A dynamic audiovisual perspective on American history driven by John F Kennedy's powerful 'New Frontier' speech.
The New Frontier screened at the Nemo Film Festival, Paris during April 5 to 10, 2005 in the Forum des Images (Paris 1er).
The New Frontier was also screened at Dublin's Darklight 2004 Film Festival (November 17th to 21st 2004).
Darklight 2004 - Full Schedule
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The New Frontier was broadcast by RTE's Network 2 television station on November 22nd 2003, the fortieth anniversary of John F Kennedy's assassination. The short film screened in front of Oliver Stone's feature, JFK.
The New Frontier screened at Annecy 2004 (7th to12th June 2004) in the Short films in Panorama.
The New Frontier has also been screened at the The Galway Film Fleadh 2003, The 9th Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival and both the Kerry Film Festival 2003 and the 48th Cork Film Festival 2003.
The New Frontier, John F Kennedy - and the moving image
John F Kennedy - World Wide Web Links
Click here for mini-selection of New Frontier Pre-production Sketches
THE NEW FRONTIER
In July 1960, after winning the Democratic Nomination for the Presidential election, John Fitzgerald Kennedy spoke at the ceremony of acceptance in the Los Angeles Coliseum. He faced west towards a setting sun and addressed 80,000 democrats and thirty-five million Americans watching him on television. Behind him stretched America...
'The New Frontier' is a celebration of President John F Kennedy's dreams and ideals which he set down in one of his most powerful and memorable speeches and one which is as relevant today as it was at the dawn of the remarkable 1960's.
2003 marked the fortieth anniversary of President John F Kennedy's visits to Berlin in former East Germany (shortly after construction of the Berlin Wall commenced) and Ireland, home of his ancestors.
2003 was also the fortieth anniversary of John F Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas, November 22nd, 1963.
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FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
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The New Frontier premiered at the The Galway Film Fleadh Animation Show
12.30pm, Sunday July 13th 2003 at The Town Hall Theatre, Galway, Ireland
The New Frontier screened in the Irish Shorts Programme 3, Friday 17th October 2003, 4.30pm, Kino Cinema, Cork, Ireland
BLIND@DEAF Festival Electronica 2003
Monday 20th October 2003, 9.30pm, Meeting Place Square, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland
The New Frontier screened in Competition Entries 5, Saturday 25th October 2003 - Siamsa Tire Theatre, Tralee, Ireland. The festival ran between October 20th - 26th 2003.
13ª Mostra Curta Cinema and 9th Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2003
The New Frontier screenings schedule:
ECHOES Screenings
Cine Odeon BR 28 november 2003 - 21.00h
Estação Botafogo Sala 3 30 november 2003 - 17.00h
CCBB - Sala de Cinema 05 december 2003 - 14.00h
The New Frontier screened in the Short Films in Panorama Programme 4
Screenings
10th June 2004 - 2300hrs - Bonlieu - Petite Salle
11th June 2004 - 1600hrs - Salle Pierre Lamy
Owen Fitzpatrick's short fiilm, The New Frontier, screened recently at Dublin's Darklight 2004 Film Festival (November 17th to 21st 2004).
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The New Frontier is available on Digi-Beta/Beta SP/DVD and all digital formats
4 minutes/Colour/English Language/4:3 Letterboxed at 1:2.1
Post-production at Lime Street Sound Ltd. and Windmill Lane Ltd.
AN OWEN FITZPATRICK / ROCKET ANIMATION PRODUCTION
FEATURING THE VOICE OF JOHN F KENNEDY
ANIMATION & FX BY MARTIN O'GRADY
LAYOUTS AND BACKGROUNDS BY OWEN FITZPATRICK
SOUND & FINAL MIX BY KEITH ALEXANDER & STEVE MCGRATH / LIME STREET SOUND LTD.
MUSIC BY CHRIS LANG & ERIC CUNNINGHAM
ONLINE AND TRACKLAY BY SHAYNE MURPHY / WINDMILL LANE LTD.
POST-PRODUCTION DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING BY IAN O'BRIEN / WINDMILL LANE LTD.
EDITED BY RONAN O'MUIRGHEASA
PRODUCED BY OWEN FITZPATRICK & STEPHEN KENNAUGH
DIRECTED BY OWEN FITZPATRICK
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