Shane Kennedy talks to writer/director Gerard Hurley, the creator, and lead, of the bittersweet new drama, The Pier’, which goes on selected cinema release.
Irish among the nominations for this year’s Oscars®.
Eleanor McSherry interviews Dave Burns and Paul Patton, the two main players behind an exciting new project run by the City of Limerick VEC.
With the launch of Netflix in Ireland, Brian Lloyd was at the launch and spoke to Reed Hastings, CEO and Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer.
The Irish Film and Television Academy have announced the shortlist of nominees in 40 strongly contested categories for the 9th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards, which takes place on Saturday, 11th February 2012 at the Convention Centre Dublin (CCD). Nominations are announced in categories across film and television, celebrating the highest standard of Irish [...]
Filmbase and TG4 are organizing an information session, which will take place on Thursday, 15th December, for filmmakers interested in the Lasair short film award scheme.
The First-Time Directors section of this year’s IFI French Film Festival presented the debut features of three filmmakers. Fabrice Gobert’s impressive ‘Lights Out’ (‘Simon Werner a Disparu’) was first shown on Saturday afternoon and had a second screening on Monday.
Horrorthon 2011 had it all: tricks, treats, a very special guest and even some French nihilism, writes Niall Kitson
Sunday at the IFI French Film Festival provided an opportunity to experience a bona fide classic on the big screen.
The IFI French Film Festival continued on Thursday with ‘Declaration of War’.
The good people at Still Films have given us 3 copies of the wonderful Pyjama Girls to give to 3 lucky people.
The IFI French Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday with ‘The Bird’. Film Ireland becomes Film Française for the next 12 days to bring you reports from the festival.
The 2011 IFI French Film Festival will bring the very best of French cinema to Dublin with a sumptuous line-up featuring work from the Dardenne brothers, Catherine Deneuve, Christophe Honoré and Abdellatif Kechiche.
This month Filmbase’s ShortSpace film screening is taking a look at the music video in all its glory!
‘The Quiet Man’ – The Movie That Put Ireland On The Tourist Map. Tom Sweeney, Failte Ireland Travel Journalist of the Year, remembers the film and revisits the location.
In honour of Halloween, Film Ireland’s children of the night recall one of their favourite Horror Films.
‘Opus K’ is a stylish detective story that screens at Darklight on Friday, 21st October at 4pm at The Factory, 35A Barrow Street, Grand Canal Dock. Film Ireland caught up with its director Eamonn Gray and DOP Baz Al Rawi.
The Best of the West 2011 is a chance for Dublin audiences to catch the winning short films from this year’s Galway Film Fleadh.
The independent short film ‘Getting Air’ by Mark Noonan has been selected to screen in competition at the Sapporo Short Fest 2011 in Japan.
Win a copy of Ian Power’s The Runway, released tomorrow on DVD.
Baby you can drive my car – James Bartlett takes another look at ‘Drive’ for Film Ireland.
Win a copy of Ian Fitzgibbon’s ‘A Film With Me In It’, released tomorrow on DVD – A “gleefully cruel black comedy” starring Dylan Moran, David O Doherty, Mark O Doherty, Amy Huberman & Keith Allen. Simply get your likes on and the Film Ireland hat will do the rest…
Filmmaker and Festival Programmer Niall McKay gives us his top 10 tips for programming a niche film festival on a zero budget.
Steven Galvin chats to Damian Mc Carthy, whose latest award-winning horror short ‘Hungry Hickory’ is winning over audiences across Europe and in the US.
THE GUARD has overtaken THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY in the Irish box-office to become the most successful Independent Irish film of all time.
Film Ireland will launch a new look www.filmireland.net this September.
Film Ireland talks to Mick Daniels, the director and producer ‘The Legend Of Effin Eddie’ which will be screened on Saturday September 10th in the shorts program from 5:30pm-7:30pm at the Underground Cinema Film Festival. It tells the story of a hilarious GAA match commentary which went ‘viral’ on VHS before going on to sell thousands of copies and becoming an internet phenomenom.
There is a new reduced price of €300 waged/ €280 unwaged for Filmbase’s ‘Acting for TV and Film Level 1′ course running on Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting on Tuesday September 13th and finishing on Thursday October 6th.
Applications to audition for ‘The Voice of Ireland’ are now open!
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