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Director Gary Lennon discusses Irish documentary Castro's Spies; currently on limited release in IFI |
| 01 Jul 2022 | Ollie Aslin and Gary Lennon’s award-winning Irish documentary Castro’s Spies will receive a limited release in the Irish Film Institute from July 1st. |
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Irish production company to bring new feature film, Left Hand Of The Devil, to Korean festival market |
| 21 Jun 2022 | Irish feature film Left Hand Of The Devil has been selected for the NAFF Project Market at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in South Korea in July. |
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Director Colm Bairéad discusses IFTA Best Film winner An Cailín Ciúin |
| 26 May 2022 | When the Cine4 scheme was established in 2017, director Colm Bairéad felt it was the logical next step for his career, but little did he know how significant that decision would be. |
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“Channel 4 is something we need to safeguard, and make sure that it's treated properly and protected;” Director Ian Fitzgibbon discusses his recent sitcom Hullraisers and working with Channel 4 |
| 19 May 2022 | Irish director Ian Fitzgibbon (Death of a Superhero, Raised by Wolves) spoke with IFTN about his recent sitcom Hullraisers, working with Channel 4 & its importance, and the impact of Covid 19. |
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“Intellectual property has a massive value in the market, but currently the people who create that do not get rewarded”; WGI director Hugh Farley discusses the potential of the proposed Content Levy |
| 29 Apr 2022 | As the discussion around the introduction of a proposed content levy on PayTV and VOD services begins to intensify, IFTN explores the potential benefits that industry stakeholders believe will come with the implementation of this levy. |
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Director Brian O’Malley discusses new AMC+ series That Dirty Black Bag |
| 30 Mar 2022 | We spoke with Irish director Brian O’Malley to find out more about his new spaghetti western drama series That Dirty Black Bag for AMC+. |
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Linda Bhreathnach discusses new Crew Call Podcast shedding light on lesser-explored careers in Film & TV |
| 29 Mar 2022 | The Galway Film Centre recently launched the Crew Call Podcast, a limited series of in-depth interviews with creatives working in lesser-explored areas of the Film & TV industry. |
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“I was much better equipped for film making when it came to it than I had realised;“ Writer/Director Stacey Gregg discusses her debut feature Here Before, HBO’s The Baby, and Ballywalter |
| 25 Mar 2022 | Following on from the release of her debut feature Here Before, Belfast-native Stacey Gregg discusses how her background in theatre has influenced her, the difficulties of post-production process during a pandemic, and her upcoming work as a writer and director. |
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“There is a real energy to Irish language cinema at the moment;” Director Seán Breathnach discusses Foscadh |
| 16 Mar 2022 | Following the film’s selection as Ireland’s Official Entry into the 2022 Best International Feature Oscars, the Irish language drama is currently on release in cinemas nationwide. |
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Writer/director Paula Kehoe discuses new TG4 series An Diabhal Inti |
| 08 Mar 2022 | We spoke with writer/director Paula Kehoe to find out more about her visually arresting new TG4 series, which explores why women were accused of being “witches”. |
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New Irish drama The Liberties selected for Series Mania Co-Pro Pitching Sessions |
| 02 Mar 2022 | Irish production The Liberties has been selected as one of 15 project for the Co-Production Pitching Sessions at this year’s Series Mania Forum. |
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“You had to be very alive to what was happening in the room;” Pat Collins on capturing The Dance |
| 15 Feb 2022 | Having made its world premiere at the prestigious BFI London Film Festival, Pat Collins’ critically acclaimed documentary The Dance is currently on release in Irish cinemas. |
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Director Daniel O'Hara discusses Stay Close; Currently Netflix's No.1 English language TV show globally |
| 20 Jan 2022 | We caught up with Irish director Daniel O’Hara to discuss the success of his latest project Stay Close, which currently holds the No.1 spot in Netflix’s Global Top 10 for TV. |
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Director Ciaran Donnelly discusses Amazon Prime's Wheel of Time ahead of season finale |
| 23 Dec 2021 | Amazon Prime Video were hoping for a major debut season when they greenlit the adaptation of Robert Jordan’s bestselling novels, and that is exactly what The Wheel of Time (WoT) has delivered for the streaming giant. |
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“It's a wild, crazy, ridiculous movie that might be more conservative than reality”; Oscar winning writer/director Adam McKay discusses Don’t Look Up |
| 22 Dec 2021 | Ireland is renowned as a nation of storytellers, but it also seems to be a source of inspiration and peaceful tranquility for those returning as distant members of the Irish diaspora. |
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“It’s imagination. That’s where I do most of my work, daydreaming. As Actors that’s where most of our toolbox lives;” Golden Globe nominated actress Caitriona Balfe In Discussion with IFTA |
| 17 Dec 2021 | On Tuesday, The Irish Film & Television Academy hosted multiple Golden Globe-nominated and IFTA-winning actress Caitríona Balfe (Belfast, Outlander) for the final IFTA screen discussion event of 2021. |
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“My job is to manifest the best vision of the director with the material at hand;” Oscar-nominated editor Dody Dorn talks with IFTA |
| 10 Dec 2021 | On Thursday, IFTA hosted Oscar-nominated editor Dody Dorn ACE (Memento, Kingdom of Heaven Director’s Cut, Zack Snyder’s Justice League) for its Editing - Skills in Focus event, supported by Screen Skills Ireland. |
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“The film is ultimately about the shared experience of wonder - it was really important that people's individual sense of wonder came through;" director Tadhg O’Sullivan discusses To The Moon |
| 03 Dec 2021 | A poetic and cinematic ode to Earth's nearest neighbour, To the Moon is the latest feature project from filmmaker Tadhg O’Sullivan. |
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“You never know unless you ask, right?”; director Eoin Macken discusses Here Are The Young Men |
| 02 Dec 2021 | Ahead of the theatrical release of Irish drama Here Are The Young Men this Friday, December 3rd, IFTN takes a look back at our discussion with director Eoin Macken from earlier in the year. |
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New series The Wild Gardener continues this Friday, Nov 26th on BBC Two at 8pm |
| 26 Nov 2021 | Returning home to Wicklow on a very personal project, The Wild Gardener follows wildlife cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson as he embarks on a journey to turn his old childhood garden into a haven for native wildlife. |
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