“The Dublin Port Short Film Prize 2019” is a new project in association with Screen Ireland and will filmmakers a unique platform to showcase their work at the museum in telling the story of Dublin.

The film can be up to eight minutes long and should celebrate the city of Dublin as well as highlight aspects of the county’s culture and heritage that separate the city from other capitals in Europe.

To apply for Port Short 2019, new, experienced and up-and-coming filmmakers are all invited to submit expressions of interest no later than 5pm on 13th September 2018.

Applicants are required to submit the following:
1. Entire script (and, if desired, an optional story board)
2. Sample of previous film work (via Dropbox / YouTube)
3. An approximate budget and timeline for the project
4. Information about the team involved, e.g. a CV (max. 2 additional pages per individual)

Application submissions and queries can be sent to [email protected].

The winning filmmaker will be announced in September 2018.

Sarah Costigan, Deputy Director of The Little Museum of Dublin, said: “The Little Museum of Dublin is incredibly proud to partner with Dublin Port on the Port Short Film Prize. We are delighted to have the opportunity to commission an artist to create a film which tells the story of Dublin as a port city."

Eamonn O’Reilly, Chief Executive of the Dublin Port Company, said: “Dublin Port is delighted to announce Port Short 2019. This is the first of five short film commissions for The Little Museum of Dublin, which we hope will give visitors to Dublin a unique insight into the City and its relationship with the Liffey and the Port. We are grateful to Screen Ireland for supporting our collaboration with the Little Museum of Dublin and we look forward to fostering the creative talents of local up and coming movie makers.”