darklight digital festival archive

"The festival has something for everyone and promises to be as educational as it is inspirational. It's a golden opportunity to see what the creative digital community is up to. Don't be left in the dark"
Gerald Kelleher Ireland.com

Darklight Digital Film Festival screens short-films, documentaries, music videos, feature films, and animations, exciting, innovative films that use digital technology in their production. For the past 4 years Darklight, has brought new work to Irish audiences through cinema, exhibition and performance and to an International audience via the Internet and touring programme.

Check out the audio archive from darklight conference 2001

Other events include: an online art exhibition and annual gallery event the "Straylight Art exhibition" and a music and mixed media live show "Future Shadows"

Darklight's seminar series has been discussion on all aspects of digital filmmaking from technology to distribution.

Highlights Darklight 1999-2001

• George Lucas' -Industrial Light and Magic selection
• Irish Premier of Harmony Korine's 'Julien Donkey Boy'
• Oscar winning short film 'Bunny' from Blue Sky Studios
• Graphic Japan: hottest new directors from the Tokyo 2000 generation
• Screenings from America's top festivals 'Rezfest' and 'The San Francisco Film Festival'
• Screenings from London's 'Onedotzero' and 'Pandemonium'
• Mike Milnes 'Walking with Dinosaurs' seminar
• Launch of Straylight online exhibition
• 'Darklight Perspectives' conference
• Future Shadows featuring dance music acts Cold Cut, Luke Slater, VJ/DJ Speedy J, Light Surgeons
• Plus, talks, drinks, films, art, seminars, panels, discussion