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Call For: Submissions for The Dublin Port Short Film Prize 2019
Dublin Port and the Little Museum of Dublin have announced a new commissioning project in association with Screen Ireland to give artists and filmmakers a unique platform to showcase their work at the museum in telling the story of Dublin. The winning project will receive €20,000 to produce a new short film, which will […]
Film Mayo Creative Ireland Residency Award Winner Announced
Fergus Sweeney is the successful recipient of the Film Mayo Creative Ireland Residency Award in partnership with Ballina Arts Centre.
Early Irish Cinema: “A Photo-Play of Unique National Interest”: Seeing Knocknagow in Irish Cinemas, January-April 1918
Denis Condon introduces ‘Knocknagow’, “the most significant film made in Ireland during the silent period.”
Call For: Submissions for Dig Where You Stand 2018
Galway Film Centre have announced the return of Dig Where You Stand, the documentary funding scheme for young filmmakers in Galway City and County.
Lenny Abrahamson to Direct Adaptation of Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’
Sally Rooney is set to adapt the novel herself for BBC3 directed by Lenny Abrahamson and produced by Element Pictures .
Call For: Submissions for IMRO | RTÉ Scoring For Film Programme
Initiative will bring together emerging Irish filmmakers and composers to work on a collaborative project during 2018/2019.
‘The Lodgers’ on Netflix
Brian O’Malley’s gothic supernatural thriller, ‘The Lodgers’ available Netflix
‘Michael Inside’ Nominated for European Film Awards 2018
‘Michael Inside’ was included among the 49 films on this year’s EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature-length fiction films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2018.
Call For: Submissions for Celtic International Fund
A yearly joint-commissioning round between the indigenous Celtic language television
broadcasters and funders of Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Irish Film Review: The Image You Missed
Síomha McQuinn investigates Donal Foreman’s “engaging and evocative” film.
Local Films for Local People – Archive Screenings at Thoor Ballylee @ Galway Film Fleadh
Deirdre de Grae reports from the IFI Local Films for Local People event screening at Thoor Ballylee which took place as part of the 30th Galway Film Fleadh.
‘A Mother Brings Her Son to Be Shot’ in Cinemas in September
Sinead O’Shea’s acclaimed new Irish documentary is set for nationwide Irish and Northern Irish release on 14th of September.
Neil Jordan Donates Archive to National Library of Ireland
The archive includes film and TV scripts, production files, storyboards, plays, notebooks and personal correspondence with artistic collaborators and political figures.
16th IFI Documentary Festival
This year’s festival will include the world première of Marcus Robinson’s The Man Who Dared To Dream and seven Irish premières.
Review: First Reformed
DIR/WRI: Paul Schrader • DOP: Alexander Dynan • ED: Benjamin Rodriguez Jr • DES: David Wilson • MUS: Brian Williams • PRO: Jack Binder, Greg Clark, Gary Hamilton, Victoria Hill, David Hinojosa, Frank Murray, Deepak Sikka, Christine Vachon • CAST: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer Paul Schrader’s First Reformed doesn’t simply begin, it bleeds into […]
‘Let Your Guard Down’
Principal photography has recently commenced on ‘Let Your Guard Down’, written, directed and produced by Paddy Slattery.
CineCafé Club brings Spanish Cinema for Free to Dublin in August
The CineCafé Club August presents two Spanish films, organized by Instituto Cervantes Dublin in partnership with Pearse Street public library.
Call For: Submissions for14th Annual Directors’ Finders Series Showcase
This event affords Irish directors an exciting opportunity to present their film in the prestigious DGA Theatre on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles.
2nd International Film Conference: “Hitchcock’s Vertigo: 60th Anniversary: 1958-2018
The Second International Film Conference: “Hitchcock’s Vertigo: 60th Anniversary 1958-2018” is to be held on 20-21 September 2018 in Trinity College Dublin.
Liam O Mochain: Writer/Director of ‘Lost & Found’
Writer/Director Liam O Mochain talks to Film Ireland about his film, which was 5 years in the making and has now made its way into cinemas.
Shane Conaty, Co-Director of ‘The Comeback’
Ahead of its screening at the Galway Film Fleadh, Shane Conaty talks to Film Ireland about the fascinating journey of ‘The Comeback.’
The Wiremen @ Galway
When electricity is first brought to rural Ireland, a six-year-old girl believes a faerie has entered her home with ‘the Light’.
Martin Beirne: Writer/Director of ‘Around Here’
Martin Beirne tells Film Ireland about writing and directing his debut feature.
Brian Lally, Director of ‘The Curious Works of Roger Doyle’
Brian Lally spoke to Gemma Creagh about his retrospective look at five decades of celebrated composer and the “godfather of Irish electronic music” Roger Doyle.
GAZE LGBT 2018 Film Festival Launches
GAZE LGBT Film Festival announced an exciting line-up of Irish and international guest filmmakers taking part in the festival which runs from 2nd – 6th August 2018 at Light House Cinema.
Watch Irish Short Film: Disappear
Writer/Director Shaun O Connor tells us about the evolution of the project – from idea, to radio play to short film.
Preview of Irish Film @ Galway
Take a look at our preview of Irish films screening at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh.
Scriptwriter, Director & Producer chosen for RTÉ / GFC Short Film Commission
Sarah Ingersoll’s script ‘The Bridge’ will now be developed into a short film with Director Mark Smyth and Producer Lynn Larkin.
