EITILIT is a new talent development programme that empowers underrepresented creatives to pursue their career ambitions at the Galway Film Fair, supported by the Amazon Regional Creatives Fund. 

EITILT (meaning “flight”) creates a structured progression route for emerging and underrepresented creators across the Galway Film Fair’s training and development initiatives. EITILIT participants will receive guidance year-on-year, through entry-level events such as the Script Pitching Competition or Short Film Exchange, through to workshops for more developed projects such as Facing In/Facing Out or Pitching for Games, through to advanced programmes like our Co-Production Marketplace. The ultimate goal is to facilitate underrepresented creators to bring their projects to a market-ready standard, where they can then be pitched to co-producers and investors at the Galway Film Fair. 

EITILT will invite 3–5 creators each year, whose work reflects the diversity and regional context we would like to see represented in our marketplace, and provide them with sustained, structured support. The programme will include tracking of participants and projects to ensure underrepresented people and stories have equitable access to further development. 

Supported by the Amazon Regional Creatives Fund, Country Manager for Amazon in Ireland Ali Dunn said, “The Regional Creatives Fund Ireland is about reducing barriers to entry within Ireland’s creative sector and working with charities who are already making a difference to help them reach even more people. We’re excited to combine financial support with Amazon’s industry expertise to create real pathways into creative careers across Ireland.” 

 “This support from the Amazon Regional Creatives Fund Ireland allows us to reimagine how talent development works at the Galway Film Fair. EITILT creates a clear pathway from first idea to market-ready project, giving emerging creators – particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds – the structure, access and confidence to build sustainable careers in the screen industry,” said William Fitzgerald, Director of Galway Film Fair.