16/10/2026
🎬✨ A Fantastic Day Out for Our Film Club! ✨🎬
Our Film Club had a brilliant day out on Thursday, 15th October, as their filmSecret Santa was selected to screen at Fresh Takes, part of the Kerry International Film Festival! 🎥👏
Fresh Takes showcased a fantastic selection of short films from Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2026, with a special focus on talented filmmakers from Kerry.
The screening was followed by an inspiring Q&A and careers panel featuring leading professionals from across the screen industry:
🎨 Deirdre Barry – Award-winning animation producer and Programme Director of the National Talent Academy for Animation.
🎬 Gerard Barrett – Kerry-born, IFTA-winning writer and director of Pilgrim Hill, Glassland and Brain on Fire.
📝 Kate Leys – Internationally renowned script and story editor whose credits include Slow West, American Animals and Pin Cushion.
👗 Michele Navarro – Costume supervisor whose credits include How to Train Your Dragon, Black ’47 and Cooper & Fry.
The careers panel gave our Film Club members an honest, behind-the-scenes insight into the realities of working in the screen industry and what it takes to break into the world of film! 🌟
A huge congratulations to everyone involved in Secret Santa and thank you to the Kerry International Film Festival for such a valuable and inspiring experience! 🎞️🙌
