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European and Irish legislation ensures Screen Directors get a fair share of remuneration from their work and includes new rights to: fair pay; transparent information; possible additional remuneration and a way to revoke a licence. If you are asked to waive your rights or agree to a buy-out, don’t!

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We campaign for the creative and economic rights of directors by influencing industry policy and practice — everywhere our members are impacted.

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  • Events

July 12, 2025

Ali Abbasi Directors Masterclass at Galway Film Fleadh

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July 8–13, 2025

Galway Film Fleadh

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July 14, 2025

Disappear Here Film Festival

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July 20, 2025

EURODOC Workshop for Documentary Producers based in Ireland

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July 21–22, 2025

Adobe After Effects Advanced

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July 21, 2025

dlr First Frames 2025

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July 28, 2025

Screen Ireland Distribution Funding

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July 28, 2025

Screen Ireland Production Funding

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July 30, 2025

Smartphone Film Workshop

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July 31 to August 4, 2025

GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival

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August 1, 2025

Cinemagic Young Filmmaker Competition 2025

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August 2–12, 2025

National Youth Film & Animation School

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August 6, 2025

Culture Ireland | Regular Grant Scheme

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August 6, 2025

Culture Ireland | Regular Grant Scheme

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August 14, 2025

DOK Short n’ Sweet

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August 22, 2025

Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Producing

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August 27, 2025

Car­toon Springboard

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September 1, 2025

IFFR 2026.

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September 1, 2025

Content Development For Film & Television at Kerry College

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September 3, 2025

Directors Work in Progress

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September 5–7, 2025

Clare Island Film Festival

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September 6, 2025

Culture Ireland | Regular Grant Scheme

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September 9, 2025

Eurimages Co-Production

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September 24, 2025

The Writers’ Guild of Ireland Zebbie Awards

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October 1, 2025

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Some Highlights from Our Annual Meeting of Directors

We’d like to thank our members, friends and partners who came out in force at our Annual Meeting of Directors on Friday, 10th May 2024.    Some Highlights from Our Annual Meeting of Directors Attendance: 74 directors joined us for the event. Open Discussion: We had a productive open discussion on the state of the industry for…

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Megan K. Fox

Megan K. Fox is one of two directors on comedy horror series Video Nasty screening on Virgin Media and BBC 3 and BBC NI. Megan directs episodes 4 and 5 of 6 episodes, with veteran UK horror director Christopher Smith directing episodes 1, 2, 3 and 6. Video Nasty tells the story of three mostly normal…

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2025 IFTA Awards

Congratulations to all the brilliant directors nominated for the 2025 IFTA Awards DIRECTOR – FILM Eva Birthistle – Kathleen Is Here John Crowley – We Live in Time Brian Durnin – Spilt Milk Damian McCarthy – Oddity Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor – Baltimore Rich Peppiatt-  Kneecap   DIRECTOR – DRAMA Paddy Breathnach – The Dry Brian Kirk – The Day of the Jackal…

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