benefits of ifta membership

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voting

Full members are entitled to vote in the 8th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards to be held in February 2011. They will also be entitled to attend special academy screenings during the Voting Season in the lead up to the Ceremony.

screenings

Past screening events include Irish premieres of Brothers, Happy Ever Afters, The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Iron Man, Speed Racer, Kung Fu Panda, the world premiere of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and an exclusive preview screening of Ondine..

IFTA regularly holds Q&A sessions in conjunction with screenings. Recent events include:

An exclusive preview screening of Into the Storm and Q&A session with Thaddeus O’Sullivan.
The Irish premiere of Jim Sheridan's Brothers, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire, followed by a Q&A session with the renowned director.
UP! Screening with Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera
An exclusive preview screening of The Escapist plus Q&A with actors Brian Cox and Liam Cunningham
An exclusive Irish preview screening of Brideshead Revisited and Q&A with costume designer Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh
Q&A with The Tudors producer Morgan O'Sullivan, costume designer Joan Bergin and production designer Tom Conroy.

masterclasses and lectures

In Conversation With….A new series of events with discussions with actors, writers, directors & producers to be held throughout the year.

Previous lectures include:

In Conversation with IFTA & Oscar nominated Cinematographer Seamus McGarvey
In Conversation with producer Redmond Morris
In Conversation with Emmy Award and IFTA Award winning actress Fionnula Flanagan
Public Interview with Peter O’Toole at the Galway Film Fleadh
In conversation with the legendary actor and IFTA Lifetime Award recipient David Kelly
In conversation with Cinematographer John Mathieson,
In Conversation with actors Ciarán Hinds and John Lynch
A Masterclass with IFTA winning and Oscar nominated writer/director Terry George
A Pro MAC Trends master class with MAC training experts

The Academy is continuing to expand their Masterclass and Lectures events to cover each Academy chapter.

events

The IFTA Summer Reception is held annually at the beginning of every summer.

The Annual IFTA Christmas Celebration is held each year and is very well attended by Academy members keen to celebrate the year and meet new members.

IFTA will be hosting a reception at this years Galway Film Fleadh.

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

industry discounts

For more affilites and information, please see Academy Affiliates section on the left.

20% Discount off Milano Restaurants / Pizza Express
Pay concession rate prices on all screenings at Light House Cinema’
Save on your trade magazine annual subscriptions to Variety, Screen International and Broadcast.
10% VHI discount
Reduced rate at Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield
10% Discount at Galway Film Centre
Discount on DVD duplication with DVD Centre
Concession ticket rates at festivals including Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Dingle, Darklight, Galway, Foyle, Kerry, Boston, Washington and Guth Gafa
10% at Shoot Communications.
Discounts at Filmbase and Film Ireland
Discount at Heaven Beauty Salon, The Grafton Barber and Just Ladies Hair Salon
Seasonal offers for US flights with American Airlines