Denis Buckley performing ‘SEARCHING FOR THE UNIMAGINED CONSCIENCE OF MY RACE’ at Edinburgh Art Festival 2012. Image: Meriel Bunney-Gillies

Denis Buckley and Ciarán Walsh | www.curator.ie pitched the short film ‘Táimse im’ Codladh’ written by Denis and came away with a prize of €5,000. The film now goes into production and will screened at next year’s festival.

FÍSÍN encourages filmmaking in Irish and has a cash prize of €5,000 plus €2,000 worth of film equipment hire. 5 finalists were selected and invited to pitch their project to the panel during the festival this weekend weekend.

Denis Buckley and Ciarán Walsh have been working together for a number of years but this was the first project that they have pitched together. It was written by Denis and its title is taken a the traditional Irish song entitled ‘Táimse Im’ Chodladh.’ It deals with emigration and the experience of economic exile, a recurring theme in Denis’ work. Denis constructed the piece around the premise that, although social media may have made the world a much smaller place, it hasn’t lessened the distance of exile.

Pre-production has started. Denis Buckley will direct, Ciarán Walsh will produce and the film will be screened at Dingle International Film Festival in 2014.

For more on Denis: www.denisbuckley.com