Lunar Horizon Productions

30/08/2025

We have a brand new short documentary up! This time we travel to Cēsis Latvia, to take a look at the important work been done by XR Ireland with support from XYZ Technical Art Services and the Āraišu ezerpils Arheoloģiskais parks, in the cultural heritage sector.

We dive into the background of the project, how this EU funded pan European collaboration started. Which includes teams from Ireland, Germany and Latvia. How they used advanced AI translation and voice recognition to enhance tools for the cultural heritage sector. While also going into the significance and history behind the Āraišu ezerpils Arheoloģiskais parks itself.

I hope you enjoy the doc and like always let us know what you think!

The Voice-Activated Augmented Reality Heritage Tours (VAARHeT) sub-project is an integration challenge implementing voice-activated interactions in XR applications…

06/08/2025

In case you didn't get a chance to see it already. We have a brand new short documentary up about a world renowned tattoo parlour in the heart of Athlone called Inksane.

The documentary was commissioned by the clothing brand Serenity Tribe and can be viewed on their YouTube channel by following the link below.

We are really happy with how this one turned out, so please let us know what you think and share it far and wide, thanks!

Inksane is a world rewound tattoo parlour right in the heart of Athlone. The team head over to get an inside look at this underappreciated art form.Serenity ...

26/04/2025

The Athlone Film Festival, which starts the RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival, is back and it's bigger than ever, with two days of events!

On Friday the 2nd of May we have the filmmakers networking event which is being hosted by TUS Athlone in the Earl of Ross theater. Organsied in conjunction with the Westmeath Filmmakers Collective. Doors open at 6:30pm with free light refreshments served.
The event will run for approximately 3 hours and is free for all to attend!
RSVP with this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/networking-event-the-athlone-film-festival-tickets-1341959800889?aff=oddtdtcreator

The following morning on the 3rd of May we will have our writers workshop. Hosted by Rachel Moloney, award winning short film writer and long term script editor with RTÉ. The workshop will run from 11am to 1pm, and will take place in the Luan Gallery Athlone. Tickets can be booked here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/short-film-writing-with-rachel-moloney-tickets-1338883599889?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

That night then the official Athlone Film Festival screening will take place. Starting at 8pm and running until approximately 10:30pm.
It'll be in the IMC cinema Athlone. Tickets can be booked here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-athlone-film-festival-2025-tickets-1302965578119?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Athlone Film Festival is run in conjunction with the RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival.

Poster design by Callum Patrick O'Brien.

The Athlone film festival will be screening seven high quality short films and will have a panel discussion afterwards with the film makers.

04/04/2025

📣🎥🎬The Athlone Film Festival is officially back!🎬🎥📣
We have seven more amazing films for you from across the Island!
The screening will take place, as always, in the Athlone IMC cinema at 8pm on Saturday the 3rd of May 2025.

Book your tickets now at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-athlone-film-festival-2025-tickets-1302965578119?aff=oddtdtcreator

And also take a look at our trailer: https://youtu.be/4KZQIwLVEmA?si=gGt5Kin7rc-lvQ_S

Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-athlone-film-festival-2025-tickets-1302965578119?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium...

12/03/2025

Festival update! Poison has been officially selected by the Ranelagh Film Festival! The screening will take place in the Stella cinema Ranelagh Dublin, (not the Rathmines one) on Saturday the 10th of May between 10am and 2pm. Along with a number of other short films and a QnA panel discussion at the end.

We are absolutely delighted to be taking part in the film festival and to have it in the prestigious The Stella Cinemas is the cherry on top! So a massive thank you to Ranelagh Arts Festival for the selection!

CAST
Maurice: Conor Lambert
Margaret: Pauline O'Driscoll
Larry: Seán Duggan
Paudie: Seán Burke

CREW
Writer/Director: Sean Maher
Producer: David Toolan
Cinematographer: JP Quill
Location Sound: Caimin Agnew
Costume Designer: Roisin Ni Ghabhann
1st Camera Assistant: Freddie Greenall
Script Editor: Rachel Moloney
Colourist: Dave Hughes
Editor: Sean Maher
Sound Design: Tom Morris
Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Henry
Post Coordinator: Aaron Carroll
Graphic Designer: Beatriz Zanettini
Music: Trustfall
Photo credit: Freddie Greenall

09/11/2024

Episode one of the Serenity Tribe Podcast is now live on YouTube! Daryl Belmour interviews Esaro, an accomplished artist and music producer from LA. They discuss her story, the music industry, streaming, and what AI means for artists.

Check it out at the link below and keep an eye out for episode two with Peter Bedard dropping next week!

Daryl Belmour sits down with Esaro. An accomplished artist and music producer from LA.They discuss her story, the music industry, streaming, and what AI mean...

28/10/2024

Below is a short documentary we made for clothing startup Serenity Tribe.

If you have an interest in Yoga, getting started as a small business, or simply just looking for something good to watch, click the link!

The team travel down to the Galway yoga festival to take part in the event and to set up the very first Serenity Tribe pop-up shop.This short documentary cov...

02/10/2024

The Athlone Film Festival is pleased to announce that we are now open for submissions for 2025!

Click on the following link to submit and to find out more details about the festival: https://filmfreeway.com/TheAthloneFilmFestival

The Athlone Film Festival is run in conjunction with the RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival.

You have until November the 15th to submit. The festival screening itself will take place on the 4th of May 2025. Pay close attention to the rules and we wish you the very best of luck with your submission!

All Ireland Drama Festival

The Athlone Film Festival 2025 runs in conjunction with the RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival. The Festival is a annual screening of very high quality short...

02/08/2024

UPDATE
It's been awhile so here is a quick run down of everything that's going on.

1. We recently started the festival run for our film "Poison" written and directed by Seán Maher. The story tells the tale of a dying farmer struggling to write a great love poem. Keep an eye out for any updates on screenings to get a chance to watch this uniquely Irish love story.

2. The Athlone Film Festival completed it's 6th year this year. Breaking it's attendance record yet again with a full house in IMC cinema Athlone. We also had five film makers join us for the panel discussion afterwards, they where: Craig Moore, Joseph O'Reilly, Shane W. Brennan, Greg O'Reilly, and Maggie Ryan. If you missed the panel, it's available in full on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/wZrPNkLBjT0?si=P2LTwKYZCIOblatg

3. We partnered with the Westmeath Filmmakers Collective this year to bring a new networking event to the festival that was kindly hosted by TUS (Technological University of the Shannon). We look forward to working with them more often over the coming months to get more events off the ground.

4. Be sure to follow us on Instagram as well, we tend to be more active there posting short clips and updates. You can follow us at the following link: https://www.instagram.com/lunarhorizonproductions/

Every year, the Athlone Film Festival hosts a panel discussion with some of the filmmakers that took part in the festival screening. This year we have writer...

01/05/2024

The 2024 Athlone Film Festival is officially over!

Host David Toolan celebrating the end of this year’s film festival with a full house in the IMC cinema Athlone last Saturday. Marking six years since the first festival back in 2019, we also had five of the filmmakers come down to take part in our panel discussion after the screening.

So a massive thank you to those filmmakers who were:
Craig Moore
Joseph Reilly
Shane Brennan
Greg O'Reilly
and Maggie Ryan.

And also a thank you to all of the organisations that made this year’s festival the biggest one ever:
The RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival All Ireland Drama Festival
The Westmeath Filmmakers Collective
TUS Athlone Technological University of the Shannon, Athlone
The Athlone Library
and the IMC cinema Athlone. IMC Cinema Group

And last be certainly not least to all the individuals who made running this festival possible:
Rachel Moloney
Liam Hall Walshe
Brian Toolan
Norman Dungan
Kate Doorly
Becky Hackett
Laura Marenco
Andrew Maher
Jaime Harkins
Deborah Foy
Marion Imbault
Seán Burns
Callum O’Brien
and David Toolan.

Submission for next year will open in September.
Full length panel discussion and more clips from the various events to follow.

Host David Toolan celebrating the end of this year’s film festival with a full house in the IMC cinema Athlone last Saturday. Marking six years since the fir...

26/04/2024

Great write up in the Westmeath Independent by Adrian Cusack about the upcoming film festival!

The annual one-day Athlone Film Festival will kick-off the Fringe events for the RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival on Saturday, and has been described as "the biggest one yet".

18/04/2024

We are very proud to announce our official poster for the 2024 Athlone Film Festival! Deigned by Deborah Foy.

The festival will be showcasing seven high quality short films from around Ireland, followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers. It will take place in the Athlone IMC cinema at 8pm to 10:30pm, Saturday the 27th of April.

Tickets available online at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-athlone-film-festival-2024-tickets-881815633297?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=1

Or in the Athlone IMC cinema.

Our selection of films this year are:

Barry vs. The Binman

A down on his luck thirty-something becomes fixated on a feud with his bin collectors when they begin leaving his wheelie-bin in other people’s driveways, all the while contending with his nightmare neighbours.

The Un-Chaotic Cabinet That Wishes For Me To Sleep

A young adult struggling with his identity makes his way through suburban Dublin in the hopes that the trip can clear his head.

Flutter

Feeling the financial pressures of family life, a man is manipulated into joining the addictive world of online gambling, where he can't even trust himself.

Blurred Vision

Mockumentary that follows a young man with a strange disease that makes his face blurry as he tries to find love.

Hereunder

In a tale of art, deception, and desperate choices, Robbie, the acclaimed artist, and Ivan, his brother tethered to the fringes of the art world, find themselves entangled in a dangerous game of insurance fraud.

Missing

A new mother struggling with postpartum anxiety becomes convinced her new neighbours are harbouring a dark secret that she must investigate.

The Final Chapter

A documentary about the last days of a unique bookshop in Dún Laoghaire, run by comedian Kevin Gildea.

Tea afterwards.

The Athlone Film Festival will be showcasing up and coming film makers with seven high quality short films selected from across Ireland.