Sands Film Festival: Curation in Practice

Be a part of discussions on the role of the film curator at Sands Film Festival, St. Andrews.

What is the role of a curator, and what is their duty of care to their audience?

Curation in Practice: A day to discuss and reimagine the role of the curator will illuminate how world-renowned film professionals interpret the role and responsibility of the film curator, demystifying their own practices in the process.

Join a glittering roster of speakers and guests on Friday 25 April, 10.30am – 2.00pm in St. Andrews.

Sessions include:

• Kim Yutani (Director of Programming, Sundance) in conversation with Wendy Mitchell
• Aspects of Care: Role, Responsibilities and Position of a Curator with Grainne Humphreys (Director, Dublin International Film Festival), Indigo Korres (Director, Scottish Queer International Film Festival), Rabih El-Khoury (curator Metropolis Association Lebanon, SAFAR Film Festival), Isabel Segui (Lecturer, St Andrews), moderated by Finn Halligan (Executive Editor, Screen Daily)
• Demystifying Festival Strategies and Practices with Jaie Laplante (Director, NYC Docs), Wendy Mitchell (journalist and film curator), Kathleen McInnis (Festival Strategist), moderated by Zac Ntim (International Film Reporter, Deadline)