Name: "Dè Thuirt Sibh?" Communal Filmmaking Workshops in Scottish Gaelic
Start: 2026-01-15T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-04-02T20:30:00+00:00
Location: Music Broth

$"D\u00e8 Thuirt Sibh?" Communal Filmmaking Workshops in Scottish Gaelic$

A workshop programme for Gaelic-speaking first-time animators, free to attend, funded by Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Facilitated by Choirstaidh Iona.
About this Event

“Dè thuirt sibh?” is a brand new, experimental Gàidhlig and Irish Filmmaking project funded by the Bòrd na Gàidhlig Colmcille fund.

Join us until Spring 2026 for a ten-workshop programme anns a' Ghàidhlig, where we'll produce an animated short film called “Dè thuirt sibh?”, on the theme of miscommunication.

This project is strictly for first-time animators, no artistic background is necessary, but conversational-level Scottish Gaelic is a must.

By April, we’ll have produced one single <5 minute long animated short, made collectively by our attendees. A separate series of workshops will be running in tandem to these classes to produce a score for our film, again by non-professional music producers. Please note that these are adult workshops, and are not for children. attendees must be 18+.

Timeline

Planning and Experimentation - 15/01, 22/01, 29/01

Character design and visual themes - 05/02, 12/02

Storyboarding and Script - 19/02, 26/02, 05/03

Soundscape and revisions w/ sound team - 12/03, 02/04

Funding, Booking, and Fees

Thanks to funding from Bòrd na Gàidhlig, these workshops will be totally free to attend, but booking is essential.

Places are limited to 10, and commitment to at at least 7 of the 10 workshops in the series is expected for all participants. Each date must be booked individually, sign up for one date does not equal sign up to all, so please use the calendar on this page to select all of the dates you would like to attend.

Please contact Choirstaidh at [email protected] with any concerns or questions. Emails will be monitored on Mondays and Thursdays until 5pm.