{"id":24160,"date":"2025-07-01T11:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=24160"},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:49:09","slug":"new-documentary-by-trevor-birney-the-negotiator-to-screen-at-irelands-premier-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2025\/07\/new-documentary-by-trevor-birney-the-negotiator-to-screen-at-irelands-premier-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"New\u00a0Documentary by Trevor Birney \u2018The Negotiator\u2019 to screen at Ireland\u2019s premier film festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Negotiator –\u00a0<\/i>which examines the life and work of the man credited for bringing the Good Friday Agreement into being, Senator George Mitchell,\u00a0has been announced as a major new addition to the Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland\u2019s leading film event.<\/h4>\n
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\"\"The Fine Point Films documentary, directed by journalist and filmmaker Trevor Birney (No Stone Unturned; Quinn Country, Cyndi Lauper: Let the Canary Sing, Kneecap<\/i>) and developed in association with Queen\u2019s University Belfast, follows Birney as he profiles US Senator George Mitchell, whose leadership in securing the Good Friday Agreement transformed life for entire generations in Northern Ireland.<\/div>\n
The Negotiator<\/i>\u00a0will join Fine Point Films other 2025 film\u00a0Boy George and Culture Club,<\/i>\u00a0which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in May, at the festival.<\/div>\n
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The Negotiator is a timely, powerful, and deeply personal feature documentary that will bring a vital perspective to the Galway Film Fleadh, which has chosen to spotlight the urgent issues it raises.<\/div>\n
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Producer of the BAFTA winning, Kneecap\u00a0<\/i>and Emmy-nominated founder of Fine Point Films,<\/b>\u00a0Trevor Birney, Director of\u00a0The Negotiator<\/i>\u00a0said:<\/b><\/div>\n
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“We\u2019re honoured that The Negotiator has been invited to screen at the 37th\u00a0Galway Film Fleadh. This welcome is not only a recognition of the pressing issues explored in the film, but also of the enduring example offered by Senator Mitchell.<\/i><\/div>\n
\u201cThe Negotiator serves as both a tribute to Senator Mitchell\u2019s extraordinary role in Northern Ireland and a timely reminder of what true diplomacy can achieve.\u201d<\/i><\/div>\n
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Produced by Stephen Douds and Andrew Tully,\u00a0The Negotiator<\/i>\u00a0explores the art of political negotiation and the quest for lasting peace.<\/div>\n
The Negotiator<\/i>\u00a0will screen at the\u00a0P\u00e1l\u00e1s Cinema<\/b>\u00a0on\u00a0Friday, morning the 11 July at 09:30<\/b>, and is expected to generate significant interest among audiences and media alike.\u00a0Boy George and Culture Club<\/i>\u00a0will screen at the\u00a0Town Hall Theatre<\/b>\u00a0on\u00a011 July at 22:30.<\/b><\/div>\n
Bookings for both Fine Point Film screenings at galwayfilmfleadh.com<\/b>, or explore the full programme, including screenings, Q&As, filmmaker interviews, panel discussions, and more, at\u00a0galwayfilmfleadh.com<\/a><\/u>, or contact the Town Hall Theatre box office at\u00a0091 569777<\/b>.<\/div>\n
The festival is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, F\u00eds \u00c9ireann\/Screen Ireland, TG4, Coimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n, Galway City Council, and F\u00e1ilte Ireland.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Negotiator –\u00a0which examines the life and work of the man credited for bringing the Good Friday Agreement into being, Senator George Mitchell,\u00a0has been announced as a major new addition to the Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland\u2019s leading film event. The Fine Point Films documentary, directed by journalist and filmmaker Trevor Birney (No Stone Unturned; Quinn … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24160"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24162,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24160\/revisions\/24162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}