2023 was another standout year for Irish film with a wide array of dramas, comedies, horrors and documentaries gracing our screens.
The year brought us a wealth of stories, including ones of the power of friendship, sport, late-life romance, trauma, and radio frequencies from the future!
Below we celebrate our 5 favourite:
LOLA (DIR: Andrew Legge • WRI: Andrew Legge, Angeli Macfarlane)
Legge’s distinct authorial voice continues to wow
The Deepest Breath (DIR: Laura McGann)
honest, thrilling and emotionally charged
Ballywalter (DIR: Prasanna Puwanarajah • WRI: Stacey Gregg)
tender and moving
Lakelands (WRI/DIR: Robert Higgins, Patrick McGivney)
It’s the performances of Éanna Hardwicke and Danielle Galligan that linger most in the memory
My Sailor, My Love (DIR: Klaus Härö • WRI: Jimmy Karlson, Kirsi Vikman)
a warm portrait of love between two leads in the later stages of their lives
