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Exclusive Clip: Irish language heist thriller Aontas |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Aontas, a new Irish language heist thriller from director Damian McCann (Doineann), has been selected for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival where it will make its world premiere. IFTN is premiering an exclusive clip from the film. |
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Three Quick Breaths starring Danny Dyer begins filming in Ireland |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Danny Dyer stars as a football agent under pressure in new thriller Three Quick Breaths; Vertigo Releasing has acquired the film for Ireland and the UK, and Sunrise Films will handle worldwide sales. |
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Spotlight - Best Film: IFTA Nominations |
| 05 Feb 2025 | In the run up to the 2025 IFTA Awards Ceremony, taking place Friday, February 14th, at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, IFTN will showcase the extraordinary films nominated across the various categories of the IFTA Awards. |
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Christy acquired by Charades ahead of World Premiere at Berlinale |
| 05 Feb 2025 | International sales agent Charades has acquired international sales rights to Christy, the debut feature from Irish director Brendan Canty. The Cork-set film will have its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival this month, with Wildcard Distribution bringing the film to Irish cinemas later this year. |
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Joshua Oppenheimer's The End arrives in Irish cinemas on March 28th |
| 30 Jan 2025 | The End, directed by two-time Academy Award nominee Joshua Oppenheimer, is set to be released in Irish cinemas on 28th March. The film was co-produced by Wild Atlantic Pictures, with funding from Screen Ireland. The End was shot in Ireland, as well as Italy and Germany. |
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Dublin International Film Festival launch 2025 programme |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) will run for 11 days from February 20th to March 2nd. Their lineup includes a variety of world premieres, as well as special guests including Jessica Lange and Ed Harris. |
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Oscar shortlisted Irish language film Kneecap returns to Irish cinemas this Friday |
| 20 Jan 2025 | The Irish Box Office hit Kneecap returns to Irish cinemas this Friday, 24th January, a year since its world premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. |
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IFTA 2025: Kneecap and Small Things Like These lead list of nominees |
| 14 Jan 2025 | The Irish Film & Television Academy has revealed the nominations for the 2025 Film & Drama Awards, with Irish language feature Kneecap and Magdalen laundries drama Small Things Like These leading the way. |
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Bring Them Down full trailer drops ahead of 7th Feb release |
| 09 Jan 2025 | The full trailer has been released for Bring Them Down, starring Oscar nominated actor Barry Keoghan and Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott. |
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Oscars 2025: Kneecap shortlisted for Best International Film and Best Original Song |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Irish language feature film Kneecap, Irish co-production The Apprentice, and two Irish short films Room Taken & Clodagh have been shortlisted for the 2025 Academy Awards. |
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Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Sharon Horgan board respective Oscar-qualified Irish short films |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Three of Ireland’s leading talents have been revealed as executive producers for Oscar-qualified short films Room Taken, The Boat, and Calf. |
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Éanna Hardwicke and Eddie Marsan to star in new Irish thriller No Ordinary Heist |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Actors Eddie Marsan (Back To Black, Happy Go Lucky) and Éanna Hardwicke (Lakelands, The Sixth Commandment) are set to lead the cast of No Ordinary Heist, a gripping new Irish thriller inspired by the largest cash heist in UK and Irish history. |
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Irish documentary So This Is Christmas to make TV debut on RTE One this season |
| 09 Dec 2024 | Ken Wardrop’s heartfelt documentary So This Is Christmas will make its national TV debut this Christmas with the film set to broadcast on RTÉ One next Wednesday, December 18th at 9:35pm. |
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ITV releases trailer for new drama Playing Nice starring Niamh Algar and James Norton |
| 04 Dec 2024 | The official trailer has been released for gripping new ITV psychological thriller, Playing Nice starring BAFTA nominated Irish actor Niamh Algar (Mary and George, The Virtues) alongside BAFTA nominee James Norton (Happy Valley), Olivier nominated James McArdle (The Mare of Easttown), and BIFA nominated Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey). |
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Four Mothers acquired by Break Out Pictures, BFI Distribution for April 2025 release |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Darren Thornton's Four Mothers has been acquired for distribution by Break Out Pictures in Ireland and BFI Distribution in the UK, following its win at London Film Festival. It will be released theatrically on 4th April 2025. |
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Kneecap wins four BIFA craft awards |
| 01 Dec 2024 | Irish film Kneecap was among the winners at the British Independent Film Awards craft ceremony, taking home four awards including Music, Casting and Editing. |
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Trailer and poster released for Blue Road – The Edna O'Brien Story ahead of January cinemas release |
| 25 Nov 2024 | Following the world premiere and raves at the Toronto International Film Festival as well as opening night at the prestigious DOC NYC Festival, Break Out Pictures has confirmed the theatrical release of Sinéad O’Shea’s highly anticipated film Blue Road - The Edna O’Brien Story across Irish cinemas from January 31st. |
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Director Ciaran Cassidy discusses Housewife of the Year |
| 22 Nov 2024 | We spoke with director Ciaran Cassidy about the making of his poignant feature documentary, Housewife of the Year, which releases in Irish cinemas this Friday, November 22nd. |
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Teaser trailer released by Universal Pictures for How To Train Your Dragon |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Universal Pictures has revealed the first-look teaser trailer for the hugely anticipated live-action version of How To Train Your Dragon, which filmed on location in Northern Ireland. |
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New UK-Ireland distribution company Vue Lumière launched by Vue Cinemas |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Vue, the UK cinema chain, has officially launched its new UK-Ireland distribution company Vue Lumière that will specialise in UK/Irish independent films, arthouse, and foreign language film. |
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