PARTNERS

	Lighthouse Arts & Training Guiding Lights is run by Lighthouse. Lighthouse provides creative and professional development opportunities for filmmakers, screenwriters, animators and artists working with the moving image and digital technology. We offer a wide range of initiatives including commissions, production schemes, training courses, bursaries, masterclasses and networking events, as well as running innovative education and outreach projects.
	Skillset Skillset is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for Creative Media which comprises tv, film, radio, interactive media, animation, computer games, facilities, photo imaging and publishing. Jointly funded by industry and government, our job is to help the UK creative media industries have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time, so that our industries remain competitive.
	Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board (IFB) is the national development agency for the Irish film industry investing in talent, creativity and enterprise. The agency supports and promotes the Irish film industry and the use of Ireland as a location for international production.
	FÁS Screen Training Ireland FÁS Screen Training Ireland is a state funded national training and development resource specifically created for Ireland’s film and television industry. It works with industry professionals, both locally and internationally, to identify, design and deliver training for Irish professionals. Training programmes are offered to practitioners and companies to enhance their expertise in Film, Television, Animation and Digital Media.

SPONSOR

Optimum Releasing Since its inception in 1999, Optimum Releasing has steadfastly adhered to one mantra: supporting filmmakers with a vision, and bringing these visions to the widest audience possible. The company - a UK-based, all rights company servicing the release of feature films across Theatrical, Video, Television and Online media - has acquired a reputation for a dynamic, marketing-orientated approach to distribution; while the formation of Optimum Home Entertainment in 2004 has seen the company move into the DVD and video market, releasing over 60 titles in its first year of operation alone.

SUPPORTERS

Screen International Screen International is the international voice of the film business. With internationally-based reporters it covers the global business of film development, finance, production and distribution. Screen International offers subscribers greater value with a new and improved subscription package including: access to www.screendaily.com for international film news 24/7, a weekly e-newsletter delivering the week’s top stories, a bigger magazine every month providing deeper industry insight, and access to Screen Base – a new online production and finance database. Screen International has a strong presence at all the world's major film events, producing daily editions from the industry’s key markets.

Wine Direct Winedirect is a premium online wine merchant serving the UK and international markets from its offices and warehouses in East Sussex. The company is owned by former international hotelier, Peter Rehberg, and former multinational executive, Andrew Birtley.