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Writer, director and producer
Country of origin
Ireland

Douglas Fahleson is a writer, director and producer. He has served on various SIGNIS and Ecumenical juries at international film festivals. He is also a film critic and has helped to organize a number of film evenings at local parishes throughout the Dublin region whereby faith and art are discussed in detail. He has also volun-teered at the The Radharc Trust in order to help preserve Radharc’s historically significant film library, a col-lection of more than 400 television documentaries which aired on Ireland’s RTE network in the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s. He is President of SIGNIS Europe and was instrumental in organizing the most recent global SIGNIS TV Seminar, which took place in Dublin, Ireland.

 

Articles

Zlin is a true international film festival with this year’s Official Competition films originating from 15 countries. The overall theme apparent from this year’s competitive slate of films seemed to be that of a young protagonist from a broken home that is forced into adulthood a bit too quickly, leaving innocence and childhood behind, in order to care for or teach an adult an important life lesson, jury member Douglas Fahleson reports.
Douglas Fahleson, president of the Ecumenical Jury, reports about the 2013 festival and reflects its cultural and histrical context

Current issues

Mythical figures and images from the worlds of culture, sport and politics formed the subject matter of some of the films screened at DocFest Sheffield 2026. Peter Paul Huth explores them.
The extent to which the documentary film has evolved was once again evident this year at DocFest Sheffield (10–15 June 2026). The classic ideal of Direct Cinema or Cinéma Vérité has given way to a wide variety of cinematic possibilities. Report by Peter Paul Huth.

Events

16.02.2025
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