Síle Culley

Film Industry Role: Audience Designer & Development Consultant

Nationality: Irish

 

 

 

Síle Culley is a freelance audience designer and development consultant based in Dublin.

Síle started her career in film distribution at Pulse Films working across their slate of independent films. She then managed worldwide sales & distribution on box office record-breaking alternative content for the big screen at CinemaLive. Síle then joined Altitude Films, where she was responsible for the theatrical roll-out of their slate in the UK & Ireland, as well as their Sky Cinema partners. Since 2019, Síle has been consulting on Audience Design for both independent producers and established production companies throughout Europe. She facilitates and runs workshops for film teams to help them identify potential audiences for their films and the positioning of their projects in the ever-competitive marketplace.

She is an industry expert for Eurimages' Co-Production Fund, as well the Director of The Audience Design Lab at the International Screen Institute in Vienna, launching in June 2022. Síle is an alumni of Berlinale Talents, Torino Film Lab, LIM Less Is More and the NFTS. She is also an invited programmer for the Dublin Feminist Film Festival. She is a member of the European Film Academy and the founder of The Breakfast Club, a peer-to-peer network for women working in the Business of Film in Ireland.