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The film recently surpassed UK and Ireland box office records and has been submitted as Ireland's entry for Best International Feature at the 2023 Academy ...

Never before has there been as much support for Irish film, but some are calling for more. "The reduction in funding from DCMS will impact the number of projects that can be supported and the number of training places and skills development that can be supported in 2022-23." "A one-year increase in production funding is challenging to manage as it increases demand for the funding from the production companies which cannot be met in future years," it said. "It's so important that the Irish language is being developed for films and television - we're trying to grow the independent sector," says Ní Chonláin. The film is set in 1981 and follows nine-year-old Cáit, who is withdrawn and neglected, as she is sent to live with her distant relatives in County Waterford and finally finds herself in a loving home for the first time. Irish language cinema is having "a breakthrough moment" after An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) became the highest-grossing Irish language film of all time.