Nicky Gogan, a 1993 graduate of the National College of Art and Design has a great interest in new media and the artistic potential of technology. She trained at one of the worlds first multimedia companies in the world, Organa in New York, and returned to Ireland to become an instructor in the creative use of technology on the web at Arthouse in 1996. Nicky recently launched Ireland's first digital channel for short films and animation, Wildlight Channel.

Nicky was one of the first active advocates of digital film-making in Ireland. She set up the Darklight Film Festival in 1999, which has gone from strength to strength over the past 9 years. The festival has a broad range of commitments to Irish and international film makers working in interesting ways; providing a screening platform for new work, facilitating seminars, providing network opportunities for film makers and running a national an international touring programme. Nicky’s work as a curator/programmer has been seen at Darklight, and in her work as curator of exhibitions at The Digital Hub where she also established and chaired the Talk Digital seminar series.

Nicky is co-founder of Sink Digital Media, a Dublin based new media production company where she produced many web based video and art projects over the years. Nicky is also a founding member of DATA, the Dublin Art and Technology Association, a development group to encourage creative dialogue between film, art, and technology.

Nicky produced Paul Rowley’s first feature film As Láthair in 2002 and recently finished their first collaborative feature project as directors, a documentary titled Seaview, which examines the reality of being an asylum seeker in a rapidly changing Ireland. She is currently developing other film and TV productions with Still Films both as a producer and director. Still Films is dedicated to providing a framework for the development of emerging creative talents and is committed to pursuing new approaches to filmmaking in all genres.

Awards include nomination for 'Multi Media Person of the Year', Digital Media Awards 2003, 2004 and winner of 'Innovation Award' Irish Internet Association Net Visionary Awards 2003. The Wildlight Channel won first prize for mobile content at the 2006 Digital Media Awards and was nominated for Best Mobile TV channel at the 2006 Mobile TV Awards to be held at the annual Mipcom event in Cannes on October.