Screen Producers Ireland is delighted to be at Docs Ireland again this year, for another great industry event. Join us on Thursday 20 June at 6.45PM in the Grand Central Hotel in Belfast (Tickets £6) for a series of talks and a panel on “Sustaining a living as a documentary filmmaker”.
About
Though the prominence of non-fiction work internationally has never been greater in this ‘Golden Age of Documentary’, sustaining a career as an independent documentary-maker can be a precarious endeavour, and is an issue that globally affects those making non-fiction films as their primary output.
This event will provide a platform for discussion on this important topic, analysing the challenges faced by doc-makers, methods for navigating our difficult ecosystem, and potential implementations to better represent and support the interests of the community.
Keynote presentations will be delivered by the Documentary Film Council, a new organisation working to enable effective, coordinated action to address the key issues of the independent documentary industry, and Film in Mind, who advocate for better mental health in the film industry. In addition, a panel of documentary filmmakers working on the island will give their first-hand accounts, contributing their perspectives on how to make this way of life tenable, as well as strategies and models for sustainability, and providing an open forum for attendees to discuss their own experiences.
Keynote Speakers:
Emily Copley - Acting Director, Documentary Film Council
Clair Maleney - Engagement Manager
Film in Mind Panel Speakers:
Tom Burke - Director & Producer, Broadstone Films / Head of MA in Documentary Practice, Dublin City University
Daniel Hegarty - Producer, Marmalade Films Alison Millar – Director, Erica Starling Productions
Ciara Nic Chormaic - Director, Farran Films Clare Stronge - Producer, Plainsong Films
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