EXCLUSIVE: Display screen Eire has employed producer Keith Potter as its new head of characteristic movie.
Potter will take workplace in October 2023, based mostly out of Dublin. As a part of the position, he’ll co-lead the manufacturing and growth division alongside the top of tv to develop characteristic movie coverage and technique. He can even assess particular person venture readiness from a artistic and monetary perspective and assist Irish writers, producers, and administrators throughout this course of.
As head of options, Potter can even be chargeable for the oversight and strategic administration of the Display screen Eire characteristic movie slate, from growth by way of manufacturing and exploitation, working carefully with Display screen Eire’s Head of Distribution and Head of Advertising and marketing. The position can even see him intention to nurture relationships with financiers, broadcasters, co-production companions, gross sales brokers, and streaming platforms who spend money on Irish expertise and Irish movie.
Potter joins Display screen Eire with 20 years of expertise, throughout which he labored throughout the event, manufacturing, and financing of European and worldwide impartial movies. His credit embody the Oscar-winning Room, Love & Friendship, Submarine, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and the BAFTA-winning Kelly + Victor.
Potter most just lately labored as a marketing consultant for Popcorn Group after which as Expertise Improvement Government at Scottish Movie Expertise Community (SFTN), the place he was chargeable for the primary characteristic slate at SFTN, supported by Display screen Scotland and BFI Community. Earlier than that, he was an govt producer at Catalyst World Media, the place he labored throughout movie and tv investments for its manufacturing division.
This new position as head of options received’t be Potter’s first stint at Display screen Eire. From 2013 to 2017, Potter held the place of Mission Supervisor at Display screen Eire — then named the Irish Movie Board — working throughout manufacturing and growth for the company’s movie slate. He additionally frolicked at Ffilm Cymru Wales as head of manufacturing and growth and was Head of Improvement at Dan Movies. Potter additionally teaches at NFTS Scotland.
“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of Display screen Eire, who’ve an unmatched fame for rising and supporting storytellers on the highest stage,” Potter mentioned. “The Irish display screen business has skilled a exceptional interval breaking information internationally, and I consider the problem and alternative for Irish impartial filmmaking has by no means been extra huge or thrilling. I’m wanting ahead to working with new and established Irish storytellers to assist them in bringing their movie tasks to the massive display screen.”
Display screen Eire Chief Government Désirée Finnegan added: “Keith brings a wealth of artistic experience and information throughout impartial characteristic movie growth and manufacturing, and we’re delighted to welcome him to the company. His in depth artistic growth work with each rising expertise and established filmmakers, along with his vary of expertise throughout nationwide movie funds, will tremendously profit the Irish display screen business at a time of continued development. We’re wanting ahead to working with him on a variety of recent and authentic Irish characteristic movie tasks.”
