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Robert Higgins

Paul Webster was joined this week by two exciting filmmakers who are very much on the up, Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney. They are an award-winning Irish director/producer duo from Longford. They wrote, produced and directed the upcoming feature film ‘Lakelands’ which stars Éanna Hardwicke (Normal People, Vivarium), Danielle Galligan (Shadow and Bone, Kin), Lorcan Cranitch (Bloodlands) and Gary Lydon (Banshees of Inisherin). The film won Best Irish Film and Bingham Ray New Talent Award for its lead actors at the Galway Film Fleadh, having won the Bankside Award at the Galway Film Fair the previous year. It won Best Film at Kerry Film Festival and played at international festivals such as Santa Barbara Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival. It will be released theatrically in Ireland and UK by Wildcard Distribution on May 5th. It has been nominated for four IFTAs including Best Film.Their short film ‘Drifting’ stars Oscar nominee Paul Mescal (Normal People) and Dublin Critic’s Choice winner Dafhyd Flynn (Michael Inside). It premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh, was acquired for worldwide distribution by Network Ireland Television and played a number of Academy Award and Bafta winning festivals including Galway Film Fleadh, Dublin International Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival and Aesthetica Film Festival.Their first short film ‘Angels Guard Thee’ premiered at Cork Film Festival that year and went on to screen at 15 festivals worldwide before being broadcast on RTÉ in late 2019.They founded the film company Harp Media in 2018. In 2023, Robert and Patrick were profiled in the Irish Independent’s 50 Rising Stars list. Their second feature ‘Bonfires’ is in development with Screen Ireland and they are also developing a number of film and TV projects. They are represented by Curtis Brown Talent.Join us next Thurs to Sunday in Achill Island where we will be hosting special Podcast episodes from the festival over the weekend, and hosting a very cool networking event on Thurs the 11th of May at 7pm.We're delighted to support such an important film festival.Make a weekend of it. Visit https://www.achillinternationalfilmfestival.com/ for your tickets and passes. #SupportTheArts#WeAreFniPlease Support our podcast, events and classes on BuyMeACoffee.com/fniOr on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Headstuff+ or wherever you listen to audio content.FNI Wrapchat is Produced by PBL, Paul Webster and Edited and Mixed by Mark Monks in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the Podcast Studios.Check out Film Network Ireland athttps://wearefni.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmnetworkirelandhttps://twitter.com/fni_film

Paul Webster was joined this week by two exciting filmmakers who are very much on the up, Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney. They are an award-winning Irish director/producer duo from Longford. They wrote, produced and directed the upcoming feature film ‘Lakelands’ which stars Éanna Hardwicke (Normal People, Vivarium), Danielle Galligan (Shadow and Bone, Kin), Lorcan Cranitch (Bloodlands) and Gary Lydon (Banshees of Inisherin). The film won Best Irish Film and Bingham Ray New Talent Award for its lead actors at the Galway Film Fleadh, having won the Bankside Award at the Galway Film Fair the previous year. It won Best Film at Kerry Film Festival and played at international festivals such as Santa Barbara Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival. It will be released theatrically in Ireland and UK by Wildcard Distribution on May 5th. It has been nominated for four IFTAs including Best Film.Their short film ‘Drifting’ stars Oscar nominee Paul Mescal (Normal People) and Dublin Critic’s Choice winner Dafhyd Flynn (Michael Inside). It premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh, was acquired for worldwide distribution by Network Ireland Television and played a number of Academy Award and Bafta winning festivals including Galway Film Fleadh, Dublin International Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival and Aesthetica Film Festival.Their first short film ‘Angels Guard Thee’ premiered at Cork Film Festival that year and went on to screen at 15 festivals worldwide before being broadcast on RTÉ in late 2019.They founded the film company Harp Media in 2018. In 2023, Robert and Patrick were profiled in the Irish Independent’s 50 Rising Stars list. Their second feature ‘Bonfires’ is in development with Screen Ireland and they are also developing a number of film and TV projects. They are represented by Curtis Brown Talent.Join us next Thurs to Sunday in Achill Island where we will be hosting special Podcast episodes from the festival over the weekend, and hosting a very cool networking event on Thurs the 11th of May at 7pm.We're delighted to support such an important film festival.Make a weekend of it. Visit <a href="https://www.achillinternationalfilmfestival.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.achillinternationalfilmfestival.com/</a> for your tickets and passes. #SupportTheArts#WeAreFni Please Support our podcast, events and classes on <a href="http://BuyMeACoffee.com/fni" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BuyMeACoffee.com/fni</a>Or on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Headstuff+ or wherever you listen to audio content.FNI Wrapchat is Produced by PBL, Paul Webster and Edited and Mixed by Mark Monks in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the Podcast Studios.Check out Film Network Ireland at<a href="https://wearefni.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://wearefni.com/</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmnetworkireland" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/filmnetworkireland</a><a href="https://twitter.com/fni_film" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/fni_film</a>

#188 | Robert Higgins & Patrick McGivney | Co-Writers, Co-Porducers and Co-Directors (Lakelands) IN CINEMAS NOW!

We are thrilled to be once again partnering with Still Voices Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts with artists featured at the international film festival located in the heart of Ireland. In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney, writers &amp; directors of Longford-shot Lakelands.After an attack on a night out, Cian, a young Gaelic footballer, struggles to come to terms with a career-ending injury. Lakelands follows him as he undertakes a search for his own identity in a small town in the Midlands, where Gaelic football is a religion and identity is defined by what you can do on the pitch.Lakelands was filmed on location in Granard, Co. Longford, and stars Éanna Hardwicke (Normal People, Vivarium), Danielle Galligan (Netflix’s Shadow and Bone), Lorcan Cranitch (Bloodlands, The Dig), Dafhyd Flynn (Michael Inside), Dara Devaney (Ar-racht), and Gary Lydon (Calvary). Lakelands is produced by Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney for Harp Media, with Chris Higgins and Andrei Bogdan co-producing, and Patrick O’Neill from Wildcard as executive producer. The film is made with funding from Creative Ireland, Longford Arts Office, Backstage Theatre, Longford LEO, and received development funding from Screen Ireland.Lakelands screens at the Still Voices Film Festival on 12th November 2022 and will be followed by a Q&amp;A with the filmmakers.Still Voices Film Festival  runs from November 9th – 13th 2022.https://www.stillvoicesfilmfestival.com/ https://filmireland.net/

We are thrilled to be once again partnering with Still Voices Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts with artists featured at the international film festival located in the heart of Ireland. In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney, writers &amp; directors of Longford-shot Lakelands. After an attack on a night out, Cian, a young Gaelic footballer, struggles to come to terms with a career-ending injury. Lakelands follows him as he undertakes a search for his own identity in a small town in the Midlands, where Gaelic football is a religion and identity is defined by what you can do on the pitch. Lakelands was filmed on location in Granard, Co. Longford, and stars Éanna Hardwicke (Normal People, Vivarium), Danielle Galligan (Netflix’s Shadow and Bone), Lorcan Cranitch (Bloodlands, The Dig), Dafhyd Flynn (Michael Inside), Dara Devaney (Ar-racht), and Gary Lydon (Calvary). Lakelands is produced by Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney for Harp Media, with Chris Higgins and Andrei Bogdan co-producing, and Patrick O’Neill from Wildcard as executive producer. The film is made with funding from Creative Ireland, Longford Arts Office, Backstage Theatre, Longford LEO, and received development funding from Screen Ireland. Lakelands screens at the Still Voices Film Festival on 12th November 2022 and will be followed by a Q&amp;A with the filmmakers. Still Voices Film Festival runs from November 9th – 13th 2022. <a href="https://www.stillvoicesfilmfestival.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stillvoicesfilmfestival.com/</a> <a href="https://filmireland.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://filmireland.net/</a>