The Real Deal - Irish Film Board

The Real Dealat the Galway Film FleadhRadisson Hotel · Thursday 8 JulyA Morning Debate…10.30 - 13.00WHAT’S YOUR STORY? AND WHY?This year the morning session of the Real Deal will follow the same formatas last year – a free-for-all, round table debate among producers andanyone working in independent film – but instead of talking about thebusiness we shall debate the films themselves, the content without whichthere would be no business.As filmgoers, it’s easy enough to say why we pick one film to see ratherthan another, at the risk of losing two hours of our time if we choosewrong. But what informs our choices as filmmakers, when the investmentat risk is vastly greater? Are we impulsive or calculating? Instinctive,innovative, or imitative? What is the audience that we – you – really wantto please? Your peers and compatriots? Critics and cinephiles at filmfestivals? The masses at home and abroad? Do you want your work toexcite and entertain people, or to move and engage them?With the honesty of the confessional, participants in the debate willdescribe what works for them in terms of the films they make, and howthat compares with what works in the market. We shall discuss genre,adaptation, auteurism, 3-D, edginess and happy endings – and how,perhaps, our choices are changing in the face of new realities.Chaired by Simon Perry, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film BoardPresented by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Boardin association with Ateliers du Cinéma Européen (ACE)

The Real Dealat the Galway Film Fleadh…and an AfternoonConversation14.30 – 16.00ONCE UPON A TIME… CREATING ENDURING CHARACTERSThe unlikely duo of a pull-string cowboy and a heroic space ranger actionfigure who save the day, a striped little fish with the heart of a lion, an angryIrish granny, a spunky little monk… But how do we get to once upon a time…?The afternoon session of the Real Deal will discuss the content of theanimated films we make and will be a rare chance of a masterclass with twoworld-class animators who are special guests of the Fleadh: Lee Unkrichand Darla Anderson of Pixar Animation, who are generously bringing theirnew film Toy Story 3 to the festival.Lee Unkrich, director of Toy Story 3, worked as editor with director JohnLasseter on Toy Story and A Bug’s Life. He made his own directing debut onToy Story 2, then co-directed Monsters, Inc and Finding Nemo. Lasseter hasdescribed him as “one of the greatest talents ever to work in the medium…he’s elevated our films to a new level.”Darla K. Anderson, producer of Toy Story 3, started out as a painter and thengravitated towards 3-D computer graphics. She joined Pixar in 1992 asexecutive producer in the commercials and short film divisions, then went onto produce A Bug’s Life, Monsters, Inc and Cars.Chaired by Darragh O’Connell, Brown Bag FilmsPresented by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Boardin association with Animation Ireland