Talking Documentary Seminar at The Harbour Hotel, Galway City, January 15th and 16th
Talking Documentary, Galway Film Centre’s annual Film and TV seminar will take place on January 15th and 16th, 2016. with special guests Asif Kapadia (AMY, SENNA) and Sean McAllister (A SYRIAN LOVE STORY). It will consist of 2 days of talks, panel discussions and screenings on many aspects of documentary and will be run in association with Creative Europe Galway, the BAI, TG4, the IFB and Screen Training Ireland.
On Saturday January 16th, Asif Kapadia will be interviewed about his work by documentary filmmaker, Pat Collins. Asif’s recent film, AMY, the biopic about Amy Winehouse, is on the longlist for the Oscars 2016 and broke box office records when it was released this Summer. Also, AMY won Best European Documentary at the European Film Awards on December 12th.
Sean McAllister, whose film A SYRIAN LOVE STORY, won the Grand Jury Prize at Sheffield DocFest this year, will be interviewed about his approach to his work as a self –shooting, observational documentary maker. Sean will be interviewed by GMIT Film & Documentary lecturer, Felim McDermott.
The Do’s and Don’ts of Pitching and The European Documentary Landscape will be covered by Paul Pauwels, Director of the European Documentary Network. Paul, who is attending the seminar in association with Creative Europe Galway, will also conduct one to one meetings with filmmakers.
Friday afternoon, there will be a panel discusssion with Keith Potter, Ken Wardrop and Daisy Asquith, which will be chaired by Ross Whitaker. Also, on Saturday morning, director Richard Curson Smith will be interviewed by documentary filmmaker, Paula Kehoe about Documenting the Arts. Smith recently directed STRONGER THAN DEATH about the poet Ted Hughes for the BBC.
The seminar will open with a gala UNESCO City of Film screening of A SYRIAN LOVE STORY at An Taibhdhearc Theatre on Thursday January 14th at 8pm, with director, Sean McAllister, in attendance.
Tickets to this seminar are limited. To book a place, email admin@galwayfilmcentre.ie or phone 091-770748. More information at www.galwayfilmcentre.ie #TalkingDoc
Venue: The Harbour Hotel, Galway City
Tickets: €65 to attend Friday and Saturday. €40 to attend Friday, €30 to attend Saturday.
Book a place: To book a place, email admin@galwayfilmcentre.ie or phone 091-770748. Tickets to this seminar are limited.
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Friday January 15th/Dé hAoine 15ú Eanáir
European Documentary Network (EDN) Seiminéar in association with Creative Europe Desk Galway
09.30 - 11.30: The Do's & Don'ts of Pitching - Paul Pauwels (EDN)
11.30 - 11.45: Break /Sos
11.45 - 13.30: The European Documentary Landscape - Paul Pauwels (EDN)
13.30 - 14.15: Networking Lunch/Lón
14.15 - 15.30: Documenting Personal Stories
-Daisy Asquith (After the Dance)
-Ken Wardrop (His and Hers)
-Keith Potter (Irish Film Board)
-Chair: Ross Whitaker (Unbreakable)
15.30 - 15.45: Break /Sos
16.00 - 17.30: The Loneliness of the Self Shooting Observational Documentary Maker
Sean McAllister (A Syrian Love Story, Liberace in Baghdad)
Facilitator: Felim McDermott (GMIT)
17.30: Networking Reception
Saturday January 16th/Dé Sathairn 16ú Eanáir
10.30 - 11.30: Documenting the Arts
Richard Curson Smith (Stronger than Death)
Facilitator: Paula Kehoe (Deargdhúil: Anatomy of Passion)
11.30 - 12.00: Science on Screen Official Launch
12.00 -13.00: Lunch/Lón
13.00 - 15.00: Asif Kapadia: Documentary Maker in Profile
Asif Kapadia (Amy, Senna)
Facilitator: Pat Collins (Silence, Living in a Coded Land)
UNESCO City of Film Screening of A SYRIAN LOVE STORY
With Director Sean McAllister in Attendance
Thursday January 14th / Dé Déardaoin 14ú Eanáir
Venue/Ionad: An Taidhbhearc, Middle Street, Galway City
Time: 8pm
Cost: €5.50 (includes restoration fee).
How to Book: http://antaibhdhearc.com/