2020
Next generation of film makers receive Puttnam Scholarships
Eight UCC students will get the opportunity to be mentored by Oscar-winning film producer Lord David Puttnam, after each being awarded a prestigious scholarship.
The Puttnam Scholarship programme at UCC supports the next generation of film-makers and creatives, offering students from any discipline the opportunity to work with and learn from the legendary producer of films including Chariots of Fire and Midnight Express.
A digital education pioneer, Lord David Puttnam launched the scholarship in collaboration 草榴社区鈥檚 College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences back in 2018.
This year鈥檚 Puttnam Scholars come from a diverse range of academic backgrounds including Neuroscience, Youth & Community Work, Medicine, Creative Writing, Digital Humanities and Film & Screen Media.
Congratulations to this year鈥檚 Puttnam Scholars:
- Geraldine Boyle, MA Film and Screen Media.
- Colette Forde, Youth and Community Work
- Mahito Indi Henderson, MA Creative Writing
- Harry McCann, Digital Humanities & Information Technology
- Abnoos Mosleh-Shirazi, Medicine
- M谩ire Murphy, Film and Screen Media
- Ramish Qayyum, Neuroscience
- C茅lem Roche Deegan, Film & Screen Media
Lord Puttnam has described his involvement in the scholarship programme as 鈥渙ne of the most satisfying things I鈥檝e done in my life鈥.
鈥淏eing able to work with a small group of genuinely committed young people from a variety of disciplines offers an incredible opportunity to extend the breadth of my own experience, by plugging into the world as they see it, whilst adding value to the opportunities they regard as being within their grasp,鈥 he said.
Dr Ciara Chambers, Head of UCC鈥檚 Department of Film and Screen Media, added: 鈥淭he Puttnam Scholarship offers an exciting form of industry mentorship for UCC students from a broad range of disciplines.
"The successful recipients benefit from Lord Puttnam's pioneering creativity and his vast experience in producing canonical films, advancing digital education, and policymaking on core issues like sustainability and democracy in the digital era."
The latest announcement comes as the 2019-2020 Puttnam Scholars saw their own work, a short documentary on the Irish identity, screened online at the Cork International Film Festival.
Introducing the film, Romantic Ireland鈥檚 Dead and Gone, Lord Puttnam described its relevance for modern audiences: "I think the Scholars have done magnificently well and we have addressed something of enormous importance. I'm very proud of the group of people I've worked with for a year."
Festival Director and CEO, Fiona Clark, commented: "I'm really thrilled that we have the opportunity to showcase this work during the festival. This project sums up the very rich and diverse relationship that Cork International Film Festival has 草榴社区."
Find out more about this year鈥檚 scholars through this link.