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OFFLine Film Festival to launch first Irish Film Berlin festival on May 26th |
| 24 May 2023 | This showcase of Irish screen creativity is taking place May 26th - 28th at Berlin’s ACUD-Kino. The event is being curated by OFFline Film Festival. |
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Line-up announced for Irish Film Festa, May 25th - 28th |
| 23 May 2023 | The event, now in its 14th edition, offers the public a wide selection of feature film premieres, meetings with filmmakers, and the traditional short-film competition. |
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White Friar marks first French-Irish co-production under new agreement |
| 23 May 2023 | White Friar will be the first official film collaboration between Ireland and France, following a new co-production agreement signed in Paris last December by Ambassador of Ireland to France Niall Burgess, and French Minister of Culture Rima Abdul-Malak. |
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Patrick Bergin and Francis Magee join Kiss of the Con Queen |
| 23 May 2023 | BAFTA-award winner Patrick Bergin (Sleeping With the Enemy, Patriot Games) and Francis Magee (Kin) have joined true-crime thriller Kiss of the Con Queen, directed by Tom Waller (The Last Executioner, The Cave). |
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First look at hitman comedy Old Guy starring Christoph Waltz, Cooper Hoffman, and Lucy Liu |
| 23 May 2023 | The film was written by Greg Johnson (The Son) and recently wrapped in Belfast. |
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Aislinn Clarke-directed Irish horror Fréwaka begins production |
| 23 May 2023 | Production began this week on Screen Ireland supported Irish horror Fréwaka. |
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Cannes Round-Up: Irish Productions Selling at The Marché du Film |
| 18 May 2023 | IFTN brings you a comprehensive look at the Cannes Film Festival and film market including Irish screenings, selling productions and a look at this year’s Irish Producer on the Move. |
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Cyndi Lauper documentary Let the Canary Sing to open fifth Docs Ireland Film Festival |
| 18 May 2023 | The Irish Premiere of Fine Point Film’s new documentary Let the Canary Sing, a portrait of Cyndi Lauper, will open the fifth Docs Ireland festival next month. |
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Clinton Liberty and Niamh McCormack to star in vampire horror film Feed |
| 18 May 2023 | Daisy Jelley (How to Have Sex), Clinton Liberty (Normal People, Red Election), and Niamh McCormack (The Witcher, Willow) will star in vampire horror Feed, which is being launched for the Cannes Market. |
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Haley Bennett and Elyas M’Barek to star in Screen Ireland-supported film Night and Day for WestEnd Films |
| 18 May 2023 | Haley Bennett (Cyrano, Swallow, The Girl On The Train) is set to lead Night and Day, Justine Waddell’s adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel, to be directed by BAFTA nominee Tina Gharavi (I Am Nasrine, Cleopatra: African Queens). |
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Terry George to direct Afghanistan-Set Action Movie Riverman |
| 18 May 2023 | Oscar-winning Irish director Terry George (Hotel Rwanda) is set for Afghanistan-set actioner Riverman which will be shot in Saudi Arabia’s NEOM regional production hub. |
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Daryl McCormack to feature alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell in Twisters |
| 18 May 2023 | McCormack will play a supporting role to Edgar-Jones’ character. Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) will also star in the film alongside Anthony Ramos (In the Heights) and Brandon Perea (Nope). |
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First film restored through the IFI & Screen Ireland digitisation project to be exhibited at the IFI |
| 17 May 2023 | Joe Comerford's Reefer and the Model screens in the IFI on Saturday, May 20th. This is the first screening of a film digitally restored through the Screen Ireland-funded Irish film Cataloguing, Digitisation and Exhibition project. |
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Emerging Directors Awards winners announced |
| 16 May 2023 | The Emerging Directors Awards 2023 was held in The Sugar Club on May 11th. The event was supported by Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland. |
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Committee on Budgetary Oversight has published its report on Section 481 |
| 16 May 2023 | The Committee on Budgetary Oversight has published its report on Section 481 (Film Tax Credit) in which it makes a series of recommendations and observations following an examination of the tax credit. |
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John Crowley to direct episode of Black Mirror season 6 |
| 16 May 2023 | Crowley will direct Beyond The Sea, the third episode in the upcoming season of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series. |
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Siobhán McSweeney to star in Irish comedy West The Road |
| 16 May 2023 | McSweeney joins Imelda Staunton (The Crown), Eileen Walsh (Catastrophe) and Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) in West the Road, a new comedy film that will begin production in Kerry later this year. |
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Searchlight Pictures releases teaser trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things starring Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo |
| 16 May 2023 | Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming film Poor Things will see the co-production partnership of Searchlight Pictures, Element Pictures, and Film4 continue following their 2019 Oscar-nominated feature The Favourite. |
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Bad Sisters and Derry Girls lead BAFTA Television Awards 2023 |
| 15 May 2023 | The BAFTA Television Awards 2023 took place on Sunday, 14th May. The ceremony was hosted by Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan and broadcast on BBC One and iPlayer. Bad Sisters and Derr Girls lead the awards with two wins each. |
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Elysian Film Group release official trailer for Greatest Days starring Aisling Bea |
| 11 May 2023 | The Take That jukebox musical will be directed by Coky Giedroyc (How to Build a Girl), and written by Tim Firth (Calender Girls). Take That will executive produce. |
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