official Competition in the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France, 6-11 June 2005.


Kinofilm Manchester International Film Festival

British & International Animation Event, 12.00 - 1.30pm, Thursday 24th February 2005

Panel:
Stuart Hilton, Picasso Pictures
Barry O'Donoghue, Barley Films - "Agricultural Report" & "Boys Night Out"
Joan Ashworth, 3 Peach Animation - "How Mermaids Breed"
Jean Flynn, Cosgrove Hall Films

Chair: Mat Archer, Visionary Film & NWPD

Drawing on the films screened and guests personal experiences, the panel will discuss British animation and how it competes on the international stage; the support structures in place to help British animators; support structures outside of the UK and what more can be done to push British animation further onto a global market.


Digital Media Awards - 2nd February 2005

Agricultural Report received the award for 'Creativity - 3D Animation' at the awards ceremony which was held in Dublin, Ireland. Niamh O'Donoghue, Associate Producer on the film, accepted the award.


32nd Annual Annie Awards - 30th January 2004

Pixar's 'The Incredibles' swept the awards in every category in which it was nominated at a great ceremony in the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California. Fortunately for all concerned Pixar was not competing in the shorts category. The honour of Best Short went to Mike Gabriel's film 'Lorenzo' inspired by Disney animation veteran Joe Grant and produced by Walt Disney Animation.


Digital Media Award Nomination - 14th January 2005

Agricultural Report has been nominated for a Digital Media Award in the category of Creativity - 3D Animation. The awards ceremony takes place in Dublin, Ireland on the 2nd of February.

www.digitalmedia.ie


Annie Award Nomination - 6th December 2004

Press Release

Irish animation company Barley Films has been nominated for an Annie Award for the short film “Agricultural Report.” The film was nominated in the category of “Best Animated Short Subject” by ASIFA-Hollywood, The International Animated Film Society. The awards ceremony will take place in the historic Alex Theatre in Glendale California on 30th January 2005.

The film was produced under the Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board Short Shorts scheme which aims to produce ultra short, eye-catching films which can be used to promote Irish film-making by being released in cinemas before full length features. The short has already been on nationwide release with Morgan Spurlock’s award winning documentary Super Size Me. It has also screened in festivals in Ireland, Sweden, Portugal, Northern Ireland, Iran and Italy.

The other nominees in the category for “Best Animated Short Subject” are:

It’s The Cat! – Mark Kausler
Lorenzo – Walt Disney Pictures
Rockfish – Blur Studio
Ryan – Copperheart Entertainment

This is the second time that Barley Films has been nominated in this category. The company was founded in 2002 and received a nomination at the 2003 Annie Awards for the short animated film “Boys Night Out” directed by Teddy Newton & Bert Klein.

www.annieawards.com


Los Angeles Screenings - 21-23 December 2004

Laemmle Playhouse 7, 673 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101, USA (11.45 am & 12.00 pm)


UGC Short Screen - 21 December 2004

To mark the shortest day of the year and celebrate the depth and breadth of short film making in Ireland, UGC Cinemas, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (BSE/IFB) and Network Ireland Television present UGC Short Screen which will run all day long at UGC Cinemas on the shortest day of the year Tuesday December 21st only at 10.30, 1pm, 3.30pm, 6pm, 9pm. UGC Short Screen features 12 of the finest Irish short films, running back-to-back for 2 hours long, covering every genre from drama to comedy to animation.


Irish Theatrical Release - 10th September 2004

The film is on nationwide release in Ireland through Eclipse Pictures with Morgan Spurlock's award-winning fast-food industry documentary 'Super Size Me' from September 10th 2004.