Director Lenny Abrahamson and screenwriter Lisa McGee are among the judges on this year’s Virgin Media Discovers short film competition, the broadcaster has announced. The scheme has been significantly expanded in its second year after Screen Ireland came on board to partner Virgin Media. The two winners will be broadcast on Virgin Media Television, made available on Virgin’s on-demand platform and will also form part of next year’s Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival (VMDIFF). Covid uncertaintyLast year’s winner, Innocent Boy, written and directed by John Connors, was shown at the Irish Film Institute. “Obviously we will have to wait and see what form the film festival can take in the Covid era.

Source: The Irish Times November 13, 2020 04:41 UTC