Short Film of the Week: Watch ‘Blinky™’ by Ruairi Robinson
With Ruairí Robinson’s feature-film debut Last days on Mars screening at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, here’s a chance to catch his headtickling short film ‘Blinky™’.
Irish made feature documentary on the Cuban Missile Crisis to have its world premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest this June
The new feature documentary ‘Here Was Cuba’ will be premiering this June at Sheffield Doc/Fest with two separate screenings.
Call For: Movie makers: Inspire a Generation through film this summer!
ReachOut.com launches the third year of its annual film competition
The Hidden Film Festival Reveals Itself
The Hidden Film Festival will be taking place at Movies@Dundrum, Dundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Road, Dublin 16 on Saturday 6th July.
‘The Crest’ begins Production
Butter Flavored Films has begun production on a narrative surf documentary called ‘The Crest’.
Short Film of the Week: Watch ‘Blinky™’ by Ruairi Robinson
With Ruairí Robinson’s feature-film debut Last days on Mars screening at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, here’s a chance to catch his headtickling short film ‘Blinky™’.
Cannes Diary Days 4-6
David Neary dons his debs tux, fumes at French teens and survives on the Cannes diet and nap regime.
6th Galway African Film Festival
Different perspectives from Africa: alternative views of the people and continent in films from African directors.
IFB’s Teresa McGrane among new EFP Board of Directors
The members of European Film Promotion (EFP) have elected a new Board of Directors
Call For: Actress for short student art film
Actress required for ‘Elevate’, a short student art film
IFI presents a Pre-Tour Dress Rehearsal of ‘Willy Reilly and His Colleen Bawn’
The IFI presents a Pre-Tour Dress Rehearsal of’ Willy Reilly and His Colleen Bawn’, accompanied by the CinéTheatre Ensemble, before a major international tour of three EU capital cities.
‘Swerve’ completes filming
Filming recently finished on ‘Swerve’, a new crime comedy produced by Mycrofilms
From the Archive: Neil Jordan on The Company of Wolves
‘The Company of Wolves’ was one of the darkest, most daring, and deeply layered cinematic fairy tales ever created. Pavel Barter talks to director Neil Jordan about the making of his 1984 cult classic.
Robbie Basho Documentary Kickstarter Now Live; Pete Townshend Confirmed as Interview Subject
Robbie Basho Documentary Kickstarter Now Live; Pete Townshend Confirmed as Interview Subject
Post-production underway on ‘Trampoline’
Post production is currently underway on the new, upcoming Irish feature film ‘Trampoline’.
‘Citadel’ to Open in Irish Cinemas this Summer
Irish horror feature film Citadel has confirmed its Irish cinema release date for the 14th June.
Call For: Films & Scripts for Waterford Film Festival
The 7th Annual Waterford Film Festival will be held between the 8th -10th of November 2013 at the Greyfriars Art Gallery and is currently Open For Submissions
South African Psychological Thriller ‘One Last Look’ Set to Screen in Dublin
‘One Last Look’, which marks the second feature film of Philip Roberts as director, is set to have its European premiere in Dublin on June 1st
Local Interest events at Corona Fastnet Film Festival
Local Interest events at this year’s Corona Fastnet Film Festival, Schull, West Cork.
New 1920’s Feature Film to commence filming in Offaly
An impressive cast has just been confirmed for a new feature film shooting this July in County Offaly. A Nightingale Falling, based on the novel by PJ Curtis, is set against the backdrop of a turbulent, war-torn Ireland in the early 1920s.
Cannes Diary Day 2-3
David Neary eavesdrops on the Danish, gets berated by a Mexican, shares a boat with Metallica and hangs out with three of a decade’s worth of celebrity crushes. It’s tough in Cannes…
Free African Film Festival
From the 24th to the 26th of May, the Galway One World Centre welcomes one and all to enjoy the 6th Galway African Film Festival (GAFF)
Galway Film Fleadh Pitching Award 2013
The deadline for this year’s pitching award applications is Friday June 7th. Entries will be read by a designated panel and the five best will be selected to be pitched by the writer in front of an audience at the Galway Film Fleadh on Sunday 14th July
Call For: West-based Filmmakers to attend a Film Master Class and Creative Summit in Sweden in June
Under the Creative Edge project, the WDC has decided to open a call for applications for 3-4 creative sector practitioners from the West of Ireland (mainly Film and TV production companies) to attend a Film Master Class (10th and 11th) and Creative Summit (12th and 13th) in Sweden in June
Flyboy: the ineffectual superhero
Best described as ‘Banana-man meets The Accused’, Flyboy is a jet-black Irish comedy series for the web.
Cannes Diary – Day 1
David Neary brushes shoulders with the stars and an umbrella salesman at Cannes.
Constantin Film begins production on Love, Rosie
Production began on Monday (13th May) on Love, Rosie, a romantic comedy based on the bestselling book Where Rainbows End from Irish author Cecelia Ahern.
What We Webbed
Things we loved on the web this week – the Irish Film Industry; Sandra Bernhard looks back on ‘The King of Comedy’; Susan Sontag on the decline of the cinema.
