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StudioCanal confirm first Irish cinema release dates for Another Round and Supernova |
| 22 Mar 2021 | Following several months of cinema closures, StudioCanal has confirmed the first titles to have Irish cinemas releases once cinemas reopen in the summer. |
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“It's one of the only remaining genres where you can push boundaries and be subversive”; Ivan Kavanagh discusses his horror, Son |
| 19 Mar 2021 | Following the Irish premiere of his unnerving character-driven horror at VMDIFF where he picked up the George Byrne Maverick Award from the Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards, we caught up with writer/director Ivan Kavanagh to find out more about his new film, Son. |
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Selection of Irish films on show for St. Patrick's Day Film Festival on Volta |
| 17 Mar 2021 | Irish video on demand platform Volta, with the support of Screen Ireland, is hosting a Saint Patrick’s Film Festival and gifting Irish audiences access to a week of Irish films. |
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Punch Line and Water Under The Bridge win Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition |
| 16 Mar 2021 | The winners of the Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition were announced on a special episode of Virgin Media Television’s Box Office show. |
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Catalyst Film Festival launches its 2021 virtual edition |
| 16 Mar 2021 | The Catalyst International Film Festival has launched with an introductory speech from its ambassador, Ruth Negga. |
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Deadly Cuts closes first virtual Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival |
| 15 Mar 2021 | As the curtain comes down on the 19th Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival with the World Premiere of Rachel Carey’s black comedy Deadly Cuts, we round up the festival winners and speak with Festival Director Grainne Humphreys about delivering VMDIFF’s first fully digital edition. |
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Aer Lingus Discovery Award and Shorts Awards recipients revealed |
| 10 Mar 2021 | Now in its 19th year, the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival has revealed the recipients of its Aer Lingus Discovery Awards and Shorts Awards. |
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Wolfwalkers named among three films nominated for EFA Young Audience Award 2021 |
| 10 Mar 2021 | Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart’s animated feature Wolfwalkers has been selected alongside Matteo Garrone’s Pinocchio, and Johanne Helgeland’s The Crossing for this year’s EFA Young Audience Award. |
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Calm With Horses and Wolfwalkers nominated for 2021 BAFTA Film Awards |
| 09 Mar 2021 | Niamh Algar, Barry Keoghan, Calm With Horses, and Wolfwalkers have all been nominated for BAFTAs ahead of the 74th edition of the British Academy Film Awards, which take place on April 11th. |
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Father of the Cyborgs official trailer released by Wildcard ahead of World Premiere |
| 09 Mar 2021 | The official trailer for the new Irish documentary Father of the Cyborgs has been released ahead of its world premiere at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival this Friday 12th March. |
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Ruth Negga announced as Festival Ambassador for Catalyst International Film Festival 2021 |
| 09 Mar 2021 | The Catalyst International Film Festival has announced that Ruth Negga, will join as Festival Ambassador in 2021. |
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Chris Baugh and Brendan Mullin discuss Boys From County Hell |
| 05 Mar 2021 | We caught up with producer Brendan Mullin and writer/director Chris Baugh about filming their upcoming feature Boys From County Hell, which will make its sold-out Irish premiere at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival this Saturday, March 6th. |
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#IFTNFestival: Irish Film at the Online 2021 European Film Market |
| 05 Mar 2021 | The 2021 Online European Film Market (EFM) at Berlinale is underway with a number of Irish productions featuring. The EFM runs from 1st-5th March. |
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Ray Sullivan & Rob Davis's The Skwoids named JETS Winners for 2021 |
| 05 Mar 2021 | Irish project The Skwoids has been named among the winners of the JETS 2021 Initiative following this year’s online edition, which took place in February. |
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Competition winners for Virgin Media Discovers Prize to be chosen this Friday |
| 25 Feb 2021 | The Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition, in association with Screen Ireland, will see its ten shortlisted finalists pitch this Friday, February 26th to try and secure an additional €60,000 in funding for their projects. |
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Six films selected by ICCL for annual Human Rights Award at VMDIFF 2021 |
| 24 Feb 2021 | The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has announced six films are in the running for the 2021 Human Rights on Film Award as part of the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival. |
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Be Good or Be Gone to screen at VMDIFF on March 4th |
| 24 Feb 2021 | The Irish independent feature Be Good or Be Gone will screen at this year's Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival on March 4th at 7pm. VMDIFF takes place online this year, from 3rd-14th March. |
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Vertigo Releasing acquires UK & Ireland right for Parallel Films' My New York Year |
| 23 Feb 2021 | My New York Year, the Irish-Canadian co-production from Parallel Films and Memento Films, has become the first title confirmed for release when cinemas reopen in the UK post-lockdown with Vertigo Releasing acquiring UK and Ireland rights for the film. |
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Portráidí Criathraigh (Bog Portraits) to have world premiere online as part of Galway 2020 |
| 23 Feb 2021 | As part of Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture, Irish film Portráidí Criathraigh (Bog Portraits), directed by Ríonach Ní Néill and Joe Lee, will premiere online on Monday March 1st . |
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Colin Farrell added to Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival line-up |
| 19 Feb 2021 | Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival has announced a host of new additions to the programme, including an intimate conversation with award winning actor and global star Colin Farrell and Festival Director Gráinne Humphreys. |
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