A PARTEEN film production company is in the frame for two awards at the Irish Film and Television Academy Awards (IFTAs), writes Dan Danaher. Carbonated Comet Productions has earned the nominations for the IFTAs, which will be broadcast on Virgin Media One this Saturday, March 12 at 8:30pm. The annual event, which celebrates the best and brightest talent in the world of Irish film and television, has had many prestigious former winners including Jim Sheridan, Amy Huberman, Lenny Abrahamson and Saoirse Ronan to name but a few. Now Parteen film makers, Greg Burrowes, (34) and his colleague Ronan Cassidy, who set up Carbonated Comet Productions in 2017 are hoping to win an IFTA of their own after two of their films were nominated in the “Live Action Short Film” category. “Harvest” follows a farmer who struggles with his mortality following a near fatal heart attack. The film was written and directed by Tristan Heanue and stars Lalor Roddy, Marie Mullen, …
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