IFB continues shining on Darklight
The Irish Film Board (IFB) has renewed its industry partnership with the Darklight Festival, Ireland’s digital independent film festival and industry symposium.
The IFB will sponsor the Darklight Industry Symposium that will feature key international industry guests including Anna Higgs, the newly appointed Commissioning Editor who heads up the Film4 digital initiatives under the brand banner of Film4.0 set to unfurl in Dublin from October 20-22.
Higgs will participate in a panel on new alternative means of distribution that will be moderated by IFB Production Executive Alan Maher and feature panellists Hussain Currimbhoy (Sheffield Doc/Fest Programmer), Anna Sissons (Dogwoof), Jeanie Finlay (artist and filmmaker) and Rachel Lysaght (producer of The Pipe).
IFB CEO James Hickey said, “The Darklight Festival has earned an excellent reputation for exploring new boundaries in experimental filmmaking, looking at the latest international developments in the space where digital technologies and film converge. This year’s symposium will offer up a wide range of events which should be of great interest to an industry audience.”
Darklight Director Nicky Gogan said, “Although grass roots filmmaking has always been on the agenda at Darklight we felt this year it was particularly fitting to really put a spotlight on Irish indie filmmakers. To compliment this our industry symposium is jam packed with inspirational international guests.”
The IFB is also supporting Darklight’s theme Strictly Roots that highlights new indie filmmaking voices.
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