DirectorProfessor Declan Keeney

With over 25 years of media industry experience, including 13 years at the BBC, Professor Declan Keeney is the co-founder and CEO of Studio Ulster, located at Belfast Harbour. He champions sustainability through cutting-edge virtual production technologies, and leads the CoSTAR Screen Lab — a £14m R&D&I investment in creative technologies. His recent research on the carbon-reducing potential of virtual production underscores his commitment to achieving net zero in the film, television, and gaming industries. Professor Keeney serves as Northern Ireland Governor on the British Film Institute’s Board, is a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts, and a member of the British Council’s Arts & Creative Economy Advisory Group.