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DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

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Irish Film 
Curators

Summer 2024 | online & the Light House Cinema

An expert-led training programme for young and emerging curators from diverse social and cultural backgrounds. The course covers programming, rights negotiation, promotion, presentation and evaluation. This new initiative is designed to diversity the curatorial landscape in film exhibition and kickstart new careers.

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Brenda Fricker next to XX. They hve short hair, waring formal clothes in shades of red and sit next to each other.

Film 
Clinics

Across the year | online

One-on-one advisory meetings with our Festival Director Gráinne Humphreys to counsel filmmakers about next steps for their completed films, how to develop a festival strategy, and how to position new titles for the Irish and International markets.

Film
Pioneers

2024 – 2026 | sessions across the year

A 3-year programme designed to engage, inspire, and equip 15 – 24 year olds with the skills and appetite to seek out and harnesses opportunities across the screen, cinema, and filmmaking sectors. The initiative is designed to reach underserved communities and address a lack of diversity in the sector.

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Two young adults in the cinema audience. The left is wearing a dark beanie, the right's hair has face framing highlights.

Picturehouse

Across the year | various residential homes & care settings

Championed by Oscar winner Brenda Fricker (Home Alone, My Left Foot), this is the festival’s dedicated outreach programme for people in care settings - bringing the magic of the big screen to those who would otherwise be unable to enjoy it.

Gráinne wearing a black blazer looks to hte left. She has wavy dark hair. Her arms are resting on the waist and collarbone.
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