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SUMMARY:Calling All Filmmakers--Irish American Movie Hooley
DESCRIPTION:For Immediate Release\nContact: Mike Houlihan\n312-431-870
 0, Houlitv@AOL.COM\n \nGene Siskel Film Center & Hibernian Transmedia
  to present\n First Annual\nIrish American Movie Hooley\n \nBarbara 
 Scharres, program director of The Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago, 
 and Irish American News columnist and radio personality Mike Houlihan 
 announced today their plan to present the first annual “Irish Americ
 an Movie Hooley” at the Siskel Film Center from September 25-27, 201
 5.\n \nThe “Hooley” will present a program of premieres of Irish-
 American films that include either an Irish-American theme or feature 
 a script, director, or star with Irish or Irish-American roots. Houlih
 an said, “We’re hoping to discover the next John Ford, Preston Stu
 rges, or James Cagney, who epitomized the romantic Irish-American sens
 e of identity, with a search for contemporary keepers of the flame of 
 Irish-American pride, bravado, and legendary storytelling.”\n \nA c
 all for submissions will go out in March for independent feature films
  that fit the criteria outlined further on the Hibernian Transmedia we
 bsite, Houlihan is chairman of Hibernian Transmedia NFP, a 501(c)(3), 
 not-for-profit producing organization dedicated to the promotion and p
 reservation of Irish and Irish-American culture.\n \nFor more than 40
  years, the Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago 
 (SAIC) has presented world-class independent, international, and class
 ic cinema. Renamed in honor of the late film critic in 2000, the Gene 
 Siskel Film Center presents approximately 1,500 screenings and 100 gue
 st artist appearances each year to over 65,000 film enthusiasts at its
  unique, sophisticated, modern facilities, which have been operating s
 ince June 2001 at 164 N. State Street in Chicago.\n \n\"We at the Gen
 e Siskel Film Center are excited to initiate this new community partne
 rship with Hibernian Transmedia in order to create a showcase for Iris
 h American films and directors.  Discovering and promoting emerging t
 alent is an important function of our cultural mission.” said Siskel
  Program Director Barbara Scharres.\n \nFilmmakers across the country
  are encouraged to submit their films to the “Hooley” which will s
 creen the top three for their premieres in September. “We welcome fi
 lmmaker submissions of Irish American narrative or documentary feature
  premieres.” For more info: http://hiberniantransmedia.org/movie-hoo
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CATEGORIES:call, for, entries, to, film, festival
LOCATION:Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, IL
WEBSITE:http://hiberniantransmedia.org/movie-hooley/
URL:http://hiberniantransmedia.org/movie-hooley/
CONTACT:312-431-8700
ORGANIZER:Hibernian Transmedia NFP/The Gene Siskel Film Center
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