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Early Bird tickets for the WIFTI Global Summit 2026 open later today!
Hosted by WFT Ireland & WIFTI, this landmark international gathering will unite 60+ chapters for 3 inspiring days in Adare, Co. Limerick 🇮🇪
Stay tuned for member priority access!
Hosted by WFT Ireland & WIFTI, this landmark international gathering will unite 60+ chapters for 3 inspiring days in Adare, Co. Limerick 🇮🇪
Stay tuned for member priority access!
October 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Early Bird tickets for the WIFTI Global Summit 2026 open later today!
Hosted by WFT Ireland & WIFTI, this landmark international gathering will unite 60+ chapters for 3 inspiring days in Adare, Co. Limerick 🇮🇪
Stay tuned for member priority access!
Hosted by WFT Ireland & WIFTI, this landmark international gathering will unite 60+ chapters for 3 inspiring days in Adare, Co. Limerick 🇮🇪
Stay tuned for member priority access!
WFT Ireland has been awarded Stakeholder Funding from @screenireland to support the 2026 WIFT International Summit in Adare, Co. Limerick (4–7 Feb 2026).
Huge thanks to Screen Ireland for their continued support.
Register your interest now: summit2026.wifti.net
Huge thanks to Screen Ireland for their continued support.
Register your interest now: summit2026.wifti.net
August 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
WFT Ireland has been awarded Stakeholder Funding from @screenireland to support the 2026 WIFT International Summit in Adare, Co. Limerick (4–7 Feb 2026).
Huge thanks to Screen Ireland for their continued support.
Register your interest now: summit2026.wifti.net
Huge thanks to Screen Ireland for their continued support.
Register your interest now: summit2026.wifti.net
We are delighted to welcome Deborah Doherty to the WFT Ireland Board! 🎬
With 25+ years in post-production and VFX, Deborah brings outstanding vision and experience to the team.
Read more: buff.ly/SUJKFB0
With 25+ years in post-production and VFX, Deborah brings outstanding vision and experience to the team.
Read more: buff.ly/SUJKFB0
June 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We are delighted to welcome Deborah Doherty to the WFT Ireland Board! 🎬
With 25+ years in post-production and VFX, Deborah brings outstanding vision and experience to the team.
Read more: buff.ly/SUJKFB0
With 25+ years in post-production and VFX, Deborah brings outstanding vision and experience to the team.
Read more: buff.ly/SUJKFB0
Big news from the Irish screen industry! Deborah Doherty & John Kennedy launch Elephant Goldfish, a bold new post & VFX studio in Dublin — in partnership with Molinare Creative Group.
🌐 Read more: buff.ly/H9lwIF3
#IrishFilm #PostProduction #VFX #ElephantGoldfish
🌐 Read more: buff.ly/H9lwIF3
#IrishFilm #PostProduction #VFX #ElephantGoldfish
June 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Big news from the Irish screen industry! Deborah Doherty & John Kennedy launch Elephant Goldfish, a bold new post & VFX studio in Dublin — in partnership with Molinare Creative Group.
🌐 Read more: buff.ly/H9lwIF3
#IrishFilm #PostProduction #VFX #ElephantGoldfish
🌐 Read more: buff.ly/H9lwIF3
#IrishFilm #PostProduction #VFX #ElephantGoldfish
April 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
EAVE+ 2025 is underway!
From April 25–30 in Luxembourg, 14 top producers from 11 countries—including WFT Ireland member producer/filmmaker Sharon Lawless—are diving deep into strategies for running sustainable, future-focused film companies.
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From April 25–30 in Luxembourg, 14 top producers from 11 countries—including WFT Ireland member producer/filmmaker Sharon Lawless—are diving deep into strategies for running sustainable, future-focused film companies.
buff.ly/96kcgoj
April 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
EAVE+ 2025 is underway!
From April 25–30 in Luxembourg, 14 top producers from 11 countries—including WFT Ireland member producer/filmmaker Sharon Lawless—are diving deep into strategies for running sustainable, future-focused film companies.
buff.ly/96kcgoj
From April 25–30 in Luxembourg, 14 top producers from 11 countries—including WFT Ireland member producer/filmmaker Sharon Lawless—are diving deep into strategies for running sustainable, future-focused film companies.
buff.ly/96kcgoj
Menopause Awareness in the Screen Sector | Session 2: Soft Skills for Menopause Management
Join this interactive workshop designed to equip you with essential skills for advocating for your needs.
Apply by 28th March: www.nationaltalentacademies.ie/courses-acti...
Join this interactive workshop designed to equip you with essential skills for advocating for your needs.
Apply by 28th March: www.nationaltalentacademies.ie/courses-acti...
March 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Menopause Awareness in the Screen Sector | Session 2: Soft Skills for Menopause Management
Join this interactive workshop designed to equip you with essential skills for advocating for your needs.
Apply by 28th March: www.nationaltalentacademies.ie/courses-acti...
Join this interactive workshop designed to equip you with essential skills for advocating for your needs.
Apply by 28th March: www.nationaltalentacademies.ie/courses-acti...
WFT Ireland wishes all our members and sponsors a joyful holiday season and an inspiring New Year!
Thank you for being part of our community, we are looking forward to bringing you more exciting events, initiatives, and opportunities in 2025.
Thank you for being part of our community, we are looking forward to bringing you more exciting events, initiatives, and opportunities in 2025.
December 24, 2024 at 9:19 AM
WFT Ireland wishes all our members and sponsors a joyful holiday season and an inspiring New Year!
Thank you for being part of our community, we are looking forward to bringing you more exciting events, initiatives, and opportunities in 2025.
Thank you for being part of our community, we are looking forward to bringing you more exciting events, initiatives, and opportunities in 2025.
In this episode of Screen Sessions by Film Ireland, Abby Greene and Richard Baneham discuss the world of VFX. Screen Sessions follows a series of in-depth conversations on craft between emerging and established talent from the Irish Screen industries.
filmireland.net/2024/11/04/s...
filmireland.net/2024/11/04/s...
November 13, 2024 at 11:32 AM
In this episode of Screen Sessions by Film Ireland, Abby Greene and Richard Baneham discuss the world of VFX. Screen Sessions follows a series of in-depth conversations on craft between emerging and established talent from the Irish Screen industries.
filmireland.net/2024/11/04/s...
filmireland.net/2024/11/04/s...
In this Film Ireland podcast, WFT member Gemma Creagh talks to BAFTA-nominated writer-director Virginia Gilbert about her film Reawakening, an evocative tale of love, loss, and the search for identity.
filmireland.net/2024/09/13/v...
filmireland.net/2024/09/13/v...
September 16, 2024 at 10:52 AM
In this Film Ireland podcast, WFT member Gemma Creagh talks to BAFTA-nominated writer-director Virginia Gilbert about her film Reawakening, an evocative tale of love, loss, and the search for identity.
filmireland.net/2024/09/13/v...
filmireland.net/2024/09/13/v...
As a member of WFT Ireland and WIFTI, you are eligible to receive a 30% discount off an IMDbPro Premium subscription, which offers full access to features for entertainment professionals to highlight their affiliations and get discovered. wft.ie/highlight-yo...
June 16, 2024 at 1:36 PM
As a member of WFT Ireland and WIFTI, you are eligible to receive a 30% discount off an IMDbPro Premium subscription, which offers full access to features for entertainment professionals to highlight their affiliations and get discovered. wft.ie/highlight-yo...
Bloomsday Film Festival announces their programme of events from Wed 12th to Sunday 16th June, including special screenings featuring our WFT members' work! Find info and tickets through our website at WFT.ie! wft.ie/wft-ireland-...
June 10, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Bloomsday Film Festival announces their programme of events from Wed 12th to Sunday 16th June, including special screenings featuring our WFT members' work! Find info and tickets through our website at WFT.ie! wft.ie/wft-ireland-...
Film Ireland’s Mentorship Programme is designed to empower writers from a variety of backgrounds, guiding them to refine their film writing skills, enhance industry knowledge & build a professional network. Apply for this wonderful opportunity by 20 July! filmireland.net/2024/04/18/b...
May 4, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Film Ireland’s Mentorship Programme is designed to empower writers from a variety of backgrounds, guiding them to refine their film writing skills, enhance industry knowledge & build a professional network. Apply for this wonderful opportunity by 20 July! filmireland.net/2024/04/18/b...
This February at Berlinale, our sister chapter WIFT Germany held a powerful series of talks titled “Between Escapism, Activism and Documentation – Filmmaking in Trembling Times”. These examined the world today. Listen to the episode now! wft.ie/wift-at-berl...
April 13, 2024 at 10:59 AM
This February at Berlinale, our sister chapter WIFT Germany held a powerful series of talks titled “Between Escapism, Activism and Documentation – Filmmaking in Trembling Times”. These examined the world today. Listen to the episode now! wft.ie/wift-at-berl...
Join WFT Members Gemma Creagh & Smrithika Majukar for an exhibition of Cover Art to celebrate the launch of the Film Ireland Digital Archive Project, in association with DBS & the PARC24 research conference at the DEAN Arts Studio 6pm – 8pm, 18th April 2024 for one night only! wft.ie/film-ireland...
April 9, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Join WFT Members Gemma Creagh & Smrithika Majukar for an exhibition of Cover Art to celebrate the launch of the Film Ireland Digital Archive Project, in association with DBS & the PARC24 research conference at the DEAN Arts Studio 6pm – 8pm, 18th April 2024 for one night only! wft.ie/film-ireland...
It has been a fantastic programme of events at the 2024 Storyhouse Lab, produced by WFT members Lara Hickey and Charlene Lydon! We are proud to see such great WFT member representation at the festival, with the participation of WFT member & Skills Development Executive, Grainne Bennett.
March 21, 2024 at 6:06 PM
It has been a fantastic programme of events at the 2024 Storyhouse Lab, produced by WFT members Lara Hickey and Charlene Lydon! We are proud to see such great WFT member representation at the festival, with the participation of WFT member & Skills Development Executive, Grainne Bennett.
The popular award winning children’s radio drama series The Adventures of a Young Pirate Queen, produced by WFT member Róisín Kearney, returns for its third season from the 20th February on RTÉ Jnr Radio and wherever you get your podcasts from!
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February 21, 2024 at 7:09 PM
The popular award winning children’s radio drama series The Adventures of a Young Pirate Queen, produced by WFT member Róisín Kearney, returns for its third season from the 20th February on RTÉ Jnr Radio and wherever you get your podcasts from!
wft.ie/award-winnin...
wft.ie/award-winnin...
The study “Gender–based Violence on German Television“, initiated by the MaLisa Foundation and UFA, shows that explicit gender–based violence is portrayed in a third of all TV formats. Read the full paper online through our website. wft.ie/read-this-wh...
February 20, 2024 at 6:41 PM
The study “Gender–based Violence on German Television“, initiated by the MaLisa Foundation and UFA, shows that explicit gender–based violence is portrayed in a third of all TV formats. Read the full paper online through our website. wft.ie/read-this-wh...
As Austin Film Festival’s annual Film Competition opens for submissions, discounted rates are now available for WFT members interested in sharing their work. We encourage our members to email us at info@wft.ie to make use of this great opportunity! wft.ie/discounts-fo...
February 20, 2024 at 10:13 AM
As Austin Film Festival’s annual Film Competition opens for submissions, discounted rates are now available for WFT members interested in sharing their work. We encourage our members to email us at info@wft.ie to make use of this great opportunity! wft.ie/discounts-fo...
A wonderful series of talks at the WIFT Berlinale 2024 event!
“Between Escapism, Activism and Documentation – Filmmaking in Trembling Times” took place Saturday, 17th February 2024 at the Berlinale and was hosted by Women in Film and TV Germany.
wft.ie/wift-at-berl...
“Between Escapism, Activism and Documentation – Filmmaking in Trembling Times” took place Saturday, 17th February 2024 at the Berlinale and was hosted by Women in Film and TV Germany.
wft.ie/wift-at-berl...
February 18, 2024 at 9:03 PM
A wonderful series of talks at the WIFT Berlinale 2024 event!
“Between Escapism, Activism and Documentation – Filmmaking in Trembling Times” took place Saturday, 17th February 2024 at the Berlinale and was hosted by Women in Film and TV Germany.
wft.ie/wift-at-berl...
“Between Escapism, Activism and Documentation – Filmmaking in Trembling Times” took place Saturday, 17th February 2024 at the Berlinale and was hosted by Women in Film and TV Germany.
wft.ie/wift-at-berl...
Laura Rikard, Intimacy Coordinator: “We need to talk about intimacy coordination from the top down, not from the bottom of the call sheet, which it is now.” An inspiring and motivating series of discussions presented at the Power to Transform forum. power-to-transform.org/global-forum...
February 16, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Laura Rikard, Intimacy Coordinator: “We need to talk about intimacy coordination from the top down, not from the bottom of the call sheet, which it is now.” An inspiring and motivating series of discussions presented at the Power to Transform forum. power-to-transform.org/global-forum...
WFT are delighted for members Zlata Filipovic and Anna Rodgers, whose wonderful film Two Mothers – selected as part of the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund – was shown at an exclusive screening organised by WFT, Netflix and Screen Ireland! Congratulations to the full team!
February 1, 2024 at 9:07 PM
WFT are delighted for members Zlata Filipovic and Anna Rodgers, whose wonderful film Two Mothers – selected as part of the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund – was shown at an exclusive screening organised by WFT, Netflix and Screen Ireland! Congratulations to the full team!
"Leadership on set is not just the producer, not just the director. It's the department heads...those shared values are so critical." Andria Wilson Mirza discusses the work being done by ReFrame, who design & lead systemic change programs in Hollywood in partnership with the industry. #WIFTISummit
September 23, 2023 at 12:29 PM
"Leadership on set is not just the producer, not just the director. It's the department heads...those shared values are so critical." Andria Wilson Mirza discusses the work being done by ReFrame, who design & lead systemic change programs in Hollywood in partnership with the industry. #WIFTISummit
"I didn't see it before & now I can't see anything else!" Laura Allen Muller from WIFT Denmark shares the responses they had after launching a successful campaign. A Bigger Picture/Et Større Billede aimed to improve the representation of minoritized people in Danish film and TV #WIFTISummit
September 23, 2023 at 12:15 PM
"I didn't see it before & now I can't see anything else!" Laura Allen Muller from WIFT Denmark shares the responses they had after launching a successful campaign. A Bigger Picture/Et Større Billede aimed to improve the representation of minoritized people in Danish film and TV #WIFTISummit
"We need to start up and talk together on a global level... to avoid the worst case scenarios."
Liselott Forsman from the Nordisk Film & TV Fond gives some stark and fascinating facts on AI and how it will change our industry and the world. #WIFTISummit
Liselott Forsman from the Nordisk Film & TV Fond gives some stark and fascinating facts on AI and how it will change our industry and the world. #WIFTISummit
September 23, 2023 at 12:07 PM
"We need to start up and talk together on a global level... to avoid the worst case scenarios."
Liselott Forsman from the Nordisk Film & TV Fond gives some stark and fascinating facts on AI and how it will change our industry and the world. #WIFTISummit
Liselott Forsman from the Nordisk Film & TV Fond gives some stark and fascinating facts on AI and how it will change our industry and the world. #WIFTISummit