 |
RTÉ reports impressive viewing figures for Paris Olympics coverage |
| 14 Aug 2024 | RTÉ have announced the viewing figures for their coverage of the Paris Olympics, with 7.2 million streams on RTÉ Player and peak TV viewership of 1.4 million during Kellie Harrington's Boxing final. |
Click here to read more »
|
 |
 |
 |
Film Track independent film showcase taking place in Limerick from 23-25 August |
| 14 Aug 2024 | Film Track, a 3-day showcase of film screenings and talks celebrating independent filmmaking, takes place in Limerick from August 23-25. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Aoife Kelleher's new documentary Mrs. Robinson releases in cinemas on August 23rd |
| 14 Aug 2024 | Mrs. Robinson tells Mary’s story, in her own words, for the very first time - illuminating battles for justice and equality over half a century; on the streets, in the courts, at the ballot box, and in backroom corridors of power. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Applications open for IGNITE-Docs Documentary Talent Development Programme |
| 14 Aug 2024 | The fifth iteration of IGNITE-Docs is now open for the coming year. Applications will be accepted until Friday, September 20th 2024 at 5pm. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Fréwaka opens to positive reviews at Locarno world premiere |
| 14 Aug 2024 | Irish horror film Fréwaka has sold in international markets following its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland over the weekend, where it received strong reviews. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Kneecap scores biggest opening for an Irish film since 2022 |
| 13 Aug 2024 | Kneecap has opened in third place at the Irish box office earning approx. €292k across the island of Ireland over the weekend. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Sinéad O'Shea's Blue Road - The Edna O'Brien Story to premiere at TIFF |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Sinéad O'Shea's documentary Blue Road - The Edna O'Brien Story has been selected to make its World Premiere at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor joins A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms cast |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Tom Vaughan-Lawlor has been cast in the role of Plummer in HBO's upcoming Game of Thrones spin-off, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
| |
IFTA Announces Kneecap As Ireland's Entry For Oscars® 2025 - International Feature Film |
| 02 Aug 2024 | The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that Irish language feature Kneecap has been selected to represent Ireland in the Oscar® International Feature Film category at the upcoming 97th annual Academy Awards. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Recipient organisations announced for Screen Ireland's 2024 Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme |
| 01 Aug 2024 | Funding worth over €1 million has been awarded to 27 organisations to deliver a wide range of high-quality skills development initiatives and activities for the Irish screen sector. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Donie O'Sullivan promoted to Senior Correspondent at CNN |
| 31 Jul 2024 | CNN have announced that Irish journalist Donie O’Sullivan has been promoted to CNN Senior Correspondent. O'Sullivan has garnered praise in the past decade reporting on the spread of online misinformation, and now specialises in highlighting the effect of conspiracy theories, extremism, and radicalisation on politics, culture, and society. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
GAZE announces recipients and speakers 2024 starGAZE |
| 30 Jul 2024 | GAZE LGBTQIA Film Festival today announced the 2024 starGAZE recipients, a unique professional development initiative to support emerging LGBTQIA filmmakers. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Preview: Irish actors starring in major films this Autumn/Winter |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Irish actors are set to dominate screens worldwide this Autumn/Winter with key roles in an array of major films. From Paul Mescal battling in Ancient Rome to Saoirse Ronan navigating the bombing of London, Irish talent will be at the forefront of the most anticipated films in festival/awards season. Here's a small preview of when you can expect to see some of our brightest stars in cinemas. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Scannal celebrates 20 years with three one-hour documentaries on RTÉ |
| 30 Jul 2024 | RTÉ’s Irish language series Scannal marks its 20th anniversary with three hour-long documentaries this August, as part of Scannal: 20 Bliain. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Chloé Zhao's Hamnet, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, begins production in Wales |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Hamnet, directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao and starring Oscar nominees Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, has started production in Wales. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Saipan: Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan starring as Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan will star as Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy in Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa's upcoming Saipan, based on the infamous 2002 World Cup incident. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Over one million viewers tune in to watch Armagh's historic win over Galway on RTÉ2 |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Sunday’s All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in Croke Park, which saw Armagh seal their second ever All Ireland Senior Football title, was watched by an average of 889,000 on The Sunday Game Live on RTÉ2, peaking at 1,085,400 as the game reached its thrilling conclusion. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Edna O'Brien, acclaimed Irish novelist and screenwriter, dies aged 93 |
| 28 Jul 2024 | The President has led tributes to award-winning Irish writer Edna O'Brien who has died at the age of 93. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Director Cara Holmes discusses award winning documentary Notes From Sheepland |
| 26 Jul 2024 | Ahead of the film’s release in Irish cinemas this Friday (July 26th), IFTN spoke with filmmaker Cara Holmes about her award winning documentary Notes From Sheepland, which won Best Documentary at the Dublin International Film Festival earlier this year. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
 |
Tourism Ireland opens call for International Programming Ireland Fund 2024 |
| 26 Jul 2024 | Tourism Ireland has opened applications for Round 3 of its 2024 International Programming Ireland Fund, to be submitted by 3pm GMT on Tuesday 10 September 2024. |
Click here to read more »
|
|
|
