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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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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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Official trailer and poster revealed for Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise |
| 05 Jan 2023 | Studiocanal has launched the official trailer and poster for New Line Cinema’s and Renaissance Pictures’ Evil Dead Rise, the latest installment in the iconic horror franchise. |
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“These people aren't saying what I think, they're saying what they think, so it's their truth and their reality that you represent;” Director Luke McManus on the Journey of North Circular |
| 05 Jan 2023 | Director Luke McManus talks to IFTN about the journey of his film North Circular, one of the most successful Irish documentaries of the past year. |
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Tara O'Callaghan's short documentary Call Me Mommy selected for Sundance Film Festival |
| 14 Dec 2022 | Motherland and Tara O’Callaghan’s Call Me Mommy has been officially selected for the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023 and will screen four times over the course of the festival. |
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The Banshees of Inisherin releases on Disney+ this December 21st |
| 14 Dec 2022 | Following the news of eight Golden Globe nominations this week, audiences will have an opportunity to watch Martin McDonagh’s dark Irish comedy when it arrives to Disney+ on December 21. |
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An Cailín Ciúin to begin exclusive limited US theatrical release this Friday |
| 13 Dec 2022 | Following an historic theatrical run in the UK and Ireland that saw an Irish language feature film break the €1 million mark for the first time, An Cailín Ciúín will have an exclusive one week limited theatrical run in New York and Los Angeles from this Friday, 16th December. |
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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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New trailer launched for Lorcan Finnegan's Nocebo ahead of theatrical release this Friday, December 9th |
| 06 Dec 2022 | Ahead of Nocebo’s theatrical release across Irish and UK cinemas this Friday, a new trailer has been launched for Nocebo, Irish director Lorcan Finnegan's new psychological horror. |
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Content levy nears reality for screen sector as legislation enters final stages of Government review |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Screen Ireland and the industry group of stakeholders advocating for the proposed content levy have welcomed the positive position adopted by the Minister Catherine Martin in recognising the vital role of independent producers with respect to the levy plans that reached its report and final stages in the Dáil on Wednesday. |
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Silver Mountain to handle distribution of Belgian crime series Fair Trade |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Silver Mountain Distribution, the sales and marketing arm of Carey Fitzgerald’s Irish Silver Mountain Productions, has taken delivery of season two of Marc Punt’s crime series, Fair Trade - The Road Back (6 X 1 hour). |
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Screen Ireland to present three new Irish TV dramas at Content London panel |
| 28 Nov 2022 | Three brand new Irish TV drama series with international co-production partners will be presented at Content London, in a special Screen Ireland panel dedicated to the rise of Irish TV drama. |
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Director Nora Twomey on Cartoon Saloon's new Netflix Original, My Father's Dragon |
| 21 Nov 2022 | Oscar-nominated Irish director Nora Twomey took some time to speak with IFTN, ahead of the release of Cartoon Saloon’s first Netflix animated feature film, My Father’s Dragon, which is currently available to stream worldwide. |
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Frank Berry's Aisha starring Letitia Wright and Josh O'Connor releases in Irish cinemas |
| 18 Nov 2022 | IFTA winning director Frank Berry returns to Irish cinemas with his new Direct Provision drama Aisha, following his critically acclaimed 2017 true-life prison drama Michael Inside, which won Best Film at the IFTA Film & Drama Awards. |
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Magnolia Pictures acquires US rights to Irish road trip comedy Joyride starring Olivia Colman |
| 15 Nov 2022 | American film distributor Magnolia Pictures has bought the US rights to coming-of-age Irish road trip comedy Joyride starring Oscar winning actress Olivia Colman and Irish youngster Charlie Reid. |
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“I hope people enjoy spending time with her”; Alison Millar discusses the emotional making of Lyra |
| 11 Nov 2022 | We spoke with BAFTA and IFTA winning director Alison Millar about her beautifully intimate and heartfelt documentary, Lyra, a story about the life and death of the internationally renowned Northern Irish investigative journalist Lyra McKee. |
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First-look image of Saoirse Ronan revealed for Nora Fingscheidt’s The Outrun |
| 02 Nov 2022 | Studiocanal has unveiled the first-look at Academy Award®-nominee Saoirse Ronan in director Nora Fingscheidt’s highly anticipated adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir, The Outrun. |
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First-look images revealed for Lee Cronin’s horror reboot Evil Dead Rise |
| 01 Nov 2022 | Studiocanal and New Line Cinema has released a first look at Evil Dead Rise, the new installment in the iconic Evil Dead horror franchise, from Irish writer/director Lee Cronin (The Hole in the Ground). |
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Vertigo Releasing acquires UK & Irish rights to Lorcan Finnegan's Nocebo |
| 01 Nov 2022 | Nocebo is directed by IFTA winning filmmaker Lorcan Finnegan (Vivarium), written by Finnegan’s frequent collaborator Garret Shanley, and is produced by Brunella Cocchiglia for Lovely Productions and Emily Leo for Wild Swim Films, in co-production with Bianca Balbuena and Bradley Liew of Epicmedia. |
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Bankside confirms slew of worldwide sales as Oscar hopeful An Cailín Ciúin wins Best Picture at Newport Beach Film Festival |
| 26 Oct 2022 | Colm Bairéad’s Irish language feature film continues to go from strength to strength with two new festival wins, as it ramps up its momentum ahead of the Academy Award longlist for Best International Feature Film being announced. |
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