The third iteration of the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival is coming soon to Smithfield. The Generator Hostel will be host to a fully live edition of DICFF, bringing short and feature films and live comedy performances to patrons over three days from Dec 2 – 4th. The brainchild of writer and director Maureen ‘Mo’…
In 2018, director Natasha Waugh and writer Jonathan Hughes worked together on short film Mother, an offbeat, darkly funny tale of a matriarchal kitchen appliance. Their latest film, La Tumba is similarly smart, taking what seems like a pure comedy premise and delivering a sincere, emotional story. Featuring lovely performances by the leads, Eloisa Etxebarria…
The Small Trans Library is a small lending library of trans-authored books for trans people, with branches in Dublin and Glasgow. Later this month, they’ll be expanding their efforts into the world of film, with a screening of short films telling Irish trans stories. Shorts from a variety of filmmakers will be available to view…
Samhain is upon us once again, and while the fine line to the Otherworld remains thin, there’s plenty film fans can do to keep the goblins and ghouls at bay. It’s important to keep your side of the sídhe clean after all. The IFI Horrorthon lurches on over the bank holiday weekend, and the Light…
You can check out some culture on the coast next month as the Bleeding Pig Film Festival makes its return to Donabate. Free films will be showing at the fest this September 12th – 14th. Short films by Ger Walsh, Lia Campbell, Tristan Heanue and more will be on offer over the three days of…
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.…
Tara O’Callaghan is a director on the up, working with the rising Motherland and directing eye-catching docs like Call Me Mommy. With Motherland and sister company Event Junkies recently merging in an effort to create one of Ireland’s most progressive production companies for production, post-production, delivery of film, commercials, online content and music videos, their…
The series of short films hosted by the Kitchen Collective returns to Ranelagh next month. Back to Front is a selection of homemade shorts from a variety of filmmakers, and it makes its long-awaited for a fourth edition with a return to live showings on Saturday March 12th. Two showings of nine films will be…
