The National Talent Academies, in partnership with Women in Film & TV Ireland (WFT.I), Screen Guilds of Ireland (SGI), and Cork International Film Festival (CIFF), present, as part of the Menopause Awareness Programme for the Screen Sector, this in-person event which explores how menopause is portrayed—and often misunderstood—both culturally and creatively.

The session begins with a hands-on creative workshop led by WGI Chair Jennifer Davidson, empowering participants to reimagine menopause narratives through storytelling and screenwriting.

Please apply online at this LINK by 2pm on Thursday 6th November, 2025

It is followed by a live-streamed panel featuring leading voices from film, television, academia, and crew, examining how menopause, menopausal people, and mid-life women are framed in screen culture.

Please register online at this LINK by 2pm on Monday, 10th Nov, 2025.

Complementing the theme, Solomamma —a film about a woman in her 40s who becomes a single mother via sperm donation—will screen at CIFF following the workshop.

Solomamma tickets can be purchased online from the CIFF website on this LINK.  

Full details here.