Lunar Horizon Productions

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.

17/04/2024

For the first time ever, we are running a brand new networking event with the Westmeath Filmamkers Collective! This event will offer an excellent networking opportunity, to connect Filmmakers, Actors, Dramatists, Musicians, and any Creative person with each other.

A series of specially selected films will be screened with live in person discussions before hand, with each of the film makers. All are welcome to this event where we continue the charge to instigate a culture of independent filmmaking in Westmeath and the wider midlands region.

So get involved and join us on the 27th of April in the Douglas Hyde Theatre, TUS, Athlone at 01:30pm, with doors open at 01:00pm. Thanks to The Westmeath Filmmakers Collective, TUS, and the RTÉ All Ireland Drama Festival for their support.

Location: Douglas Hyde Theatre, Technological University of the Shannon (Athlone Campus), University Road, Athlone, Co Westmeath.

Poster design by Marion Imbault.

All Ireland Drama Festival

12/04/2024

🎬🎬And we are back!!! 🎬🎬
This year with seven phenomenal films from around Ireland screening for one night only in the IMC cinema Athlone!
Tickets on sale now at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-athlone-film-festival-2024-tickets-881815633297

Trailer: https://youtu.be/l0S_zMSGVqU?si=zty7W2Wp9NFa0CdX

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-athlone-film-festival-2024-tickets-881815633297?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&...

25/02/2024

Only a day and a half to get your films submitted to the 2024 Athlone Film Festival!
Deadline MIDNIGHT February 26th.
Follow this link to our submission page on FilmFreeway: https://filmfreeway.com/TheAthloneFilmFestival

We are independent filmmakers from Ireland who make Sci-fi, thriller, and drama shorts. We also do c

11/04/2023

🎬 The Athlone Film Festival is officially making it's return to the IMC cinema Athlone on the 22nd of April 2023!
With six short films from up and coming film makers and a panel discussion afterwards. It's not something you want to miss! Trailer linked below! 🎬

Tickets on sale now at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/athlone-film-festival-2023-tickets-611112232137?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

https://youtu.be/V498TBc6to4

The Athlone Film Festival, showcasing six short films from emerging Irish and international Filmmakers. Followed by a panel discussion with some of the direc...

02/03/2023

🎬 Submissions are officially open for the third annual Athlone Film Festival!

Free to enter for any short, just send a link to your film with any other relevant material to [email protected].

Deadline midnight March 10th!

Goodluck! 🎬

04/05/2022

The upcoming festival just got a great article in the Westmeath Independent! Written by Adrian Cusack.

Also a quick update. You can now get your tickets for the film festival online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/athlone-film-festival-tickets-322660104057

See you all Sunday!

An Athlone Film Festival will take place, for the first time since the pandemic, this Sunday afternoon (May 8).

11/04/2022

🍿We are pleased to announce! That after a short hiatus, the Athlone Film Festival is back up and running this year!🍿

Join us at the Athlone IMC cinema on Sunday the 8th of May from 4pm to 6pm.

With six award winning short films from the Irish national film school (IADT) screening, it's an opportunity you don't want to miss out on!

Don't forget to have a look at our trailer for a sneak preview, which will be premiering tonight at 7:30pm from the link attached below. 🚀

https://youtu.be/dYoGm07PJSM

Join us at the Athlone IMC for the second annual Athlone film festival!Sunday May 8th from 4pm - 6pm.Tickets on sale at the Athlone IMC cinema and the Tullam...

14/11/2021

The whole team is absolutely honoured to accept the award of best horror from the underground cinema film awards for "As The Devil Drives"!

Underground Cinema

15/08/2021

Brand new trailer for AS THE DEVIL DRIVES has just dropped on our YouTube channel. Give it a watch and send it on to your friends!
https://youtu.be/E9Ovh_QzxBo

Horror short film trailer.A young man's sinful desires are exploited by an ancient evil in the form of a wicked young woman, in a distinct and dark 1990's se...

06/07/2021

We have produced a brand new video for EliteGamer.ie!
Premiering tonight at 7pm, you can set yourself a reminder and watch it using the following link: https://youtu.be/sIcxRNfkDmE

Today we look at the Philips Momentum 558M1RY LED gaming monitor. The written review can be found here: https://elitegamer.ie/2020/11/28/philips-momentum-558...