DARKLIGHT 2012: LOFI VS HIFI — GAME ON
Darklight is Ireland’s premier festival
 celebrating independent, DIY, animation, VFX and artist film. At this year’s festival we take a look at creative collaboration and the symbiotic relationships that exist between directors and cinematographers, musicians and animators, VFX supervisors and developers. Screenings and talks include; comedy-horror film Grabbers, Terence Davies retrospective, Masterclass with Seamus McGarvey, a focus on Irish animation PLUS! we delve into the world of indie games.

Darklight is Primarily Funded by the Arts Council
Official Industry Partners the Irish Film Board/Bord Scannán na hÉireann

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Terence Davies Season. Darklight and the IFI are proud to present a season of works from iconic British Director Terence Davies. A total of five Terence Davies films will be presented over the weekend, including House of Mirth, The Long Day Closes and Of Time and the City. Terence will take part in a public interview discussing his career as well as introducing the films.

GRABBERS VFX Workshop. Jon Wright (Director) and Paddy Eason (VFX Supervisor) will focus on the post production VFX on Irish monster comedy film Grabbers.

Opening Film ‘Grandma Lo-Fi’. An Icelandic documentary about an elderly outsider musician who started making music in her 70’s, featuring top Icelandic bands discussing her influence on their work, including Sigur Rós, múm and Mugison. Director Kristen Björk Kristjánsdóttir will introduce the screening.

Grandma Lo-Fi – Trailer from Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir on Vimeo.

Closing Film ‘Indie Game – The Movie’. With the twenty-first century comes a new breed of struggling independent artist: the indie game designer. Refusing to toil for major developers, these innovators independently conceive, design, and program their distinctly personal games in the hope that they, too, may find success.

Indie Gaming. The best games from the Independent Gaming Festival 2012 are coming to Darklight as well as some never before seen games from international indie game developers.
Kids Programme. Families with young children are well catered for with a dedicated kid’s programme that is sure to keep them entertained and create some budding young filmmakers before the weekend is out. Featuring a workshop in designing your own character for animation and a workshop in stop motion animation, both of which will be taught by the best in their field, as well as animation screenings and kids educational gaming.

HiFi v LoFi >> VFX an in-depth round table discussion with representatives from various sides of the budgetary spectrum discussing their various VFX techniques and tricks, and how all budget levels have a part to play in today’s filmic landscape.

Topics include: the impact of accessible VFX techniques on the filmmaking landscape. Can the draw of VFX in an indie movie make up for the lack of major name stars and other budgetary trappings? Are VFX techniques a way for Indie features to get noticed and find audiences? Projects discussed will be Monsters, Trollhunter, Attack the Block and of course, Grabbers and Lockout.