We are delighted to be partnering with the Galway Film Fleadh to bring you a series of podcasts spotlighting filmmakers whose work is screening at this year’s festival.
In this podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Gar O’Rourke, Director of ‘Sanatorium’, which screens at this year’s festival as well as Short Film Programmer Holly Buckley, who casts an eye over the short films playing in the programme.
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Ross Whitaker about his latest documentary, ‘Beat The Lotto’
We are delighted to partner with the Galway Film Fleadh to bring you a series of podcasts spotlighting filmmakers whose work is screening at this year’s festival.
You might know her best from her roles in Criminal Minds or Archer, but Aisha Tyler’s creativity knows no limits. In this podcast, Gemma Creagh chats with Aisha about her tense debut feature I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, which was shot in Ireland and will have its premiere at this years’ festival.
We are delighted to be partnering with the Galway Film Fleadh to bring you a series of podcasts spotlighting filmmakers whose work is screening at this year’s festival. In this podcast Gemma Creagh talks to 3 filmmakers about their short films: Georgie Cowan-Turner (The Generators), Caleb J. Roberts (Purebred) and Katie-Ruby McLaughlin Robinson (Sam Rom).
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to José Miguel Jiménez, Director of Amanda, which is screening at Docs Ireland (23-29 June 2025). We also catch up with Festival Programmer Stuart Sloan about this years’ line up.
In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Modern Lanternist Jeremy Brooker who is performing in Dublin as part of the Bloomsday Film Festival & we welcome Irish screenwriter Stephen Shields on to the pod for a chat about all things comedy horror!
Earlier this year in Ballina Arts Centre, we were thrilled to host Local Voices, Global Stories: Celebrating Screen Creative Talent, and in this Film Ireland podcast, we are delighted to bring you an edited recording of the second panel – Producing: People, Projects, & Partnerships, with Jennifer Davidson, Chair of the Writers’ Guild of Ireland and Founder/Director of HeartFelt Drama; Roisin Geraghty (A Want In Her, Sunlight); Vanessa Gildea (IADT, Documentary & Film); Gar O’Brien-Collins (Western Region Audiovisual Producers Fund); and Niamh Fagan (Screen Ireland).
In this very special episode of the Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh chats with Bostonian filmmaker Frank Durant, who has travelled to Dublin to explore the locations featured in the 1970s Gene Wilder film Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx. Joining him on this nostalgic journey is Ireland-based filmmaker Meghan Mickela, who is documenting the experience. Later in the episode, we were very privileged to catch up with Quackser director Waris Hussein, who shares his memories of filming on the streets of Dublin and gives his insights into bringing this cult classic to life.
In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Alessandra Celesia, Director of ‘The Flats’
In this special Film Ireland podcast, Naemi Victoria talks to Feargal Ward (Tin City) & Sophie Somerville (Fwends), whose films both premiered at Berlinale in 2025.
