British Council Ireland are proud to have worked with the Dublin International Film Festival in 2023 and 2024 to bring the best of UK film expertise to Ireland, for discussions surrounding issues to do with equality, diversity and inclusion in film - from programming, to audience development and artist development.
Irish Film Programmers Networking Event and Workshop with Isra Al Kassi from film collective T A P E
In 2024, we partnered with the Dublin International Film Festival to bring Isra Al Kassi from the UK film collective, T A P E, to Dublin, where she gave a masterclass on programming and audience development to the Irish Film Programmers Network.
The network was born over the summer of 2020, when a small group of Irish film programmers came together to share insights and knowledge about filmmaking, audiences, festival and cinema exhibition, as well as the move to online screening platforms. These groups expanded rapidly to include many cinemas and film festivals throughout Ireland and the UK. The group met on a monthly basis to share resources and updates on their events and were often joined by international colleagues who shared their experiences with the group. With the return to in-person screenings, the monthly meetings reduced somewhat but the group still met to welcome new programmers and events and to debate issues relating to film exhibition. As all of these events were held online, our event was the first opportunity for these programming colleagues to meet in-person.