by Niall McKay
Starting film festivals seems to be a disease that I have. I founded the San Francisco Irish Film Festival, co-founded the LA Irish Film Festival. But, when I moved to New York last year, the idea of starting another Irish film fest in a town where these things come and go seemed daunting. But this time last year we did it. We held the first Irish Film New York Film Festival in 2011. We hosted over 1000 people during the three-day event which included screenings, parties and industry panels. Now we’re trying to get to the next stage – to build an organization rather than just an event.
Some things I’ve learned along the way to have our small film festival survive:
