Article: Home Is Where The Heart Is - Liam Ó Mocháin on the making of Abode
Matthew Briody talks to writer and director Liam O Mochain, whose new film 'Abode' is currently showing in Irish cinemas.
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Tús Geal – Tíolacadh ar an Scáileán ag Féile Scannán Feabhail
Tá Tíolacadh, an gearrscannán Gaeilge, ag dul go Féile Scannán Feabhail. Taispeánadh an scannán – a scríobh Sadhbh Larkin-Coyle, príomhaisteoir sa scannán freisin – ag Fleadh Scannán na Gaillimhe i mí Iúil na bliana seo.
Article: DICFF's Aidan O'Sullivan on Comedy, Craft and Community
Dublin International Comedy Film Festival's Aidan O'Sullivan talks with writer Emma Donnelly about what pulled him into comedy, the joy of performing, and the hidden work behind every punchline.
Essay: Anemone - Consider the Lilies
In her essay on Ronan Day-Lewis’s Anemone, Polina Cosgrave unpacks a film that drifts between memory, myth and the metaphysical.
Article: 'Camogie: Inside the Championship' – Dublin Captain Aisling Maher Takes Us Behind the Scenes
Two-part series, Camogie: Inside the Championship, is the latest sporting documentary from Ross Whitaker. We caught up with Dublin captain Aisling Maher who reflects on her sporting journey and what it was like filming the episodes.
Essay: Screening for Help – Irish Care and Confinement
In anticipation of the release of Testimony today and reviewing Margo Harkin’s Stolen, Seán Patrick Donlan looks at the portrayal of Irish institutions in film.
Article: “I had to find my way into it,” Lynne Ramsay on Die My Love
Lynne Ramsay sits down with our Festival Correspondent Shannon Cotter to talk Cannes, Jennifer Lawrence, and the visual look of one of 2025’s most daring films.
Article: The Great Reset the World Really Needs: In Conversation with 'Born That Way' Filmmaker
This week at the IFI, filmmaker and activist Róisín Kearney saw Born That Way, a film that hits very close to home. She spoke with filmmaker Éamon Little to learn more about his important documentary.
State of the Arts Podcast: Showrunner Steven S. DeKnight (Spartacus: House of Ashur) with host Des Doyle
In the latest episode of the State of the Arts Podcast, host, filmmaker and writer Des Doyle chats with Steven S.DeKnight, acclaimed screenwriter, director, producer, and creator/showrunner behind some of the most influential genre series of the past two decades.
Irish Films of 2025
We take a look at some of the Irish films coming to screens in 2025. We’ll update films, premieres, release dates and platforms and add reviews and interviews as they come in.
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Review: Mufasa: The Lion King
Gemma Creagh gets her claws into live-action lions with 'Mufasa: The Lion King'.
Review: We Live In Time
There's no watching the clock as Gemma Creagh looks at John Crowley's heartfelt comedy/drama 'We Live In Time'.
Review: Chasing The Light / The Breaking Wave - The Buddhists of Beara
Will Penn meditates on Maurice O’Brien's documentary about a spiritual community on the wild cliffs of West Cork, 'Chasing The Light' also known as 'The Breaking Wave - The Buddhists of Beara'
Article: Transcontinental Restlessness and Daily Trauma in Short Film Suspicious Minds
Suspicious Minds is screening on RTÉ on 16th December. Ahead of the broadcast, friend of the film Emer Martin reflects on how this imaginative film explores the themes of migration, identity, and belonging with a uniquely Irish-American lens.
DocArena S3 Ep02: Maurice O'Brien Chasing the Light / The Breaking Wave - The Buddhists of Beara
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Maurice O'Brien about his film 'Chasing the Light'.
Podcast: Clinton Liberty, Actor
In this Film Ireland podcast Dolapo Agunbiade talks to Actor Clinton Liberty, one of the new regulars in House of The Dragon.