Irish Film Institute -IFI APPOINTS STEPHEN BOYLAN AS DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & PARTNERSHIPS

IFI APPOINTS STEPHEN BOYLAN AS DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & PARTNERSHIPS

Stephen Boylan (Photo Credit: Dara O’Donnell)

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Stephen Boylan has been appointed Director of Marketing and Partnerships at the Irish Film Institute (IFI), Dublin. 

This new senior appointment will see Stephen Boylan helm the Marketing and Partnerships team at the IFI, developing and delivering strategies across marketing, publicity and development for Ireland’s leading arthouse cinema and the home of film in Ireland. He will be responsible for driving initiatives in support of the institution, leading on communications campaigns across IFI Cinemas, the IFI Irish Film Archive, IFI Education, IFI International, IFI@Home and the IFI Archive Player, as well as the IFI Film Shop and IFI Café Bar. He will also manage key stakeholder relationships and seek opportunities for exciting new partnerships across media, hospitality, embassies, corporates and individual donors.

For 20 years, Stephen Boylan has worked as part of marketing, communications and commercial teams in the cultural and entertainment sectors. He is passionate about introducing audiences to meaningful and creative experiences that deepen and transform their cultural engagement. He lives in Dublin. He joins the IFI from his role as Head of Audience and Media at the Gate Theatre.

Ross Keane, IFI Director, said 

“We are delighted to announce the appointment of Stephen Boylan as our new Director of Marketing & Partnerships at the Irish Film Institute. Stephen was previously our Press & Marketing Manager from 2016 to 2021, and since then, for the last four years, has been Head of Audience and Media at the Gate Theatre. We are delighted to be welcoming Stephen back to the IFI family. Stephen has 20 years’ experience within the Irish film and theatre sectors, and the UK and Irish book trades, as part of marketing, trading and digital teams. He has led on a number of creative and successful strategic marketing and outreach campaigns, tailored to a wide range of diverse audiences. On behalf of the Board and staff of the IFI, we are looking forward to working with Stephen once again when he takes up this role in the autumn”.

Stephen Boylan said 

“I’m very excited to rejoin the brilliant and talented team at the Irish Film Institute. I have always been a huge admirer of the organisation and its dynamic and engaging film programming, groundbreaking education initiatives, and vitally important preservation work. The IFI’s recently published five-year strategic plan is ambitious and energising, and I look forward to working with the team and all the Institute’s stakeholders to deliver on its vision.”

About the IFI

The Irish Film Institute (IFI) is Ireland’s national cultural institution for film. It provides audiences throughout Ireland with access to the finest independent, Irish and international cinema, including online via its streaming platform IFI@Home; it preserves and promotes Ireland’s moving image heritage through the IFI Irish Film Archive, and provides opportunities for audiences of all ages and backgrounds to learn and critically engage with film. As the only cinema with a 70mm projector, the IFI is the home of film in Ireland with a commitment to analogue exhibition.

For information about our current programme please see www.ifi.ie.

ENDS.

For further media information please contact:

Sorcha FitzGerald, Marketing & Publicity Manager,

+353 1 612 9429

sfitzgerald@irishfilm.ie.

The IFI acknowledges the support of our primary funder the Arts Council.

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