Ahead of the Irish premiere at the Light House Cinema this May, we talk to Rouzbeh Rashidi about his latest experimental feature film, ‘Dreaming Is Not Sleeping’.
From rugby pitches to film sets — actor, writer and director Mark McAuley on carving out a career, chasing personal stories and making his own luck in independent cinema.
On 10th May 2025, Film Ireland and Mayo-based production company HeartFelt Drama, in partnership with the National Talent Academy for Film & TV Drama and Film Mayo, present a special live event at Ballina Arts Centre on 10th May: a celebration of Irish film, creativity, and industry insights from wonderful creatives with close links to the community. Register your place today.
Dublin, 1st April 2025: the story of one of the world’s biggest boybands is coming to the big screen. A warts-and-all biopic charting the rise—and behind-the-scenes struggles—of Irish pop sensation Westlife is officially in the works, Film Ireland can confirm. Stephen Daldry directs a cast of Aiden Gillen, Paul Mescal and Peter Coonan with Mark O’Halloran working on the script.
Film Ireland talks with Toner Quinn about his book ‘Count Me Out: Selected Writings of Filmmaker Bob Quinn’, a landmark collection of essays and articles spanning the 1960s to the 2020s by the iconoclastic Irish filmmaker, photographer and writer.
In this essay, activist and writer Sarah Shojaei takes a closer look at Nothing Compares, casting focus on the creative and brilliant Sinéad O’Connor, as well as on the constrictive conservative ideology that suffocated her message.
We at Film Ireland are deeply saddened to hear that Windmill Lane Post Production has closed its doors. This marks a devastating loss for the Irish film industry and the creative community at large.
In this video, Assistant Editor Gemma Creagh catches up with ‘Small Things Like These’ Writer Enda Walsh and Director Tim Mielants.
Faye Blaylock looks at how Irish musician Mark McCausland’s record store went from inspiring a newspaper column to being immortalised in feature film, ‘The Spin’.
Ahead of the Indian Film Festival of Ireland (IFFI), which starts 3rd October in UCD, we caught up with Siraj Zaidi, actor, writer, filmmaker and the festival’s Director.