With the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival kicking off next week, anticipation is building for a few weeks of exciting screenings, intriguing events and of course, the DIFF Discovery Award. The Discovery Award at identifies, supports and encourages new and emerging talent in the Irish film industry, both in front of and behind the camera. Thirteen emerging talents have been nominated for this year’s Award, with the winner to be announced on the closing day of the festival, Sunday 8 March, 2020. Ahead of the beginning of DIFF, Film In Dublin reached out to some of the nominees to get a better sense of their creative influences, nominated works and views on the industry today.
- February 21, 2020
- Allyn Quigley, Cara Holmes, Claire Byrne, Die Hexen, Discovery Award, Dónall Ó’Héalaí, Gwen Jeffares Hourie, Laragh McCann, Shaun O’Connor, Tristan Heanue, VMDIFF 2020, VMDIFF20