2015 IN REVIEW (10.10–11.10)

Dr. Roddy Flynn (DCU) and Dr. Tony Tracy (NUIG) will together review the film and television output of 2015. They will trace prevalent themes; explore critical and audience response; consider distribution patterns in Dublin, Ireland and elsewhere, and identify factors which may have impacted on production throughout this period.

EUROPEAN MODELS: WOMEN IN FILM AND TV IN EUROPE (11.15–11.40)

Francine Raveney (Audiovisual Consultant/EWA Network Head of Public Relations) will present
a statistical overview of women in the European film industry and will evaluate a range of models designed to achieve gender equality across all areas of production.

PANEL:TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY: WOMEN IN FILM AND TV IN IRELAND (11.45)

For some time now the stark disparity between the success of men and women in creating and producing Irish stories for film and television has been apparent. Considerable work has already been done to identify areas of gender inequality and to propose strategies to address the imbalance. Much has yet to be done. This panel will consider the value of women’s work as story tellers in film; will provide available information on women writing, directing and producing in Ireland; will consider support for these endeavours by broadcast and other commissioning agencies; and will review plans by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/ The Irish Film Board to correct gender anomalies in film production in order to achieve gender equality within a declared timeframe.
Panel: Chair Siobhán Bourke (Irish Theatre Institute); Dr. Susan Liddy (Mary Immaculate College Limerick); Dr. Annie Doona (Acting Chair, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/The Irish Film Board); Francine Raveney

This session is part of IFI Spotlight 2016.

Morning Session Tickets: €5, Full Day Session: €8.

Please contact IFI Box Office for Full Day Tickets.