DVD: The Long Hot Summer
Sweaty, dusty 1958 adaptation of a trio of William Faulkner stories.
Archive for January, 2011
'The Pipe' director Richie O’ Domhnaill to attend Siamsa Tíre Screening for Q&A Session in Kerry on Tuesday, February 1st
The Kerry Film Festival and Club Head Bang Bang are delighted to announce upcoming screenings of Richie O’ Domhnaill’s ‘The Pipe’.
Full line up for Chinese Film Festival announced
The Chinese Film Festival will screen 12 movies over seven days, starting Friday, 4th February, at the IFI. The closing film on Sunday, 13th February will be a unique World Premiere event at the Screen Cinema.
'East of Bucharest' screenings in Nerve Centre, Derry
This Thursday, 3rd February Magic Lantern Film Society will be continuing its programme of unique and imaginative films with a screening of 12:08 East of Bucharest at 7.00pm in the Nerve Centre, Derry.
Videogram film society in Limerick
Eleanor McSherry reports from Videogram film society in Limerick.
Boorman honoured as 'Excalibur' hits 30
Rónán Doyle reports from Bray, Co Wicklow, where John Boorman was féted at a reception in Bray Town Council buildings on Friday, 23rd January to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the director and Co. Wicklow residents’ most beloved film Excalibur.
83rd Annual Academy Awards® Nominees
A list of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards® nominees including Irish Short, ‘The Crush’.
Irish Films at Britspotting Film Festival
Britspotting, the British and Irish Film Festival in Germany, began this year on 21st January.
Dublin Film Qlub
The Dublin Film Qlub will be screening ‘Flesh and the Devil’ at the Outhouse Theatre, 7:30pm, Wednesday 2nd February 2011.
Clones Film Festival Celebrations 2011
The Clones Film Festival’s 10th birthday celebrations begin when Paddy Goodwin and the Holy Ghosts featuring Johnny Fean of Horslips will play a special one-off gig in the Lennard Arms Hotel, Clones, on Saturday, 9pm on 12th February.
Jim Sheridan: In Focus
The IFI celebrates Jim Sheridan’s career with Jim Sheridan: In Focus, a season screening his key films and featuring special guest appearances from the director and many of his collaborators including Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh O’Connor, Brenda Fricker, Peter Sheridan and Kirsten Sheridan.
TradFest at the IFI
To celebrate TradFest 2011, the IFI are presenting a programme of rarely-seen documentaries from the IFI Irish Film Archive including films from the ’60s and ’70s as well as a more recent documentary providing the backstory to one of the star turns for TradFest 2011, Clannad.
'Na Cloigne' nominated at the Celtic Media Festival
‘Na Cloigne’, the supernatural drama series produced by ROSG, is selected to represent Ireland in ‘Drama Series’ category at the prestigious Celtic Media Festival.
French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film
Susan Hayward throws light on an overlooked genre of French cinema and its significance in terms of political cultural history.
We Love… 2010: ‘The Social Network’.
We start 2011 by looking back at a few of our favourite films of 2010. Peter Larkin clicks ‘like’ for ‘The Social Network’.
Morgan O’Sullivan to receive IFTA Outstanding Contribution to Industry Award
Mary Hanafin T.D. Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport unveils details of the 2011 Outstanding Contribution to Industry Award at the IFTA press launch held earlier today in Dublin’s Mansion House.
'Behind the Scenes' networking event in Limerick
Behind the Scenes is a newly formed network of people in the Midwest working in or studying Video and Film Production. New members are welcome and their next meeting is on Monday 24th January at the Absolute Hotel, Limerick at 7pm.
Comedy Screenwriting Competition
The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival are running UNTITLED: a comedy screenwriting competition where writers can win €12,000 towards the development of their film.
CFCP Creative Café
CFCP’s Creative Café, a meet up and exchange platform, provides an insight into various creative processes as well as a reflection on their impact and will take place at 7:30pm in 25th January 2011.
15 Second Film Festival Showcase in Queen's Film Theatre Weds Jan 19th
With the aim of producing and commissioning a new form of micro media films, The 15 Second Film Festival is premiering a batch of 30 new films at Queen’s Film Theatre in Belfast on Wednesday January 19th at 5pm.
Limerick Institute of Technology 2nd Annual Film Festival
Eleanor McSherry reports on Limerick’s newest festival, the Limerick Institute of Technology 2nd Annual Film Festival.
Aye Aye Film Festival Call for Entries
The Aye Aye International Film Festival, which runs 3–10 September in Nancy-Lorraine, have announced that the call for entries for 17th edition of the event is now open.
INSIGHT OUT scholarship application
The deadline for applying for MEDIA scholarships to INSIGHT OUT, an international symposium on Digital Cinema and HDTV production, is 31st January 2011.
