For Darklight 2010: Heroes Edition, we’ve asked some of our festival alumni and contributors from the past 10 editions to invite their heroes to this year’s Darklight. They will be programing screenings, workshops and gigs for the festival. Our Guest Programmers for 2010 are:

Animator David O’Reilly, art/music/technology collective Synth Eastwood, independent gig promoters and record label Skinny Wolves, Film & Animation History lecturer and musician Michael Connerty, digital rights expert and documentary filmmaker Caroline Campbell and Producer extraordinare Katie Holly.

For more information on Darklight’s Heroes, click here

That’s right – the (extended) closing date for submissions to the 2009 Darklight Festival is this Friday, July 17th. So get your finger out. We eagerly anticipate the imminent arrival of your masterverk – submission details can be found HERE. To set the mood, enjoy last year’s winner of the Best Animation Prize at Darklight – David O’Reilly’s brilliant Please Say Something: