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Line-Up announced for IFI and VMDIFF’s 5th annual Careers in Screen Day |
| 24 Feb 2022 | The line-up for the IFI Careers in Screen Day 2022, presented in association with Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festiva,l and Fresh Film Festival, has been announced. |
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Short film submissions now open for Irish Film Festa 2022 |
| 23 Feb 2022 | Submissions are open for the Irish Film Festa short film competition 2022, which will take place in May at the Casa del Cinema in Rome – with exact dates to follow. |
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Judges revealed for 2022 Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition |
| 23 Feb 2022 | The judges of the 2022 Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition, in association with Screen Ireland, have been announced. |
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IFTA 2022: Belfast, Kin, and An Cailín Ciúin lead nominations for virtual Awards |
| 22 Feb 2022 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the 2022 IFTA Nominations for the Irish Academy Awards across 25 categories in Film and Drama. |
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BAI allocates close to €500k through Sponsorship Scheme and Sectoral Learning and Development Programme |
| 22 Feb 2022 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced details of funding allocations under its Sponsorship Scheme and the network funding strand of its Sectoral Learning and Development programme. |
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2021 Breaks Records as €500 million Spent on Film & TV Production in Ireland |
| 18 Feb 2022 | Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland have announced that €500 million was spent in 2021 in the Irish economy across Film, TV Drama, Documentary and Animation. |
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New trailer released for Irish triller Spears ahead of cinemas releases this Friday, February 18th |
| 18 Feb 2022 | Spears is a new Irish thriller from director Gerard Lough. Shot across four separate countries, the independent production is Lough’s most ambitious project to date and has a larger scope than his debut feature horror, Night People (2015). |
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Irish Language Feature Film An Cailín Ciúin wins Grand Prix Award at the Berlinale |
16 Feb 2022 | Following its world premiere at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival
An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) has won The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for Best Film and a special mention from the children's jury. |
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Cast revealed for new BBC One drama Blue Lights; principal photography underway in Belfast |
| 16 Feb 2022 | Filming has begun in Belfast on Blue Lights, a six-part original drama for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, from Northern Irish writers Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson (The Salisbury Poisonings). |
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First-look at new comedy drama The Dry starring Oscar nominee Ciarán Hinds |
| 16 Feb 2022 | RTÉ and Britbox has released two first look images for the Element Pictures-produced original comedy-drama series The Dry. |
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“You had to be very alive to what was happening in the room;” Pat Collins on capturing The Dance |
| 15 Feb 2022 | Having made its world premiere at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival, Pat Collins’ critically acclaimed documentary The Dance is currently on release in Irish cinemas. |
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Finding Jack Charlton wins Best Documentary at UK Broadcast Award |
| 15 Feb 2022 | Virgin Media Television's original film was announced winner of Best Documentary at the Broadcast Awards 2022 in London over the weekend. |
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Irish crime drama Kin renewed for second series by RTÉ |
| 11 Feb 2022 | RTÉ has greenlit series two of the gripping gangland drama Kin. |
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Pat Collins’ captivating documentary The Dance releases in Irish cinemas today, February 11th |
| 11 Feb 2022 | Following the film’s world premiere at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival and critical acclaim, Pat Collins’ The Dance release in Irish cinemas this Friday, February 11th. |
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dlr First Frames Short Film Awards announced by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council |
| 10 Feb 2022 | Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has announced the two short films that have recently been awarded funding under the dlr First Frames Scheme - Simon and Soulmate Wanted. |
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Next Generation 2022: Applications open for Animation Innovation and Immersive Development Fund |
| 09 Feb 2022 | Animation Ireland and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, with the support of Immersive Technologies Skillnet and Eirmersive, has announced the second iteration of the Animation Innovation and Immersive Development Fund for 2022. |
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Storyland 2022: Eight projects selected for development under RTÉ/Screen Ireland scheme |
| 09 Feb 2022 | RTÉ and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland have announced the eight Storyland projects for Storylands 2022, which will now progress to a development phase. |
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Stephen Fingleton's one-take thriller Nightride starring Moe Dunford acquired by Netflix for March release |
| 09 Feb 2022 | Netflix has announced that Stephen Fingleton’s dark humoured thriller Nightride, which premieres at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival Gala on March 1st, will release on Netflix in the UK and Ireland on March 4th. |
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Oscars 2022: Jessie Buckley, Ciaran Hinds nominated; Kenneth Branagh makes history ahead of 94th Academy Awards |
| 08 Feb 2022 | Kenneth Branagh has made Academy Award history today with nominations in the Best Director and Best Picture (Producer) categories leading him to become the first person to received Oscar nomination in seven different categories. |
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Oscars 2022: Strong Irish contingent in contention for 94th Academy Awards |
| 08 Feb 2022 | The Academy will reveal the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards later today with many predicting a strong showing from Irish hopefuls at this year’s Oscars. |
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