First Take
First Take is a training and development platform for newly established film professionals, film and media students and the wider film industry.
This year’s event will include a case study of award-winning Northern Irish film Skintown, from Kieron J. Walsh, an interview with Ancestors’ director David Turpin on the process of transitioning from writing for film to directing, as well as a keynote interview with Cork filmmaker Brendan Canty (Christy, Gealtra).
*Tickets €20/€15 (includes lunch). For parties of 10 or more, tickets: €15 each. Full day package: First Take, Puttnam Scholars, Screen Ireland Shorts and CIFF Short Awards: €25
All First Take sessions will be accompanied by Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing on screen.
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SCHEDULE
10:00 - Door opens / registration
10:30 - Introduction
10:35 - Session 1 - Pathways to Early Credit Funding
11:25 - Session 2 - Beyond the Festival Circuit: Strategies for Short Film
12:20 - Lunch
13:00 - Session 3 - Ancestors | Transitioning from Screenwriting to Directing
14:00 - Session 4 - Stories from a Shared Island | Skintown
14:50 - Break
15:00 - Session 5 - First Take Keynote | Brendan Canty
16:00 - Drinks Reception
16:45 - END
PROGRAMME:
10:35
Pathways to Early Credit Funding
Presented in partnership with National Talent Academies, this practical session will offer advice and clear pathways for young filmmakers to approach securing early funding for their short films, including contributions from short film funders and creative and constructive advice from filmmakers with recent experience in this realm.
Speakers: Jamie Hooper - Co-chair, Screen Cork; Sophie O’ Donovan - Filmmaker
Host: Eibh Collins - Programme Director, National Talent Academies
Presented in partnership with National Talent Academies
11:25
Beyond the Festival Circuit: Strategies for Short Film
This practical session on strategy, distribution and audience development for short films will explore how to position a film on the festival circuit, navigate the changing distribution landscape, and give short films the best possible life beyond the festival run.
Speakers to be announced
Presented in partnership with Creative Futures Academy
12:20
LUNCH
13:00
Ancestors | Transitioning from Screenwriting to Directing
A noted Irish screenwriting talent for a number of years (The Lodgers, The Winter Lake), David Turpin recently premiered his directorial debut, Ancestors, at Toronto International Film Festival. Here he will talk through his transition to directing feature film, how his background and experiences in screenwriting informed this new position, and the overall process of creating Ancestors for the big screen.
Speaker: David Turpin - Writer / Director, Ancestors
Presented in partnership with Storyhouse
14:00
Stories from a Shared Island | Skintown
In a time where conversation about our shared island is more prominent than ever, we will invite the experienced and storied team behind Kieron J Walsh's Skintown to break down this cross-border partnership; exploring their creative collaboration and craft, how they executed this period piece set in 1990's pre-ceasefire Northern Ireland, and the mechanisms and negotiations involved in producing a North / South co-production.
Speakers: Yvonne Donohoe - Producer, Skintown ; Ciarán McMeniman - Writer, Skintown; Kieron J. Walsh - Director, Skintown
Host: Aoife Barry - Arts Journalist
15:00
First Take Keynote | Brendan Canty
The special keynote interview with Cork director Brendan Canty will celebrate his impressive filmmaking career thus far, tracking his early experiences making music videos through creating short narrative film, and delving into the creative journey of his IFTA award-winning feature film Christy.
Speaker: Brendan Canty - Director, Christy, Gealtra
Host: Tara Brady - Film Critic & Features Writer, The Irish Times
A networking reception, co-supported by the National Talent Academies, will conclude the event from 16:00 to 16:45.
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