access>CINEMA is releasing Polish political thriller Leave No Traces in Irish cinemas from June 10th. The film, which was Poland’s submission for Best International Feature for this year’s Oscars, recounts a notorious chapter in modern Polish history. Directed by Jan P. Matuszynski, Leave No Traces begins in May 1983. High school student Grzegorz Przemyk and his older friend Jurek…
The long Paddy’s weekend may be over, but you can still enjoy Irish cinema this week, as Brendan Muldowney’s latest film arrives in cinemas this Friday. The trailer for his new horror The Cellar shows an ancient evil emerging for Irish and international stars to deal with. The dark and haunting feature had its world…
Irish filmmakers are currently raising funds for two organisations working on the frontline in Ukraine. A group of Irish-based filmmakers are appealing for donations with all funds collected going to Docudays UA and the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk. The collective of filmmakers are hosting a gofundme in support of these orgs in Ukraine,…
With all the challenges the industry is facing and in particular over the last 24 months, one thing that hasn’t changed is the quality of films coming out of the Irish scene. From festival favourites abroad, success and streaming and the return of audiences to our local screens, there are reasons for optimism in Irish…
As the Dublin International Film Festival continues to celebrate its anniversary edition, new announcements were made this afternoon for this year’s festival including virtual guests Andrew Scott and Susanne Bier and a series of industry events. VMDIFF22 will include an online conversation with award winning actor and Festival regular Andrew Scott; as well as an…
The countdown is on to the full reveal of this year’s Dublin International Film Festival programme and as info starts dripping in, the Opening Gala of the biggest festival in the fair city of film has been revealed. This year a film as Gaeilge will be opening DIFF, as Colm Bairead’s coming of age drama…
Changeling horror You Are Not My Mother will be arriving in Irish cinemas this Spring, with Wildcard Distribution that they will be releasing the film across Irish cinemas from 4th March. The debut feature by director Kate Dolan, You Are Not My Mother has been a hit on the festival circuit, having been named as…
BELLE, the eagerly awaited new feature animation from Academy Award nominated writer/director Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai), will be released in Irish cinemas on 4th February. You can also catch its Irish premiere this month in Smithfield. The Irish premiere screening of the anime will be hosted at the Light House Cinema this month, in association with the…
Upcoming Northern Irish psychological thriller Here Before to be released in cinemas across Ireland and the UK from 18th February. Irish company Wildcard Distribution has acquired the Belfast-set psychological thriller, with a cinema release scheduled in Ireland and the UK next month. Here Before is the debut feature from Belfast-born writer/director Stacey Gregg and stars…
After being a hit with Irish audiences in cinemas at the split end of last year, Irish comedy Deadly Cuts is now having success streaming. Rachel Carey’s salon screamer is one of the most popular titles currently on Netflix Ireland and is now set for release in Australia, South Africa, the US and Spain. The…
