Floodlight Pictures

24/08/2023

Official Poster | THE GOLDEN WEST (2023)

12/06/2023

The Golden West (2023) | Official Trailer

1849. Having fled the Great Famine, two warring Irish sisters search for gold in the mountains of North Wales. But with winter approaching and nothing to show for their efforts, their age-old feud soon threatens to become deadly.

From Oscar®, BAFTA & IFTA winning filmmakers Tom Berkeley & Ross White

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03/04/2023

🎟️ FINAL DATES ADDED 🎟️

Come and see the Academy Award® and BAFTA winning short film, meet the filmmakers, and maybe even hold a real life Oscar!

📆 13 Apr Picturehouse Central | 7pm
📆 17 Apr Duke of York's Picturehouse | 7pm
📆 18 Apr Crouch End Picturehouse | 7pm
📆 19 Apr Clapham Picturehouse | 7pm

Picturehouse Cinemas in association with Floodlight Pictures present a special screening of Oscar and BAFTA winning short film An Irish Goodbye, as part of their Homecoming Tour. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with writer and director duo - Ross White and Tom Berkeley.

22/03/2023

🎟️ LAST TICKETS REMAINING 🎟️

This Saturday the Irish Film Institute (IFI) hosts a special screening of the Oscar® & BAFTA winning AN IRISH GOODBYE, followed by a Q&A with cast and crew 🗣️

📍: Irish Film Institute, Dublin
📅: Saturday 25th March @ 3:10pm
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Winner of the Best Live Action Short Film at the 95th Academy Awards and BAFTA winner for Best British Short Film 2023. Floodlight Pictures present a special gala screening of BAFTA award-winning and Academy award nominated short film An Irish Goodbye, as... Read More

20/03/2023

An Irish Goodbye + Q&A @ Gloucester Guildhall

Gloucester Guildhall presents a special screening of Oscar® & BAFTA winning short film AN IRISH GOODBYE, followed by a Q&A with cast and crew, featuring Gloucester’s Tom Berkeley. 🗣

📅 Sun 26 March @ 3pm
🎟️ £10
🎟️ Book now: https://tinyurl.com/mr4ywy9r
☎️ or call Box Office on 01452 503050

22/02/2023

🎟 ON SALE NOW 🎟

Our BAFTA winning, Academy Award® nominated short film AN IRISH GOODBYE comes to the Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast on March 21st as part of a special Oscars homecoming screening with cast/crew Q&A.

With the screening taking place on , we are delighted to be partnering with local charity Mencap NI who will receive 25% of all ticket sales!

Book now to avoid disappointment:

https://queensfilmtheatre.com/Whats-On/An-Irish-Goodbye

Northern Ireland Screen | UTV Northern Ireland | Belfast Live | Belfast Telegraph

QFT presents a special screening of the BAFTA-winning short film An Irish Goodbye for World Down Syndrome Day, followed by a Q&A with cast and crew.

20/02/2023

We did it!!!

AN IRISH GOODBYE wins Best British Short Film at the 2023

Thank you so much BAFTA for this incredible honour.

Fair to say the team had quite the night in London…

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19/01/2023

AN IRISH GOODBYE has been nominated for the 2023 EE BAFTA Awards!

We're absolutely over the moon to be honoured in this way alongside such a remarkable list of filmmakers.

Our sincere thanks go to BAFTA - we cannot wait to celebrate this remarkable year of cinema at the Royal Festival Hall next month.

| Northern Ireland Screen | Goldfinch

06/01/2023

We are so honoured that AN IRISH GOODBYE is one of ten films longlisted for Best British Short Film at the 76th BAFTA Awards

We’re in some incredible company on this list, and very proud to have reached such a milestone for our wee film. As always, thank you to our wonderful cast and crew 💎

Written & Directed by Tom Berkeley & Ross White

A Floodlight Pictures Short Film with First Flights and Goldfinch

With support from Northern Ireland Screen & BFI Network

Full longlist announcement here: https://www.bafta.org/film/longlists-2023-ee-BAFTA-film-awards

27/11/2022

We are absolutely delighted to announce that has qualified for consideration at the 95th Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film.

From 50+ international film festivals across five continents, the love that has been shown to this wee film set in rural Northern Ireland is incredibly heartening.

A shortlist of 15 films will be announced on the 21st of December, but whatever happens next, we are over the moon to have reached so many generous audiences across the world!

We are now live on the Academy Screening Room, and delighted to be officially

25/10/2022

Delighted to announce that ROY is now available to stream on HBO Europe 🤩

Starring BAFTA winner David Bradley and Academy Award winner Rachel Shenton, is the debut film from Tom Berkeley & Ross White ☎️

HBO | Network Ireland Television | Slick Films

11/10/2022

AN IRISH GOODBYE has won the Grand Jury Prize at the Academy Award® Qualifying Edmonton International Film Festival in Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦🏆

This great honour from the esteemed Jury means the film is now eligible for consideration at the 2023 Oscars!



Floodlight Pictures | Northern Ireland Screen | Goldfinch

03/10/2022

Our little film is taking to the skies ✈️

So delighted to share that ‘Roy’ has been acquired by Virgin Atlantic as part of their in-flight entertainment package!

Helping you through the boredom of long-haul flights, 15mins at a time.

Thanks to our amazing distributors Network Ireland Television and, as always, our small but mighty cast & crew.

Floodlight Pictures | Slick Films

02/09/2022

We are absolutely delighted that 'An Irish Goodbye' has been selected to play at the Oscar-qualifying Calgary International Film Festival - CIFF 🇨🇦

Now in its 24th year, runs from September 22nd - October 2nd.

Floodlight Pictures | | Northern Ireland Screen

27/07/2022

We are absolutely delighted that AN IRISH GOODBYE has won both the Jury Prize & Audience Award for Best Comedy at the Academy Award Qualifying

A massive thank you to all of the jurors and audience members who voted for the film!

Heartland Film | | Northern Ireland Screen

21/06/2022

We are so chuffed that ‘An Irish Goodbye’ will make its Irish premiere at the Oscar, BAFTA and IFTA qualifying Galway Film Fleadh in July 🇮🇪🎬

So proud to be a part of the 34th annual and we can’t wait to experience the festival in person next month!

Northern Ireland Screen | Goldfinch

24/05/2022

Beyond thrilled to announce has been selected for the Oscar®️qualifying OFF - Odense International Film Festival in Denmark 🇩🇰

With over 4,000 entries to the annual , we are 🤯 to be one of 50 international live action shorts to be selected for the official competition

Northern Ireland Screen |

09/05/2022

We’re absolutely delighted that An Irish Goodbye will be heading back to California later this month as an Official Selection of the San Diego International Film Festival

Catch the film alongside a diverse programme of international shorts from the 20th-22nd of May!

https://sdfilmfest.com/shortsfest/

03/05/2022

We are beyond delighted to announce that 'Roy' is an official selection for the Academy Award qualifying Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia in Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵

Supported by Sony, the 24th annual runs from 7th-20th June 2022.

From over 2,200 submissions, just 35 shorts have been selected for the international programme, so we are deeply honoured to have been included in this wonderful lineup.

14/03/2022

Truly honoured to hear that An Irish Goodbye has won the Festival Award at the 23rd annual Chicago Irish Film Festival 🤯

Thank you so much to the jury for this wonderful news; we were delighted just to have been included in this year’s line-up, but to be recognised in this way is a fantastic honour!

Northern Ireland Screen | Goldfinch

12/03/2022

Delighted to hear that our James Martin has been nominated for Best Performance at the BAFTA and BIFA qualifying Oska Bright Film Festival 👏🙌

Truly deserved, and just in time for his birthday weekend. Happy Birthday, James! 🤩

08/03/2022

We are absolutely thrilled to be the inaugural winners of the for Best Northern Irish Short Film at this year’s Capital Irish Film Festival in Washington D.C

We had a wonderful time collecting the award and meeting the world’s loveliest festival team Solas Nua Inc.

The award is in honour of the late Norman Houston. Norman was a long serving and much loved director of the Northern Ireland Bureau in D.C who championed a plethora of NI artists over the years. Norman had a deeply held passion for storytelling in all of its forms, but most of all, he loved film.

Thank you to the , Culture Ireland, AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center and all who support .

And a huge thanks to Northern Ireland Screen and British Council for supporting our visit to America

04/03/2022

The 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival is underway and we’re delighted to be here for the US Premiere of An Irish Goodbye 🇺🇸🎬

A huge thank you to Northern Ireland Screen and British Council for helping us get to SBIFF to represent the film!

23/02/2022

Thanks to the Belfast Telegraph for a great write up! We look forward to sharing the film at Oska Bright Film Festival in March.

A new short movie starring a Belfast actor with Down syndrome is to be screened at the world's largest learning difficulties film festival.

15/02/2022

We are absolutely delighted to be heading to the Oscar® qualifying Santa Barbara International Film Festival this March for our US Premiere.

Now in its 37th year, the 2022 programme includes a star-studded line up of screenings and panels featuring Will Smith, Kristen Stewart, Benedict Cumberbatch, Caitriona Balfe, Alana Haim and Jamie Dornan.

An Irish Goodbye will play in competition for Best International Live Action Short Film.

11/02/2022

We’re absolutely delighted that 'An Irish Goodbye' is an official selection for the BAFTA & BIFA qualifying Oska Bright Film Festival.

Oska Bright is the world’s biggest learning disability film festival, shining a spotlight on films made by or featuring people with learning disabilities, autism or aspergers. We’re massively proud of the performance of our leading man and Mencap in Northern Ireland ambassador , and chuffed that his work is getting recognised in this way.

28/01/2022

Some fantastic news to end the week...

Our second short film 'An Irish Goodbye' will be playing in competition at the BIFA qualifying Manchester Int'l Film Festival in March and the Oscar qualifying IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival (Bulgaria) in April.



Floodlight Pictures | Northern Ireland Screen | Goldfinch

12/01/2022

We are absolutely thrilled that our debut short 'Roy' is one of 10 films longlisted for Best British Short Film at the 75th BAFTA awards.

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported the film on its journey so far!

The final 5 nominees are announced on February 3rd 🤞

BAFTA

30/12/2021

Our wonderful James Martin speaks to ITV's Michelle Napier about his role as Lorcan in . Watch the UTV Life interview below!