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14.05.12 | Ceoltoir end-of-year concert
The Ceóltóir end-of-year concert will take place on Wednesday 23rd of May at Áras Chrónáin in Clondalkin. This promises to be a great night out; doors open at 8.30 pm.
04.05.12 | Course Applications
The application system is now closed until May interviews are complete. The system will re-open at the end of May to take applications for September interviews for those courses where there are still places available
01.05.12 | Two wins for BCFE in Smedia 2012 awards
There were two wins for BCFE in the Smedia Awards 2012: with 'Peripheral', Kevin Ryan has won in the 'Short Animated Film of the Year', a category where all the nominees were from BCFE. Richard Barragry has won with 'Cynophobia' in the 'Film Script of the Year Category', another area dominated by nominees from the college
24.04.2012 | BCFE Smedia Nominations
BCFE students have been nominated for the following categories on the Smedia Awards.
Newspaper of the Year: BCFE Chronicle
Editor of the Year: Arne Eichler - BCFE Chronicle
Layout & Design: Trevor Halpin & Arne Eichler - BCFE Chronicle
Small College Publication: Arne Eichler - BCFE - BCFE Chronicle
Short Animation of the Year: Louise Skinnader, Kev Ryan, Kevin Kelly, Stephen Fitzgerald, , Mark Fisher
Film Script of the Year: Katie Fleming - The Canine Detectives of Dartmoor. Keith Byrne - Seduction, Richard Barragry - Cynophobia, Adam Collins - The Cross, Maria Aurora Rodriguez - And if my heart should... , Rocio Parra Sanchez - Be With You.
24.04.12 | Roundup of Animation News
‘The Last Train’ has won the Digital Media Award 2012 category ‘Best Use of Animation in a Campaign’. More information here. BA Animation film 'Looking Glass' has been shortlisted in the Best Young Filmmaker Award category at this year’s Animex Awards 2012 and was recently screened at the festival. The Irish School of Animation, IADT, IFB and JDIFF have joined forces to bring you a free animation event called ‘Stories Worth Telling’ as part of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2012 programme. More information on the event is available here.Congrats to all at Boulder Media whose show The Amazing World of Gumball was announced as the winner of an Annie Award on Saturday 4th February for Best Animated Television Production for Children . A number of ISA grads worked on the show. More information here.
19.04.2012 | Dublin eSports Event 2012
The Dublin eSports Event 2012 will take place on Monday August 13th - Thursday August 17th 2012. This year the 2012 event has expanded to four days and for the first time includes the game StarCraft 2 – tournament scheduled for Mon Aug 13th. A Call of Duty tournament will take place on the remaining 3 days. Maximum number of teams is 16 so early booking is essential. For more information please visit http://dublinesportsevent.com.
19.04.2012 | ISA News Spring 2012
22.03.2012 | BCFE On Twitter
You can now follow us on Twitter @BcfeCFE
13.3.12 | Students to Visit Finland
BCFE Travel and Tourism Students are going to Finland at the end of the week and will be visiting a range of hotels, including one in Lapland and another at a ski resort just outside Helsinki. This visit is made possible by funding from Léargas.
08.03.2012 | Shuffle Storm - Student News Website Launches today
Shuffle-storm is launching into your world today at 10 o’clock. This new student website will keep you in the know, with everything from gaming to movies to current affairs and gigs. Join us in the BCFE canteen today, the 8th of March, and if you’re lucky you might even get a lollipop.
www.shuffle-storm.net
28.2.12 | Business Graduates Alumni
There will be a Reunion Night for BCFE Business graduates on Wednesday 18th April, from 6.30 – 8.30 in the Anna Brett Hall, BCFE.
27.2.12 | Rock School Website
The Rock School now has its own dedicated website with a range of information about the course, its tutors and its facilities.
27.2.12 | Social Justice Seminar Series
Last week, BCFE hosted a Social Justice Seminar Series - 'Breaking the Silence: Reporting Injustice'. The event took place over two days. On Wednesday February 22nd, Miriam O' Callaghan, Carl O' Brien and Louise Bayliss discussed 'The Role of the Media. On Thursday February 23rdColm O' Gorman, Fergus Finlay and Gillian Barden will spoke about 'Campaigning for Justice'. Photos of the event will be uploaded soon.
04.01.12 | BCFE Prospectus 2012
PLEASE NOTE: Important Dates for Prospective Students
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Applications Open | Wednesday 11th January 2012 |
| Open Evening | Wednesday 8th February 2012 4.30pm to 7.30pm |
| Closing date for applications | Wednesday 7th March 2012 |
| First Round of Interviews (Evenings) | 4.00pm to 8.00pm, Monday 12th March 2012 4.00pm to 8.00pm, Tuesday 13th March 2012 4.00pm to 8.00pm, Thursday 15th March 2012 |
| Re-opening Application System | 26th March 2012 |
| Second round Interviews | Tuesday 8th May 2012 Wednesday 9th May 2012 |
A separate application should be submitted for each course.
Short-listing of applicants may occur for certain high demand courses. The number of interviews may be limited.
6.2.12 | ISA to host Animation Event
The Irish School of Animation, IADT, IFB and JDIFF have joined forces to bring you a free animation event called ‘Stories Worth Telling’ as part of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2012 programme. The event will be held at 12pm on the 25th of February in the Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield Square, Dublin. You can mail info@jdiff.com to reserve a place.
6.2.12 | BCFE Student Receives Awarded in Kentucky, USA
The winner of this year's Winter Shorts Film Festival "Spirit" Award in Somerset Kentucky USA went to Nicholas Ryan-Purcell from Ballyfermot College of Further Education for his production 'Short Film'. The award is given to the entry which the festival believes best captures the spirit of independent film making. Nicholas is current completing the second year of the HND in TV Operations and Production in the College but his film was made as part of his course on the Television and Digital Film course. Check: Winter Film Awards
6.2.12 | ISA graduates in Annie Award
Congratulations to all at Boulder Media whose show 'The Amazing World of Gumball' was announced as the winner of an Annie Award on Saturday 4th February for Best Animated Television Production for Children. A number of ISA grads worked on the show. More details here.
21.12.11 | night school january 2012
Course applications for January and for Summer School may be done by post. All January 2012 courses commence week beginning 23rd January unless otherwise stated
16.1.12 | Graduation takes place at the RDS
BAMPM student of the year Ciarán Doyle
16.1.12 | Travel and Tourism
Students and staff rom the Travel and Tourism course at Waterford Airport in 2011
13.12.11 | New Look Moodle
BCFE launches new look Moodle - A virtual learning environment.
