SDGI - 7th WAVE OF ARRI AND ALEXA TAKE DIRECTORS ANNOUNCED
4 Directors to Shoot Films in April 2019
Dublin, Ireland, February 27, 2019 – The Screen Directors Guild of Ireland announces the offical selection of directors for the SDGI ARRI ALEXA TAKE 2019.
Siobhan Cleary, Janna Kemperman, Shaun O’Connor, Ross Whitaker.
The SDGI ARRI ALEXA TAKE supports the production of experiential and conceptual visual films that spark discovery and inspiration for directors. Incorporated into the broader ecosystem of support to directors at SDGI the ARRI ALEXA TAKE serves as a launching point for creative risk taking and new collaborations in the screen industry. Directors will have the opportunity to shoot on the new ARRI ALEXA Camera to engage Irish Society of Cinematographers and Bowe Street and the option to debut their film at a screening later in 2019.
SDGI Chairman Maurice Sweeney said:
“The SDGI ARRI ALEXA TAKE has produced some outstanding Irish shorts in the last 8 years precisely because it encourages creative risk taking on the part of the director. We are seeing a real emphasis on the voice of the director in filmmaking at the moment and with so much directing talent in Ireland it is a privilege to be able to support that talent."
Official selections of the SDGI ARRI ALEXA TAKE are chosen on the basis of their ability to enhance the creative development of directors and honour the outstanding creativity and talent demonstrated by the member of the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland.
Milan Krsljanin of ARRI said today:
“Filmmaking is not for fainthearted and jointly with SDGI ARRI is trying to bring the latest and finest technology to aspiring cineastes and help them enlarge their visions and broaden horizons. This year we are providing to Alexa Take winners opportunity to shoot with our flagship ARRI Alexa LF camera and amazing Signature Prime lenses. We are all looking forward to seeing their creative endeavours on the big screen.”
Experience some of the films who have preivously the ARRI ALEXA TAKE made by streaming on SDGI YOUTUBE channell here https://www.youtube.com/user/ScreenDirectorsGuild/
About ARRI:
Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (ARRI) is a global company within the motion picture media industry, employing around 1,500 staff worldwide. The company was founded in 1917 in Munich, Germany, where the headquarters is still located today. Other subsidiaries exist in Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Australia.
The ARRI Group consists of five business units: Camera Systems, Lighting, Media, Rental, and Medical. ARRI is a leading designer and manufacturer of camera and lighting systems for the film and broadcast industry, with a worldwide distribution and service network. It is also an integrated media service provider in the fields of film post- and coproduction, international sales, as well as equipment rental, supplying camera, lighting, and grip packages to professional productions. ARRI Medical focuses on the use of core imaging technologies for surgical applications.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has recognized ARRI’s engineers and their contributions to the industry with 19 Scientific and Technical Awards.
Contact Birch Hamilton, Executive Director on 353 1 6337433 or at birch@sdgi.ie