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National Cinema Day returns Saturday 31st August with €5 tickets nationwide |
| 26 Aug 2024 | On Saturday, 31st August, more cinemas than ever across the Republic of Ireland will mark the return of National Cinema Day with admission tickets at participating cinemas reduced to just €5 (RSP) including Premium seats, screens and 3D screenings. |
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Fréwaka opens to positive reviews at Locarno world premiere |
| 14 Aug 2024 | Irish horror film Fréwaka has sold in international markets following its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland over the weekend, where it received strong reviews. |
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Creative Europe Monthly Roundup - May |
| 22 May 2024 | IFTN brings you a round-up of Creative Europe’s key updates including the Animation Ireland Meitheal summit in Galway, the Docs Ireland 2024 programme and a free webinar for producers. |
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Colm Meaney and Aidan Gillen join Jim Sheridan’s Re-creation |
| 22 May 2024 | Colm Meaney and Aidan Gillen will join Vicky Krieps in the cast of six-time Oscar nominee and IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award winner Jim Sheridan‘s upcoming true crime drama Re-creation. |
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Wolfland, starring Pierce Brosnan, launching sales at the Marché du Film |
| 15 May 2024 | The Exchange is launching worldwide sales for Wolfland, a thriller starring Pierce Brosnan and directed by Sean Brosnan, at Cannes’ Marché du Film. |
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Neil Jordan to direct adaptation of own novel The Well of Saint Nobody |
| 07 May 2024 | Oscar-winner Neil Jordan is set to direct an adaptation of his own novel, The Well of Saint Nobody, starring Jeremy Irons, Helena Bonham Carter, and Aidan Quinn. |
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Lorcan Finnegan among directors selected for 2nd Cannes Investors Circle |
| 01 May 2024 | Irish director Lorcan Finnegan is one of a small selection of filmmakers set to present their projects to investors at the second edition of Cannes Marché du Film’s Investors Circle. His latest film The Surfer will premiere at the Cannes Film festival. |
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Celtic Media Festival 2024: First programme sessions announced |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Festival Passes are now available to purchase for Celtic Media Festival: The International Summit of Sound and Screen, which will take place from the 4th to 6th of June 2024 at the Marriott Hotel in Cardiff’s city centre. |
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Registration now open for Irish Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film 2024 |
| 02 Apr 2024 | Screen Ireland has opened registration for the Irish Pavilion at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. |
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Marketplace applications now open for the Galway Film Fleadh 2024 |
| 28 Feb 2024 | This year's edition of the Galway Film Fleadh will take place from July 9th to July 14th, 2024. The Marketplace takes place 11th - 14th July, 2024. |
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Bankside Films acquires international sales rights to Aisling Walsh’s Ethel |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Bankside Films will introduce Walsh’s film Ethel to buyers at the Berlinale. Sarah Paulson has joined the film’s cast. |
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Creative Europe Monthly Roundup - February |
| 22 Feb 2024 | IFTN brings you a round-up of Creative Europe’s key updates including an interview with Greek director Sofia Exarchou and Greek producer Maria Drandaki, an International Sales Agent event at DIFF, and ACE Producers 34. |
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Irish films screening and selling at EFM 2024 |
| 13 Feb 2024 | The European Film Market (EFM) will take place at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival for seven days from February 15th to 21st, 2024. |
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The Morning Show & Bates Motel showrunner to attend FÍS TV Summit 2024 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | Ardán’s FÍS TV Summit returns for its 7th edition. The event brings together television industry professionals, and features a variety of international guest speakers. FÍS TV Summit 2024 takes place in Town Hall Theatre, Galway, on February 1st. |
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JETS Initiative announces 2024 participants |
| 30 Jan 2024 | The participants and jury members of JETS 2024 have been announced. The initiative offers selected producers the opportunity to take part in an annual pitching session during the Berlin International Film Festival. |
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Kneecap becomes first Irish language film to win Audience Award at Sundance |
| 26 Jan 2024 | Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP has won an Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. It marks the first Irish feature film to win at the festival since John Carney’s ONCE in 2007. |
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Flawless Films producer Sharon Lawless discusses EWA’s Series Accelerator programme |
| 25 Jan 2024 | The European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA) has announced Irish producer Sharon Lawless of Flawless Films among the eight producers selected to participate in its new Series Accelerator programme, supported by Netflix. |
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Creative Europe Monthly Round-Up - January |
| 24 Jan 2024 | IFTN brings you a round-up of Creative Europe’s key updates such as an A.I. Tools for Film & TV, information events on the European Film Market, and the European Co-development funding deadline. |
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Irish children’s series Louise Lives Large to launch sales at Kidscreen Summit |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Louise Lives Large, commissioned by Ireland’s RTÉ, Canada’s Family Channel and Belgium’s Ketnet will be launching sales at Kidscreen Summit. The market takes place in San Diego from February 4th - 7th, 2024. |
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Sony Pictures Classics acquire Kneecap in first sale at Sundance 2024 |
| 23 Jan 2024 | Kneecap, the first Irish language film to premiere at Sundance Film Festival, has been acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for distribution. Wildcard Distribution and Curzon will distribute the film in Ireland and the UK. |
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