This feature debut from Emmy Award-winner Nuala O’Connor, examines Ireland’s need to remember and acknowledge the deeds of the past and enable an understanding of who we are as a…
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Should the Film Industry in Ireland Introduce Gender Quotas? This WFT roundtable discussion took place at the Galway Film Fleadh this July and was moderated by Dr. Susan Liddy, co-chair…
Congratulations are in order for our talented Board Member Jaro Waldeck and the creative team behind the timely short film ‘Refuge’ as they pick up two awards at the Scottish…
Save the date! Wednesday, Dec 19th! Kirsten Sheridan is joining us, fresh from LA, for a very special Writing Masterclass. This event will be followed by our end of year networking…
WFT Board Member, Vanessa Gildea will give a talk about breaking in to the industry and sustaining a career for emerging filmmakers this December in MART. She will also speak…
Our talented members are certainly not coming up short when it comes to the Cork Film Festival line up. Keep a keen eye out on the Short Film programmes for…
Below is an excerpt from an interview that filmmaker & WFT member Roisin El Cherif gave to Hotpress. She talks about her stunning music video for the impactful song, Glass…
A big congratulations to our Board Member, Vanessa Gildea. After picking up a tonne of awards, her feature documentary The 34th has just launched on Netflix. Add it to your queue…
Deirdre O’Kane will recieve the Maureen O’Hara Award at the 2018 Kerry Film Festival in recognition of her contribution to the film and television industry and for her extraordinary talent,…
Congratulations to Carmel Winters who was awarded the Fipresci Prize at the Discovery Programme for her feature, Float Like a Butterfly, at the Toronto International Film Festival. Float Like a…