This important discussion, which took place online in December 2024, was centred on the findings of the report by Dr. Susan Liddy and Dr. Fergal Rhatigan, commissioned by Women in Film and Television Ireland and funded by the Screen Ireland Stakeholders Funding Scheme. The research sheds light on the experiences of industry professionals, highlighting the challenges faced and the urgent need for change. The podcast features insights from: Dr. Susan Liddy & Dr. Fergal Rhatigan (Researchers) P...
Feb 17, 2025•54 min
WFT Ireland is back with an episode from a series of in-depth conversations with international changemakers. In this oral history collection, we speak with a range of women who have shaped WIFTI and the media landscape over the last few decades. WFT Ireland Chair and WIFT International President, Dr. Susan Liddy, is in conversation with Kate Kinninmont MBE– former CEO of WFTV UK, and member of the WIFTI Advisory Board. Kate’s career as a producer and director with the BBC was followed by over a ...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 6 min
June is pride month and to honour the LGBTQ+ community, we sat down with film and television editor, Theo Lindberg, vice-president of WIFT+ Sweden and founder of WIFT Trans. Theo discusses his work in the film industry and his journey in becoming a trans male. https://wft.ie/
Jun 18, 2024•56 min
This February Netflix, supported by WFT Ireland and Screen Ireland, hosted an exclusive screening of five short films produced via The Netflix Documentary Talent Fund. The event took place at The Stella Cinema Rathmines and featured a Q&A with WFT members and filmmakers Anna Rodgers and Zlata Filipovic, whose emotional documentary Two Mothers was a recipient of the scheme. Two Mothers is an incredibly emotional story about maternal struggles, the impact of war, as well as how friendship can ...
Apr 15, 2024•20 min
This February at Berlinale, our sister chapter WIFT Germany held a powerful series of talks titled "Between Escapism, Activism and Documentation – Filmmaking in Trembling Times". These examined the world today, where there seem to be new crises emerging daily – war, climate change, flight and displacement, and the resurgence of the far-right. All too often, women are the ones who suffer the most. In this podcast, WFT Ireland Member Gemma Creagh speaks with WIFT Germany Board Member and actor Mar...
Apr 10, 2024•46 min
Last December marked another excellent event for our annual Changemakers Series. In the wonderful venue of Windmill Lane, WFT Chair and President of WIFT International, Dr. Susan Liddy spoke with writer and producer Sally Abbott. Sally shared her experiences, challenges, and goals with our members, as well as the insights she's learned during her impressive career working across the UK's top shows. Supported by Coimisiún na Meán and hosted by Windmill Lane, the WFT Changemakers Series gives cont...
Apr 01, 2024•50 min
In the fourth installment of our Cannes Conversation Series, we look at the importance of sustainability. The future of the screen industry depends on consciously changing how we approach filming as well as telling stories that look at the world in a new way. At the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Gemma Creagh caught up with Ecoprod's Alissa Aubenque, a producer and Green Film Production Expert about changes in production that can be made that make a real difference. Following this, in a...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 15 min
In this WFT Ireland Podcast, Project Manager Gemma Creagh spoke with one of our talented members, Actor and AD Rachel Morgan. Rachel wore multiple hats on top titles such as Disenchanted and The Pope’s Exorcist, and you might recognise her from her role on RTE's The Gone, which is returning soon for a second Series. In this discussion, we spoke with Rachel about her experience in the industry on both sides of the camera and what it's like working on sets big and small. Listen back here. This eve...
Mar 12, 2024•48 min
In the third of our Cannes Conversation Series, we look at working on long-form projects from a different viewpoint. At the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Gemma Creagh caught up with anthropologist Rikke Flodin, a Senior Consultant working across AI in film audiences. Could this be a new way of developing your next film? Following this, recorded at a live webinar, WFT Board Member and DOP Jaro Waldeck was in conversation with Film Still Photographer Chiabella James (Dreamgirls, Star War...
Mar 01, 2024•1 hr 17 min
In this episode of the WFT Ireland Podcast Board Member and Producer Fiona Kinsella chats with two of our members who have produced feature films screening at this year's Dublin International Film Festival. Ruth Carther's Twig and Sinéad O'Riordan's Swing Bout will both be premiering at the festival. This podcast was made possible by Coimisiún na Meán. https://diff.ie/ https://wft.ie/
Feb 23, 2024•49 min
With the Dublin International Film Festival just a few days away, here at WFT, we are excited to celebrate all our members whose work has been selected as part of the festival! Listen back for a special WFT Ireland panel discussion where WFT Board Member Fiona Kinsella will sit down with some of the talented voices behind this year’s selection for the DIFF Shorts Programme: Alba Fernandez, DOP: Callus – Screen Ireland Shorts Programme 2 Naomi Sheridan, Writer/Director: Kiki – Virgin Media Discov...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 21 min
Listen back to this recording of a very special panel, Producing From Beyond the Pale, brought to you by WFT Ireland and Wexford Screen Writers Academy. This talk, moderated by Fiona Kinsella features Jess Drumm, David McLoughlin, Jac Kerrin, Colman Farrell, Mark Maher and Tom Dowling as they discuss the scope of the industry at large as well as the opportunities when it comes to production across the regions. Following on from the success of last year’s Producing From Beyond the Pale panel, WFT...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 7 min
At Catalyst International Film Festival in 2022, WFT held a very special panel discussion where Parents and Carers lobbied for a more family friendly professional landscape. This was an interactive discussion where Raising Films Ireland, the support and advocacy group for parents and carers working in the Irish screen industries, teased out what can be done to create a fairer and more inclusive industry. This panel was moderated by WFT Chair Dr. Susan Liddy and featured Grainne Bennett, Lesley C...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 3 min
In this WFT Ireland’s Podcast, Board Member and Producer Fiona Kinsella chats with Madison Eastwood, John O’Sullivan and Lorcan Murphy on the A to Z of Insuring your Film. These experts from WFT sponsors Media Insurance and discuss the nuances of media insurance, offering crucial insights on coverage essentials and risk mitigation and help on understanding the complex paperwork involved.
Jan 29, 2024•59 min
In this inaugural episode from a series of in-depth conversations with international changemakers, WFT Ireland Chair and WIFT International President Dr. Susan Liddy delves into an insightful discussion with Terry Lawler – former Executive Director of WFT New York and a member of the current WIFTI Advisory Board. Through this series, we aim to speak with a range of women who have shaped WIFTI and the media landscape over the last few decades. With over two decades at the helm of the New York cha...
Jan 25, 2024•51 min
In the second of the Cannes Conversation Series, we look at script development and how the story gets from the page to the screen. This has been made possible with the support of the Screen Ireland Stakeholder Fund. At Cannes Film Festival last year, WFT Chair Dr. Susan Liddy caught up with producer Annemiek van der Hell at the Writers’ Lab networking event. The Writers’ Lab is a wonderful initiative created by Elizabeth Kaiden and Nitza Wilon to support female screenwriters over 40. Susan talks...
Jan 17, 2024•54 min
Ahead of the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival WFT Member Margaret Kane-Rowe, hosts a wonderful panel bringing together the creative and talented women whose work is screening at the festival. Rebecca Hickey (The Performance Review), Aisha Bolaji (The End of the World Tour), Alexandra Eftos (Good Fortune), and Croí Burrowes (Kiss Kiss Fang Fang) will be talking about their funny films and careers to date. This webinar is funded by the Screen Ireland Stakeholder Funding. https://www.dubli...
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min
In this very special WFT Ireland podcast WFT Member and composer Emer Landers talks with fellow composer, the inspiring Eímear Noone about her wonderful new documentary score for SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS. Discussing everything music-related, from the taste to the technical, these two talented women reveal real insight into the art form. This podcast has been made possible with the support of Screen Ireland's Stakeholder fund. SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS - In Cinemas Now https://wft.ie/
Nov 23, 2023•50 min
Listen back to this very special masterclass in lighting with WFT Vice-Chair and Board Member Jaro Waldeck, as she's in conversation with RTÉ Lighting Director Aoife Brown. In this focused discussion, they give critical and technical insight into all things lighting and cinematography and cover the art of visual storytelling in multicamera TV. This podcast has been released with the support of Screen Ireland's Stakeholder Fund. https://wft.ie/ About Aoife Brown Aoife has over 25 years in televis...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 8 min
In 2017, Women in Film and Television Ireland hosted a DOP Masterclass at Brooks Hotel. This live event featured insight into the craft of cinematography from two leading DOPs, Kate McCullough (The Farthest, The Queen of Ireland, His & Hers) and Frida Wendel (Striking Out, Ego). McCullough has recently been listed in Screen International’s “Stars of Tomorrow 2020”. She received the Golden Frog for Best Cinematography on a Docudrama ‘I Dolours’ at Camerimage 2018. In the same year she was nom...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 14 min
In this very special WFT Podcast, listen back as two award-winning documentary filmmakers dive into their craft. WFT Board Member and Filmmaker Marissa Aroy was in conversation with Documentary Filmmaker Nina Menkes talking about gender and the unwavering male gaze in filmmaking ahead of Nina’s newest documentary film Brainwashed Sex-Camera-Power. This film is screening tonight at the Kerry International Film Festival, catch it now the big screen. This webinar has been made possible with the sup...
Oct 19, 2023•59 min
Listen to this very special podcast where WFT Members Director Lisa Mulcahy and Producer Ruth Carter discuss their collaboration on their film Lies We Tell hosted by WFT Board Member and fellow producer Fiona Kinsella. Lies We Tell is in Irish cinemas from the 13th of October. This webinar has been made possible with the support of Coimisiún na Meán. In an isolated manor, an orphaned heiress must fight her guardian for her inheritance— and her life. Lies We Tell is a contained psychological thri...
Oct 12, 2023•49 min
On 20th July, WFT Ireland hosted a very special event Greater Later: Building Sustainable Careers supported by Screen Ireland. This series of talks celebrated the remarkable achievements of women in the industry who have found success, often later in their careers. WFT was honoured to have internationally esteemed conductor and composer Eímear Noone join us in conversation with WFT Vice Chair Jaro Waldeck. Known for her award-winning work on video game music, Eímear has conducted all over the wo...
Oct 10, 2023•45 min
On 20th July, WFT Ireland hosted a very special event Greater Later: Building Sustainable Careers supported by Screen Ireland. This series of talks celebrated the remarkable achievements of women in the industry who have found success, often later in their careers. Our Fixing it in Post: Panel Discussion focused on the world of Post & VFX, featuring WFT Sponsor Windmill Lane’s Head of Production, Deborah Doherty, and Piranha Bar Executive Producer Nicky Gogan, and was hosted by WFT Project M...
Oct 02, 2023•39 min
This WFT Ireland podcast is brought to you by writer and actor Aoife Nic Ardghail and producer Ciara Gillen. In this episode, Ciara sat down with Emmy-nominated Foley Artist Caoimhe Doyle and Foley Mixer Jean McGrath. They spoke about their seventeen years of collaborating as Ireland's only female foley artist and mixer team. The interview was recorded in Ardmore Sound. To support the work we do, join Women in Film and TV Ireland at WFT.ie or you can donate the cost of a cup of coffee here. http...
Sep 25, 2023•29 min
This inaugural episode of the Cannes Conversation Series puts the focus firmly on producers and has been made possible with the support of the Screen Ireland Stakeholder Fund. At the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, WFT Chair Dr. Susan Liddy caught up with Ireland's representative Kathryn Kennedy. Kathryn is a multi-award winning creative Irish Producer and Screenwriter. Kathryn founded Kennedy Films in 2012, which she runs together with producer/director partner Frankie Fenton. Kennedy F...
Sep 18, 2023•41 min
Where are we as an industry when it comes to addressing toxic behaviours? WFT Project Manager Gemma Creagh discussed the vital theme of workplace dignity with WGI Chair Jennifer Davidson, researchers Olwen Dawe, Dr. Fergal Rhatigan as well as WFT Chair and incoming president of WFT International Dr. Susan Liddy. Ahead of the deadline for our WFT Ireland survey, we looked into the prevalence of harmful behaviors in the Irish screen industries, such as bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, humi...
Sep 06, 2023•59 min
Greater Later: Building Sustainable Careers Panel Podcast On 20th July, WFT Ireland hosted a very special event Greater Later: Building Sustainable Careers supported by Screen Ireland. This series of talks celebrated the remarkable achievements of women in the industry who have found success, often later in their careers. The day began with a lively and honest panel discussion featuring three exceptionally talented women: Audrey O’Reilly, Patricia Kelly, and Geraldine McAlinden. They shared thei...
Sep 04, 2023•44 min
On 20th July, WFT Ireland hosted a very special event Greater Later: Building Sustainable Careers supported by Screen Ireland. This series of talks celebrated the remarkable achievements of women in the industry who have found success, often later in their careers. We delved into a case study of the film Sunlight, with Director Claire Dix and writer Ailbhe Keogan. Equal part funny and honest, this discussion saw us delve into the creative process behind this thought-provoking film, as well as th...
Aug 16, 2023•41 min
This year with the support of Coimisiún na Meán, WFT recorded a special podcast live from the House Hotel in Galway. We spoke with two documentary filmmakers about their powerful and timely projects which screened at the festival: Ó Bhéal is directed by Ciara Nic Chormaic and produced by Mind The Gap Films. Croíthe Radacacha is directed by Ciara Hyland and produced by her company Wonder Pics. We spoke with Alan Esslemont, Director General of TG4, about our new partnership as well as celebrating ...
Aug 09, 2023•37 min
