ONLINE EVENTS

Screenwriters Panel

Learn more about contemporary Irish screenwriting – where the inspiration springs from, how the ideas develop and the process through drafts and redrafts to the final version. Whether you’re an aspiring screenwriter, a film lover or passionate about storytelling, this is an opportunity to learn about the behind-the-scenes process of writing a great script.

PANELLISTS INCLUDE: Tiernan Williams & John Connors, Andrew Legge, Ailbhe Keogan, Fiona Bergin & Fintan Connolly

Documentary Panel

The panel will be pre-recorded next month in the second week of February and then released on the festival platform during the 2023 festival. We hope that the panel will provide an opportunity for both the general public and filmmakers of all levels to learn more about contemporary Irish documentary – where the stories come from and the background to bringing them to the screen. Whether you’re an aspiring filmmaker, a film lover or passionate about storytelling, we want to give Irish audiences an opportunity to learn about the behind-the-scenes process of making a great film.

PANELLISTS INCLUDE: Margo Harkin, Cara Holmes, Sinead O’Shea

LGBTQ+ panel

In response to a request from one of our international filmmakers who could not attend this year’s DIFF in person, we are delighted to share this online discussion on how "the queer" has influenced filmmaking and representation in cinema. In recognition that queerness influences not only what these filmmakers do, but also how they approach making it. Queer representation in cinema, and the limits of the private sphere of actors and filmmakers.

PANELLISTS INCLUDE: Daniel Vallejo, Columbian filmmaker; Cracks Will Come, Nathan Fagan; Mud Queen & Tania Notaro (Glitterbug)

DIFF Circle

HOW TO SELL YOUR FILM WITH MICHELLE RYAN

Based on years of explaining to filmmakers how important it is to create a good Electronic Press Kit (EPK) It's such a good idea to start planting this seed in filmmakers' heads before they get started on how important this side of filmmaking is. Very often it can become a box to be ticked with no further thought or planning put into it other than it “having to be done” (EPK material). To elevate storytelling and brand identity and translate that into effective content is essential especially in a cluttered market.

Michelle Ryan talks nitty-gritties of working on fast-paced projects to extract daily embedded coverage, on ability to self-produce and how to market films by landing the right press coverage.

DIFF Online films

We're delighted to offer a programme of film highlights online during the festival from Friday February 23 – Saturday March 4. Our digital programme comprises a selection of features and shorts that screened in cinema in the Festival, giving you a second chance to catch them no matter where you are in Ireland. The programme also includes events and films that are exclusive online-only.

Online Exclusive

Online and in Cinemas

Victim (See page 45)

My Sailor, My Love (See page 33)

My Imaginary Country (See page 30)

Notes From Sheepland (See page 67)

I Must Away (See page 66)

Mincéir (See page 66)

Day after... (See page 71)

Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapers (See page 70)

Shorts Programme 1 (See page 78)

Shorts Programme 2 (See page 81)

Shorts Programme 3 (See page 83)

Just like cinema screenings, online screenings have limited capacity so we recommend pre-booking. See www.diff.ie to book and watch.

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SCREEN IRELAND SHORTS CURATED BY THE DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

DURATION: 15 mins 51 sec

DIRECTOR: Sinead O’Loughlin

PRODUCER: Lara Hickey

COUNTRY: Ireland

An ordinary day takes a sinister turn for a woman and her child when a stranger walks into their isolated rural home.

Safe as Houses

DURATION: 16 mins 11 sec

DIRECTOR: Mia Mullarkey

PRODUCER: Claire Mc Cabe

COUNTRY: Ireland

On a hot summer’s day, Aggie, a woman with Down syndrome, offers shelter to a young girl, Lucy, when her home life is not so welcoming.

Regular Rabbit

DURATION: 7 mins 40 seconds

DIRECTOR: Eoin Duffy

PRODUCER: Jamie Hogan

COUNTRY: Ireland

The good name of a seemingly regular rabbit falls victim to an unstoppable tide of disinformation.

Bad Boy Buck Red Rabbit

DURATION: 21 mins 18 sec

DIRECTOR: James Fitzgerald

PRODUCER: Simon Doyle

COUNTRY: Ireland

After a one night stand with another man, a married farmer attempts to hide the affair from his family as the truth drives him to breaking point.

Shadow

DURATION: 14 mins 51 seconds

DIRECTOR: Janna Kemperman

PRODUCER: Maggie Ryan

A young girl is her Dad’s shadow as they work their farm. When a family tragedy causes her Dad to retreat into himself “Shadow” takes it on herself to secretly keep the show on the road while her Dad finds his way back to her.

DURATION: 04 mins 52 seconds

DIRECTOR: Rory Kerr

PRODUCER: Ciara Roche

COUNTRY: Ireland

A rabbit struggles to find peace and relaxation at home. These attempts are thwarted by a destructive shoulder devil, who takes glee in ruining any chance of tranquility.

Hermit

DURATION: 02 mins 27 seconds

DIRECTOR: Sarah Benson

PRODUCER: Stephen Fagan

COUNTRY: Ireland

In a dystopian future, Mother Nature guards the last of Earth's flora deep underwater. When the last of humanity - a hermit building a sheltermakes a discover, greed takes over.

Dolorosa Will You Look At Me?

DURATION: 10 mins 22 sec

DIRECTOR: Emma Martin, Hugh O’Connor

PRODUCER: Zlata Filipovic

COUNTRY: Ireland

A young woman yields to a predetermined story. Someone’s son wrestles inside the abyss of his own skin. A woman’s face marked by hope, pain and triumph; a young girl rebels against expectation and success. Dolorosa is a short film reflecting on humanity in all its glory, innocence and desperation, power and vulnerability.

DURATION: 20 mins

DIRECTOR: Shuli Huang

PRODUCER: Shuli Huang

COUNTRY: China

As a young Chinese filmmaker returns to his hometown in search for himself, a long due conversation with his mother dives the two of them into a quest for acceptance and love.

Baths

DURATION: 14 mins 16 sec

DIRECTOR: Nell Hensey

PRODUCER: Claire Mooney

COUNTRY: Ireland

An intimate anthology short, with each chapter thematically centred on someone taking a bath at a turning point in their life.

Wednesday’s Child

DURATION: 10 mins 6 sec

DIRECTOR: Laura O’Shea

PRODUCER: Caroline Harvey

COUNTRY: Ireland

Marie faces her first day on the job as a Social Care worker. Despite her optimism, a house call to a family in crisis quickly brings her down to reality.