Gospel Wins

Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board reports the the winner of the the IFB Film Script of the Year award at this year's Student Media Awards went to Mark Fischer, from Ballyfermot College of Further Education, for his script Gospel.

Irish actor Pat Shortt (Garage) and the RTE presenters Kathryn Thomas and Aidan Power were among the presenters giving out the awards. Mark scooped the award beating fellow Ballyfermot students John Michael Maher (Gospel) and Kevin Kelly (Green Gloves), TCD student Dermot Curtin (The Undertaker's Son) and Colaiste Dhulaigh student Ciaran Lawless with his script Pariah.

All the entrants for this category were asked to submit a short film script which was then subjected to the same rigorous process as scripts submitted to the IFB for funding. Each entrant will receive a readers report with constructive feedback about their work.

Archivist Scholarship

The IFI in association with the School of History and Archives, University College Dublin, is offering a full-time one-year Studentship for the period 1st September 2008 to 28th August 2009.

The post is intended to provide relevant work experience for a graduate who intends to apply for the MA (Archives and Records Management) at U.C.D.

The post will require the student to work on the paper and photographic collections of the Irish Film Archive with tasks selected to familiarise the student with basic archival theory and practice.

Candidates should have a third level qualification or expect to obtain one this year. The value of the Studentship will be €15,000.

Information on how to apply is on the web site and the deadline is Friday 18th July 2008.