Disney brings fantasy film to Ireland
The production company working with Disney to bring a new film to life has set up in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow.
A large film set for the movie Disenchanted – sequel to Disney’s blockbuster Enchanted – is being built in the centre of Enniskerry village, with filming expected to begin next month. The filming process is due to take place between May and August of this year.
A team of builders, carpenters and painters are working to transform Enniskerry’s Schoolhouse for Art into a Disney palace.
RTÉ report Neil Condron, Director of the Schoolhouse for Art, as saying it is “emerging every minute of the day and it’s transforming this beautiful village into something spectacular”, and that he believes a movie of this size will leave a legacy.
Clocktower Productions has announced a casting call, and people are able to apply to be extras in the movie through movieextras.ie.
Donegal offers money for movies
Donegal County Council is seeking to attract filmmakers to shoot a short drama or documentary in the county this year by the offer of a €10,000 grant, according to RTÉ.
Funding for the bursary has been secured from Creative Ireland and the Donegal Film Office is now putting out the call for filmmakers to apply for it.
The bursary aims to encourage talent, creativity and activity in filmmaking in Donegal and it will be given towards the cost of the production of a short film of 10-12 minute duration.
The script must have already been developed, seen by a director and had input from a producer.
Aideen Doherty of the Donegal Film Office said: “We are looking for original, entertaining stories by talented filmmakers who, if selected, must set and shoot their project in Co Donegal.”
Ms Doherty also said that “Donegal has lots to offer the industry by way of talent, landscapes and services and we look forward to showcasing the end product.”
Mars helicopter photographs rover
Nasa’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has photographed the Perseverance rover, the BBC has reported.
The rover, which acts as the drone’s radio base-station, is seen in the upper-left corner of a newly released image against a backdrop of Martian desert.
The picture was taken by Ingenuity during its third demonstration flight in a single day.
At the time, the miniature-helicopter was about 85m from the rover and flying laterally at an altitude of 5m.
Sunday’s flight was the most ambitious yet for Ingenuity, which saw it travel 100m over the course of 80 seconds.
Engineers are trying to test Ingenuity’s limits and are willing to accept a crash in the process.
Ingenuity was carried to Mars by the Perseverance rover, which landed in Jezero Crater in mid-February.