We are delighted to share that our first short drama @nostalgie_short_film won an @iftaacademy award for Best Short on Friday night in Dublin and was nominated for Best British Short at @bafta on Sunday. We are so deeply proud of this film and the team that came together to make it a reality. Well done Team Nostalgie!

@bafta and @iftaacademy nominated @nostalgie_short_film will have its network premiere on @channel4 next Monday, 23 February, at 1.05AM! Following Drew Lord Haig, a faded 80s pop star from England, who is invited to perform at an event in Northern Ireland. Hoping to recapture his glory days, he instead encounters a disturbing truth that changes everything. Watch it live or stream on @channel4 @film4 @umusicglobeuk @ieentsltd @tarafilms #stilleproductions

What a week!! ✨✨ Over the moon to have our first drama nominated for Best Short Film by both BAFTA and IFTA. Congratulations to all the nominees - we can’t wait to celebrate with you. And a huge congratulations to team Nostalgie! @nostalgie_short_film Directed by Kathryn Ferguson @kathrynferguson Adapted for screen by writer Stacey Gregg @gregglesstacey Based on a short story by Wendy Erskine @wednesdayerskin Producers: Kath Mattock, Marc Robinson @heyrobbo74, and Marie-Thérèse Mackle @bettybathsheba Production Companies: @umusicglobeuk @film4 Hopefield @ieentertainment Stille Productions and us @tarafilms Exec Producers: Amy O’Hara @amy_rosanna Lucy Pullin @lucyapullin Neil Chordia @neilchord, Tim Clark, and Eleanor Emptage @eleanor_emptage Starring Aidan Gillen, and featuring @jjessicareynolds , @seamus_oharah Sean Kearns & Michael Smiley, Pat Lynch and Ciaran Flynn Cinematography by Robbie Ryan Original Songs and Score by Dan Smith @bastilledan Casting: Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting and Mary Ellen O’Hara @coaching_casting_intimacy Studio Producer: @johndrummyreynolds Sound Recordist: Daniel McCabe @danieldavidmccabe Editing: Mick Mahon @mickmahon13 and Edel McDonnell @taloolie Costume designer @this_is_timmy_white Production designer Heather Greenless @heathergreenlees Art Director: Annie McCredie @anniemc871 Makeup Designer David McAneaney @david_mcaneaney Hair Designer Stephen McCusker @stephenmccuskerbespoke First Assistant Director: Scott McCutcheon @south_parade Gaffer Andy Cole and Simon Magee Grade: @faithmillincolour Re-recording Mixer: Nas Parkash Post: @washldn @molinarepost Location Manager: Catherine Geary @graceandnature and William Preston @trialbypanther Production Manager: @aineowensfisher Production Assistant: isararose Graphics and Poster: @__anna__morrison__ Stills: Nathan Magee @papertreeees

We are extremely happy to share that our new feature documentary MATRESCENCE has been selected to present at CPH:Forum at @cphdox in March. The film (adapted from the ground breaking book by Lucy Jones @lucyfjones ) is a co-development between Tara and barry crerar @barrycrerar - with Kathryn Ferguson @kathrynferguson set to direct and Eleanor Emptage @eleanor_emptage and Rosie Crerar as producers. Grateful for the support from Screen Scotland @screenscots and Sandbox Films @sandboxfilms. More updates soon. See you in CPH!

Thank you @bafta for including Nostalgie on the longlist for Best Short Film. What an honour. Congratulations to the whole team.

Excited to share that Nostalgie - directed by Kathryn Ferguson, will premiere in the short film competition at BFI London Film Festival next month. Set in Belfast, Nostalgie explores memory, identity, and the lingering disconnect between Northern Ireland and England. It’s a film about what endures and what gets forgotten. Written by Stacey Gregg, from a story by Wendy Erskine. Starring Aidan Gillen, and featuring Jessica Reynolds, Seamus O’Hara, Sean Kearns & Michael Smiley. Produced by Kath Mattock, Marie-Thérése Mackle and Marc Robinson. Production Companies: Globe Originals, Hopefield, Film4, Stille Productions and Tara Films. Shot by Robbie Ryan. Original songs and score by Dan Smith (Bastille). Edited by Mick Mahon and Edel McDonnell. Casting by Shaheen Baig and Mary Ellen. Grade by Faith Millin and Wash Post Production by the excellent team at Molinare. Thanks to the entire cast and crew for bringing this film to life ✨✨

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve partnered with @barrycrear to option the ground-breaking and critically acclaimed book ‘Matrescence - on the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood’, by @lucyfjones to be adapted into a feature documentary. Fiery, political, beautiful, cosmic - we can’t wait to bring this one to the screen!

BLUE ROAD - THE EDNA O’BRIEN STORY is released in UK cinemas today by @modernfilmsent For screening info at the link in our bio It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to be UK co producers on the film critics are calling “a tender, gripping portrait” and a “moving tribute” to an icon of Irish literature, and undoubtedly one of the greatest writers of our time. If you’ve yet to read Edna’s work, this is a great way in. Thanks @britishfilminstitute for supporting the film through its UK Global Screen Fund. And happy UK release day @sineadeoshea @clairemarymccabe and team! Writer & Director: Sinéad O’Shea Editor: Gretta Ohle Produced by: Claire McCabe, Sinéad O’Shea Producer: Eleanor Emptage Archive Producer: Paul Bell Executive Producers: Barbara Broccoli, Katie Holly Executive Producer For Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland: Niamh Fagan Executive Producer For Sky Arts: Jack Oliver Executive Producer For Tara Films: Kathryn Ferguson UK Director of Photography: Eoin Mcloughlin Irish Director of Photography: Richard Kendrick Original Music by: Richard Skelton. George Brennan, Gareth Averill Associate Producer For SOS Productions: Maya Derrington Contributors: Gabriel Byrne, Edna O’Brien, Carlo Gebler, Sasha Gebler, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Anne Enright, Clair Wills, Walter Mosley, Maureen O’Connor, Andrew O’Hagan, Louise Kennedy Additional Camera: Ray Mac Donnacha, Enda O’Dowd, Philip Blake, Michael Kirby Smith Additional Editing: Jordan Montminy, Enda O’Dowd Assistant Editor: Rob Stuart

‘Blue Road - The Edna O’Brien Story’ opens in cinemas across Ireland today through @wearebreakout Please consider coming to see it in the cinema this first weekend - it’s so helpful in showing venues that there is an audience for documentary in the cinema, and what better way to celebrate iconic Irish female creativity this St Brigid’s Day! UK dates to follow in April through @modernfilmsent So proud to be UK co-producers on this beautiful film. Congratulations and happy release day @sineadeoshea @clairemarymccabe and the whole team! Writer & Director: Sinéad O’Shea Editor: Gretta Ohle Produced by: Claire McCabe, Sinéad O’Shea Producer: Eleanor Emptage Archive Producer: Paul Bell Executive Producers: Barbara Broccoli, Katie Holly Executive Producer For Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland: Niamh Fagan Executive Producer For Sky Arts: Jack Oliver Executive Producer For Tara Films: Kathryn Ferguson UK Director of Photography: Eoin Mcloughlin Irish Director of Photography: Richard Kendrick Original Music by: Richard Skelton. George Brennan, Gareth Averill Associate Producer For SOS Productions: Maya Derrington Contributors: Gabriel Byrne, Edna O’Brien, Carlo Gebler, Sasha Gebler, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Anne Enright, Clair Wills, Walter Mosley, Maureen O’Connor, Andrew O’Hagan, Louise Kennedy Additional Camera: Ray Mac Donnacha, Enda O’Dowd, Philip Blake, Michael Kirby Smith Additional Editing: Jordan Montminy, Enda O’Dowd Assistant Editor: Rob Stuart

We are thrilled to share that Blue Road - The Edna O’Brien Story is the opening night film at @docnycfest next month. This is such a honour and a brilliant US premiere for the film. Huge congrats to @sineadeoshea and the whole team. And thanks to UK Global Screen Fund for supporting the film. Tickets available in link in Bio

Tara Films is a production company helmed by BIFA winning, Emmy and PGA nominated filmmakers @kathrynferguson and @eleanor_emptage The company’s first venture began in 2018 with their debut project Nothing Compares - a documentary about the artist Sinéad O’Connor. Nothing Compares premiered at @sundanceorg (World Cinema Documentary Competition) in January 2022 to critical acclaim, and went on to win multiple international awards. In 2024, we are thrilled to unveil a new slate of non-fiction and drama projects, starting with Blue Road - The Edna O’Brien Story, which Tara Co-Produced with support from the UK Global Screen Fund. The film is directed by @sineadeoshea and will premiere at @tiff_net this weekend. Tara is committed to making inspiring, cinematic work that sits at the intersection of the personal and the political. From stories about cultural icons, to life changing events, we look to shine a light on underrepresented voices and to make films that matter. New projects to be announced soon.