Later this month a new film festival arrives in Ireland as the Droichead Arts Centre and film maker Frank W. Kelly launch the inaugural Boyne Valley International Film Festival. This two day event will feature the best short films from around the country, and the world, with a special focus on films made in the…
This July saw the Irish film industry come together in the summer sun out west, for the return in person of the Galway Film Fleadh. Always a big opportunity for rising Irish talents on and off screen, this year was no different, and one of the big winners was Laura O’Shea, director of the short…
Film fans! If you know us at Film In Dublin you know there’s two things we value above all else – watching Irish movies and watching them with a bag of popcorn spilling over, preferably drippingwith golden, gorgeous, wonderfully unhealthy butter. We’ve teamed up with artist extraordinaireAmy Lauren McGrath to express that affection and let…
A new film festival is being brought to the Boyne this summer. From 12-13th August, the Boyne Valley Film Festival will highlight talented filmmakers from the ford. Bursaries are on offer also for filmmakers during this burgeoning festival. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Boyne Valley, Droichead Arts Centre and film maker Frank W.…
A new film festival for BIPOC filmmakers of Irish descent will be taking place at the end of this month, with a hybrid approach to screening and a concerted effort to widen the playing field. The first-ever edition of the Chroma International Film Festival takes on the hybrid setting, happening in The Brooks Hotel Cinema,…
The 34th Galway Film Fleadh will be taking place from 5th – 10th July in the Town Hall Theatre and Pálás Cinema, Galway. With the full programme now revealed, top talents from home and abroad will be shown as the Fleadh celebrates cinema this summer. The Fleadh programmers have assembled a large programme, with plenty of Irish…
Writer, editor and filmmaker Cassidy Olsen is no stranger to the world of online film writing, with by-lines in The Boston Globe, Film Comment, Little White Lies and more. Olsen moved to Ireland in 2020 and since then has written and directed her debut film Convince Me I’m Real, which will be receiving its world…
Director: Colm Bairéad Starring: Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett Running Time: 95 minutes In an Irish film industry that is marching ever further forwards it can be easy to scoff at stories that look back to the past. Our touchy subject tetchiness to the ‘diddly idle’ at times causes a wariness in exploring our…
A new film festival will be arriving off the west coast of Ireland later this month. The Achill Island Film Festival will bring aa range of films and events for fans and filmmakers, coming from afar and living locally on the island. From May 20th – 22nd, islanders and those up for the trip can…
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…
