Rapunzel – The Blonde Years

Rapunzel: Blondes Do Have More Fun!

February 1, 2011 By Fiona Ashe 1 Comment

I’m thrilled to announce that Rapunzel – The Blonde Years has passed the 450,000 views milestone on YouTube. Thanks a million for watching it! If you haven’t seen it yet and you’d like a laugh, here is it for your viewing pleasure.

If you have seen it and enjoyed it, you can watch Rapunzel – The Blonde Years – The Director’s Cut (what a mouthful!) in hi-res 16:9 below via my YouTube channel.

Our film seems to have started a trend. Disney has made a full-length feature animation about Rapunzel called Tangled. Here’s the trailer:

Rapunzel also featured in a GHD ad campaign – not surprisingly for hair products:

Rapunzel – The Blonde Years was written and produced by @TrishGroves and directed by yours truly. We’d really like to hear your comments on the film – please share them below. Thanks.

I’d also be delighted to hear from anyone interested in potential film collaborations: Director@FionaAshe.com

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Tribute to Michael Dwyer

January 3, 2010 By Fiona Ashe Leave a Comment

It is with great sadness that I heard of the death of The Irish Times’ film correspondent, Michael Dwyer.

Photo courtesy of The Irish Times

The warm comments posted throughout the blogosphere demonstrate the popularity of his film reviews, which elevated the appreciation of film in Ireland.

Michael was more than a film critic, though. His passion for film motivated him to become actively involved in ensuring that Irish audiences got to see arthouse films through his work with the Federation of Irish Film Societies, the Dublin Film Festival and its successor the Dublin International Film Festival. Through these, he was also instrumental in bringing international filmmakers to Ireland to share their expertise and experience with us.

He was also instrumental in furthering and promoting the careers of Irish filmmakers and he publicly supported political initiatives which strengthened the Irish film industry.

Tributes to him can be posted here

Michael was a man of integrity and influence, of personality and passion. May he rest in peace.

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'Rapunzel – The Blonde Years' to screen at Austrian festival

March 22, 2009 By Fiona Ashe Leave a Comment

Orlaith Doherty in 'Rapunzel - The Blonde Years'

NEWS

I’m pleased to announce that my short film ‘Rapunzel – The Blonde Years‘ has been selected to screen at the 11/22 International Comedy Short Film Festival in Austria in June. The film was written and produced by Trish Groves and commissioned by the Irish Film Board under its innovative Virtual Cinema scheme. It has already been screened at the Galway Film Fleadh and Darklight Film Festivals – both in Ireland, and also in the WOW (World of Women) Film Festival in Australia.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The name Eleven-Twentytwo refers to the two categories of the Festival, which are carried out as two independent competitions:
- Category 11: for all films up to max. 11:59 min. of total runtime
- Category 22: for all films from 12 up to max. 22 min. of total runtime

The winner of each category will receive the 11/22 trophy and EUR 1,122 cash prize.

The public screenings of the films selected by the jury will take place in Vienna’s oldest comedy-theatre Kulisse on four evenings. On the last day of the Festival there will be a gala including a screening of the nominated films and the announcement of the winners.

The Festival 2009 will take place from June 16th to June 20th.

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