Acclaimed Irish author Wayne Byrne’s latest book Welcome to Elm Street: Inside the Film and Television Nightmares is available now from all book stores and to mark the release we asked Wayne to give us his ranking of the Elm Street franchise.
It’s been another challenging year for Irish film in the face of delayed productions and distribution. Nevertheless, 2021 saw a large number of high quality Irish films hitting the cinemas
To mark the end of 2021, our wonderful contributors, past and present, once again come together and offer up their loved ones so that we may give thanks and praise to the Mighty One – Film.
In this filmmaker In Focus feature, we shine a light on TJ O’Grady-Peyton.
Film historian Wayne Byrne took time out from his busy schedule to talk to one of his regular interrogators, Paul Farren, about his latest book ‘Welcome to Elm Street: Inside the Film and Television Nightmares’.
James Bartlett caught up with filmmaker Sean McGinly to talk about his documentary ‘Brothers Lost: Stories of 9/11’
Cian Geoghegan caught up with Tom Cosgrove, writer/director of Hillwalkers,
Cian Geoghegan tells Film Ireland about his short film System, which screens at this year’ Galway Film Fleadh. When Direct Provision was first introduced in Ireland, the time an asylum seeker was to spend awaiting approval of their claim was said to be a period of no more than six months. Jerome lived in Direct Provision for eight years while his claim was processed.
We chat to film historian Wayne Byrne and sometime film writer, filmmaker Paul Farren who have recently put their heads together to produce a new podcast show called Double Feature Film Chat Show.
Director Thomas Ryan takes us behind the beard in his new short film Pognophobia, which features at the Short Film Corner of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival from 12-16 July.