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TG4 and Sky Ireland expand partnership through Sky Q and Sky Go |
| 07 Jul 2021 | Sky Ireland and TG4 have announced an expansion of their partnership that will see a range of entertainment, drama, and factual programming being made available to Irish customers through Sky Q and the Sky Go app. |
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Cinemagic Dublin launches 2021 Virtual Festival Programme |
| 06 Jul 2021 | The 13th edition of Cinemagic Dublin will return this July and August with a feast of virtual film opportunities for young audiences to enjoy. |
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Andrea Riseborough's psychological thriller Here Before to open 2021 Galway Film Fleadh |
| 05 Jul 2021 | Ahead of the full programme launch on Wednesday, the Galway Film Fleadh has confirmed it is back (July 20th-25th) with the reveal of this year’s opening and closing night films. |
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Reel 2 Reel acquires Irish mystery thriller The Green Sea; releases on VOD across UK/Ireland and in North America this July |
| 28 Jun 2021 | Trinity Creative Partnership & Reel 2 Reel Films have debuted an official trailer for an Irish mystery thriller film titled The Green Sea, which marks the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Randal Plunkett(Out There). |
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Eight selected participants announced for Puttnam Scholars 2021 |
| 23 Jun 2021 | Eight emerging filmmakers from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have been selected for masterclasses with multi-award-winning producer David Puttnam. |
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BBC Three to air UK premiere of Paddy Breathnach’s housing crisis drama Rosie on June 27th |
| 21 Jun 2021 | Winner of Best director at the 2020 IFTA Film & Drama Awards, Paddy Breathnach’s powerful and thought-provoking drama, Rosie, will make its UK premiere on BBC Three this Sunday, June 27th. |
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First-look trailer released for Netflix docu-series Sophie: A Murder In West Cork; available to stream from June 30th |
| 18 Jun 2021 | The first-look trailer has been released for the upcoming three-part series from Oscar-winning producer Simon Chinn under his company banner Lightbox, best known for Searching for Sugarman and Man on Wire. |
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TG4 and RTÉ partner to bring United Rugby Championship free-to-air to Irish audiences |
| 16 Jun 2021 | The public service media organisations have announced that they have secured broadcasting rights for the new United Ruby Championship (URC) ensuring it will be predominantly free-to-air for Irish audiences for the next four years. |
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Second chance to see Oscar-nominated Irish animated feature as Wolfwalkers re-releases in Irish cinema |
| 09 Jun 2021 | Due to popular demand following Cartoon Saloon’s Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA nominations, Wildcard Distribution has decided to once again bring Wolfwalkers to Irish cinema screens. |
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IFTA announces final week of Online Film Discussion Series |
| 04 Jun 2021 | The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) has announced another week of Online discussions in the lead up to this year’s IFTA Awards ceremony. |
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IFTA Screen Discussions Series: Herself – Thursday, June 3rd (2:30pm) |
| 02 Jun 2021 | The insightful IFTA Screen Discussions Series continues this week with Clare Dunne’s powerful female-driven drama, Herself. |
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LiveScore acquires Champions League rights package in Ireland; all matches to be streamed for free |
| 02 Jun 2021 | All 137 UEFA Champions League (UCL) matches will be available free-to-air on the LiveScore app for users in Ireland over the next three years. |
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Over €7m in funding under Sound and Vision Scheme announced by the BAI |
| 01 Jun 2021 | The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has announced details of the latest funding awards under the Sound & Vision 4 Broadcasting Funding Scheme. |
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The Queen v Patrick O'Donnell shortlisted in competition for the Vancouver Independent Film Festival |
| 01 Jun 2021 | ROSG’s feature docu-drama, The Queen v Patrick O’Donnell has been named as a finalist for the Vancouver Independent Film Festival's May issue. |
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Fastnet Film Festival has over 350 short films and events available online for free |
| 28 May 2021 | Fastnet Film Festival has launched its In Short series of Mini Tutorials from 24 industry experts who will impart nuggets of information on their area of expertise. |
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IFTA announces third week of Online Screen Discussion Series |
| 27 May 2021 | The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) has revealed the titles for its third week of Online discussions in the lead up to this year’s IFTA Awards show. |
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RTÉ extends UEFA Champions League rights for 2021-2024 cycle |
| 27 May 2021 | The UEFA Champions League Final and Tuesday night highlights have also been added to live Tuesday night rights held by RTÉ. |
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“No one person could tell this story;” Aideen Kane, Lucy Kennedy, and Maeve O’Boyle discuss The 8th |
| 25 May 2021 | We spoke with the three directors behind the documentary to find out more about the origins of their collaboration, interweaving a narrative between contemporary and historical materials, and the art of verité filmmaking. |
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IFTA Screen Discussions Series: A Bend in the River – Monday, May 24th (4pm) |
| 24 May 2021 | The insightful IFTA Screen Discussions Series continues this week with Colin Broderick’s semi-autobiographical A Bend In The River kicking things off this week. |
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Reel 2 Reel acquires North American sales rights to Paddy Slattery's Broken Law |
| 24 May 2021 | Irish crime thriller Broken Law has landed a number of distribution sales across the globe according to 101 Films International, the distribution company handling international sales of Paddy Slattery’s debut feature film. |
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