Little Bear (film) explained

Little Bear
Director:Ger Duffy, Daire Glynn
Producer:Felipa Robertson
Runtime:12 minutes
Country:Ireland
Language:English

Little Bear is a short drama film written by Daire Glynn and directed by both Daire Glynn and Ger Duffy.[1] The film was produced by Felipa Robertson with U2's The Edge featuring as one of the film's Executive Producers.[2] Ivor Noyek designed the artwork for one of the film's promotional posters.[3] [4] The score for the film was written by Irish multi-instrumentalist, Ruairi Lynch (a.k.a. Bantum)[5]

Narrative

A short story of friendship, love and imagination.

Cast

Critical reception

The film had its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival in October 2015 where it was only one of two Irish short films to be screened. Little Bear won the Audience Award at the Dublin International Film Festival 2016.[12] Little Bear also won Best Original Score at the Top Shorts Online Film Festival in addition to three 'Honorable Mentions' for Director, Drama and Child Actor.[13]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Little Bear
Year Association Country Award Category Status
2016 Dublin International Film Festival Ireland Audience Award for Short Films
2016 Top Shorts Online Film Festival United States Best Original Score

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kieran O'Reilly: Cop of the Pops . www.hotpress.com . 25 March 2016 . 7 March 2016.
  2. Ger Duffy, Daire Glynn (Directors) . 1 October 2015 . Little Bear . Motion picture . english . 10:52 . Ireland . Felipa Robertson . 14 March 2016-->.
  3. Web site: Little Bear . ivornoyek.com . 7 March 2016.
  4. Ger Duffy, Daire Glynn (Directors) . 1 October 2015 . Little Bear . Motion picture . english . 11:19 . Ireland . Felipa Robertson . 14 March 2016-->.
  5. Ger Duffy, Daire Glynn (Directors) . 1 October 2015 . Little Bear . Motion picture . english . 10:58 . Ireland . Felipa Robertson . 14 March 2016-->.
  6. Web site: Hail the Ghost Interview . goldenplec.com . 1 February 2015 . 7 March 2016.
  7. Web site: Kieran O'Reilly: Man of Many Talents . image.ie . 9 December 2014 . 7 March 2016.
  8. Web site: Love/Hate Garda Kieran O'Reilly reveals he's the lead singer of a new indie band . goss.ie . 9 December 2014 . 7 March 2016.
  9. Web site: Love/Hate garda: 'I love my day job but I was always meant to be in the arts' . herald.ie . 13 March 2015 . 7 March 2016.
  10. Web site: Little Bear . viff.org . 7 March 2016.
  11. Web site: Little Bear - Showtimes . viff.org . 11 March 2016.
  12. Web site: Winners at the AUDI Dublin International Film Festival . diff.org . 22 February 2016 . 7 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170125121724/http://www.diff.ie/news/article/winners_at_the_audi_dublin_international_film_festival/ . 25 January 2017 . dead.
  13. Web site: WINNERS 2016 . topshort.net . 14 May 2016 . 10 June 2016.