Intro
Join Screen Waterford, Screen Wexford, and Screen Kilkenny on the 18th of April in Kilkenny for a day of workshops, expert panels, and crew networking focused on creating and maintaining careers in the screen industry.
Details
🗓 Date: Saturday 18th April, 2026
⏰️ Time: 10.30am – 5pm
🏷 Cost: Free
📍 Venue: Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Ormonde Street, Kilkenny, R95 Y5CX
Event Profile
This event is organised by Screen Waterford, Screen Wexford, Screen Kilkenny & YIFM supported by the National Talent Academies & Creative Europe Desk Ireland, to provide opportunity, insight, inspiration and connections to emerging talents in the screen sector.
Screen Southeast is set to deliver a full day of creativity, connection, and opportunity. Join a vibrant community of emerging talent as you take part in dynamic, hands-on workshops designed to spark collaboration and inspire new ideas. The day will feature two powerful panel discussions—one focused on breaking through as emerging talent, and another exploring how to build and sustain a long-term career in the screen industries. The experience culminates in an energising networking session, giving you the chance to meet like-minded creatives, exchange ideas, and begin meaningful conversations that could lead to your next big collaboration.
Full details of the workshops and panel line-ups will be announced very soon, so stay tuned. Make sure to follow Screen Waterford, Screen Wexford, Screen Kilkenny and YIFM on their socials to be the first to discover how to register on the workshops.
Networking
This will be a great opportunity to talk and connect with your creative peers from the SouthEast, the National Talent Academies, and other stakeholders in the screen sector. Be prepared to share your contact details and register on Screen Ireland’s Screen Crew and Services Database if you haven’t already.
Registration
Guests must RSVP on a first-come, first-served basis. The networking event attendance numbers are limited. An incomplete RSVP will not be considered. REGISTER HERE.
Deadline
The deadline to RSVP is Monday, 13th of April, at 12pm or when the guest list reaches capacity.
Please address any questions to screenwaterford@gmail.com
Additional Info
Film & TV Crew Academy East courses & events are open to all regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.
Film & TV Crew Academy East is managed by Clermont Content Creation Hub CLG. The National Talent Academies are an initiative of Screen Ireland.
Keep an eye on hosts and organisers social media for more information!
The Screen South East Crew Networking Event will start this Saturday, 29th November in Waterford, and we are very excited to bring you a day packed with insight, inspiration and regional creative power!
A livestream will be available so you can join us remotely and be part of the conversation: https://youtube.com/live/K_UBxFTgbBg?feature=share
The event programme features three fantastic panels:
WFT Ireland: Producing Beyond the Pale IV – championing nationwide opportunities, insights, inspiration, and networking opportunities in Ireland’s film sector.
Keeping It in the Region – celebrating local talent, regional production, and the power of creating meaningful work right here in the South East
Managing Careers – explore how filmmakers build sustainable creative pathways, navigate industry challenges, and shape long-term careers in the screen sector.
We can’t wait to connect with you all on Saturday!
Details
📍 Venue: Garter Lane Arts Centre, 22a O’Connell St, Waterford, X91 DX57
⏰️ Time: 10am – 2.30pm
See more about the event on this page. This event is organised by Waterford Film Centre, Screen Wexford and Screen Kilkenny in collaboration with Women in Film and Television Ireland and supported by National Talent Academies Ireland, Coimisiún na Meán and Waterford Local Enterprise Office.
Screen South East
Screen Wexford invites you to attend a major regional networking event in Waterford on Saturday the 29th of November. The Screen South East event will feature three excellent industry panels and a vibrant networking session, and should be an unmissable morning for anyone passionate about the screen industry in the South East and across Ireland.
Overview
The event will feature three exciting panel discussions with leading voices from the sector — names to be revealed very soon — offering fresh perspectives, inspiration, and valuable insights into the future of screen production and storytelling. There will be a Q&A section following this for audience questions.
To round off the morning, attendees will enjoy a vibrant networking session, the perfect opportunity to connect with peers, spark new collaborations, and start shaping creative projects for 2026 and beyond.
Details
🗓 Date: Saturday 29th November, 2025
⏰️ Time: 10am – 2.30pm
🏷 Ticket Cost: Free
📍 Venue: GARTER LANE 22a O’Connell St, Trinity Without, Waterford, X91 DX57
🗓 Deadline to Register: Thursday, Nov 20th, at 12pm
Programme and Panels
We are delighted to share the full Screen South East Crew Networking Event Programme for this Saturday in Waterford. Alongside our exciting panels ‘Keeping It in the Region’ and ‘Managing Careers’, we are also incredibly happy to feature the WFT Ireland Panel ‘Producing Beyond the Pale IV’, bringing essential insights on expanding opportunities and championing regional voices in screen production.
Panel 1 – Producing From Beyond the Pale IV
Don’t miss Women in Film and Television Ireland’s panel, ‘Producing From Beyond the Pale IV‘! Join a fantastic lineup of industry professionals from across Ireland for insights and inspiration.
Moderator:
Fiona Kinsella, Women in Film and Television Ireland & founder of Jumper Productions.
Panelists:
Flavia Pordominsky, Waterford Film Centre – Forum Studios / IRIT Productions.
Rita McGarvey, Screen Kilkenny, Kilkenny County Council.
Suzanne McKenzie Young, Screen Wexford, Wexford County Council.
Paul Ryan, Film in Limerick, Regional Film Manager.
Sinead O’Riordan, Screen Cork / ORion Productions.
Panel 2 – Keeping It in the Region
‘Keeping It in the Region’ will bring a lively and insightful conversation celebrating local talent, regional production, and the power of creating meaningful work right here in the South East.
Moderator:
Flavia Pordominsky, Waterford Film Centre – Forum Studios / Screen Waterford.
Panel Speakers:
Ben Klimmek, Saurus Animation / VFX Wexford.
Peter D Keating, Writer-Director & Producer.
Maggie Breathnach, Red Shoe Productions.
Janet Beck, Glasseye.
Panel 3 – Managing Careers
‘Managing Careers‘ is our final discussion at the Screen South East Crew Networking Event in Waterford. This panel will explore how filmmakers build sustainable creative pathways, navigate industry challenges, and shape long-term careers in the screen sector.
Moderator:
Oonagh Quinn, South East Women in Film.
Speakers:
Laura Way, Bodecii Film.
Aisling Malone, Raising Films Ireland / Rye Films.
Ebun Oladeru, Production Designer.
For More Info and to Register
The event is now FULLY SOLD OUT.
A livestream will be available for those who can’t join us in person.
To learn more or to RSVP for the event, see the National Talent Academies website here.
Guests must RSVP on a first-come, first-served basis. The networking event attendance numbers are limited. An incomplete RSVP will not be considered. The deadline to RSVP is Thursday, Nov 20th, at 12pm or when the guest list reaches capacity.
More About Screen South East
This event is organised by Waterford Film Centre, Screen Wexford & Screen Kilkenny. With support by the National Talent Academies: Film & TV Crew Academy East, Coimisiún na Meán and WFTI’S Producing From Beyond the Pale IV,
