Ahead of major festival announcements in the coming months, the team at Irish Film London have today released their 2022 Audience Survey.

Taking place outside of major events for IFL, the survey is an opportunity for the organisation to reach out to its extensive audience and customer base across multiple platforms, to canvas opinion which will go on to inform their operations for the year ahead.

IFL’s Gerry Maguire said, 

“This is an exercise we feel it's important to complete during these somewhat quieter summer weeks. The audience survey seeks to both understand our audience and gather audience opinions on what Irish Film London should be doing in the future. It will help us steer the continued development of the organisation at a time when the landscape for organisations like ours seems to be shifting rapidly.”

The IFL team have designed the survey to answer important demographic questions which help the organisation understand who their audience is, as well as content specific responses which will help build a picture of what their audience wants to see, giving audiences a unique opportunity to have their say on what future IFL events may look like.

In appreciation of everyday time constraints, the survey is designed to take less than 5 minutes to complete. 

As a thank you to those who do take the time to complete the survey, IFL is entering all respondents into a draw to win a year’s Festival Membership*. So that 5 minutes could turn into a whole year’s worth of rewards.

The survey is open for responses until Monday August 8th 2022.

*One winner will be chosen at random to receive a Festival Friends Membership (normally priced at £50/year). If the chosen recipient is already a Festival Member, the value of this prize will be added as credit to their Membership account

About Irish Film London

Irish Film London, which celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 2021, presents the latest and greatest of Irish Film & Animation to a London audience. Their patrons include Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Fiona Shaw, Lenny Abrahamson, Moe Dunford and Ros Hubbard. The organisation runs events through the year, including UK Premieres, workshops, the film arm of the Embassy of Ireland’s St. Brigid’s Day Festival in February, and the St. Patrick’s Film Festival under the umbrella of the St. Patrick's Day Festival with the Mayor of London and the annual Irish Film London Awards. Its activities then culminate in the 5-day Irish Film Festival London in November/December each year.

Through Premiere screenings, Director Q&A sessions, related workshops, exhibitions and performances, the organisation aims to bring together industry professionals, film fans and fans of Irish Arts & Culture alike. Focusing on Irish productions, scripts and casts, they strive to provide a significant platform for Irish Film in London, and to ensure that the best of Irish creative talent is continually promoted here in the UK.

The Irish Film Festival London is made possible with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade of Ireland, Screen Ireland, Culture Ireland, IFI International, the Irish Youth Foundation and Film London. 2021 Sponsors include Tourism Ireland, The Doyle Collection, London Film School and Getty Images. Further partnership opportunities are available, and interested parties are welcomed to get in touch for more information. Please contact partnerships@irishfilmlondon.com  with partnership requests.

About the Irish Film London Awards

Each November, Irish Film London hosts an awards ceremony in celebration of Irish Film. These awards highlight and reward the talents of a select number of Irish filmmakers, whose work has shown great distinction, originality and passion. 

Awards categories include: Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best Short Film, The Súil Eile Award, and the Ros Hubbard Award for Acting.