Friday 27th May
‘Film Directing Seminar’ with Lenny Abrahamson, Aisling Walsh and Stephen Warbeck moderated by John Kelleher
The Palace Cinema | 12.00 – 13.00 | €5

Stephen Warbeck is an English Oscar Award-winning composer, best known for his work on television and film. He has composed the music for ‘Prime Suspect’, ‘Mrs. Brown’, ‘Mystery Men’, ‘Billy Elliot’, ‘Quills’, ‘Captain Corelli's Mandolin’, ‘Charlotte Gray’, ‘Proof and Princess Kaiulani’ and ‘Shakespeare in Love’ for which he won an Academy Award.

Friday 27th May
‘Man in the Hat’
Palace Cinema | 16.45 – 18.45 | €5
Written and Directed by Stephen Warbeck | 2020 | 95mins

Stephen Warbeck, who scored ‘Billy Elliot’ and ‘Shakespeare in Love’, has teamed up with John-Paul Davidson for The Man in the Hat, starring Ciaran Hinds. Set in the picturesque landscapes of France, the near-silent movie experience follows the journey of The Man in the Hat played by Ciarán Hinds as he meets various mysterious strangers in a series of eccentric encounters. Warbeck says the Man in the Hat, represents an everyday character who reflects what we all experience, lives full of peculiarities and unexplained encounters. Though largely silent, the film is interrupted by regular bursts of music which forms an additional character in the narrative.

Saturday 28th May
Composition Masterclass with Stephen Warbeck moderated by Maurice Seezer
Plaza Cinema | 10.45 – 12.45 | €20

Watch Oscar winning Composer for Screen Stephen Warbeck composing in real time, see first-hand how he works.  This two hour workshop will detail how the composer embarks on the creative process of working on a piece of music. This workshop is suitable for Composers