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JDIFF 2012 Discovery Cinema Review: A Quiet Life [Una Vita Tranquilla]

JDIFF 2012 Discovery Cinema Review: A Quiet Life [Una Vita Tranquilla]

February 24, 2012 | Comments (0)

Claudio Cupellini’s beautifully paced thriller.

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Live: Oscars® Coverage on Film Ireland

Live: Oscars® Coverage on Film Ireland

February 23, 2012 | Comments (1)

Follow our blog coverage of the 84th Academy Awards® from around 12:01am on Monday, 27th February.

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JDIFF 2012 Out of the Past Cinema Review: The Panic in Needle Park, starring Al Pacino

JDIFF 2012 Out of the Past Cinema Review: The Panic in Needle Park, starring Al Pacino

February 23, 2012 | Comments (0)

Al Pacino’s second screen role.

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JDIFF 2012: Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages

JDIFF 2012: Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages

February 22, 2012 | Comments (1)

Nudity, Satan, ass-kissing, torture, cat faeces, black Masses, demon births – of course… it’s 1922.

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Sé Merry Doyle, the film's editor, photographs Margo Harkin and Seamus Heaney.

JDIFF 2012 Reel Art Documentary: The Far Side of Revenge

February 22, 2012 | Comments (0)

It’s exciting and uplifting to see a film that you know has had, and will have, a tangible, positive impact on the world. Margo Harkin’s Reel Art doc, The Far Side of Revenge, is just that film.

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JDIFF 2012 Discovery Cinema Review: Silver Tongues

JDIFF 2012 Discovery Cinema Review: Silver Tongues

February 22, 2012 | Comments (0)

A fabulously dark character study.

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JDIFF 2012 Irish Cinema Review: Hill Street, Dublin Skateboarding Documentary with archive footage of Tony Hawk

JDIFF 2012 Irish Cinema Review: Hill Street, Dublin Skateboarding Documentary with archive footage of Tony Hawk

February 22, 2012 | Comments (0)

An entertaining and witty account of a subculture, or ‘fad’ as Dublin City Council called it.

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JDIFF 2012: The Enigma of Frank Ryan

JDIFF 2012: The Enigma of Frank Ryan

February 21, 2012 | Comments (0)

The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2012 presented Desmond Bell’s ambitious dramatization of the life of the Irish republican socialist Frank Ryan.

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JDIFF 2012: Le Havre

JDIFF 2012: Le Havre

February 20, 2012 | Comments (0)

Aki Kaurismäki ‘Le Havre’ screened on Sunday as part of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2012.

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JDIFF 2012: Crulic – The Path To Beyond

JDIFF 2012: Crulic – The Path To Beyond

February 19, 2012 | Comments (0)

Michelle Cunningham on the beautifully made, well-told and shockingly recent story of Claudiu Crulic, which screened as part of JDIFF 2012′s Real to Reel section.

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JDIFF 2012: Apples of the Golan

JDIFF 2012: Apples of the Golan

February 18, 2012 | Comments (0)

The absorbing Irish documentary ‘Apples of The Golan’ played at Cineworld on Saturday afternoon.

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JDIFF 2012: Irish Film Board Shorts

JDIFF 2012: Irish Film Board Shorts

February 17, 2012 | Comments (0)

The 2012 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival presented a selection of Irish Film Board short films at the Light House cinema this evening.

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JDIFF 2012: Cloudburst

JDIFF 2012: Cloudburst

February 16, 2012 | Comments (0)

The 2012 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival launched earlier tonight with the Opening Gala screening of Thom Fitzgerald’s comedy ‘Cloudburst’, starring Brenda Fricker.

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Interview: Juanita Wilson

Interview: Juanita Wilson

February 15, 2012 | Comments (0)

Juanita Wilson talks about her experiences writing for short film.

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Film Ireland – The Spring Issue 2012 – Issue 140… Out Now!

Film Ireland – The Spring Issue 2012 – Issue 140… Out Now!

February 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

All aboard the skylark. The new issue of ‘Film Ireland’ is out now and is jam-packed with all the latest from the world of Irish film!

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Real Time Updates on IFTA Awards RTÉ Broadcast

Real Time Updates on IFTA Awards RTÉ Broadcast

February 9, 2012 | Comments (0)

So the IFTAs are over for another year, check back on our real-time updates and full list of winners.

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On Set: Cuckoo

On Set: Cuckoo

February 6, 2012 | Comments (6)

Peter White reports from the set of Cuckoo – a series of short webisodes and one of the entries in the fourth season of the RTÉ Storyland series.

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Interview: writer/director Gerard Hurley, the creator, and lead, of the bittersweet new drama ‘The Pier’

Interview: writer/director Gerard Hurley, the creator, and lead, of the bittersweet new drama ‘The Pier’

January 27, 2012 | Comments (0)

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.

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Terry George’s ‘The Shore’, Peter McDonald’s ‘Pentecost’, Tom Johnson, Peter J. Devlin, Kenneth Brannagh & Parallel Films’ ‘Albert Nobbs’ Secure Oscar® Nominations

Terry George’s ‘The Shore’, Peter McDonald’s ‘Pentecost’, Tom Johnson, Peter J. Devlin, Kenneth Brannagh & Parallel Films’ ‘Albert Nobbs’ Secure Oscar® Nominations

January 24, 2012 | Comments (0)

Irish among the nominations for this year’s Oscars®.

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Interview: Limerick’s New Digital Cinema and Media Training Hub

Interview: Limerick’s New Digital Cinema and Media Training Hub

January 23, 2012 | Comments (0)

Eleanor McSherry interviews Dave Burns and Paul Patton, the two main players behind an exciting new project run by the City of Limerick VEC.

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Report: Netflix Launch

Report: Netflix Launch

January 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

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.

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2012 IFTA Award Nominees Announced

2012 IFTA Award Nominees Announced

January 10, 2012 | Comments (0)

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 [...]

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Lasair Short Film Awards Info Session

Lasair Short Film Awards Info Session

December 13, 2011 | Comments (0)

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.

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IFI French Film Festival: Lights Out

IFI French Film Festival: Lights Out

November 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

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.

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Horrorthon: Biehn and nothingness

Horrorthon: Biehn and nothingness

November 23, 2011 | Comments (0)

Horrorthon 2011 had it all: tricks, treats, a very special guest and even some French nihilism, writes Niall Kitson

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IFI French Film Festival: L’Atalante

IFI French Film Festival: L’Atalante

November 23, 2011 | Comments (1)

Sunday at the IFI French Film Festival provided an opportunity to experience a bona fide classic on the big screen.

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IFI French Film Festival: Declaration of War

IFI French Film Festival: Declaration of War

November 19, 2011 | Comments (0)

The IFI French Film Festival continued on Thursday with ‘Declaration of War’.

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Competition: Pyjama Girls

Competition: Pyjama Girls

November 18, 2011 | Comments (0)

The good people at Still Films have given us 3 copies of the wonderful Pyjama Girls to give to 3 lucky people.

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IFI French Film Festival: The Bird

IFI French Film Festival: The Bird

November 18, 2011 | Comments (0)

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.

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2011 IFI French Film Festival Comes to Town

2011 IFI French Film Festival Comes to Town

November 8, 2011 | Comments (0)

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.

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