Mid Ulster Film Festival
This was the official website for the Mid Ulster Film Festival which ran from 2007 -2009. The 2010 festival was canceled due to the lack of funding.
The content below is from the site's 2007 -2009 archived pages.
2007 Mid Ulster Film Festival
Hi all,
It’s that time of year again when An Creagan is transformed into a film festival village for the 4th annual Mid Ulster Film Festival.
We’re all very excited about the festival, we’ve been inundated with entries from all over the world, the selection panel had a difficult and unenviable task. Spanish films have a strong presence with ‘ Boletos Por Favor ’ blowing us all away – one you must see. Other shorts not to be missed are – ‘Missing Jib’, ‘The Undertaker’, ‘Chrysalis’ and ‘Ahaarrr!’.
A coup for us is the European Premiere of the feature film ‘Proud’, this we chose as our opening film and it’s ironic it has connections with Carrickmore. New Yorker Mary Pat Kelly, the director, will attend the festival and give a seminar. Another coup is the World Premiere of the digitally re-mastered version of the 1986 Animated Film ‘Transformers: The Movie’
Documentary lovers will be impressed with the line up, which includes ‘With Much Love and Kisses’ from Russia, a very moving, historical film. We are deeply indebted to our funders, our corporate sponsors, our families, friends and especially the enthusiasm of all our volunteers and helpers who make this festival happen. A huge big thank you to you all!
We’re really looking forward to seeing you all again this year, old friends from previous years and delighted to meet new faces too. See you all soon.
Enjoy!!!
All the team at the Mid Ulster Film Festival 2007
Organisors Geoffrey Sproule, Roisin Nevin, Mary Mullin, Hugh Mullin
Festival Information
Weekend Pass for all Screenings £10.00
Feature Films £3.00 Each
Workshops
Book Early as places are limited age 16 years and over.
Booking
Tel: +44 (0) 28 8075 8621
Accommodation in Omagh Area
Accommodation in An Creagan
We welcome on-site 'fly-camping' either in Tents, Tepees, Motor Homes, and any other type of RV.
Festival Office
Tel: +44 (0) 78 4312 1064
BERNIE'S BUS
Leaving the Bus Depot Omagh, on the hour every two hours commencing at 10am and finishes at 6pm Sat & Sun
Leaves An Creagan on the hour every two hours commencing 11am and finishes at 7pm
Festival Bus - Bernie's Bus
£1.00 per return trip to book Tel: 07780811839
Depart Bus Depot Depart An Creagan
10am 11am
12 noon 1pm
2pm 3pm
4pm 5pm
6pm 7pm
Boletos Por Favor (Tickets Please)
Cinemobile 5th May Opening Short
Drama – DVD 14:00
LMF Films, Lucas Figueroa, Spain, 2006
A train, a pursuit, only one way to escape.
If you only see some short films at the festival then you must see at least some of those listed below. They are playing in the Cinemobile and also in the Green Room during the festival so you have no excuse !!
The Undertaker
Cinemobile - 6th May - 5.30pm
Black Comedy – 15:00
Viking Visionary Films, UK/Estonia, 2005
Black comedy about a man called Calvin who hopes to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy artic town.
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Victor and the machine
Cinemobile - 6th May - 5.30pm
Fiction – 9:00
Neverland Films, Spain, 2005
A little boy who lives in a shack and has just lost his father, imagines a mechanism to get him back to life again using the parts of an old motorcycle. “
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Missing Link
Cinemobile - 6th May - 5.30pm
Sci-Fi – 5:00
Cecilia McAllister- Writer/Director
Bronagh McCartan - Producer, N. Ireland, 2007
With climate warming, the icebergs in Antartica are melting, ancient ice has found it’s way to the
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Shadow on the Sun
Cinemobile - 6th May - 5.30pm
– Drama – 3.30
Ronan Kelly, Sixmilecross/Spain, 2007
Skateboarders???
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Messages for Maria
Cinemobile - 6th May - 5.30pm
Chris Baugh, N. Ireland, 2007
It follows Frank as he attempts to win the heart of Maria. Believing only a feat of daring will truly impress her, Frank plots to execute the perfect daylight robbery –
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Ahaarrr!
Cinemobile - 5th May - 8pm
- 14:43
Jonathan Kydd, UK, 2006
Written by and starring top English voice over and actor Jonathan Kydd, Ahaarrr! Is a hilarious comedy that explores the almost horrific and frequently humiliating
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Missing Jib
Cinemobile - 5th May - 8pm
– 13:44
Dimitris Tolios/Paul Ellener, UK/Greece, 2006
Jib Dyber is so lonely that he distributes missing posters of himself. When people call up with possible sightings, Jib does not stop to ask
If you only see some short films at the festival then you must see at least some of those listed below. they are playing in the Cine mobile and also in the Green Room during the festival so you have no excuse !!!
The Film “Ogam” was written, directed and produced during the Kids Workshop at the Mid Ulster Film Festival. The finished film was then premiered on Sunday Morning to a packed cinemobile where everyone who attended enjoyed the film immensely.
Short Blocks
Listed Below are the Short Blocks and what films are contained there in. click read more to find out the full listing and use the previous and next buttons to see other blocks or visit the archive
Shorts Block 10 - Green Room
6th May - 6.30pm
The Passenger – Political Thriller – 11:30
Levin Pictures, UK, 2006
For Niko everyday blurs into the next, feelings of isolation and loneliness dominate his mind. Niko leaves his London bedsit on a
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Shorts Block 9 - Green Room
6th May - 4pm
Eyes in the Darkness – Animated Thriller – 3:36
Nick Loquens, UK, 2006
In the English countryside, Scott the rabbit ventures out to a local field to find food for himself. Following a well-trodden
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Shorts Block 8 - Green Room
6th May - 2.30pm
New Samaritans – Docu-drama – 53:00
GM Studio, Russia/Israel, 2006
Gerizim, located on the territory between Palestine and Israel, lives the most ancient people in the world, Samaritans. They call
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Shorts Block 7 - Green Room
6th May - 12noon
5 ½ Roofs – Documentary - 84:00
Spiraleye Productions Ltd., UK/Austria, 2006
“A compelling look at a layer of our urban community which is rarely seen”. - Raindance Film Festival.
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Shorts Block 6 - Green Room
5th May - 8pm
Jacks – Drama – 19:18
Square Impact Productions, UK, 2006
Jacks is a moving story of Alice – an elderly terminally ill woman, who is tormented by her failure as a mother. Alice’s mind flitters
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Shorts Block 5 - Green Room
5th May - 6.30pm
Belfast Today – Documentary – 4:30
Mojo Productions, Armagh, 2006
The tattered flags and crudely painted images of menace and violence maintained by the opposing communities in Belfast, still
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Shorts Block 4 - Green Room
5th May - 5pm
A Garota (The Kid) – Animation – 4:03
Fernando Pinheiro, Brazil, 2006
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El Canto Del Grillo (Song Of The Cricket)– Drama –17:00
Eigavision SL and 14 Pies, Spain, 2006
Joseba Perurena, a young
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Shorts Block 3 - Green Room
5th May - 3.30pm
A Mouse Funeral – Fantasy – 1:40
Greg Butler, UK, 2006
The sacred mouse is dead, but the soldiers of the bathroom have decided to give him a right and proper send off.
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Shorts Block 2 - Green Room
5th May - 2pm
Victor and the machine – Fiction – 9:00
Neverland Films, Spain, 2005
A little boy who lives in a shack and has just lost his father, imagines a mechanism to get him back to life again using the
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Shorts Block 1 - Green Room
5th May - 12noon
And the sea came by - Fiction - DVD 6:40mins
ZUiPfilm, Italy, 2006
It came one morning when all hope was lost.
Four Stories High – Drama – DVD 24:00
Crazy Hair Productions, UK, 2006
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2008 Mid Ulster Film Festival
This will be the 5th Mid Ulster Film Festival and for the few of you who may not know where An Creagán is, it's located halfway between Omagh and Cookstown (County Tyrone, N.Ireland) at the foothills of the picturesque Sperrin Mountains. With its beautiful on-site cottages and camping facilities, it's transformed into a film festival village for the weekend.
We're a little bit hush hush about our line up this year, we'd like to keep things under wraps for another we while, what we can say is you definitely won't be disappointed.
A few things we'd like to announce are :-
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES is 19th March 2008 - click below to download entry forms, also this year we're delighted to be able to offer all the lucky successful international entrants with free accommodation ( and possibly airport transfers - with a little persuasion!), we'll let you know as soon as possible after deadline so you can book flights.
Website will be updated soon, in the meantime keep checking back!
Best wishes from all at Mid Ulster Film Festival
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If you had been able to attend any of these festivals held in MidUlster, you would know they are worth the trip to England. My wife and I plan our vacation around the festival. In 2008 we were celebrating our new online business - first profitable year! This was largely due to the work of our partner Bob Sakayama, who we discovered via our developers. Bob is a successful seo working out of New York City and CEO of TNG/Earthling, who helps websites rank in Google. Being at the top of Google has made this trip possible and we're enjoying life while we can. Mid Ulster and the film festival was our first stop on a 6 month trip through Europe.