With the support of Screen Ireland, an Irish delegation of producers and directors will make online connections with international industry representatives and experts. Recent Irish documentary successes include To the Moon (Dir: Tadhg O’Sullivan), Father of the Cyborgs (Dir: David Burke), Songs for While I’m Away (Dir: Emer Reynolds), The 8th (Dir: Aideen Kane, Lucy Kennedy, Maeve O’Boyle), and A Dog Called Money (Dir: Seamus Murphy).
Meet the Irish Delegation
Alex Fegan | Director
I am an Irish filmmaker, particularly interested in Irish identity and what it means to be Irish. My films include, The Irish Pub, Older Than Ireland, Abbeyfealegood and The Confessors.
What is your favourite documentary of all time? 13th
What film/s are you most looking forward to at this year's Sheffield DocFest? 'Gunda' and 'All Light Everywhere' but all of them really!
What do you consider is the best documentary from your nation or region? Older Than Ireland (but I'm biased!)
Daniel Hegarty | Producer / Director
Producer & Documentary Filmmaker at award-winning Irish production company Marmalade Films, focusing on high-quality creative documentaries for international audiences. Daniel is an EAVE 2021 participant.
What is your favourite documentary of all time? Don't Look Back (1967)
What film/s are you most looking forward to at this year's Sheffield DocFest? The First 54 Years... But it's usually the ones I'm not looking forward to that I enjoy most at DocFest
Clare Stronge | Producer
Emmy and IFTA winning documentary producer and archive producer. Recent credits include To the Moon (Tadhg O'Sullivan, 2020), Shooting the Mafia (Kim Longinotto, 2018) and The Farthest (Emer Reynolds, 2017)
What is your favourite documentary of all time? Our Daily Bread (2005, Nicholaus Gehralter)
What do you consider is the best documentary from your nation or region? Dublin
Frankie Fenton | Director / Producer
Frankie is an award winning Irish film director/producer. His debut feature documentary ‘IT’S NOT YET DARK’, narrated by Colin Farrell, premiered in the World Cinema competition at Sundance Film Festival 2017.
What is your favourite documentary of all time? Man With A Movie Camera
What do you consider is the best documentary from your nation or region? The Irish Empire
Tina O'Reilly | Producer
An award-winning producer, managing director & co-owner of South Wind Blows Ltd. Tina has produced a variety of projects including films, tv series and live events (festivals and bespoke curated corporate events).
What is your favourite documentary of all time? Men Who Swim
What film/s are you most looking forward to at this year's Sheffield DocFest? Sing, Freetown
What do you consider is the best documentary from your nation or region? Gaza
