Exchanges through film between Ireland and Japan
2026/6/18
Ambassador MIYAGAWA Manabu (front row, right), First Secretary NAKATA Keiko (back row, left), Ms Désirée Finnegan, Chief Executive of Screen Ireland (front row, centre), Ms Libbie McQuillan, Deputy CEO (front row, left), Ms Louise Ryan, Head of Marketing and Communications (back row, right), and Mr Cian McElhone, Head of Policy, Legal & Business Affairs (back row, centre).
On 18 June, at the Embassy of Japan in Ireland, Ambassador MIYAGAWA Manabu and First Secretary NAKATA Keiko welcomed Ms Désirée Finnegan, Chief Executive of Screen Ireland (the Irish Government agency responsible for promoting the film industry and fostering international exchanges), Ms Libbie McQuillan, Deputy CEO, Ms Louise Ryan, Head of Marketing and Communications, and Mr Cian McElhone, Head of Policy, Legal & Business Affairs.
Ireland has a rich cultural tradition and is internationally renowned for its film production industry. It is also actively engaged in co-productions with a wide range of countries, including Japan. Ambassador MIYAGAWA expressed his deep respect for Irish film, literature and the performing arts. Ambassador and Ms NAKATA had an initial exchange of views with the team from Screen Ireland on the prospects for Japan–Ireland cooperation through film, referring to the Japanese Film Festival in Ireland (see the Embassy’s Facebook post dated 10 April) and "Journey of a Weather-Exposed Bones”, a film set in Japan and directed by Mr Alan Gilsenan (see the Embassy’s Facebook post dated 4 May).
The Embassy of Japan in Ireland will deepen its dialogue with Screen Ireland as both countries look ahead to the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ireland in 2027.
Ireland has a rich cultural tradition and is internationally renowned for its film production industry. It is also actively engaged in co-productions with a wide range of countries, including Japan. Ambassador MIYAGAWA expressed his deep respect for Irish film, literature and the performing arts. Ambassador and Ms NAKATA had an initial exchange of views with the team from Screen Ireland on the prospects for Japan–Ireland cooperation through film, referring to the Japanese Film Festival in Ireland (see the Embassy’s Facebook post dated 10 April) and "Journey of a Weather-Exposed Bones”, a film set in Japan and directed by Mr Alan Gilsenan (see the Embassy’s Facebook post dated 4 May).
The Embassy of Japan in Ireland will deepen its dialogue with Screen Ireland as both countries look ahead to the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Ireland in 2027.