Category: Interviews
Mark O’Connor, Co-writer & Director of ‘Cardboard Gangsters’
Paul Farren sat down with Mark O’Connor to talk about his latest film ‘Cardboard Gangsters’.
Caoilfhionn Dunne, Actor, ‘In View’
Gemma Creagh talks to actor Caoilfhionn Dunne about her role in Ciaran Creagh’s ‘In View’.
Interview with Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, producer of ‘Lady Macbeth’
Grace Corry talks to Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, the producer of ‘Lady Macbeth’.
Podcast: Ben Wheatley,’Free Fire’
Paul Farren talks to Ben Wheatley about taking a procedural look at action with Free Fire, breaking it down to an atomic level, planning the shoot, the production design, the ’70s setting, scriptwriting and the inspirations behind Armie Hammer’s suave look. Armie Hammer, left, whose look was inspired by: Dan O’Bannon and Tony […]
Podcast: Capital Irish Film Festival
John Collins was at the 11th annual Capital Irish Film Festival in Washington, U.S.A and met some of the attending filmmakers.
Interview: James Phelan, writer ‘Striking Out’
Sarah Cullen caught up with James Phelan writer of the RTE drama S’triking Out’, which gets its U.S. premiere on St. Patrick’s Day.
Interview: Hilary Rose, actor ‘The Young Offenders’
Gemma Creagh took advantage of a telecommunications device to chat to Hilary Rose about her experiences playing Mairead MacSweeney in the hit Cork comedy.
Interview: Ciaran Creagh, writer/director of ‘In View’
Writer / director Ciaran Creagh talked to Film Ireland about his film ‘In View’, a study of depression and suicidal thoughts.
Interview: Director Billy O’Brien and Actor Max Records, ‘I Am Not a Serial Killer’
Gemma Creagh talks to director Billy O’Brien and actor Max Records about their film ‘I Am Not a Serial Killer’.
Podcast: Interview with Johnny O’Reilly, writer/director of ‘Moscow Never Sleeps’
Stephen Porzio talks to Johnny O’Reilly about his film ‘Moscow Never Sleeps’, a multi-story drama that weaves through Moscow’s choked cityscape as it celebrates its birthday with a massive fireworks display.
Video: Interview with Sennia Nanua, ‘The Girl With All The Gifts’
Sennia Nanua takes us behind the scenes of new zombie thriller ‘The Girl With All The Gifts’ and answers a few questions.
WFT.I Podcast: Julie Ryan, Producer of ‘The Young Offenders’
This podcast features producer Julie Ryan talking to Sarah Griffin about her career to date and her work on The Young Offenders.
Video Interview: Seána Kerslake and Charleigh Bailey, A Date for Mad Mary
Stephen Porzio chats to Seána Kerslake and Charleigh Bailey about A Date for Mad Mary, a tough and tender story about friendship, first love, and letting go of the glory days.
Interview: Aoife Kelleher, director of ‘Strange Occurrences in a Small Irish Village’
Stephen Porzio sat down with Aoife Kelleher to chat about her latest documentary, which explores the big question of faith, in the small Irish village of Knock.
Interview: Director Paddy Breathnach & Writer Mark O’Halloran of ‘Viva’
Gemma Creagh chats to the director Paddy Breathnach and writer Mark O’Halloran of ‘Viva’
Interview: Emma Carlsson and Aisling O’Halloran, producers of ‘The Randomer’
Film Irelandspoke to producers Emma Carlsson and Aisling O’Halloran about ‘The Randomer’, which was produced by the Filmbase Masters in Digital Feature Film Production Programme and premieres at Galway.
Interview: Mary McGuckian, ‘The Price of Desire’
“The stress test is truthfully most women’s experience”- Seán Crosson In Conversation with Mary McGuckian Mary McGuckian, whose most recent film The Price of Desire is currently screening in Irish cinemas, has directed 12 films to date, an impressive figure when one considers the challenges female directors in particular have faced in the male-dominated […]
Sydney’s Second Annual Irish Film Festival Wraps With ‘Lost In The Living’
Glen Falkenstein interviews ‘Lost in the Living’ director Robert Manson at Sydney’s Irish Film Festival.
Podcast Interview: Garret Daly, Director of ‘Who is Dervla Murphy?’
‘Who is Dervla Murphy?’ profiles Ireland’s most prolific travel writer, through rare and exclusive access to Dervla, her family and friends.
Interview: Director Rebecca Daly & Actor Barry Keoghan of ‘Mammal’
Paul Farren talks to the director of ‘Mammal’ Rebecca Daly, and actor Barry Keoghan.
Video Interview: ‘Sing Street’ Actor Jack Reynor and Director John Carney
Deirdre Molumby talks to actor Jack Reynor and director John Carney about Sing Street’
Podcast Interview: Ben Wheatley, director of ‘High Rise’
Paul Farren talks to Ben Wheatley about his latest film ‘High Rise’, adapted from J.G. Ballard’s visionary novel.
Q&A: David Dryden and Eileen Walsh, co-directors of ‘Together in Pieces’
Adam McPartlan had a few questions for David Dryden and Eileen Walsh, co-directors of ‘Together in Pieces’, a new film documenting the fluctuating backdrops of Northern Ireland.
Podcast: Interview with Diane Negra, Professor of Film Studies and Screen Culture and Head of Film Studies at UCD
Sarah Griffin sat down with Diane Negra to talk about Saturday’s event at the IFI, ‘After the Chick Flick’, and discuss the historical roots of the contemporary chick flick and what the post epitaph chick flick is.
Interview: Aodh Ó Coileáin, director of ‘Fís Na Fuiseoige’
Sean Finnan talks to filmmaker Aodh Ó Coileáin about his documentary, which explores the connection between people and place, as expressed in Irish poetry and local lore.
Interview: Stephen Fingleton, wri/dir of ‘The Survivalist’
Sean Finnan spoke to Stephen Fingleton, writer and director of ‘The Survivalist’ ahead of the film’s release.
IFI Irish Film in Focus Interview: Robert Manson, writer/director of ‘Lost in the Living’
Robert Manson talks to Film Ireland about his film ‘Lost In The Living’ which screens at the IFI this week.
Video: Interview with Tom McCarthy, director of ‘Spotlight’
Grace Corry talks to Tom McCarthy, the director of the Oscar-nominated film ‘Spotlight, the riveting true story of the team of Boston Globe reporters and editors that uncovered an unimaginable conspiracy to cover up clergy child abuse.
Interview: Tommy Palotta, co-Director of ‘Last Hijack’
Deirdre Molumby spoke with Tommy Palotta, co-director of ‘Last Hijack’, about conceptualising and realising a unique project.
