Congrats to Niamh O’Connor who has just been appointed as Deputy Director of Content at RTÉ! A former Producer/Director of Prime Time, O’Connor was previously Head of Factual overseeing…
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Short film Casual, by filmmaker and WFT member Aoife Nic Ardghail, is screening at the Belfast Film Fest and the Chicago Irish Film Festival! Here are some dates where you…
Irish women have enjoyed fantastic 2018 Oscar nods! With Saoirse Ronan (for Lady Bird), The Breadwinner (directed by Nora Twomey, for Best Animated Feature) and Consolata Boyle (for Victoria &…
Filmmaker Amy-Joyce Hastings, alongside DOP Jaro Waldeck (both WFT Ireland members!!) will be screening QED, a powerful human rights short, at the 17th Santa Fe Film Festival in February. This will be…
Aisling Walsh’s Maudie has received six 2018 Irish Film and Television Academy award nominations, with Emer Reynolds’ The Farthest closely behind with five. Huge congrats to all the nominees but…
Silent Grace is a 2001 critically acclaimed drama, written and directed by Maeve Murphy. It stars Orla Brady and centres around the women in Armagh Prison who went on the…
Well, it’s been a fantastic week for Irish women in film&TV! Golden Globe nominations have gone to: Saoirse Ronan: Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical for Ladybird The Breadwinner (Nora Twomey):…
We’re very proud that our co-chairperson Sarah Kieran, who is also spearheading Amplify Women’s activity, was asked to speak at this week’s inaugural ‘Waking the Media‘ meeting. Sarah was also…
Women in Film and TV International is running a SHORT FILM SHOWCASE and all chapters are invited to take part…! If you’re a current WFT Ireland member, you can submit a short film…
We’re thrilled to team up with the Cork Film Festival on Thursday, for their ‘First Take’ industry day! WFT’s Oonagh Kearney will moderated ‘What Does a Producers Do?’ – a panel featuring…
