Friday 15 October 2010
7:30 PM
Showing of 'Das Herz von Jenin' ('The Heart of Jenin')
2010 Winner Best Documentary Film in Germany
Interactive lecture with director Marcus Vetter about the challenges in making this film
Chair: Karen Coleman, The Wide Angle, Newstalk
Note: There is no charge for attendance at the Friday event, which is kindly sponsored by the Goethe-Institut in Dublin. Bookings for that evening, which should be made at the BOOK ONLINE section of this website, will be accepted until the auditorium capacity is reached. Bookings for the conference automatically include the Friday evening.
Saturday 16 October 2010 - Module A: Documentary Filmmaking
10:00 AM
Re-presenting reality, protecting integrity: reflections on 'The Bonfire', a film portrait of life on a Belfast Loyalist estate and the annual celebration of the '11th night'
Ian Kirk-Smith
Chair: David McKenna, Executive Producer, Cross-Media & Arts, RTÉ
11:00 AM
Human rights documentaries - a case study on Burma from Radharc Films
Peter Kelly
Chair: Dr Harvey O'Brien, Lecturer, School of English, Drama & Film, UCD
12:00 PM
Being true: dealing with the push for more 'edge' and more 'jeopardy'
Martina Durac
Chair: Dr Kevin Rafter, School of Communications, DCU
1:00 PM - Lunch
2:00 PM
Showing of 'Babitsky's War'
2000 Amnesty International Best Documentary + OSCE Journalism & Democracy Award
3:00 PM
Ethical issues in documentary film-making
George Carey & Teresa Cherfas
Chair: Stephen Desmond, Southampton Solent University + Centre for Conflict Resolution Journalism
4:00 PM - Coffee
4:30 PM
Amazon Indians battling oil interests: the challenges in producing an independent documentary
Marc de Jersey
Chair: Dr Roderick O'Flynn, Film & TV Studies, DCU
5:30 PM
Panel discussion
Sunday 17 October 2010 - Module B: Issues in Journalism
11:00 AM
Feeding the beast: sources, accountability and fact-checking in the 24-hour news cycle
Kate Shanahan
Chair: Professor John Horgan, Press Ombudsman
12:00 PM
What are the 'arts'? How radio is broadening the horizons
Clare Duignan
Chair: Dr Brian O'Neill, Head, School of Media, DIT
1:00 PM - Lunch
2:00 PM
Holding politicians to account - how an Irish media investigation led to an EU ban on Brazilian beef
Justin McCarthy
Chair: Barry Finnegan, Faculty of Journalism & Media Communications, Griffith College Dublin
3:00 PM
We are all investigative journalists
Don Van Natta Jr
Chair: Paddy Murray, Associate Editor & Columnist, The Sunday World
4:00 PM - Coffee
4:30 PM
Administration of justice versus prurient public curiosity - media coverage of recent criminal trials
Dr Carol Coulter
Chair: Dearbhail McDonald, Legal Editor, The Irish Independent
5:30 PM
Panel discussion. Conclusion