Chinese Film Festival
The Chinese Film Festival kung fued it’s way onto Dublin screens on Friday with the opening-night screening of Bodyguards and Assassins, followed by a wine reception at the IFI.
Category: Back Issues Articles
Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival asks 'What is a cinema?"
The Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival is held annually, from Thursday 26th May through to Sunday 29th, drawing an estimated 2,000 attendees and screening over 200 films. This year we challenge the notion of ‘what is a cinema’.
SAVAGE – Special Mention at Leeds International Film Festival
Brendan Muldowney’s debut feature ‘Savage’ picked up a Special Mention in the Méliès Competition at the recent Leeds International Film Festival
Q & A WITH 'SAVAGE' WRITER/DIRECTOR BRENDAN MULDOWNEY AND PRODUCER CONOR BARRY
In this Film Ireland podcast recorded on Tuesday 21st September 2010 at the Light House Cinema, writer and filmmaker Jamie Hannigan chairs a Q&A with ‘Savage’ writer/director Brendan Muldowney and producer Conor Barry.
'Swansong, The Story of Occi Byrne' on release in selected cinemas on Friday 10th September
The feature film ‘Swansong, Story of Occi Byrne’, written and directed by Conor McDermottroe, goes on release in the Light House Cinema, Dublin and in select cinemas in the Sligo/Leitrim area from today Friday 10th September.
ISSUE 133 – My Brothers
Paul Fraser talks to AMANDA SPENCER about his feature directorial debut, which opens this year’s Fleadh.
ISSUE 133 – The Producers
What do they do? VANESSA GILDEA talks to Macdara Kelleher, Martina Niland, Cathal Gaffney and John Murray to find out.
ISSUE 133 – Him & Him
Ken Wardrop and Andrew Freedman talk to JAMIE HANNIGAN about their film ‘His and Hers’, one year on from its premiere.
Issue 133 – Opening The Door
Juanita Wilson talks to NIAMH CREELY about her Oscar®-nominated short ‘The Door’ and her debut feature ‘As If I’m Not There’.
Issue 133 – Five Ways Two Kill You're Script
‘Film Ireland’ gets some not-to-be-ignored script writing advice from leading story analyst James Bartlett.
Issue 133 – Get into film
In our Education Special, Charlene Lydon talks to some up-and-coming Irish talent about where they went to college and what they learned there.
Issue 133 – Documentary Longinotto Style
Kim Longinotto tells Ross Whitaker about her unique approach and the difficult decisions she’s made whilst making her films.
Issue 132 – Breaking (Down) the Budget
Low-budget can mean anything from a few hundred grand to small change and some pocket-lint. But no matter the size of your lump sum, what’s the smartest way to spend your money in low-budget filmmaking? Conor McMahon got some detailed budgets from directors Brian O’Toole, Paul Ward, Eoin Macken and himself…
Issue 132 – Production Design
For this article, Conor McMahon talked to big-budget production designer Ray Ball about why he loves being in charge and then interviewed Graham Williams about production design on a budget.
Issue 132 – The Dark Arts
Concept artist Olwen Foy shares the journey from creature conception to film.
Issue 132 – His Cup Runneth Over…
One morning, filmmaker Gary Shore woke up to discover his trailer ‘The Cup of Tears’ had earned him an invitation from Hollywood to make his own feature. Conor McMahon talked to Gary about living the dream.
Issue 132 – Sparkling Perrier
Niamh Creely talks to Cillian Murphy about the art of acting and coming home to film ‘Perrier’s Bounty’.
Issue 132 – Jimmy Murakami: Non Alien
The renowned animator of The Snowman revisits the American concentration camp in which he and his family were interned in this new documentary. Dermod Moore spoke to the director, Sé Merry Doyle, one of the producers, Vanessa Gildea, and to Murakami himself.
Issue 132 – Equipment Review
Filmbase’s Alan Coleman, a sound engineer for 13 years, gives us the low-down on this high-end audio mixer.
Issue 132 – Spotlight – One Hundred Mornings
Ross Whitaker talks to Conor Horgan about his award-winning debut feature.
Issue 132 – On set report – 'Parked' in Ireland’s Coldest Winter
Alessandro Molatore reports from the set of ‘Parked’, a new feature starring Colm Meaney.
Issue 132 – Get into Shorts with Shortspace @ Filmbase
Clare Creely introduces the new screening space that’s about giving your shorts legs.
Issue 132 – Film Critics and the Feel-good Genre
Andrew Legge tells us how the critics are failing us.
Issue 131 – Happily Ever After?
RTÉ’s Storyland competition was no fairytale: success required a huge amount of hard graft. However, for those willing to put in the effort, Storyland did grant some filmmaker wishes: recognition, networking opportunities and the golden egg – funding. Angela Nagle reports.
Issue 131 – Beyond the Cutting Room
Mary Sweeney, long-time editor and collaborator with David Lynch, talks about the transition to directing with her first feature ‘Baraboo’.
Issue 131 – A Haunted Look
Fresh from his Tribeca Best Actor win for ‘The Eclipse’, Ciarán was reunited with Conor for another collaboration: Conor’s new version of ‘The Birds’ at the Gate Theatre. Film Ireland’s guest editor caught up with them for the low down on the film.
Issue 131 – London Calling
Alright. You’ve had your big breaks: you were the back-end of the orange caterpillar in the latest Meteor ad and second punter from the left in the pub on ‘Fair City’. Nonetheless, it looks like the emerald isle will all too easily contain your talents. But what about our real rising stars? Does a talented actor have to leave Ireland in order to make it? Niamh Creely investigates…
Issue 131 – Business of Acting
How to get ahead in acting? Gordon Gaffney talks to the Gaiety School of Acting, actor’s agent Maureen McGlynn and casting directors Thyrza Ging and Maureen Hughes.
Issue 131 – Absolutely Critical
The professional film reviewer is critical of film but are they critical to film? David O Mahony talks to The Irish Times’ Donald Clarke.
