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God’s Creatures starring Oscar nominee Paul Mescal to open 2023 Dublin International Film Festival |
| 25 Jan 2023 | Dublin International Film Festival has confirmed that God’s Creatures starring Emily Watson, Aisling Franciosi, and first time Oscar nominee Paul Mescal will open the 2023 festival. |
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Oscars 2023: An Cailín Ciúin makes history, Mescal gets nod, Banshees earns nine nominations |
| 24 Jan 2023 | Martin McDonagh’s Irish drama has emerged among the frontrunners for this year’s Academy Awards, securing a total of 9 nominations including Best Motion Picture and four first-time nominations for each of the Irish leading ensemble cast. |
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First report on Cultural Impact of Section 481 Tax Incentive for the Creative Screen Industry published by Screen Ireland |
| 24 Jan 2023 | The Cultural Dividend Generated by Ireland’s Section 481 Film and Television Incentive is the first report of its kind, and it examines the impact that Section 481 has delivered for Irish society, for audiences at home and abroad, and for professionals working in the creative screen industry in Ireland. |
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John Carney's Flora and Son premieres at Sundance to positive reviews |
| 23 Jan 2023 | Writer/director John Carney's new feature film Flora and Son, his first feature since 2016's Sing Street, premiered last night to positive reviews at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. |
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BAFTA Nominations 2023: Banshees, An Cailín Ciúin, Paul Mescal and Daryl McCormack among Irish talent |
| 19 Jan 2023 | Martin McDonagh's film scored a total of 10 nominations while An Cailín Ciúin is nominated for Adapted Screenplay and Film Not in the English Language. |
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Producer Jason Forde on bringing Bagatelle to Irish screens in new TG4 documentary |
| 16 Jan 2023 | Following on from its special New Year’s Eve broadcast on TG4, producer Jason Forde talks about bringing the story and music of legendary Irish band Bagatelle to the screen in Bagatelle - Ómós Liam Reilly. |
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Three Irish nominated for 2023 American Society of Cinematographers' Awards |
| 12 Jan 2023 | Three Irish cinematographers have been recognised by the American Society of Cinematographers' Awards for their fantastic work on Westworld, Atlanta, and An Cailín Ciúin. |
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Golden Globes 2023: Colin Farrell and Martin McDonagh pick up awards for The Banshees of Inisherin |
| 11 Jan 2023 | Having been among the frontrunners for nominations, Martin McDonagh’s dark Irish comedy The Banshees of Inisherin has been awarded three Golden Globes at the 80th edition in Los Angeles. |
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BAFTA 2023: Irish talent widely on display as longlists unveiled |
| 06 Jan 2023 | The BAFTA Film Awards has revealed this year’s longlist with Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin and All Quiet of the Western Front emerge as frontrunners. |
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John Carney's Flora and Son selected to world premiere at 2023 Sundance Film Festival |
| 05 Jan 2023 | Once and Sing Street director John Carney’s latest film Flora and Son is one of five new world premieres announced for the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, which takes place in Utah at the end of this month. |
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Fifteen projects selected for the National Talent Academies' Director's Lab |
| 15 Dec 2022 | National Talent Academy for Film & TV has announced the successful recipient directors of the 2022 Director’s Lab Fund. |
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25 new mentorship pairings announced for the Screen Ireland Screen Mentoring Scheme |
| 15 Dec 2022 | Screen Ireland has announced that 25 mentorship pairings have been selected for the fourth iteration of the Screen Mentoring scheme following this year's competitive selection process. |
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Netflix acquires Laura McGann's Sundance-bound freediving documentary The Deepest Breath |
| 12 Dec 2022 | Netflix has acquired the rights to Irish director Laura McGann’s upcoming feature documentary The Deepest Breath, which will have its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in January. |
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Golden Globes 2023: The Banshees of Inisherin emerges as frontrunner for 80th edition |
| 12 Dec 2022 | Martin McDonagh’s dark Irish comedy The Banshees of Inisherin has emerged as the frontrunners for the 80th Golden Globes, as nominations revealed for the 2023 awards ceremony. |
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BiggerStage adds Shane Byrne and Lizzie Beasley to creative and production teams |
| 01 Dec 2022 | Shane Byrne and Lizzie Beasley will take up leading executive roles within BiggerStage to drive growth in unscripted production. |
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TG4 announces new appointments for children's channel Cúla4 |
| 28 Nov 2022 | TG4 has confirmed that Muireann Ní Cíobháin has been appointed as a new Commissioning Editor for children's channel Cúla4 and that Étaín Ní Thuairisg has been appointed as Producer/Editor. |
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“Pigeon racers are old school, so they're all on Facebook. I can't even use the thing anymore, it's just literally all pigeons”; Gavin Fitzgerald discusses his fascinating and bizarre documentary, Million Dollar Pigeons |
| 25 Nov 2022 | Irish documentarian Gavin Fitzgerald spoke with IFTN ahead of the release of his new feature documentary Million Dollar Pigeons, to tell us more about the fascinating and bizarrely competitive world of pigeon racing. |
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IFTA confirms speakers and date for upcoming IFTA Screen: Dynamic | Diverse event |
| 25 Nov 2022 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA), in partnership with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has announced details regarding its upcoming event, IFTA Screen: Dynamic | Diverse. |
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“We could really be a Poster Girl for Change”; Dr. Susan Liddy on her appointment as president of Women in Film and Television International |
| 25 Nov 2022 | Following the announcement earlier this week, Dr. Susan Liddy took some time to speak with IFTN about her announcement as president of Women in Film and Television International. |
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Kate McCullough awarded Best European Cinematography at 2022 European Film Awards |
| 24 Nov 2022 | Irish cinematographer Kate McCullough has been recognised by the European Film Academy for her fantastic cinematography work on Colm Bairéad’s An Cailín Ciúin, the record breaking Irish language film. |
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