benefits of ifta membership

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voting

Full members are entitled to vote in the Annual Irish Film & Television Awards. All voting Members receive DVD screeners and they will also be entitled to attend special academy screenings during the Viewing and Voting Season in the lead up to the Ceremony. In addition to the Academy votes, members are also invited to sit on the various Jury Panels for the Awards along with international names.

screenings and events

The Academy host a monthly ‘First Look’ screening for Members in the Irish Film Institute as well as screenings and Q&As as part of the Awards Viewing Season.Some recent screenings include:

07/06/2012 John Ford Ireland Film Symposium - more info
10/04/2012 Titanic: Blood & Steel - Preview Screening plus Q&A - more info
29/03/2012 IFTA London Spring Reception - more info
06/03/2012 Death of a Superhero - Preview Screening plus Q&A - more info
15/02/2012 Safe House - Preview Screening- more info
04/01/2012 Kill List - Viewing Season Screening- more info
03/01/2012 Tyrannosaur - Viewing Season Screening- more info
28/12/2011 J.Edgar - Viewing Season Screening- more info
21/12/2011 Fright Night - Viewing Season Screening- more info
20/11/2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy- Viewing Season Screening- more info
03/11/2011 Carnage - Viewing Season Screening- more info
03/11/2011 The Other Side of Sleep - Viewing Season Screening- more info
03/11/2011 Lotus Eaters - Viewing Season Screening- more info
03/11/2011 Shame - Viewing Season Screening- more info
03/11/2011 Charlie Casanova - Viewing Season Screening- more info
03/11/2011 IFTA Annual Television Lecture With Stuart Murphy - more info
03/11/2011 As If I Am Not There - London Screening plus Q&A- more info
03/11/2011 Niall Tóibín - A Life On Screen- more info
25/10/2011 Love/Hate TV Preview Plus Q&A - more info

masterclasses and lectures/ Panel discussions

The Academy is continuing to expand Masterclass and Lectures events to cover each Academy chapter. In 2011, the Academy held the Inaugural Television Lecture with Stuart Muphy ((Sky1HD and Sky Entertainment)

In Conversation With….Series of events continues throughout the year with the Academy hosting discussions with actors, writers, directors & producers to be held throughout the year. Past participants include director John Moore, John Lasseter – Head of Pixar US, writer Graham Linehan, director Dearbhla Walsh, producer Lelia Doolan, actress Fionnula Flanagan, actors David Kelly & Ciaran Hinds & John Lynch, producer Redmond Morris and cinematography Seamus McGarvey,

Previous lectures and masterclasses include:

Love/Hate - Members First Look and Q&A with Creative Team
'The Craft of Screen Make-Up' - Panel Discussion
IFTA Music Forum: Music for the Moving Image
Experience Sound Production at Ardmore Sound
Public Interview with Peter O'Toole at the Galway Film Fleadh
Masterclass with Cinematographer John Mathieson
A Masterclass with IFTA winning and Oscar nominated writer/director Terry George

ANNUAL ACADEMY TRIBUTE EVENTS

Niall Tóibín - A Life On Screen - more info
A Tribute to Cathal O’Shannon – A Life in Television – more info

For more information, please see News and Events Sections on the left.

industry discounts

Members can receive a range of discounts and offers on presentation of their Academy Membership Card. Academy Affiliates include: Radisson Blu Hotels, Movies@, Irish Film Institute, Brooks Hotels, British Film Institute, Denzille Cinema, Portwest Outdoor Protection, Modus Web Design & Celtic Media Festival. Click on the below links to see the various Academy Affiliates:

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