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Newport Beach Film Festival now Accepting Submissions |
| 10 Feb 2017 | The 18th annual festival based in California which runs from April 20th-27th, is seeking Irish films for entry to the Irish cinema program. |
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Irish Titles at the European Film Market in Berlin |
| 09 Feb 2017 | The EFM kicks off today and runs until February 17th with a range of Irish titles selling and going to market including the recently completed ‘Belly of the Whale’ (Morgan Bush) and the highly anticipated ‘Black ‘47’ (Lance Daly). |
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SXSW to mark World Premiere of ‘Song of Granite’ from Pat Collins |
| 09 Feb 2017 | The feature project examining the life of traditional Irish singer Joe Heaney has been selected for the 24 Beats Per Second stream at the upcoming festival, which runs from March 10th-19th. |
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Fingal Film Festival 2017 Open for Submissions |
| 02 Feb 2017 | The annual festival has revamped this year to attract wider audiences with the inclusion of live music, outdoor screenings and comedy in a new Summer format running on August 11th and 12th in Swords Castle. |
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Submissions Open for First Cut! Youth Film Festival 2017 |
| 01 Feb 2017 | The eighth annual festival is currently accepting short films with a run time of fifteen minutes or less by filmmakers aged between twelve and twenty-four, from individuals, schools, colleges or youth groups. |
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‘George Best: All By Himself’ to premiere in Belfast ahead of Cinema Release |
| 01 Feb 2017 | The new documentary on sports legend George Best was was commissioned by BBC and is set to screen at Movie House, Dublin Road in conjunction with the Belfast Film Festival on Thursday February 16th. |
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Irish Film Institute unveils its 2017 plans |
| 27 Jan 2017 | IFI unveiled exciting plans for 2017 across its core areas of exhibition, preservation and education. The year ahead brings new programming events, seasons, and partnerships, alongside festival favourites, key film strands, and the continued development of the hugely successful IFI Player. |
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Irish Film Co-Production ‘Nymphet’ Takes Top Prize in Amsterdam |
| 25 Jan 2017 | ‘Nymphet’, a short film co-production between Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands took the top award of ‘Best Film’ at the Amsterdam Shortcutz awards 2017. |
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Ruth Negga & Consolata Boyle Lead Irish 2017 Oscar Nominations |
| 24 Jan 2017 | Congratulations to Irish Oscar 2017 nominee's Ruth Negga & Consolata Boyle. |
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MIPTV Early Bird Save 30% Rate Ends 24th January |
| 24 Jan 2017 | MIPTV, The Global TV and Digital Content Market takes place from the 3rd to the 6th April at the Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France. It is the biggest international TV & content market for professionals and if you register for tickets online before 24th January you can save over 30%. |
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Galway Film Fleadh 2017 opens call for entries for feature films |
| 23 Jan 2017 | The Galway Film Fleadh is now accepting feature submissions for the 2017 edition of the festival, which will run from 11th - 16th July. |
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‘It’s Not Yet Dark’ Director Frankie Fenton talks Sundance and filming Simon Fitzmaurice |
| 20 Jan 2017 | Fenton’s debut feature film comes in the form of a moving documentary on his fellow Irish director, who was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease in 2008. |
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ADIFF 2017 Programme launches with ‘Maudie’, ‘Secret Scripture’, ‘Tomato Red’ and ‘Handsome Devil’ |
| 18 Jan 2017 | The Dublin International Film Festival runs from February 16th-26th with the Gala Opening Night serving as the Irish Premiere of ‘Maudie’, the biopic of folk artist Maud Lewis (Sally Lewis) from Aisling Walsh (Song for a Raggy Boy). |
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Mark O’Connor’s ‘Cardboard Gangsters’ for the Manchester Film Festival |
| 18 Jan 2017 | The Irish crime drama set in North Dublin is set to screen at the third edition of the Manchester Film Festival which runs from March 3rd-6th. |
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Director Whit Stillman talks 2016 for acclaimed Period Comedy ‘Love & Friendship’ |
| 16 Jan 2017 | The Irish co-production was filmed in Ireland and produced by Katie Holly at Blinder Films. |
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Irish Co-Production ‘Return to Montauk’ set for Berlinale 2017 |
| 11 Jan 2017 | Volker Schlöndorff (The Tin Drum) directs the Irish, French and German co-production in a cast which includes Irish actres Bronagh Gallagher (You, Me and the Apocalypse), cast by Rowan Casting in Ireland. |
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‘In Loco Parentis’ Co-Director Neasa Ní Chianáin talks Sundance and Irish Documentary |
| 11 Jan 2017 | Sundance 2017 is set to kick off Thursday, January 19th with two Irish documentaries set to screen. We catch up with ‘In Loco Parentis’ Co-Director Neasa Ní Chianáin on the attraction of the Irish boarding school as a documentarist, the journey from concept to Sundance and her experience of filming in Co. Meath. |
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Eddie Award Nominations for ‘The Lobster’ & ‘Kubo & The Two Strings’ |
| 04 Jan 2017 | ‘The Lobster’ is up for Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy) and ‘Kubo & The Two Strings’ is nominated in the Best Edited Animated Feature Film category at this year’s Eddie Awards, from the American Cinema Editors (ACE) guild. |
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Irish Film Festa to run from March 30th-April 2nd 2017 |
| 04 Jan 2017 | The Italian festival dedicated exclusively to showcasing Irish film has confirmed its dates for this year and will continue to accept short film submissions until Sunday, January 15th. |
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Short Film ‘Lily’ & Director Graham Cantwell honoured at the Santa Fe Film Festival |
| 21 Dec 2016 | The Irish LGBT project was awarded as Best Narrative Short while Cantwell received The Courage in Cinema award. |
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