Previous winners include Saoirse Ronan, Michael Fassbender, Nicola Coughlan, Domhnall Gleeson and Jamie Dornan.
Screen Ireland Coimisiun na Mean.
Kylo Freeman is also represented by Stefanie Talent and Entertainment and the Daniel Hoff Agency.
IFTA Rising Star nominees (clockwise from top L): Anthony Boyle, Aislinn Clarke, Clinton Liberty and Alisha WeirIFTA
The gardener and broadcaster is launching a digital channel.
Middlechilds David Sumnall and Matt Young will exec-produce the channels content.
Rother has been Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kinemathek and head of the Berlinale Retrospective since April 2006.
He is also responsible for Berlinale Classics.
