When it comes to realising the visual concept of a film, the Production Designer is key. They use a unique set of skills to develop the design style for the sets, locations, graphics, props, lighting and costumes. In this podcast, WFT Member and Production Designer and Graphic Artist Jill Beecher talks with Production Designer Katie Byron about their craft and all things industry related... from flotation tanks to film families.

This event has been made possible with the support of Coimisiún na Meán.
Katie Byron: Don’t Worry Darling is the second collaboration between Olivia Wilde and Katie Byron after Booksmart in 2018. Her work includes Mike Mills’ C’mon C’mon, Janicza Bravo’s  Zola, Tara Miele’s Wander Darkly , Spectrevision’s Color Out Of Space an HP Lovecraft adaptation by cult director Richard Stanley, meta slasher film The Final Girls and several films by Drake Doremus; Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Like Crazy, Zoe, Breathe In, Equals and Newness. Her television work includes BBC America’s Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency, IFC’s Documentary Now, the FX series A Teacher and the Australian/American genre bending series Wolf Like Me.

Jill Beecher: Jill was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1984. She is a production designer, art director and concept illustrator who has worked across Hollywood Productions and local Irish projects too. Jill is now represented by William Morris Endeavour and is a member of the British and American Art Director Guilds. She also is a visual artist who has exhibited in Europe, America and Australia.

Gemma Creagh

Talking Production Design¸n Conversation with Katie Byron

Talking Production Design: Jill Beecher In Conversation with Katie Byron

Ahead of the Japanese Film Festival, Gemma Creagh talks to Adam Torel, Head of Third Window Films.  Two of his releases, Shadow of Fire and Typhoon Club are screening at this year's festival.

To introduce the festival, Gemma first talks to Maeve Cooke, director at access CINEMA, co-organisers of the  festival with The Embassy of Japan.

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Japanese Film Festival: Adam Torel, Head of Third Window Films

Presents: Distributer Adam Torel, Third Window Films & Maeve Cook, Access Cinema

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Andrew Gallimore about his documentary One Night In Millstreet.

One Night In Millstreet is the story of Ireland in 1995, a snapshot of a country told through a high stakes prize fight in Millstreet, Cork between the then unknown underdog Steve ‘The Celtic Warrior’ Collins and the larger-than-life champion Chris ‘Simply The Best’ Eubank - an against-all-odds sporting event that had an entire nation gripped and on the edge of its seat.

The film, which won the Audience Award at the Cork International Film Festival and the Best Documentary award at the Irish Film Festival London, features interviews with the rivals themselves Steve Collins and Chris Eubank along with Irish boxing legend Barry McGuigan, Chris Eubank’s former manager Barry Hearn, writer Paul Howard and Tony Quinn, Steve Collins’ Mind Trainer.

One Night In Millstreet was produced by Morgan Bushe and Peter Murnaghan for Fastnet Films and Proposition Films with funding from Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, Coimisiún Na Meán and RTÉ.

One Night In Millstreet is released in cinemas on 5th April 2024. 

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The DocArena Podcast S2 Ep05: Andrew Gallimore (One Night In Millstreet)

In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Alan Gilsenan about his latest film.

.An intimate beautifully wrought and deftly handled meditation on trauma, offering hope and insight.

The Days Of Trees is in cinemas from 12th April 2024.

Alan Gilsenan, Director of 'The Days Of Trees'

Film Ireland Presents: Alan Gilsenan, Director of The Days Of Trees

In this special Young Irish Film Makers at Dublin International Film Festival podcast, 5 young critics interview 2 filmmakers whose shorts screened at this year's festival.

Adelaide Kane interviews Hannah Mamalis DIFF Podcast 2024

Chloe O'Malley and Assil Ksiksi interview Ciaran Maggin interview Ciaran Maginn, whose film Screamer screened at the the festival.

Adelaide Kane, Fionn O'Mahony and Pia Roycroft interview Hannah Mamalis, whose film Baby Steps scooped the Shorts Audience Award at the festival.

Young Critics from YIFM @ DIFF

Shorts Focus: Young Critics from YIFM @ DIFF

In this Japanese Film Festival Roundtable, Gemma Creagh talks to Andrew Partridge, founder of Anime Limited, Emmy Shigeta, a Japanese DJ working in the industry in Ireland, and Stephen McNeice, co-programmer of the Japanese Film Festival Ireland.

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The Japanese Film Festival Ireland  is organised by access CINEMA & The Embassy of Japan.

Japanese Film Festival Panel

Talking Film: What's happening in Japanese Cinema?

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh welcomes back Andrew Baird to talk about his latest film, Sunrise. Then we hear from Director Michael Showalter about his Rom Com The Idea of You. 

When a former cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town discover the dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. Befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer soon faces a choice of revenge or redemption.

Sunrise was directed by Andrew Baird from a script by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Ronan Blaney, and stars Guy Pearce and Alex Pettyfer.

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Andrew Baird, Director of 'Sunrise'

Film Ireland Presents: Andrew Baird, Director of Sunrise

In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Simon Chambers, the Director of Screen Ireland supported documentary  'Much Ado About Dying.

Filmmaker Simon finds his life drastically interrupted when he is called back to London from India to care for his retired bohemian gay actor Uncle David. Everything that could go wrong does go wrong. David's anarchic spirit is unbreakable. He fights with Simon, refusing to go into a care home, insisting on dying in the squalor of his unheated tumble-down house. He can't remember where he put his false teeth but he still knows nearly all the lines from his beloved Shakespeare plays. David's real life starts to echo "King Lear", the play about an old man going mad and giving his kingdom away, as David starts giving away thousands of pounds to a hot sexy "helper". How do we deal with and care for our relatives who are living longer than ever? How does Simon help David to have a good death?

Much Ado About Dying is in cinemas from 10th May2024.
The special event screenings taking place are the following


Irish Film Institute, Dublin - Q&A 10th May
Palás Cinema, Galway - Q&A 11th May
Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin - Q&A 12th May
Omniplex Limerick - Q&A 13th May
Omniplex Cork - Q&A 14th May
Omniplex Rathmines, Dublin - Q&A 17th May
Omniplex Belfast - Q&A 18th May
Queens Film Theatre, Belfast - Q&A 19th May
Century Cinema, Letterkenny - Q&A 19th May
Omniplex Derry - Q&A 20th May

Simon Chambers, Director of 'Much Ado About Dying'

Film Ireland Presents: Simon Chambers, Director of Much Ado About Dying

Delving into this story with families at the core, in this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Gary Lennon, Director of Piano Dreams.

There are currently 40 million piano students in China. With many practising up to ten hours a day, pianomania has truly gripped the nation. We follow three young hopefuls and their dedicated families as they chase their dreams in the ultra-competitive world of piano education. This is both an intimate portrait of remarkably talented young musicians and a glimpse into the lives of the new Chinese middle class: their aspirations, their sacrifices and their sheer drive to succeed.

In cinemas 24th May 2024.

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Gary Lennon, Director of 'Piano Dreams'

Presents: Gary Lennon, Director of Piano Dreams

In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Colm Quinn about his documentary Ransom ’79,

Ransom ’79 tells the story of legendary Irish reporter Charlie Bird and his determination to break one final story before his life is cut short by Motor Neurone Disease. Charlie’s sources have given him an extraordinary true crime story, one that had remained secret for decades – the attempt by a criminal gang to extort millions from the Irish government. The disease has already taken Charlie’s voice. But clever use of technology means he can still do interviews – using a voice app on his ipad – and, even as his strength falters, he keeps chasing the story.

Ransom ’79 charts Charlie’s investigation and reconstructs a scarcely-believable sequence of events that led from farce to tragedy, in a very different Ireland. But beneath it all, the film is an exploration of how one man confronting his own mortality can find respite in doing the thing he loves, even in the most terrible of circumstances.

Ransom ’79 is directed by Colm Quinn and is produced by John Kelleher and David Power with backing from Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán, Virgin Media, Derrin Group and S481.

In cinemas 24th May 2024.

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Welcome to The DocArena Podcast in association with Film Ireland. My name is Ross Whitaker and every fortnight, I want to dig deeply into the motivations of documentary filmmakers – how do they choose their subject material and what approaches and strategies do they employ to fund, craft and distribute their work…

The DocArena Podcast S2 Ep06: Colm Quinn (Ransom ’79)

In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Eleanor McSherry, a highly qualified Programme Coordinator/designer, researcher and lecturer with UCC (ACE). She lectures and gives workshops, in the areas of neurodiversity in the screen industry, autism studies, disability studies, mental health, film scriptwriting, creative writing, film and media. She is currently doing her PhD with in Maynooth University’s Media Department.

Check out the available courses here:

Diploma in Autism Studies: https://www.ucc.ie/en/ace-daus/
Cert in Continuing Professional Development in Advocacy: https://www.ucc.ie/en/ace-ccpdad/
Cert in Continuing Professional Development in Neurodiversity for the Screen Industry: https://www.ucc.ie/en/ace-ccpdns/
Cert in Continuing Professional Development in Neurodiversity in the Arts and Creative Industries: Sept 2024
Cert in Continuing Professional Development in Wellbeing Coordination (for the Arts and Creative Industries): Sept 2024
Cert in Continuing Professional Development in Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Sept 2024

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Podcast: Eleanor McSherry, Programme Coordinator of Autism Studies at UCC ACE

Presents: Eleanor McSherry, UCC Programme Coordinator of Autism Studies

Women in Film and Television Ireland is a voluntary body run by film and TV professionals, representing the creative, business and technical divisions of the Irish audiovisual sector. We promote greater representation of women, both on screen and behind the camera. Our aim is to ensure that the Irish film and television industry functions as a meritocratic, sustainable and successful force into the future. Podcasts are edited by Steven Galvin (Film Ireland).

Talking Production Design: Jill Beecher In Conversation with Katie Byron

Women in Film & TV Ireland