A GEECT Teaching Conference, hosted by IADT and supported by CILECT, FilmEU and NAHEMI

April 24 – 26 2023
IADT, Dublin, Ireland

Why comedy?

Comedy, above all genres, provides an insight into the soul. It can speak truth to power or comfort us in our darkest moments. So why  is teaching comedy in film schools such a laughing matter? This conference will find out why. Bringing together comedians, writers, researchers and academics specialising in or curious about comedy, will gain new insights into methodologies for teaching and filmmaking in the comedic form.

What we’ll have

We hope to have a mix of presentations, case studies, and roundtables which will explore techniques of how to teach comedy, how to develop comedic projects, how to tutor students in best practice and gain a deeper understanding into the nature of writers’ rooms. This conference is about reshaping how comedy is approached and how it can become a pillar of film education.

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