Finalists Announced in RTÉ’s StoryLand competition
The results are in for the third heat of StoryLand and RTÉ can announce that Student Teacher, The Begrudgers, and Trouble Times Three have made it to the final.
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International Award-Winning Irish Film picks up an Award of Excellence at the Canada International Film Festival
‘2 TONNE HANDS’ a film about broken dreams and redemption through music, wins an Award of Excellence at the Canada International Film Festival.
Lenny Abrahamson added to the Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival line-up in Schull
One more heavyweight is added to the Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival line-up in Schull. From Thursday, 24th to Sunday, 27th of May Schull becomes a mecca for film enthusiasts from all over the world and Lenny Abrahamson has just confirmed his willingness to take part in this years festival. Lenny graduated from TCD with [...]
Tim Burton Season at The Light House Cinema
This May Bank Holiday weekend The Light House Cinema celebrates the work of Tim Burton
‘Odd Man Out’ featuring James Mason to be screened as May’s IFI Monthly Must-See Cinema selection
‘Odd Man Out’ will be screened on 9th May at 6.30pm at the IFI as part of IFI Monthly Must-See Cinema
Short Child-Solider Drama in Production
Based on the award-winning short story by Halo author Tobias Buckell,
‘All Her Children Fought’ will go into production in Rathdrum, Wicklow
over the May Bank Holiday weekend
Bealtaine Festival returns to the IFI
The Bealtaine Festival returns to the IFI, teaming up once again with the Wild Strawberries Film Club for the over 55s to present an exciting line-up of cinematic events in May. This year Bealtaine is responding to the question ‘What kind of old do you want to be?’ and the European Year of Active [...]
Claude Lanzmann’s epic Holocaust documentary ‘Shoah’ at the IFI
A rare screening of Claude Lanzmann’s epic Holocaust documentary Shoah at the IFI.
Dublin Dance Festival’s Programme of Short Films
Dublin Dance Festival’s programme of shorts plays with what dance is and how your imagination responds to it.
Call For: Windmill Lane Pictures is seeking a Post Production Producer
Illustration: Adeline Pericart Windmill Lane Pictures is seeking a Post Production Producer for their busy Commercials division. The ideal Candidate should have a minimum of 2 years experience in the Audio Visual / Advertising sector with a strong technical knowledge of Post Production Data workflow. Excellent communication and client interfacing skills along with the ability [...]
MEDIA Desk Ireland presents ‘Focus on Animation’ Monday April 30th
MEDIA Desk Ireland in partnership with RTÉ and the BAI are delighted to be hosting an Animation Day – Focus on Animation – on Monday April 30th in the Light House Cinema in Smithfield.
Call for Entries: 6th Annual Waterford Film Festival
The 6th Annual Waterford Film Festival will be held between the 9th -11th of November 2012 at the Greyfriars Art Gallery and is now open for submissions for films and screenplays!
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.
Call For: TV Researcher
llustration: Adeline Pericart Adare Productions is seeking a TV researcher for 9 weeks for a light entertainment Irish dancing programme for TG4. Experience in light entertainment production, proficiency in the Irish language, along with familiarity with the Irish dancing community in Ireland and / or an Irish dancing background is preferable. Interested candidates should email [...]
Fastnet Films’ Morgan Bushe Selected among Producers on the Move
Morgan Bushe of Fastnet Films has selected by the Irish Film Board to take part in European Film Promotion’s (EFP) Cannes-based programme Producers on the Move.
IFI Presents: A Season of Classic Action Movies
Get more bang for your buck in May with the IFI’s season of classic action movies including Terminator 2 (70mm), Die Hard (70mm), Robocop and First Blood What defines an action movie? It’s a slippery genre and one that perpetually reinvents itself while sticking to a set of conventions we all know and love; never [...]
Final Winners Revealed At Celtic Media Festival
The 33RD Celtic Media Festival came to a close at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin in Derry last Friday night as the final three award winners were announced at the Gala Award Ceremony.
Interview: Ronan Carley on his documentary ‘Roscommon Revealed’
Teacher and filmmaker Ronan Carley tells Rose Byrne about his debut feature documentary ‘Roscommon Revealed’.
Third round of webisodes go online in RTÉ’s Storyland
Four series compete for a place in the final of RTÉ Storyland.
‘Dead Load’ screens on RTÉ2 tonight
Dead Load screens on on RTÉ2 @ 23:55 and will be on the RTE Player from then on.
Film Talk at Molly Keane Writers Retreat Co Waterford ‘Why Would Anyone Collect Films?’
One-day event with Kevin Brownlow, historian and honorary Academy Award winner 2010, at the Molly Keane Writers retreat in Ardmore, Co. Waterford. From 11am to 6pm, May 12th cost €80 to include lunch and afternoon tea.
Winning Entries in Student Competition Highlight Home Drinking Theme
DARE2BDRINKAWARE.ie award winners announced.
Bealtaine Festival 2012
The Bealtaine Festival 2012 will be offering a great selection of cinematic experiences across the country during May.
Call For: Entries – 3rd Underground Cinema Film Festival
Call for entries for 3rd Underground Cinema Film Festival which takes place in Dun Laoghaire from13th September through to 16th September.
BBC NI Director Peter Johnson Announces Joint Funding Initiative At Celtic Media Festival
BBC NI Director Peter Johnson announces joint funding initiative at Celtic Media Festival.
Magic Lantern Film Society Screening ‘Nights of Cabiria’
On Thursday, 26th April Magic Lantern Film Society will be screening Nights of Cabiria by legendary film director Frederico Fellini as part of its series ‘Banned’. The film commences at 7.30 at the Nerve Centre in Magazine street and the admission charge is £4. In the Last of it’s serious of banned and censored films [...]
Cannes 2012 Line-up Announced
The full line-up for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival was announced with an impressive cast of directors bringing their new films to to compete, including Jacques Audiard, Lee Daniels, Carlos Reygadas, Andrew Dominik, Abbas Kiarostami, Wes Anderson, Hong Sang-soo, and Ken Loach. Opening night Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson Competition Amour, Michael Haneke The [...]
Celtic Media Festival Opens In Derry
Some Irish winners at the Celtic Media Festival which opened in Derry yesterday.
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.
