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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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TG4 reveals line-up of films to watch this Christmas |
| 03 Dec 2021 | TG4 has released their Christmas line-up of films for Christmas 2022. As well as classic films each day at 10am and lunchtime from December 23rd, TG4 will air a daily family and primetime film. |
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Screen Ireland announces Launch of Health and Safety Guide for Screen Industry |
| 02 Dec 2021 | New guide and related course aim to promote safe working practices for the Irish creative screen industry |
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Festive TV Schedule Highlights on Virgin Media Television |
| 02 Dec 2021 | Virgin Media Television has revealed the contents of its Christmas line-up with a festive TV schedule featuring brand new Irish content, international entertainment, live sport, boxsets on Virgin Media Player, and a host of movies for everyone to enjoy. |
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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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Netflix reveal February 2022 release date for Wicklow-shot Vikings: Valhalla |
| 01 Dec 2021 | Vikings: Valhalla, Netflix’s spinoff series from History’s hugely popular Viking saga, will begin on February 25, 2022. |
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Applications due to open for 2022 Virgin Media Discovers short film competition |
| 30 Nov 2021 | Virgin Media Discovers 2022, a short film Competition in association with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, returns with submissions for this year’s edition opening on December 1st. |
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New Irish film Lakelands begins filming in Longford; Wildcard acquires Irish/UK distribution rights |
| 25 Nov 2021 | Wildcard Distribution has acquired the Irish feature drama Lakelands for distribution in the UK and Ireland with a cinema release scheduled for next year. |
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€2 million Fund to support the promotion of Irish arts globally announced by Minister Martin |
| 24 Nov 2021 | The funding is to support Irish artists, arts organisations and Irish cultural centres abroad to present events covering architecture, dance, film, literature, music, theatre and the visual arts on the international stage. |
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Lyra McKee Doc wins Audience Feature Award as 66th Cork International Film Festival concludes |
| 23 Nov 2021 | Seanie Barron: Only in Askeaton won the Audience Short Award as the 66th Cork International Film Festival (CIFF) wrapped up on Sunday evening following the presentation of a 17 day hybrid programme. |
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Northern Irish crime drama Hope Street debuts on BBC One NI this Wednesday |
| 22 Nov 2021 | Co-commissioned by BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Daytime, and BritBox North America, new local serial police drama Hope Street will air on BBC One NI on Wednesday, November 24th at 7pm. |
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DoubleBand Films, Paper Owl Films, and Triplevision among funding recipients for Irish Language Broadcast Fund 2021 |
| 22 Nov 2021 | Northern Ireland Screen’s Irish Language Broadcast Fund (ILBF) has announced its latest funding decisions for 2021. |
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Screen Skills Ireland to no longer operate as a separate brand from mid-December 2021 |
| 22 Nov 2021 | Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland has announced the full integration of Screen Skills Ireland’s skills development activity within the agency. |
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FÍS Film Awards celebrates best of primary school filmmaking during lockdown |
| 22 Nov 2021 | Lockdown, Irish language movies, outstanding contributions and achievements in filmmaking have been recognised at this year’s FÍS Film Awards. |
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“He would berate me if I put down the camera when something difficult was happening;” Director Michael McCormack on capturing the intimacy of Breaking Out |
| 19 Nov 2021 | Winner of the George Morrison Feature Documentary Award at the 2021 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards and Best Irish Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh 2019, Breaking Out will release in cinemas this Friday, November 19th. |
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TG4 reveals plans for its €4.2m increase in funding for 2022 |
| 19 Nov 2021 | TG4 has announced its plans for the funding increase it received from the exchequer of €4.2m for 2022. |
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Adam McKay to be awarded Volta Award by Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival |
| 19 Nov 2021 | Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival (Virgin Media DIFF) has announced that Academy Award winning writer-director-producer Adam McKay will receive the Volta Award to mark McKay’s contribution to film. |
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Northern Ireland Screen and BBC NI issue call to aspiring TV producers for Aim High programme |
| 18 Nov 2021 | Aim High is an entrant level training programme for aspiring TV producers, which is now open for applications. |
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BAI announces latest funding awards of €5.9m under Sound & Vision Scheme |
| 18 Nov 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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Screen Ireland partners with the National Film and Television School U.K. to launch new training programmes |
| 18 Nov 2021 | Screen Ireland will partner with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) for the first time to launch a range of short courses designed to support progression and address in-demand skills within the growing Irish production sector. |
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