Limerick Minister to meet with film studios and gaming executives in trade mission to Los Angeles

MINISTER for Arts and Limerick TD, Patrick O’ Donovan together with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and the Department of Foreign Affairs – will lead a trade mission to Los Angeles to meet with Ireland’s creative partners across film, television, animation and gaming.

This Trade Mission will see a number of meetings taking place with senior executives from LA-based studios and production companies. The delegation will also meet with creative executives from the gaming sector, strengthening growing relationships to support the development of a strong creative base in Ireland for storytelling, development and production across digital games.

Speaking about the trade mission, Minister Patrick O'Donovan, said:

“Ireland has a history of strong links with the creative screen industry in LA and this Trade Mission aims to further strengthen relationships with US partners. I will work on behalf of the Irish film and gaming industries to strengthen working relationships between the Irish sector and the world’s largest studios, streamers and production companies.”

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Désirée Finnegan, Chief Executive, Screen Ireland, added:

“Screen Ireland champions Irish filmmakers and creative talent, both on screen and behind the camera. Our collective ambition is to support the continued development of Ireland as a creative hub for narrative storytelling and artistry across the creative screen industries – including film, television, animation, documentary, VFX and digital games.”