WILL THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE BE GOOD FOR IRISH CINEMA?

In the most tumultous week for Ireland since well Thierry Henry last year(!) one question needs to be asked that no-one else will. How will this current economic crisis affect Irish cinema? Not talking here about job losses and Hollywood productions moving elsewhere. Rather, how will 'home-grown' Irish cinema change as a result? Will most of our directors now emigrate? Many have already. Will different stories emerge? Will our films become angrier? Or will we continue to have directors with absolutely nothing to say about this economic crisis? It's about time we had a 'New Wave' in Irish cinema. If they're rebuilding our country then why not rebuild our cinema? Will there be a new subgenre of Irish cinema - Social-Collapse Realism? Or will nothing change except the Film Board's annual budget getting reduced? Whatever happens, it will be an interesting few years ahead.