The Irish Film Board have seen the future and it contains the words You and Tube. At the Darklight Festival last weekend the IFB unveiled its latest batch of short films. The scheme entitled Virtual Cinema features 9 short films, all of which were designed for those of us in the internet audience with attention deficit disorder. The shorts typically have a running time of 2 to 3 minutes with simple, manageable themes. Although the films were all conceived and executed for computer screens they held up well on the much larger Lighthouse cinema screen, for the most part. Particular highlights include the excellently realised and very witty “Bono & My Ex“, the original yet simple Polish / Irish narrative of “Smuggle” and the enthusiastic “What Makes You Happy“, a film that’ll bring a smile to the coldest of cynics. Ranging from documentary to drama, from simple gags to deeper … There’s more →