The Art of the Unknown: Supporting creative documentary film in a risk-averse industry

Sat 11 July | 11:30 – 12.30 | Veranda Lounge, Galmont Hotel

Documentary has always been about a filmmaker’s engagement with the world around them, and the expression of some personal – often subjective – cinematic truth arising out of that.  

But such work is increasingly rare. On the one hand, the industry continues to follow a market and producer driven model, with a focus on low-risk, high-return projects. On the other, an age of AI undermines the very idea of image authenticity.  

By sharing the experience of the panel, we ask what the place is, if there is one, for innovative and subversive filmmaking, and whether the ‘auteur’ can reclaim their voice in this cacophony, at a time when cinematic truths seem more important than ever. 

Panel

  • Tadhg O’Sullivan (filmmaker Inland Films)
  • Ross McClean  (independent filmmaker)
  • Amanda Sans Pantling (independent filmmaker)
  • Keith Potter (Head of Feature Film, Screen Ireland)
  • Olivia Namkoong (Manager of Acquisitions, Magnolia Pictures)

 

  • Moderator: Jill Beardsworth (filmmaker Twopair Films, lecturer ATU)

 

Name
If none, write none
Would you like to sign up to the Galway Film Fair Newsletter

Demographic Information

Please help us report on our participant profile
What best describes your ethnicity/cultural background?
Do you identify as LGBTQIA+?
Do you identify as a person with a disability, long-term health condition, or nuerodivergence? (Select all that apply)