Shane Black Public Interview Cancelled
LATE ADDITIONS TO THE CONFERENCE LINE-UP ANNOUNCEDDue to unforeseen circumstances, Mr. Shane Black, who was expected to attend the screenwriting conference GIVE ME DIRECTION today, is unable to attend the event due to issues with his passport in LA airport yesterday.
Mr. Black was scheduled to give a public interview this evening at 5.30pm in the Light House Cinema which has now unfortunately been cancelled. Both Bord Scannan na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board and the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival would like to take this opportunity to apologise for any inconvenience caused to those who had purchased tickets for this event. Registration for the conference will now take place on Friday morning at 9.15 in the Shelbourne Hotel.
Commenting on these unfortunate circumstances Mr Black said "I've been working on the planning end of many a similar conference, and am all too aware of the inconvenience that a no-show guest inflicts upon the people who've been kind enough to sponsor his trip. This error on my part, though inadvertent, shows a terrible lack of forethought. I call upon what remains of your goodwill and please convey my apologies to those that bought tickets to attend."
We hope to work with Mr. Black in the future and should another event be organised at a later stage, those that had tickets for this event will be prioritised with regard to ticket allocation.
A full refund will be made to those who paid for tickets to the public interview only.
We are also offering a refund of the cost of €9 which was the cost of the public interview to conference delegates. Further to this if there are conference delegates who wish to cancel their attendance at the conference on Friday a full refund will be offered. If you wish to cancel your conference attendance please contact sarah@jdiff.com.
Other news relating to the conference is that Irish director John Moore is a late addition to the panel and will participate in the panel entitled DON'T GET WEIRD ON ME. John Moore first rose to prominence when he was asked to direct the war film, Behind Enemy Lines (2001), based on his track record of directing high-octane, effects-driven, youth-oriented TV commercials. He followed up this break by directing several big budget features including The Flight of the Phoenix (2004) and The Omen (2006). He went on to make Max Payne in 2008 starring Mark Wahlberg. He currently has a number of projects in development.
The new schedule for the event is as follows:
FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 2009
VENUE: The Shelbourne Hotel, 27 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
9.15: Registration. Welcome Tea/Coffee
9.45: Conference begins with an Introduction from Simon Perry, IFB Chief Executive
10.00 - 11.30 DON'T GET WEIRD ON ME
The arthouse versus commercial cinema debate: in search of some middle ground, we discuss the respective limitations and realities. This panel is sponsored by The National School of Film at IADT.
Chair: Simon Perry
Panelists: Eran Kolirin, Mark O'Rowe, Damien O'Donnell, John Moore
11.30 - 11.45 Tea Break
11.45 - 12.45 LIVE LONG & PROSPER
A hard-headed discussion on the realities of the screenwriting life: the practicalities of selling ideas
Chair: Ed Guiney
Panelists: Charlotte Kelly, Tanya Seghatchian, Kirsten Sheridan, Tony Marchant
12.45 - 13.00 Lunch Break14:00 - NEW, NEW, NEW WRITING SHOWCASE
Rehearsed reading of scenes from MEMORABILIA by Kevin Barry to be introduced by Andrew Meehan
15.15- 16.00 - UNTITLED RODDY DOYLE, CONOR MCPHERSON & ROB WALPOLE CONVERSATION
A three-way discussion on how to get the best out of your creative collaborators. This panel is sponsored by the Huston School of Film and Digital Media.
16.00 - 16.15 Tea Break
16.15 - 17.30 - MONGRELS
The freedoms and restrictions of writing screenplays: with contributions from some well-known hyphenates.
Chair: Lance Daly
Panelists: Paul Fraser, Pat McCabe, Roddy Doyle, Jim Sheridan
18.30 - 20.15 THE ECLIPSE - Special preview screening
Introduced by Conor McPherson & Billy Roche
Venue - Light House Cinema