Award-winning producers inspire DkIT Film & TV students
As part of their year 3 Creative Documentary module, Film and TV students recently welcomed film producer Zlata Filipovic to the DkIT campus. Writer and filmmaker, Zlata shot to international fame when her childhood diary written during the Bosnian War was published.
Zlata is an EMMY and IFTA award winning producer of numerous feature and television documentaries as well as short films that have screened across the world gathering awards and acclaim. Her more notable work includes the EMMY and IFTA award winning ‘The Farthest’ directed by Emer Reynolds and ‘Here Was Cuba’ which was nominated for a Grierson Award.
Third year student Nia Motusic said:
“The lecture Zlata held provided a helpful insight on documentary filmmaking. It was incredible hearing about the effort, love and care put into every single project. It was extremely motivational and inspiring.”
The students also had two further guest lectures as part of their Production Management module. The students heard from Production Accountant Sophie Tebbitt, known for 'Terminal' (2018), 'Becoming Jane' (2007) and 'Brooklyn' (2015).
Jane Doolan & Stephen Burke, Producer & Director of recent release 'Chasing Millions' also shared their wisdom with the aspiring film professionals.
Guest lecturers and gaining insights from industry experts are invaluable tools for aspiring film and TV professionals. As part of programmatic review year, the DkIT film team surveyed 74 film & TV companies. A huge 90% said that these insights were extremely valuable for students.
