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''Film Ireland'' is a cultural cinema magazine published by Filmbase (aka Film Base) Centre for Film and Video in Dublin, Ireland. It is Ireland's longest-running film publication.〔Flynn, Roderick and Patrick Brereton. "Film Base", ''Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema'', Scarecrow Press, 2007. Page 120.〕 In early 2013, after over 25 years, the publication of the printed magazine was ceased and the decision made to move all ''Film Ireland'' content exclusively online. www.filmireland.net now continues to grow under the editorship of Steven Galvin. ==History== ''Film Ireland'' began publication in 1987 under the title ''Filmbase News''. The magazine was initially a photocopied newsletter distributed to members of the organisation. The first issue contained news about current short and feature film productions, information on funding schemes, and film festival reports.〔''Filmbase News'', Issue No. 1, May–June 1987.〕 According to the magazine's first editor, Johnny Gogan (who shared the credit "complied by" with Mike Collins and John Gormley in early issues): "The 1987 Film Base AGM had called for a better distribution of information to the growing membership. Ireland was a word-of-mouth culture where information was guarded and opinions often verbalised on bar-stools but less often committed to print. The film scene was no exception. Vinny McCabe and Mike Collins had taken up the cause of a newsletter after the AGM and I was dragged in to assist their information sub-committee, joined by John Gormley (now TD)".〔"Happy Birthday to Us", ''Film Ireland'', Issue 100, September–October 2004, page 30.〕 In 1992, after thirty issues, ''Filmbase News'' changed its name to ''Film Ireland''. Editor Patrick Barrett explained that the change of name was intended to reflect the magazine's widening audience,〔Editorial. ''Film Ireland'', Issue 30, July–August 1992, page 4.〕 but former editor Johnny Gogan later stated that "the name change () presented as a fait accompli to the board and the organisation".〔"Happy Birthday to Us", ''Film Ireland'', Issue 100, September–October 2004, page 31.〕 Gogan opposed the move to make the publication into a national magazine "out of a belief in the parochial which has endured", while later editor Hugh Linehan considered it "a progressive and ambitious move, but one which threw up its own challenges".〔"Happy Birthday to Us", ''Film Ireland'', Issue 100, September–October 2004, page 31–32.〕 Other editors of the magazine have included Paul Power, who maintained the magazine's status as a journal of record by keeping "local writers, directors, and producers in the frame of almost every story";〔"Happy Birthday to Us", ''Film Ireland'', Issue 100, September–October 2004, page 33.〕 Hugh Linehan, who went on to edit "The Ticket", the weekly entertainment supplement of ''The Irish Times'';〔Flynn, Roderick and Patrick Brereton. "Film Ireland", ''Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema'', Scarecrow Press, 2007. Page 122.〕 Ted Sheehy, Ireland correspondent of ''Screen International'', "who was often critical of the lack of a professional film grammar within much Irish film production";〔Flynn, Roderick and Patrick Brereton. ''Film Ireland'', ''Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema'', Scarecrow Press, 2007. Page 122.〕 and Tony Keily, who believed that film criticism and publication "should be radicated in a common film culture. And the job of a publication like ''Film Ireland'' is to provide a small space for that culture to grow. A pluralist space that doesn't obviously belong to anybody".〔Editorial. ''Film Ireland'', Issue 87, July–August 2002, page 5.〕 The ''Film Ireland'' website, FilmIreland.net, was set up to complement the published magazine and, since its development, the website has grown to become one of the key online resources for Irish film. In early 2013, after over 25 years in publication, the difficult decision was made to cease publication of the magazine. Reductions in funding to Filmbase made the continued publication of the magazine unsustainable and, despite the commitment and dedication of staff, contributors and the Irish filmmaking community, the cost of maintaining the print publication was no longer possible. The decision was made to move all Film Ireland content exclusively online.〔http://filmireland.net/about/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Film Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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