Congratulations to IADT alumni Niall MacGiolla Chomhgaill, Ruth Harbison, Sabine Jansone, Ro Martin, Joshua Brown, Niamh Asple, James Naughton for being selected for the first credit short film scheme and short film fund 2025. Pre- production will take place in mid-June where the selected teams will begin the process of their short film over the place of seven months with the guidance of NTAA.

Alumni Projects:

Bótharín

With his beloved older sister in the throes of Dementia, a man pieces together an uncertain truth that throws their whole relationship into question. 

Written & Directed by Niall MacGiolla Chomhgaill and produced by Moya McHugh.

Happy Hauntings

Spirits have to pay up with screams to keep their haunting privileges, and Ghost is in arrears.

Written & Directed by Ruth Harbison and produced by Sabine Jansone.

To A Flame

An elderly couple experiences their relationship breakdown when one of them becomes devoted to a paranormal fire that demands to be fed.

Written & Directed by Ro Martin and produced by Joshua Brown.

SAIRC

As the Atlantic’s fury engulfs Inishark, a once-vibrant island community fades into stark black-and-white desolation, leading to its inevitable evacuation in 1960.

Co-Directed & Co-Written by Niamh Asple and James Naughton, Produced by Adam Rael.