Northern Ireland Delegation | Sheffield DocFest 2021

People part of the delegation

With support from Northern Ireland Screen the Northern Ireland delegation will attend Sheffield to connect with international audiences, co-producers and financiers. Our delegation consists of new and emerging talent alongside well-established documentary makers. Steeped in the challenging journalism and storytelling of Northern Ireland’s history, this cluster of companies and associated producers and directors are making a considerable impact in the international feature documentary arena. Don’t miss our Work in Progress Showcase and Ross McClean’s Untitled Hydebank Film at the MeetMarket.

Meet the Northern Irish Delegation:

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Christine Morrow | Screen Agency

Northern Ireland Screen New and Emerging Talent Executive

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Chris Kelly | Writer, Director & Producer

Chris Kelly is a BAFTA and IFTA nominated writer, director and producer and founder of Little Ease Films.

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Brendan McCourt | Director, Producer, Journalist

Brendan McCourt is a BAFTA nominated, RTS award winning film maker and investigative journalist

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Nicky Coyle | Funding Executive

I am a Funding Executive for Northern Ireland Screen, handing applications across various sectors including Feature Documentary. Northern Ireland Screen is the national screen agency for Northern Ireland.

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Nicky Larkin | Director/Editor

Writer/director/editor living and working in Belfast. www.nickylarkinfilm.com

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Trevor Birney | Producer

Trevor Birney is producer, director, journalist and founder of Fine Point Films. He was a producer on “The Go-Go’s” which premiered at Sundance, 2020 and Exec Producer on "Gaza" which premiered at Sundance 2019.

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Chris Patterson | Producer

Chris began working in the production industry in 1999. In 2020, Chris was awarded the BFI Vision Awards.

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