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Galway Film Centre rebrands to Ardán with new vision to grow the screen Industry in the West of Ireland |
| 31 Mar 2022 | Ardán is the newly announced brand and vision for the next chapter of the Galway Film Centre, which was launched at the Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane Galway earlier this week. |
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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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Disney+ Hotstar reveals plans for Indian adaptation of Irish drama series Blood |
| 28 Mar 2022 | Disney+ Hotstar is set to create the Indian adaptation of the IFTA-winning Irish thriller-mystery series Blood, in association with All3Media International. |
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Kenneth Branagh picks up first Oscar as Belfast wins Best original Screenplay at 94th Academy Awards |
| 28 Mar 2022 | Kenneth Branagh’s long wait for his first Academy Award is finally over as the film script for his Northern Irish drama Belfast received the Best Original Screenplay award at the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood. |
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Submissions deadline approaching for Virgin Media Discovers Short Film Competition |
| 28 Mar 2022 | The deadline for submissions to the Virgin Media Discovery Short Film Competition closes at midnight this Thursday, March 31st. |
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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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Extras wanted for Vikings: Valhalla as Netflix confirms Seasons Two and Three |
| 24 Mar 2022 | Follow the success of the debut season, which climbed to No.1 on the Netflix Top 10 (Global) and has already racked up 255m hours viewed, Netflix has confirmed that Vikings: Valhalla will return for Seasons Two and Three. |
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It Is In Us All wins Special Jury Recognition for Extraordinary Cinematic Vision at SXSW |
| 24 Mar 2022 | Northern Irish actor turned writer/director Antonia Campbell-Hughes and the cast & crew of Irish film It is in Us All received a Special Jury Recognition for Extraordinary Cinematic Vision following the film’s world premiere at SXSW in Austin, Texas. |
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New trailer released for The Cellar following World Premiere at SXSW; releases in Irish cinemas this Friday |
| 24 Mar 2022 | The trailer for new Irish horror film The Cellar has been released after the film made its World Premiere at the International SXSW Film Festival. |
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An Cailín Ciúin to be jointly released by Breakout Pictures and Curzon across Ireland and UK |
| 23 Mar 2022 | Break Out Pictures and Curzon have announced that they will jointly release the critically acclaimed film, An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) in cinemas across Ireland, and in cinemas and on Curzon Home Cinema in the UK, on May 13th. |
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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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New National Talent Academy for Animation now open for registration |
| 15 Mar 2022 | The brand new National Talent Academy for Animation (NTAA) has opened for registration and aims to increase the number of skilled staff in the sector and create a greater awareness of its long-term career potential. |
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Catalyst International Film Festival announces programme for 3rd festival edition |
| 15 Mar 2022 | Based in Limerick, Catalyst International Film Festival will host the 3rd edition of the festival in person and online, presenting films, panel discussions and networking events in venues across the city. |
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An Cailín Ciúin and Kin sweep the IFTA Awards 2022 as winners revealed |
| 12 Mar 2022 | The winners of the IFTA awards, hosted by the Irish Film & Television Academy, were announced last night on Virgin Media One at 8.30pm, with Deirdre O’Kane at the helm. |
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Chris Pine and Michael Moore among the Guest Presenters for IFTA Awards |
| 10 Mar 2022 | Chris Pine, Colin Farrell, Chris O’Dowd, Roma Downey, Michael Moore, Gabriel Byrne Nicola Coughlan and Charlie Cox, Among the Guest Presenters for Saturday’s IFTA Awards. The Awards Ceremony will Broadcast on Virgin Media One, 8.30pm, Saturday 12th March. |
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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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My Old School closes 20th VMDIFF; Vicky picks up Best Irish Documentary at Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards |
| 07 Mar 2022 | The curtain came down on the 20th Anniversary Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival on Saturday night with the Irish Premiere of My Old School, director Jono McLeod’s look at the 1990’s Brandon Lee story, one of the strangest and most notorious imposter cases of modern times. |
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Wins for two Cine4 Irish language films at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival |
| 07 Mar 2022 | Two films from the TG4, Screen Ireland, and BAI scheme, Cine4, have been awarded by Dublin Film Critics Circle (DFCC) Awards at the closing night of Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival. |
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Northern Irish one-take thriller Nightride starring Moe Dunford now available on Netflix |
| 04 Mar 2022 | Netflix has released Stephen Fingleton’s dark humoured thriller Nightride, which is available on the streaming giant’s digital platform in the UK and Ireland from March 4th. |
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IFTA reveals nominees for 2022 IFTA - Screen Ireland Rising Star |
| 04 Mar 2022 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced the Screen Ireland - IFTA Rising Star nominees for 2022, with the winner to be announced at the IFTA Virtual Awards, which will be broadcast on Virgin Media One on Saturday, March 12th at 08:30 pm. |
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