The aim of the cine club is to generate an interest in local and international, arthouse and independant film.
Posted by ken curran on April 5, 2013 at 0:30

Cloughjordan Cineclub was founded in the Summer of 2005. If you would like to learn all about how we did it download the word document below.
How It All Began.doc
OUR FIRST FILM:The Station Agent.doc
BEALTINE SCREENINGS
Date: 15/05/13
Time: 8pm
Venue: The Clarke Memorial Hall, Borrisokane
THE SAPPHIRES (Bealtine Festival film)
BEALTINE SCREENINGS
15/05/13 8pm The Clarke Memorial Hall, Borrisokane
THE SAPPHIRES (Bealtine Festival film)
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Date:25/05/13
Time: 2pm
Venue:The Clarke Memorial Hall, Borrisokane
(precluded by tea and scones. Please bring a cake along). Info below
THE GLENN MILLER STORY (click on title for trailer)
(Bealtine Festival Film)
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27/03/13 Untouchable
21/04/13 Searching for Sugarman
06/05/13 Stella Days
(Part of the Thomas McDonagh Weekend celebrations)
15/05/13
THE SAPPHIRES (Bealtine Festival film)
25/05/13
(Bealtine Festival Film)
19/05/13
16/06/13 Beasts of the Southern Wild
15/09/13
Joining the cine club could not be simpler.
Join our forum here at ning (supply an email and answer a few simple questions).
You can also join the non-virtual club by contacting the club directly (see below).
When you attend a screening €1of your contribution goes towards membership of the club for the night.
Once you are a member you can avail of all kinds of benefits such as:
>Regular emails on club screenings.
>Regular updates on events in your area and wider afield.
>Members of the club are part of a national network of over 70 non-profit cinemas and an international community of countless others.
>As a member one can be nominated to juries at film festivals at locations around the world (travel, accom & food usually paid for).
>Attend viewing sessions of films where previews can be seen of upcoming releases.
>You will also be joining a group of people from your locality who enjoy going out to see a good film and maybe going for a drink afterwards to talk about film, or or even just shoot the breeze.
It is a fun and rewarding experience, take it from me I caught the bug over 5 years ago now and have never looked back.
Watching a film alone can be a deeply emotional experience. Watching a film together the experience is shared and in many ways more meaningful. As a group who watch a film together we now have this shared experience in common. Through this common ground we can develop strong bonds and friendships which may carry us through our lives
You can contact the club at
cloughjordan-cineclub@gmail.com,
WINTER 2012 PROGRAMME
All screenings @ 8pm (unless stated otherwise).
Venue: The Black Studio, Main Street, Cloughjordan.
All films €7 membership. Concessions given.
Wednesday 7th November 2012
LE HAVRE
Wednesday 21st November 2012
BUCK TRAILER
Wednesday 5th December 2012
The Source
Wednesday 16th January 2013
Moonrise Kingdom
SPRING 2012 PROGRAMME
Full Spring prog is as follows:
Borrisokane screenings:
19/02/12-The Way
26/02/12 –Senna
Cloughjordan Screenings
29/02 Potiche
28/03InaBetterWorld
11/04-Tomboy
02/05- BAL (Honey)
SPRING/SUMMER 2011 Programme
All screenings 8pm unless stated otherwise
VENUE: The Black Studio (Thomas Wollens' ceramic studio)
Spring/Summer :Members Season – 4 films
20/04/2011- The Girl on The Train (France)
18/05/2011- Mary & Max (Australia animation)
08/06/2011- Peepli (India)
15/06/2011- Beautiful Kate (Australia)
Bealtaine Festival
image from Show Boat, Wednesday 25th May
Screening the touring Bealtine title Julie & Julia in association with Age and Opportunity plus two other movie events on three dates in May:
SPRING 2010 Programme
Wednesday 3rd February LAUNCH NIGHT
Sleep Furiously (UK 2009)
Wednesday 17th February
The Black Balloon (Australia 2008)
Wednesday 3rd March
Everlasting Moments (France 2009)
Wednesday 31st March
Burma VJ: Reporting from a closed country
Wednesday 14th April
The Good, The Bad & The Weird (Korea, 2009)
AUTUMN/WINTER 2009
All screenings @ 8pm (sharp) unless stated otherwise
Venue: Thomas Wollen's Black Studio, Main Street, Cloughjordan
Films & Dates
15/09 Rooney (Ireland 1958, Gen)
30/09 Lemon Tree (Israel/Leb 2008 PG)
14/10 Waveriders (Ireland 2008, Gen)
28/10 Three Monkeys (Turkey 2008, 18)
11/11 Yellow Bittern (Ireland 2009, PG)
26/11 The Class (France 2007, 12A)
9/12 Identities (Ireland 2009, 18)
23/12 The Dead (Ireland 1987, tbc)
SPRING 2009
All screenings @ 8pm (sharp) unless stated otherwise
Venue: Thomas Wollen's Black Studio, Main Street, Cloughjordan
FILMS & DATES
21/01 My Brother Is An Only Child (15A)
4/02 The Pope’s Toilet (15A)
18/02 Persepolis (12A)
4/03 The Tibetans’: A Life In Exile
1/04 Caramel (PG)
15/04 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (12)
29/04 Still Life (15A)
AUTUMN 2008 PROGRAMME
All screenings Wednesdays @ 8pm
Venue: Thomas Wollen's Ceramic Studio, Lower Main Street, Cloughjordan
Wed 15th Oct @ 8pm
Jigs on Reels
Wed 29th Oct @ 8pm
Into The Wild
Wed 12th Nov @ 8pm
La Vie en Rose
Wed 26th Nov @ 8pm
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Wed 10th Dec @ 8pm
The Edge of Heaven
Wed 17th Dec @ 8pm
The Counterfeitors
Plus two films for family/younger audiences:
Sat 27th Dec @ 3pm
Strings
Sun 28th Dec @ 3pm
Asterix and The Vikings
SPRING 2007 PROGRAMME
All screenings @ 8pm
Venue: Parochial Hall, Step Road, Cloughjordan
7th January
36
21st January
U-Carmen eKhaylitsha
18th February
La Haine
4th March
The Squid & The Whale
1st April
El Lobo
15th April
The Proposition
29th April
Fateless
13th May
Offside
27th May
The Wind That Shakes The Barley
plus
Special Feature
10th June
The Great Muppet Caper
AUTUMN 2007 PROGRAMME
All evening screenings @ 8pm (unless stated otherwise)
All matinee screenings @ 3pm
Venue: Parochial Hall, Step Road, Cloughjordan
1st Sep
For Your Consideration
15th Sep
Dark Horse
29th Sep
Climates
13th Oct
This Is England
27th Oct
The Cat Returns (3pm)
27th Oct
Pan’s Labirynth (7.15pm)
10th Nov
Look Both Ways
24th Nov
North by Northwest
8th Dec
The Page Turner
22nd Dec
Into Great Silence
28th Dec
The Incredibles (3pm)
30th Dec
The Polar Express (3pm)
AUTUMN 2006 PROGRAMME
All screenings @ 8pm
Venue: Parochial Hall, Step Road, Cloughjordan
10th September
One day in Europe
24th September
The Edukators
8th October
Romance and Ciagarettes
22nd October
Tickets
5th November
Pavee Lackeen
19th November
Le Grand Voyage
3rd December
Broken Flowers
17th December
Hidden – Caché
SPRING 2006 PROGRAMME
All screenings @ 8pm
Venue: Parochial Hall, Step Road, Cloughjordan
THE STORY OF WEEPING CAMEL
ONLY HUMAN
SIDEWAYS
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
autumn 2005 programme
all screenings @ 8.00pm
25 sept
the motorcycle diaries
9 oct
kontroll
23 oct
dear frankie
6 nov
a very long engagement
20 nov
the miracle of bern
4 dec
the chorus
Screenings during the festival:
click on any of the titles for a link to further info.
Tuesday 28th June @ 8pm:
Wednesday 29th June @ 7.30pm:
Wednesday 6th July @ 8pm:
All screenings in The Parochial Hall, Step Road Cloughjordan.
see www.cloughjordanfestival.com for further info on the screenings
Cloughjordan 2010 Festival Programme - 3 films
Cloughjordan Festival 2007
CloughFestBrochure.pub
Nenagh International Film Weekend 2007
Nenagh 2007 BrochureFinal.pub
Nenagh International Film Weekend 2008
NIFF_prog.2008.pdf
Nenagh Film Week (as it is now known) began back in 2007. The inspriation for the film event came from an idea of mine to bring Polish Film to Nenagh, where I felt there is an audience for this. I approached the Arts Office of North Tipperary County Council with my idea and was warmly welcomed and encouraged by Martina Finn, the then Arts Officer. We began planning the event in earnest. Unfortunately with the programme chosen and promotional material ready to go to print we lost access to the Polish titles (as they were withdrawn by the embassy over producers copyright concerns). The idea was dead in the water before it even got started.
Anyway, enough of that.
Out of this failed project came Nenagh International Film Weekend. WIth less than two weeks to go to the advertised festival the Arts Officer (Martina Finn) and myself frantically tried to come up with an alternative programme. In the end what came about was a diverse programme of international film from over six countries including, Ireland, Czech Republic, Russia, Hungary, and the USA. Nenagh International Film Weekend was born.
SInce then the event has gone from strength to strength (especially since the involvement of the returning Arts Officer Melanie Scott in 2008 & 2009 and Brendan Maher Manager Nenagh Arts Centre in 2009). Nenagh Film Week, as the name change suggests, is now a week long celebration of film with local filmmakers having their work showcased, youth film-making workshops, screenings and more.
It is hoped that the event can surpass itself in 2010 and become even more established as North Tipperary's premier annual film event. Watch this space (or check out www.Nenagh Film Week.com for more info)
2007 Programme
The Arts Office, North Tipperary County Council &
Nenagh Community Network (in association with Cloughjordan Cineclub)
Present
Nenagh International Film Weekend 2007
Friday 30th, Saturday 31st March & Sunday 1st April
admission to all screenings is free
FRIDAY 3OTH: @ 8pm
NCN: Outcome of Spleodar Festival Workshop 06’ & Yu Ming is ainm dom (Irish Filmbase Short),
followed by A Short Film About Love
SATURDAY 31ST: @ 1.45pm
An Fiach Dubh (Irish Filmbase Short)
followed by The Cave of The Yellow Dog
@4pmTRYS: The Importance of The Environment
Followed by An Inconvenient Truth
@ 6.30pmThe Unusual Inventions of Henry Cavendish (Irish Filmbase Short)
followed by Czech Dream
@9.30pmIt happened one night (Irish Filmbase Short)
followed by Kontroll
SUNDAY 1ST:
@1.45pmNCN: Outcome of Spleodar Festival Workshop 06’ ,
The Banshee Lives in The Handball Alley,
& Tilly & The Teeth (Irish Filmbase Short),
followed by Kiricou & The Sorceress
2008 Programme
Nenagh International Film Weekend was established in 2007 by North Tipperary County Council’s Arts Office in association with Nenagh Community Network and Cloughjordan Cineclub to enable people locally to share in each others varying cultural identities through the common language of film.
The 2008 Film Weekend has been programmed by Ken Curran from
Cloughjordan Cineclub and there is something for all with comedy, drama,
action, history, animation, fantasy, family, music, love and more all mixed up in
the diverse programme.
Nenagh International Film Weekend, will present seven feature films from
around the globe (China, India, Ireland, Japan, Poland and Russia) as well as
a selection of local and Irish shorts. We are particularly proud to present two
locally made short films this year and view this event as an ideal platform for
promoting the work of local film-makers.
Themes resonant throughout the films are those of cultural meetings and
personal interactions. Be it the Chinese film crew working in Poland (Extras),
to the Irish-Latvian friendship (Once) to issues of family, identity and migration
of people (Koktebel & Shanghai Dreams). In Garage we see the world from the perspective of the individual, while the Japanese animation in The Cat Returns takes us to the world of fantasy through the eyes of a child. We also have a look at how a religion has its origins in a mixture of history and legend (Asoka).
“ To watch a film alone can be a deeply personal experience. Watching a film together, it is as if the audience have a shared experience. This shared experience we now have in common. Common ground can lead to a greater understanding of each other and a levelling of boundaries or misconceptions whereby cross-cultural friendships can grow”.
Ken Curran, Programme Curator, Nenagh International Film Weekend.
Friday 12th September
7pm: Event Launch @Town Hall, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
8pm
Extras
(Statysci)
Director: Michal Kweicinski, Poland (2007) 115mins, Starring: Kinga Preis, Stanislaw Brundy, Krzysztof Kiersznowski
Language: Polish
Chinese filmmakers decide to shoot a movie in Poland. They perceive Poles as a nation of sad people, so they want to hire them, when they need Europeans with gloomy faces to work as extras. The surprising events on the film set will lead to a revision of stereotypes. People from two different nations will each look at themselves from a distance and as a result, it will bring them together.
Preceeded by
Please Don’t Drink
by young people from Nenagh. A group of teenagers receive the same anonymous text message. Transported back in time to a historic schoolhouse, they quickly realise that they are not there alone. A fight for their survival then ensues.
More about Please Don’t Drink:
Nenagh Community Network in association with the SPLEODAR Community Arts Festival and Foróige organized a one week FilmFrenzy course during the local 2007 Arts Festival which aimed to give participants an overview of
working in the film industry. A group of 15 young people wrote, produced, acted in and directed a short film called ‘Please Don’t Drink’, a horror/drama short film,
showcasing local young talent.
10.15pm Friday
Garage
Director: Lenny Abrahamson Ireland (2007) 85mins 15A
Starring: Pat Shortt, Ann-Marie Duff and Conor Ryan
Language: English
Regarded by his neighbours as a harmless misfit, Josie (Pat Shortt) has spent all his adult life as the caretaker of a crumbling petrol station on the outskirts of a small town in the mid-west of Ireland. He is limited, lonely, yet relentlessly
optimistic and, in his own peculiar way, happy. Garage is the story of
Josie’s hapless search for intimacy over the course of a summer which sees his life changed forever. Garage is the second film from director Lenny Abrahamson and writer Mark O’Halloran the team behind the award-winning black comedy Adam & Paul.
Preceeded by
A Film from my Parish – 6 Farms
Funded by: The Irish Film Board, Radio Telefis Na hEireann ,The Arts Council.
7mins 10secs (2004) Director: Tony Donoghue. Producer: Janet Grainger.
Production Company: Mayfly Films
Filmed in North Tipperary: Locally based professional Film Maker Tony Donoghue presents A Film From My Parish - 6 Farms. This film contains 6 stories from 6 farms in County Tipperary, shot in the parish of Terryglass -Kilbarron. The farmers know each other and the film reflects on everyday life and parish living. This film is part of an ongoing animated photographic study of Irish farm life and was shot using only a digital stills camera , a mini disc recorder, a tripod and a bicycle. Recently screened in Uruguay, Italy, Buffalo, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and London, it is also scheduled for the prestigious Telluride Film Festival in Colorado in September.
Saturday 13th September
1.30pm Saturday
The Cat Returns
(Neko no Onganeshi)
Director: Hiroyuki Morita Japan / USA (2002) 75mins GEN
Family Matinee Animated feature
Language: English
The Cat Returns is an animated tale from Studio Ghibli, featuring the voices of an all star cast including: Anne Hathaway, Tim Curry, Cary Elwes, Elliot Gould, Kristine Sutherland, Judy Greer, Kristen Bel. 17-year-old Haru is not finding life
as a teenager in modern Japan to her liking. She finds the rush of the busy schooldays overwhelming and tiring. One day Haru spots a cat carrying a small box trying to cross a busy street against a red light. She impulsively dashes out
into the street and saves the cat who turns out to be the King’s son. The Cat King accompanied by his royal retinue pays Haru a visit to issue an invitation to visit the Kingdom of Cats.
Preceeded by
Agricultural Report
Irish Film Board Short. Ireland 3 mins (2004) Comedy Animation
Directed by: Melina Padua Produced by: Barry O’Donoghue
Production Company: Barley Films
3pm Saturday
Koktebel
Director: Boris Khlebbnikov & Alexei Popgrebsky
Russia (2003) 105mins. Starring: Igor Csernyevics, Aleksandr Ilyin, Vladimir Kucherenko
Language: Russian
Following the death of his wife and loss of his apartment, an aerodynamics engineer decides to journey across Russia with his son to his sister Marina’s at
Koktebel in the Crimea. They head south by train and on foot, looking for odd jobs as they go. After encounters with a deranged man who hires them to fix his roof, an extended drinking bout leads to the homeowner shooting the father. A lonely healer named Xenia takes them in and, when the man draws closer to her, the boy continues the journey on his own in search of the sea he has longed to visit. The simple account of the journey is given added strength through the use of unusual subjective viewpoints and an imagery and observation that is genuinely poetic.
Preceeded by
The White Dress
Ireland 3mins 42secs (2006) Directed by: Vanessa Gildea
6pm Saturday
Shanghai Dreams
Director: Wang Xiaoshuai China (2005) 123mins GEN
Gao Yuanyuan, Li Bin, Yan Anlian, Wang Xueyang, Qin Hao
Language: Mandarin
Wang Xiaoshuai’s Cannes prizewinner is rooted in firsthand memories. In the late 60s, when China feared attack by the USSR, armament factories and other ‘front line’ industries were relocated from cities on the eastern seaboard to remote inland areas, and idealistic young adults were persuaded to resettle in dirttowns like Guiyang to staff them. Less than 15 years later, many were desperate to move back to the urban sophistication of such cities as Shanghai, disillusioned by life in the sticks and eager to taste the new freedoms of the 80s. The Wu family is a case in point and this is their story.
Preceeded by
Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom
13mins, (2003), Directed by: Daniel O’Hara, Produced by: Grainne O’Carroll
and Ingrid Goodwin
8.30pm Saturday
Once
Director: John Carney Ireland (2006) 83min 15A
Starring: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová
Language: English
More words are sung than spoken as John Carney’s disarmingly charming Dublin musical charts the tender relationship that forms between a Grafton Street busker (Glen Hansard) and a Czech pianist (Markéta Irglová). Their chemistry is beautifully expressed when they make sweet music together
in an irresistibly, appealing movie that is full of heart and packs an emotional punch.
10pm Saturday
Asoka
Director: Santosh Sivan India (2001) 173mins UK cert 12
Language: Hindi
Historical drama about Emperor Asoka who ascended the throne of Magadha in
the third century BC and, desperately wanting to extend the boundaries of his kingdom, declared war on a neighbouring province. Overcome with remorse, Asoka renounced violence and dedicated his life to spreading the word of
Buddhism across the world.
Preceeded by
Changes
(2005) Director: Lorcan Finnegan Producer: Cormac Fox
Contact Details: Lovely Films
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