ANOTHER IFTA POST PART 3!

Seems today's Evening Herald are questioning the fact that the Northern Irish Academy Award-nominated short film The crush failed to receive an IFTA nomination. Why the puzzlement? It's a non-state funded film so is not part of the 'official' Irish film industry and will be politely ignored. Another reason is that no-one in Ireland can correctly decide a film's quality. That's why Once failed to receive a Best Film IFTA nomination a few years back. Another probable reason is that the filmmakers may not have submitted it for an IFTA award? Another reason is that it probably wasn't hyped enough to receive much notice? It takes a few years to be accepted into the film 'industry' in this country. America loves outsiders coming out of nowhere and making a splash. In Ireland you must pay your dues first. After that, you're part of the system and can do no wrong no matter how talentless a filmmaker you are!