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The Louth International Film Festival returns this October 2nd |
| 20 Jul 2021 | Taking place at An Tain Arts Centre Dundalk, the festival consists of a carefully curated features programme with post screening Q&A’s from visiting directors, industry panel discussions, DkIT short films, and a global short film competition. |
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Cinemagic reveals catalogue of world cinema titles available on its new summer movie streaming platform |
| 19 Jul 2021 | This July and August, Audiences will have the opportunity to dive into a new platform, which will offer a wealth of international cinema for children, teenagers, and young adults to enjoy. |
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Where (and when) you can watch the winners of the 2021 IFTA Film & Drama Awards |
| 14 Jul 2021 | Wolfwalkers, Wildfire, Herself, Normal People, Breaking out, Smother and many more Irish Films and TV Dramas took home awards at the 2021 IFTAs, hosted by the Irish Film & Television Academy last week. |
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Northern Irish films Black Medicine, Nowhere Special, and Boys From County Hell to release in cinemas this summer |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Three films made in Northern Ireland will hit Irish screens this summer: Colum Eastwood’s Black Medicine, Uberto Pasolini’s Nowhere Special and Chris Baugh’s Boys from County Hell. |
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Irish comedy Pogonophobia selected for Cannes Film Festival's Short Film Corner |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Pogonophobia, a new short Irish comedy produced by Constant Motion Pictures, written by Damian Ryan and directed by Thomas Ryan, has been selected to screen for the Cannes Court Métrage at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. |
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TG4 and Sky Ireland expand partnership through Sky Q and Sky Go |
| 07 Jul 2021 | Sky Ireland and TG4 have announced an expansion of their partnership that will see a range of entertainment, drama, and factual programming being made available to Irish customers through Sky Q and the Sky Go app. |
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Cinemagic Dublin launches 2021 Virtual Festival Programme |
| 06 Jul 2021 | The 13th edition of Cinemagic Dublin will return this July and August with a feast of virtual film opportunities for young audiences to enjoy. |
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Andrea Riseborough's psychological thriller Here Before to open 2021 Galway Film Fleadh |
| 05 Jul 2021 | Ahead of the full programme launch on Wednesday, the Galway Film Fleadh has confirmed it is back (July 20th-25th) with the reveal of this year’s opening and closing night films. |
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Reel 2 Reel acquires Irish mystery thriller The Green Sea; releases on VOD across UK/Ireland and in North America this July |
| 28 Jun 2021 | Trinity Creative Partnership & Reel 2 Reel Films have debuted an official trailer for an Irish mystery thriller film titled The Green Sea, which marks the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Randal Plunkett(Out There). |
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Eight selected participants announced for Puttnam Scholars 2021 |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Eight emerging filmmakers from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have been selected for masterclasses with multi-award-winning producer David Puttnam. |
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BBC Three to air UK premiere of Paddy Breathnach’s housing crisis drama Rosie on June 27th |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Winner of Best director at the 2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards, Paddy Breathnach’s powerful and thought-provoking drama, Rosie, will make its UK premiere on BBC Three this Sunday, June 27th. |
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First-look trailer released for Netflix docu-series Sophie: A Murder In West Cork; available to stream from June 30th |
| 18 Jun 2021 | The first-look trailer has been released for the upcoming three-part series from Oscar-winning producer Simon Chinn under his company banner Lightbox, best known for Searching for Sugarman and Man on Wire. |
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TG4 and RTÉ partner to bring United Rugby Championship free-to-air to Irish audiences |
| 16 Jun 2021 | The public service media organisations have announced that they have secured broadcasting rights for the new United Ruby Championship (URC) ensuring it will be predominantly free-to-air for Irish audiences for the next four years. |
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Second chance to see Oscar-nominated Irish animated feature as Wolfwalkers re-releases in Irish cinema |
| 09 Jun 2021 | Due to popular demand following Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA nominations, Wildcard Distribution has decided to once again bring Wolfwalkers to Irish cinema screens. |
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IFTA announces final week of Online Film Discussion Series |
| 04 Jun 2021 | The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) has announced another week of Online discussions in the lead up to this year’s IFTA Awards ceremony. |
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IFTA Screen Discussions Series: Herself – Thursday, June 3rd (2:30pm) |
| 02 Jun 2021 | The insightful IFTA Screen Discussions Series continues this week with Clare Dunne’s powerful female-driven drama, Herself. |
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LiveScore acquires Champions League rights package in Ireland; all matches to be streamed for free |
| 02 Jun 2021 | All 137 UEFA Champions League (UCL) matches will be available free-to-air on the LiveScore app for users in Ireland over the next three years. |
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Over €7m in funding under Sound and Vision Scheme announced by the BAI |
| 01 Jun 2021 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has announced details of the latest funding awards under the Sound & Vision 4 Broadcasting Funding Scheme. |
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The Queen v Patrick O'Donnell shortlisted in competition for the Vancouver Independent Film Festival |
| 01 Jun 2021 | ROSG’s feature docu-drama, The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell has been named as a finalist for the Vancouver Independent Film Festival's May issue. |
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Fastnet Film Festival has over 350 short films and events available online for free |
| 28 May 2021 | Fastnet Film Festival has launched its In Short series of Mini Tutorials from 24 industry experts who will impart nuggets of information on their area of expertise. |
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