With a healthy smattering of fresh Irish titles set to screen at the Cannes Film Festival this May, now’s a perfect time to look ahead to see what the summer (and beyond) has in store for fans of Irish film. We’ve had plenty to choose from so far this year on the homefront across a range of genres.
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Congratulations to Newpark Comprehensive School for winning the DLR Regional Award at the Rubbish Film Festival 2025 with their striking short film, The Clock. The 1-minute movie, which beat out runners-up Rockford Manor, uses a ticking clock to symbolise the urgency of the climate crisis,
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Werner Herzog, the legendary German filmmaker behind such art house classics as Fitzcarraldo (1982), Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), along with acclaimed documentaries Grizzly Man (2005) and Into the Abyss (2011), was in Pigeon House Film Studios in Dublin’s Docklands
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Theatre director turned film auteur Aislinn Clarke (The Devil’s Doorway, Doineann) reunites with Clare Monnelly (Doineann) for her second feature film ‘Fréwaka’, a tense, slow burn arthouse horror told through the Irish language that draws heavily on ancient Irish folk traditions
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From February 20th to March 2nd, the Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) presented a diverse lineup of eighty films, including ten Irish works that made their world premieres. The festival also featured fifty-five short films as part of its offerings. Ahead of the event, Festival Director Gráinne
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Love is in the air, folks! And with Valentine’s Day creeping up, what better way to get you in the mood than to load up on some cozy screen classics and fresh rom-com favs. Sure, if I had my way, February would be one long Valentine’s movie marathon, but for the sake of this paper, I’ll limit myself to five.
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If you read the film industry broadsheets in the last year, you would’ve no doubt come across the term “survive till ‘25.” It was a phrase that the film/TV sector adopted to reassure nervy investors and industry heads that the New Year would bring with it a more stable market landscape. It’s understandable,
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Folks, there’s a new film streaming platform on the scene! What makes this one stand out from the crowd, you ask? Well, Eiretainment is a subscription streaming platform offering the very best of Irish film and documentary. It supports independent Irish filmmakers across the island;
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We are heading into 2025 whether you like it or not. But hey, even if you’re entering the New Year willingly or kicking and screaming like me, if you can manage to blot out most of the current news coverage, there’s actually some stuff to look forward to, especially on the big screen.
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I know the feeling. You’ve just cracked open your fourteenth selection box of the day, your christmas jumper — once a colourful vision of yuletide cheer — is now caked in crumbs, stains, bits of tinsel, unknowable debris charting a season
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