The IFTA Screen Discussion Series for 2021 begins next week, including online talks with the teams from ‘Dating Amber’, ‘Sea Fever’, ‘Go Get Davey’ and ‘Broken Law’.
Following on from last year's hugely successful series of online events, showcasing the talent behind all films submitted for the 2020 IFTA Awards, IFTA once again is promoting Irish titles and individuals online through the Academy's IFTA Screen Discussions Series.
This series (online Q&A events, interviews & Panel discussions with the filmmakers and talent involved - Directors, Writers, Producers, Acting and Craft talent) ensures that each title submitted for the 2021 Awards has every opportunity to engage with Irish Academy Members and Voters throughout the viewing and voting season. The live discussions have been made available online for IFTA Members and Irish filmmakers to attend for free upon registration.
Upcoming ‘IFTA Screen Discussions’ events
Dating Amber
2pm Monday, May 10th
In Attendance: Writer/Director David Freyne, Producer Rachael O'Kane and lead actors Lola Petticrew and Fionn O'Shea.
Eddie (Fionn O’Shea) is determined to follow his father’s (Barry Ward) footsteps and enlist in the military after graduation. Amber (Lola Petticrew) plans to move to London to finally be free. Dreams are good, but dreams do not help when in the school yard you are challenged with accusations of being gay or lesbian. Two high school students in a small, conservative town near Dublin decide to fake a relationship to stop the rumours about their sexual orientation. They have the perfect plan and impersonate the perfect couple. The plan seems solid, but Eddie’s denial of his sexual orientation is growing, just as Amber realizes that living in a closet is a toxic and unhealthy thing to do. Also, starring Sharon Horgan, Simone Kirby and Ian O’Reilly, Dating Amber is produced by Atomic 80.
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Sea Fever
2pm Thursday, May 13th
In Attendance: Writer / Director Neasa Hardiman, Producers Brendan McCarthy & John McDonnell
Solitary marine-biology student Siobhán endures a week on a ragged fishing trawler, miserably at odds with the close-knit crew. But out in the deep Atlantic, an unfathomable life-form soon ensnares the boat. As members of the crew now succumb to a strange infection, Siobhán must overcome her alienation and win their trust… before everyone is lost. Starring Hermione Corfield, Connie Nielsen, Dougray Scott, Olwen Fouéré and Jack Hickey, Sea Fever is Hardiman’s debut feature film.
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Go Get Davey
6pm Thursday, May 13th
In Attendance: Writer/Director/Producer Chris Aylmer, Co-Producer Korina Kaur, and Actor Glenn Mulhern
Davey, a lottery adviser, travels to weekly winners giving them the choice to stay anonymous or go public. When the lottery commission needs them to go public, but the winners want to stay anonymous, Davey has to manage his moral sense and what gets him paid.
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Broken Law
2pm Friday, May 14th
In Attendance: Writer/Director Paddy Slattery, Producer Simon Doyle cast Tristan Heanue, Graham Earley, Gemma-Leah Deveraux, John Connors, Ally Ni Chiarain, Ryan Lincoln, Gary Lydon.
Broken Law tells the story of two estranged brothers on opposite sides of the law. Dave Connolly (Tristan Heanue) is a respected member of the Garda Síochána but his loyalty to the force gets tested by his ex-convict brother Joe (Graham Earley) following a botched robbery. Also starring Gemma-Leah Devereux, John Connors, Ally Ni Chiarain, Ryan Lincoln and Gary Lydon, Broken Law is a taut and tense thriller that examines family loyalty, legacy and how far we will go to protect the ones we love.
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