Podcast: Capital Irish Film Festival Chairman Paddy Meskell & Director Pat Reilly
Discussing the origins and evolution of the festival, the importance of an Irish film festival in Washington and the challenges the festival faces.
Capital Irish Film Festival16
Solas Nua’s annual Capital Irish Film Festival in Washington, D.C., presents one of the largest programs of Irish cinema in North America, showcasing the latest Irish dramatic and documentary features, shorts, art films, and animation releases by Irish and Ireland-based filmmakers. The 20th edition of the four-day festival takes place February 26- March 1, 2026, in partnership with the prestigious American Film Institute's Silver Theatre & Cultural Center (Silver Spring MD).
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Podcast: Editor, Tony Cranstoun at Capital Irish Film Festival
John Collins spoke to Tony Cranstoun, editor of 'The Farthest', which closed this year’s Capital Irish Film Festival in Washington D.C.
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John Collins spoke to Elynia Betts, whose short film 'Maeve and the Moon' screened at this year's Capital Irish Film Festival in Washington D.C.
Podcast: Colin McIvor, Director of 'Zoo'
John Collins spoke to Colin McIvor, whose film 'Zoo' opened this year's Capital Irish Film Festival in Washington D.C.
Podcast: Capital Irish Film Festival
John Collins was at the 11th annual Capital Irish Film Festival in Washington, U.S.A and met some of the attending filmmakers.
Article: “The City’s Youth Haven’t a Chance,” David Dryden and Eileen Walsh, co-directors of Together in Pieces
Ahead of its screening at Washington’s Capital Irish Film Festival, Adam McPartlan chats with David Dryden and Eileen Walsh, co-directors of Together in Pieces, a new film documenting the fluctuating backdrops of Northern Ireland.