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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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Psychological thriller I Hope We Can Still Be Friends wraps production in Galway |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Principal photography has wrapped on Craic House Pictures and Hot Machine Films’ new feature I Hope We Can Still Be Friends. The production began two weeks ago in Co. Galway and successfully wrapped filming this week, with Irish producers Emmett Hughes and Jordan-Lee McGrath joining forces with American director-producer Aisha Tyler. |
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Irish film Christy to open Berlin Film Festival's Generation 14plus strand |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Brendan Canty's feature film Christy will open the Berlin Film Festival's Generation 14plus strand. |
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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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New Irish series Video Nasty from Deadpan Pictures debuts on Virgin Media next Monday, January 20th |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Following its debut on BBC Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer last week, Deadpan Pictures’ new series Video Nasty is set to release to Irish audiences next Monday on Virgin Media. |
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Screen Ireland appoints Kate McColgan as Head of Television |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland has announced the appointment of Kate McColgan as the agency’s Head of Television. Kate brings over 20 years of experience in film and television across development, production and acquisitions. |
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Iconic Actor Colm Meaney to receive IFTA Lifetime Achievement award at February 14th Ceremony |
| 10 Jan 2025 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that iconic Irish actor Colm Meaney will be honoured with the Irish Academy Award for his Lifetime Achievement, and for his outstanding contribution to the Irish and international screen industry. |
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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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SAG Awards 2025: Colin Farrell, Andrew Scott, Nicola Coughlan among nominees |
| 08 Jan 2025 | Colin Farrell, Andrew Scott and Nicola Coughlan are among the nominees at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards. |
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The Dry returning for third and final season in 2026 |
| 08 Jan 2025 | IFTA-winning comedy-drama series The Dry has been officially renewed for a third and final season which will air on RTE and ITVX. |
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Liam Neeson comedy 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank in production in Limerick |
| 08 Jan 2025 | Production is currently underway in Limerick on heist comedy 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank starring Liam Neeson. |
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Screen Ireland opens 2025 applications for Frameworks and Focus Shorts |
| 08 Jan 2025 | Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland has opened applications for its flagship animated short film scheme Frameworks, in partnership with RTÉ. Focus Shorts, for live action short films, opened for applications last month. |
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Six Projects Selected for X-Pollinator INCUBATOR 2.0 Programme |
| 07 Jan 2025 | X-Pollinator has announced the six projects which have been chosen to take part in INCUBATOR 2.0, a six month development programme that aims to build on the success of X-Pollinator by inviting previous participants to get together into teams to collaborate on new feature film or long-form TV ideas, pitches and treatments. |
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RTÉ announces diverse 2025 New Year programming slate |
| 07 Jan 2025 | RTE's New Year Slate for 2025 has promised new faces, familiar voices and plenty of Irish music to keep audiences entertained through the winter days and nights. |
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Grange Castle Film Studio granted 10 year planning permission by South Dublin County Council |
| 06 Jan 2025 | A major new film studio development in Dublin, which intends to create up to 2,000 jobs on and off-site when operational, has been given the green light by South Dublin County Council. |
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BAFTA 2025: Kneecap, Clodagh, The Apprentice among Irish projects longlisted |
| 03 Jan 2025 | Irish film has appeared across the BAFTA longlists for 2025 ahead of the nominations being announced on 15th January. |
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Lee Cronin to write/direct The Mummy co-produced by Wild Atlantic Pictures |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Lee Cronin's previously untitled new project for New Line, Atomic Monster and Blumhouse has been confirmed as a new take on classic horror The Mummy, with Wild Atlantic Pictures co-producing. |
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Production wraps on Netflix's Peaky Blinders film starring Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Netflix has confirmed that principal photography has wrapped in the UK on the Steven Knight’s Peaky Blinders film. |
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Actor and presenter Siobhán McSweeney revealed as host of The Traitors Ireland for RTÉ |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney has been confirmed as the host of The Traitors Ireland, coming to RTÉ One and RTÉ Player in 2025. |
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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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