Interview: Rick Crawford, cowriter and star of ‘No Saints for Sinners’
Carmen Bryce chats to the Northern Irish actor Rick Crawford.
Category: Featured
Xtra-vision and independent store Moviedrome’s response to online distribution and Netflix
Simon Bourke examines how national chain Xtra-vision and the independent rental store Moviedrome in Limerick City have evolved to meet the online distribution challenge.
German Film Week at IFI: The System
Marc Bauder’s taut, well-written thriller ‘The System’ screened on Tuesday night at the IFI as part of German Film Week.
Call For Applications for MasterChef Ireland 2012
RTÉ Television has announced the search for MasterChef Ireland 2012 and is calling on all passionate amateur cooks to apply to take part in the new series.
German Film Week at IFI: 4 Days in May
4 Days in May screened on Monday evening continuing the German Film Week at the IFI. The third film by writer/director Achim von Borries, 4 Days in May portrays an extremely odd incident that took place during the final days of World War II. With the end of the war imminent 8 Russian soldiers under [...]
German Film Week at IFI: Almanya: Welcome To Germany
The light-hearted and charming comedy Almanya: Welcome To Germany screened on Saturday evening as part of the German Film Week at the IFI.
German Film Week at IFI: Cracks in the Shell
The German Film Week at the IFI continued on Friday evening with a screening of Christian Schwochow’s impressive Cracks in the Shell.
We Love… Trash – Showgirls
Illustration: Adeline Pericart There are nights when you look through your DVD collection and none of your favourite films float your boat – what you need is some serious Trash - the black sheep of your collection; something so bad that makes you feel good. Warning: to appreciate these films booze is recommended. And so [...]
Out Now: Film Ireland: The Summer Issue 2012 – Issue 141
Yes it’s raining; yes it’s freezing – but that won’t stop us celebrating the fact that this year’s Summer Issue of Film Ireland magazine is out now. As you can tell from the grooviest of covers, this issue is a scorcher. So wrap up warm, bring an umbrella and celebrate the start of an Irish [...]
Interview: Whit Stillman
Soracha Pelan Ó Treasaigh met with Whit Stillman during the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival to discuss his new film ‘Damsels in Distress’ which is released on Friday April 27th 2012.
Report: Ireland on Sunday at the IFI presents ‘Opus K’
Martin Cusack reports from the screening of ‘Opus K’ and Q&A with director Eamonn Gray and cinematographer Basil Al Rawi, which was presented as part of Ireland on Sunday the IFI’s monthly showcase for new Irish Film.
Interview: Ronan Carley on his documentary ‘Roscommon Revealed’
Teacher and filmmaker Ronan Carley tells Rose Byrne about his debut feature documentary ‘Roscommon Revealed’.
Film Ireland 141 Summer 2012 – A Bronx Tale
Although Film Ireland 141 Summer 2012 is currently at the printers, we are delighted to publish in full Niall McKay’s interview with Macdara Vallely on his feature Babygirl, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday, 18th April 2012 at 9pm Eastern Time, 2am GMT.
Interview: David Olof Svedberg – Director of the short film ‘Death Can Wait’
Steven Galvin caught up with David Olof Svedberg – Director of the short film ‘Death Can Wait’.
Sounding Off: A Response to ‘Superhero Movies – no longer films for our times’
Paul Counter responds to Paul Lynch’s insistence that superhero movies are no longer films for our times.
Report: IFI Ireland on Sunday presents Gerard Hurley’s ‘The Pier’
As Gerard Hurley’s The Pier continues its run in cinemas around the country with a screening on Monday, 19th March at The Phoenix Cinema, Dingle, Co Kerry @ 6pm, Soracha Pelan Ó Treasaigh reports on its recent IFI screening as part of Ireland on Sunday series. The Pier was screened as part of the Irish [...]
Film Ireland 137 Summer 2011: Interview with Rebecca Daly
‘The Other Side of Sleep’ director talks to Amanda Spencer.
‘Scéal Na Gaeilge’ on TG4 this Paddy’s day
As a broadcasting event to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge, production company, ROSG is presenting their latest series, Scéal na Gaeilge (The story of Irish). Scéal na Gaeilge is a 2 part documentary series which traces the journey of the Irish language from earliest times to the present day. Through a mixture of animation, green [...]
Fresh Film Festival New ‘Audience Award’ Project
Transition year students evaluate some of the international short films who are competing in this year’s Fresh Film Festival.
Interview: Ambrose McDermott, producer of the Irish feature ‘Shackled’, which is released on DVD on 6th March
Steven Galvin caught up with Ambrose McDermott, producer of the Irish feature Shackled which is released on DVD on 6th March.
JDIFF 2012 First Look Cinema Review: Michael, a chilling child-kidnapping tale from Austria
Now on release in the IFI, the chillingly mundane day-to-day life of a pedophile with a boy captive in his basement.
Film Ireland 140 Spring 2012: Spotlight on ‘Ballymun Lullaby’
With ‘Ballymun Lullaby’ screening on RTE 1 on Tuesday, 6th March at 10:15pm, Film Ireland’s Derek McDonnell talks to its director Frank Berry.
JDIFF 2012: Nightdancers
Cannibals, breakdance and Uganda – not your typical Irish documentary, Emile Dinneen’s ‘Nightdancers’ provided a fascinating insight into a generation’s struggle with their own cultural and spiritual beliefs.
JDIFF 2012 First Look Cinema Review: Margaret, directed by Kenneth Lonergan
Kenneth Lonergan’s long awaited return to filmmaking since his breakout success, You Can Count On Me (2000).
JDIFF 2012 Irish Cinema Review: Silence, Pat Collins and Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde
Pitched somewhere between documentary and fictional film Silence gently eases us through a defiantly abstract story.
March deadline announced for the Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film funding award scheme
The Filmbase/RTÉ short film award scheme is seeking the next generation of Irish filmmakers, the next deadline for the award is 5pm on Friday 30th March.
Film Ireland 139 Winter 2011: Areaman Productions on the Sony PMW-F3
Ahead of the masterclass in Filmbase on March 6th, Areaman Productions take a look at the impressive Sony PMW-F3.
JDIFF 2012 Out of the Past: Baraka,1992
Ron Fricke’s 1992 documentary on the development of our planet.
Film Ireland at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival JDIFF 2012
Film Ireland’s index of cinema reviews from the 2012 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.
