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Screen Ireland announce recipients of pilot Audience Development Fund |
| 06 Feb 2024 | Screen Ireland has announced the 20 recipients of the pilot Audience Development Fund. The objectives of the fund are to increase visibility of Irish films nationally while promoting cinema-going and access to a diverse range of audiences. |
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Kneecap becomes first Irish language film to win Audience Award at Sundance |
| 26 Jan 2024 | Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP has won an Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. It marks the first Irish feature film to win at the festival since John Carney’s ONCE in 2007. |
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Break Out Pictures & Conic partner on Ireland-UK distribution of That They May Face The Rising Sun |
| 25 Jan 2024 | Break Out Pictures and Conic have partnered to distribute Pat Collins’ latest film in Ireland and the UK. That They May Face The Rising Sun will release theatrically on April 26th, 2024. |
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Solas Nua’s Capital Irish Film Festival announce opening and closing night films |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Lisa Mulcahy’s Lies We Tell will open Solas Nua’s Capital Irish Film Festival in Washington DC, and Patricia Kelly’s Verdigris has been announced as the closing film of the festival. The festival’s lineup includes documentary Crock of Gold, about the life of The Pogues’ lead singer Shane McGowan. |
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Dublin International Film Festival launch 2024 programme |
| 23 Jan 2024 | Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) will run for 10 days from 22nd February to 2nd March. Their lineup includes a variety of world premieres, as well as special guests including Steve McQueen and Isabelle Huppert. |
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Sony Pictures Classics acquire Kneecap in first sale at Sundance 2024 |
| 23 Jan 2024 | Kneecap, the first Irish language film to premiere at Sundance Film Festival, has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for distribution. Wildcard Distribution and Curzon will distribute the film in Ireland and the UK. |
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Small Things Like These announced as opening film of Berlinale Film Festival |
| 18 Jan 2024 | The world premiere of Small Things Like These will open the Berlin International Film Festival on February 15th, 2024. The film stars Cillian Murphy, with an adapted screenplay from Enda Walsh. |
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Wildcard Distribution release clip ahead of KNEECAP’s Sundance Debut |
| 18 Jan 2024 | Wildcard Distribution have released a clip from KNEECAP ahead of the film’s premiere at Sundance Film Festival today, Thursday January 18th. |
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DIFF announce African Cinema season and shorts programmes |
| 11 Jan 2024 | Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) returns this Spring with a programme of new cinema from Ireland and around the world, as well as a host of events planned across the ten-day event. |
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SXSW Round-Up: Sound and Colour starring Alison Oliver to have North American premiere |
| 11 Jan 2024 | IFTN brings you a comprehensive list of the Irish films premiering at SXSW 2024, along with projects starring Irish actors. |
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Final day of submissions for Irish Film Festa 2024 |
| 10 Jan 2024 | Today, January 10th, is the final day of submissions for the Irish Film Festa short film competition, taking place April 4th - 7th at the Casa del Cinema in Rome. |
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Republic of Ireland box office revenue increased 13% from 2022 to 2023 |
| 09 Jan 2024 | According to figures released by Comscore, box office revenue in the Republic of Ireland increased 13% from 2022 to 2023, with box office revenue in Ireland and the UK as a whole increasing 8.3%. |
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Wildcard Distribution release trailer for Irish horror Double Blind |
| 04 Jan 2024 | Irish horror film Double Blind will be released in Irish cinemas on Friday 9th February. The official trailer for the feature directorial debut from Ian Hunt-Duffy has launched today. |
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Creative Europe MEDIA Monthly Round-up – December |
| 21 Dec 2023 | IFTN brings you a round-up of Creative Europe’s key updates ahead of the Christmas Break including the MEDIA European Co-development call open and funding webinar, a review of the successful Irish MEDIA applicants in 2023, European Slate Development and Irish co-development results. |
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IFTN Christmas Guide: Where to find your favourite Christmas films |
| 18 Dec 2023 | IFTN provides a guide to finding your favourite Christmas films across the various streaming platforms available in Ireland. |
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Pat Collins’ That They Might Face The Rising Sun to close DIFF 2024 |
| 11 Dec 2023 | Dublin International Film Festival returns from Thursday 22nd February to Saturday 2nd March 2024. The festival has announced the closing film and recipient of the VOLTA Award, with the full festival programme to be announced in January. |
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KNEECAP becomes first Irish language film selected by Sundance |
| 07 Dec 2023 | Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP will have its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival in Utah where it will screen on opening night, Thursday 18th January. |
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The Gone wins five awards at the New Zealand Television Awards 2023 |
| 06 Dec 2023 | Irish crime drama The Gone has won a number of awards at the NZ TV Awards 2023, including Best Drama. |
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Fool Me Once starring Emmet J Scanlan to release on Netflix in January |
| 06 Dec 2023 | Kin’s Emmet J Scanlan will star in an upcoming Netflix thriller series from Irish writer/actor Tom Farrelly. Fool Me Once releases on New Year's Day. |
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Lies We Tell and Wicked Little Letters among Palm Springs International Film Festival lineup |
| 06 Dec 2023 | The Palm Springs International Film Festival has announced its 2024 lineup which includes Irish film Lies We Tell, and the Jessie Buckley-led Wicked Little Letters. |
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