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Two free webinars announced as Fleadh Forum returns to the Galway Film Fleadh |
| 15 Jul 2021 | The Fleadh Forum returns to the Galway Film Fleadh with two free webinars – “The Irish Cinema Experience: What Does The Future Hold?” on Thursday, July 22nd and “Producing in the Regions – Making It Work for Your Project” on Friday, July 23rd. |
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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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ENGINE Short Film Scheme Winners announced |
| 13 Jul 2021 | ENGINE shorts, a short film development and production scheme for emerging film talent in Limerick, Tipperary and Clare has announced the six winning teams from the region. |
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Galway Film Fleadh announces 2021 ‘in conversation’ events with Gabriel Byrne, Mark Cousins and Mark Fergus |
| 13 Jul 2021 | The Galway Film Fleadh, in association with Screen Skills Ireland, has announced three ‘in conversation’ events with Gabriel Byrne, Mark Cousins, and Mark Fergus. |
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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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IFTA-winner Gabriel Byrne's Death of a Ladies' Man to premiere as Fleadh launches 33rd programme |
| 07 Jul 2021 | Following his recent Best Actor success at the Irish Film & Drama Awards, Gabriel Byrne’s Death of a Ladies’ Man has been announced for the 33rd Galway Film Fleadh. |
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Steven Davenport to head up Screen Ireland's US office in Los Angeles |
| 07 Jul 2021 | Screen Ireland has announced that Steven Davenport, the agency’s lead on inward international production, will relocate to Los Angeles to establish Screen Ireland’s US office. |
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First-look trailer released for Damien Dempsey documentary Love Yourself Today |
| 07 Jul 2021 | Breakout Pictures will release Ross Killeen’s debut film Love Yourself Today across Irish cinemas this Autumn. |
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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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Five new board members appointed by Irish Film Institute across film practice, education, and innovation |
| 07 Jul 2021 | The Irish Film Institute (IFI) has announced the appointments of five new members to the IFI Board of Directors - Dr Zélie Asava, Claire McHugh, Rebecca O'Flanagan, Tadhg O'Sullivan and Prof. Maria Pramaggiore. |
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Principal photography underway in Kerry on Emer Reynold’s Joyride starring Olivia Colman |
| 07 Jul 2021 | Joyride, the Subotica produced feature film starring Olivia Colman, has begun shooting on location in Kerry. |
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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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Normal People breaks IFTA record with nine awards; Actress Nika McGuigan wins posthumous award |
| 04 Jul 2021 | The IFTA Film & Drama Awards, which aired tonight on Virgin Media, saw Northern Irish actress Nika McGuigan posthumously awarded an IFTA, Normal People picked up nine awards, and Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar-nominated animated feature Wolfwalkers picked up the award for Best Film. |
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IFTA announces the nominees for the Screen Ireland Rising Star 2021 |
| 29 Jun 2021 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the Screen Ireland - IFTA Rising Star nominees for 2021, with the winner to be announced at the IFTA Virtual Awards, which will be broadcast on Virgin Media One this Sunday, July 4th at 10:00 pm. |
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Clones Film Festival opens call for entries for Short Film Commission 2021 |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Clones Film Festival intends to further develop its support for film production in the town, and County Monaghan, by commissioning an original short film, to be shot in Clones and the surrounding areas in 2021. |
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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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Minister Martin welcomes launch of Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027 (€2.44b) |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Minister Catherine Martin has welcomed the launch of the European Commission’s decision to increase the total programme budget to €2.44 billion over the next seven years in an effort to support the cultural and creative sectors in Europe, an increase of 63% compared with the previous programme. |
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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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