Amanda Posey - IFTA Producing Masterclass

IFTA in association with Screen Ireland is delighted to present a Producing Masterclass with Amanda Posey of Wildgaze Films, two-time Oscar nominated producer of Film and TV including Trespasses, Brooklyn, An Education and Joy. 

In this IFTA Masterclass, Amanda will share her knowledge and expertise as a producer, giving insights into various stages of development; choosing the right projects; attracting talent, sourcing financing across features and TV drama; collaborating with directors and screenwriters; working internationally, co-producing and working with streaming platforms such as Netflix. 

The event will take place on Wednesday 3rd June, 6pm at the Light House Cinema, Dublin.

Amanda has produced two Oscar Best Picture nominated films - John Crowley’s Brooklyn starring Saoirse Ronan, and Lone Sherfig’s An Education starring Carey Mulligan. Her most recent project was Channel 4’s IFTA-nominated drama Trespasses starring Lola Petticrew, Gillian Anderson and Tom Cullen. Wildgaze’s first foray into TV drama, this adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s novel received 4 IFTA nominations and 2 wins, including for Lola Petticrew’s acclaimed lead performance. 

Her credits also include Netflix’s Joy (starring Bill Nighy and James Norton), Their Finest (starring Gemma Arterton), A Long Way Down (starring Pierce Brosnan and Toni Colette), Quartet (directed by Dustin Hoffman, starring Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon), and both UK and US adaptations of her husband Nick Hornby’s bestselling Fever Pitch (starring Colin Firth, and Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore respectively). .

This masterclass is supported by Screen Ireland through the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme.