To coincide with the Cork International Film Festival Opening Night Gala celebration of Saipan, the Festival will present a special event focusing on the craft of the film, which will comprise three conversations with key creative players behind the project, and include in-depth explorations of their individual processes.
To begin the event, Saipan co-directors Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn will join our partners X-Pollinator to discuss their directorial vision for the film, and the journey from inception, through collaborating with the screenwriter, casting, prep, production and post.
Dove-tailing this conversation, Irish Screen Editors will examine the editorial process with editors John Murphy and Gavin Buckley. Finally, the Screen Composers Guild of Ireland will analyse the music from the film with its music supervisor.
The event will be followed by a networking drinks reception, and is supported by Coimisiún na Meán: Sound and Vision, in collaboration with X-Pollinator, Irish Screen Editors and the Screen Composers Guild of Ireland.
We are delighted that this event is being supported by the Coimisiún na Méan Sound & Vision Scheme which this year is celebrating 20 years of supporting high quality, culturally important TV and Radio content funded by the Television Licence.
FRI 7 NOV | REPUBLIC OF WORK | 14:00 – 17:00 | €10 (€8)
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Session breakdown:
Saipan: Directors in conversation
Speakers:
- Lisa Barros D’Sa – Co-director, Saipan
- Glenn Leyburn- Co-director, Saipan
Host:
- Oonagh Kearney – Filmmaker
In partnership with 
Saipan: Editing in Focus
Speakers:
- Gavin Buckley – Editor, Saipan
- John Murphy – Editor, Saipan
Host: Sarah Mcteigue – Co-chair, Irish Screen Editors
In partnership with 
Saipan: The Music
Speaker:
- Dina Coughlan – Music Supervisor, Saipan
Host: Sarah Glennane – CEO, Screen Composers Guild of Ireland
In partnership with 
The event will be followed by a networking drinks reception supported by Irish Screen Editors.
