Sorry this is maybe a bit late for this year but it looks like an annual scheme so it might be worth keeping an eye on.
Aphra.
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The deadline for the Irish Film Board’s Virtual Cinema scheme is approaching.
Applications for the scheme should be submitted online at http://wildwave.com/virtualcinema/onlineform on or before Friday 21 November.
Virtual Cinema is a film scheme created by the Irish Film Board for the making of high-quality short films that are suited to the new forms of digital video consumption. Films made under the scheme can be live-action or can use any kind of animation technique.
The scheme aims to encourage exploration of fresh film-making ground, with no creative holds barred and films may be made in Irish or English.
The IFB fund up to 10 films per annum, with a maximum duration of 2 minutes and a maximum budget of €2,000.
Further information available…
http://www.irishfilmboard.ie/news/Virtual_Cinema_Short_Film_Applications_Wanted/817