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INTERVIEW WITH 'THE KID' CO-WRITER/DIRECTOR NICK MORAN AND ACTOR CON O'NEILL
In this Film Ireland podcast Peter White talks to co-writer/director of ‘The Kid’ Nick Moran and star Con O’Neill.
Q & A WITH 'SAVAGE' WRITER/DIRECTOR BRENDAN MULDOWNEY AND PRODUCER CONOR BARRY
In this Film Ireland podcast recorded on Tuesday 21st September 2010 at the Light House Cinema, writer and filmmaker Jamie Hannigan chairs a Q&A with ‘Savage’ writer/director Brendan Muldowney and producer Conor Barry.
Podcast interviews with writer/director Conor McDermottroe and the team behind ‘Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne’
In part one Conor McDermottroe speaks to Film Ireland’s Scott Townsend about his debut feature as director ‘Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne’, which was released in cinemas on Friday September 10th 2010.
In part two Conor McDermottroe, producer Hermann Florin and some more of the crew answer questions from the Light House Cinema audience on Friday September 10th 2010.
Podcast: Still Films Discussion with Co-founders
Still Films co-founders Nicky Gogan, Paul Rowley and Maya Derrington discuss the evolution of Still Films and the collaborative process employed on such work as ‘Seaview’, ‘The Rooms’ and ‘Pyjama Girls’.
PODCAST INTERVIEW WITH ‘PYJAMA GIRLS’ DIRECTOR MAYA DERRINGTON AND PRODUCER NICKY GOGAN
As part of Film Ireland’s coverage of Still Films week at the IFI, director Maya Derrington and producer Nicky Gogan talk about the making of the documentary ‘Pyjama Girls’.
Interview with 'Colony' co-director Ross McDonnell
This Film Ireland podcast recorded on Friday July 23rd 2010 was chaired by the IFI’s Sunniva O’Flynn, with ‘Colony’ co-director Ross McDonnell and former Green Party leader and former Minister for Food and Horticulture Trevor Sargent on the panel. The screening of ‘Colony’ highlighted the important role bees play in agriculture and agribusiness worldwide and the problems faced due to Colony Collapse Disorder.
Interview with writer/director Neasa Hardiman
In this ‘Film Ireland’ podcast Charlene Lydon talks to writer/director Neasa Hardiman about her work on ‘The Tracey Beaker’ series, her recent project ‘This is going to take more than one night’ and her experiences of working across film, TV and theatre.
Interview with 'His & Hers' director Ken Wardrop and producer Andrew Freedman
In this Film Ireland podcast documentary filmmaker Anna Rodgers of Crossing the Line films talks to director Ken Wardrop and producer Andrew Freedman of Venon Films. The event was recorded as part of the IFI’s Conversations with Irish Filmmakers series on Tuesday June 28th 2010 as their acclaimed feature documentary ‘His & Hers’ was playing in cinemas.
They reflect on their earlier short documentaries ‘Hen’, ‘Farewell Packets of Ten’, ‘Useless Dog’ and the multi award-winning ‘Undressing my Mother’. Ken and Andrew also answer questions from the audience revealing more about their experiences at Sundance, the industry response to ‘His & Hers’ and their approach to filmmaking.
RTÉ's ‘Arena’ at our Special FX Make Up Night
On Wednesday 28th April, Film Ireland and Filmbase ran a Special FX Make-up evening which was covered by RTÉ Radio One’s ‘Arena’. Listen to the event here.
INTERVIEW WITH 'THE FADING LIGHT' WRITER/DIRECTOR IVAN KAVANAGH
This ‘Film Ireland’ podcast is a recording of the IFI’s Conversations with Irish Filmmakers series with writer/director Ivan Kavanagh and the cast of ‘The Fading Light’. Chaired by Manus McManus of the IFI Irish Film Archive and with contributions from the main cast made up of Patrick O’Donnell, Bibi Larrson, Karen Griffin, Emma Eliza Regan and Valene Kane.
‘The Fading Light’ won the Dublin Film Critic’s Circle Award for Best Irish Film and Patrick O’Donnell won Best Actor at 2010 JDIFF.
Short clips form Ivan’s earlier work and from The Fading Light are screened and discussed by the panel, and the audience are invited to join in and ask questions. Ivan talks about his background, his directing style built around improvisation and shooting in sequence, and his influences including documentary maker Peter Watkins and Ulrich Seidl.
Interview with 'Eamon' writer/director Margaret Corkery
access>CINEMA’s Dave O Mahony introduces the first of the IFI’s Conversations with Irish Filmmakers series with writer/director Margaret Corkery.
Margaret’s background in art and photography led to her early short films ‘Killing the Afternoon’ and ‘Joyride’, which were both screened and discussed at the event.
Her debut feature, the dark comedy ‘Eamon’, was produced as part of the Catalyst Project. Margaret discusses her experiences in writing and shooting the film, her influences, and the challenges faced in marketing a film and gaining entry into the major film festivals worldwide.
Niall McKay talks to Brant Smith Director of 'In-World War'
Filmmaker Niall McKay talks to artisan filmmaker DJ Bad Vegan, aka Brant Smith, about his upcoming off-beat, low-budget, sci-fi feature In-World War. The film was partly shot in Dublin and features model Vivienne Connolly.
Interview with 'Identities' Director Vittoria Colonna and Producer Rachel Lysaght
Film Ireland talks to ‘Identities’ Director Vittoria Colanna and Producer Rachel Lysaght about how their initial research for a drama gradually morphed into the winner of both the best documentary at Gaze Film festival 2009 and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties Human Rights Film School award.
Interview with 'Moon' Director Duncan Jones
Director Duncan Jones speaks to Film Ireland’s Scott Townsend about his critically-acclaimed debut feature Moon which was released in Irish cinemas on Friday, 17th July 2009.
Duncan discusses how his background as a commercials director helped him to work within a limited budget while also managing to get Kevin Spacey and composer Clint Mansell to contribute.
He also reveals the influence that classic science fiction movies such as 2001 and Outland had on him while making this film.
Part 2: Conor McMahon’s ‘The Disturbed’ After The Fleadh
This is part two of a two-part Film Ireland podcast with writer/director Conor McMahon, recorded three weeks after the world premiere of his ultra low-budget improvised horror film ‘The Disturbed’ at the 2009 Galway Film Fleadh.
Conor sheds some light on what does or does not happen to a filmmaker when a film is well received at a large film festival such as Galway, his meeting with sales agents, applying for completion funding, plus more about the movie now that the film has been seen by an audience.
The Disturbed will be screened in the IFI as part of The Horrorthon this October Bank Holiday weekend.
Part 1: Conor McMahon on 'The Disturbed' before the Galway Film Fleadh
This is part one of a two part Film Ireland podcast with Writer/Director Conor McMahon recorded before the world premiere of his ultra low budget improvised horror film ‘The Disturbed’ at the 2009 Galway Film Fleadh.
We hear about what inspired him to make it and what writing process there is in an improvised movie shot in sequence. Conor also talks about the relationship with actors and director when their isn’t a script, what stage he was at in post production at the time and what hopes he had going into the festival.
Part 2 will shed some light on what does or does not happen to a filmmaker when a film is well received at a large film festival such as Galway plus a little more about the film now that people, including Film Ireland, have actually seen it.
Interview with Niall McKay – Director of 'A Song for Dad'
Ross Whitaker talks to Niall McKay, director of narrative documentary ‘A Song for Dad’, which airs on RTÉ 1 on Tuesday 4th August at 10.20pm.
Interview With The Makers of 'The Liberties'
Ross Whitaker talks to Areaman Production’s Shane Hogan and Tom Burke about their documentary ‘The Liberties’ which premiered at the Stranger than Fiction documentary festival at the IFI on Sunday 21st June 2009.
Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Awards Advice from Alan Fitzpatrick
Alan Fitzpatrick, Managing Director of Filmbase, sits on the Filmbase/RTÉ short Film Awards panel, where twice a year 3 short scripts are chosen to receive funding of €10,000 each plus matching facilities from Filmbase. Ahead of the next application deadline of Friday 26th June, Alan gives an overview of the scheme, the application procedure, the process of whittling the applications down to a short list of 10 and some advice should you reach the short list interview stage.
Audition Advice For Actors From Casting Director Thyrza Ging
Thyrza Ging talks to Film Ireland about her work as a casting director, giving practical advice on what makes a good actor’s headshot, CV and showreel and also what to expect in your first audition.
Stephen Woolley and Jamie J Johnson Interview – 'Sounds Like Teen Spirit'
Gordon Gaffney of ‘Film Ireland’ talks to co-producer Stephen Woolley and director Jamie J Johnson about ‘Sounds Like Teen Spirit’, an uplifting comic documentary following the contestants of the Junior Eurovision song contest which goes on limited release in Ireland on Friday 15th May , certificate G.
Thrifty Shifty
Gordon Gaffney interviews Eran Creevy, the writer/director of recently released thriller ‘Shifty’. His low-budget ( £100,000) debut feature was funded through Film London’s Microwave scheme, similar to our own Catalyst Project. Eran talks about the experience of shooting on film, working with actors for the first time, his scheme mentor Asif Kapadia, his meticulous preparation and why he was successful during the selection process.
Neil Gaiman Talks About Coraline
Duncan Molloy talks to author Neil Gaiman before the 3D stop motion adaptation of his fantasy novella ‘Coraline’ is released in Irish cinemas on Friday 8th May 2009.
Jim Sturgess Interview
Gordon Gaffney talks to Jim Sturgess in the plush surroundings of the Clarence Hotel as he discusses his role in ‘Fifty Dead Men Walking’. Inspired by the true story of Martin McGartland who was recruited by the British Secret Service to work inside the IRA, the film is released nationwide on Friday April 10th, certificate 15. Jim talks about his research for the role, including living in Belfast and never slipping out of his Belfast accent in parties, working with director Kari Skogland and co star Ben Kingsley and how he first got into acting.
