"Paranoid delusions have always accompanied psychosis". Will Penn catches How to Be Normal and the Oddness of the Other World ahead of its screening on 12th November at the Cork International Film Festival. www.filmireland.net/preview-how-...

From fantastic retrospectives to a closed Q&A: Oscar O'Sullivan is on the ground for day 3 at Cork International Film Festival: "The festival team nailed the retrospectives, showing the 2016 masterpiece Toni Erdmann in the Arc Cinema’s stylish Gate Screen..." www.instagram.com/p/DQ4dCZqjI0...

Ag Lorg Hy-Brasil ruminates on an ancient, mythical island off the Connemara coast and asks why it inspired Ireland's exhibit at the Architecture Biennale in Venice. Watch this film back on the TG4 player now. www.tg4.ie/en/player/ca...

In this Film Ireland Podcast, we're delighted to partner with the Cork International Film Festival, which runs until the 16th of November. In this special episode, we highlight some of the standout films in this year’s line-up. www.filmireland.net/podcast-film...

Journalist Yuliia Riabova reports from The Dingle Distillery International Film Festival: DDIFF once again brings the Irish & Ukrainian communities together for a retrospective screening of the Ukrainian classic Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Sergei Parajanov. www.instagram.com/p/DQ2GN4_DLF...

"In the early hours of 23rd November 1992, in a small town to the east of Hamburg, two residential buildings were firebombed by neo-Nazis". Mark Hernandez opens The Moelln Letters ahead of its screening at the Cork International Film Festival. festival. www.filmireland.net/preview-the-...

Yuliia Riabova reports from on the ground at Cork International Film Festival: Industry events took a deeper look at the Opening Gala of the 70th CIFF and the “single most anticipated Irish movie of the year” - Programming Director Aurelie Godet. Read the full post: www.instagram.com/p/DQ15g4HjPQp/

"Dogtooth is unsettling in the best possible way, a window into an upside-down world that may reveal some uncomfortable truths about our own perceptions of reality." Oscar O’Sullivan breaks open Yorgos Lanthimos' Dogtooth, available to rent now from IFI@Home. www.filmireland.net/review-dogto...

Actor, writer and filmmaker Oscar Sullivan had a busy schedule for the 2nd Day at CIFF A programme of Irish shorts at the Arc Cinema included such diverse topics as homeless asylum seekers, lethal peer pressure, nude figure drawing and the power of dance.

"From the mundanity of inner-city Buenos Aires to images of now-absent Palestinian domesticity, the location of each piece is shared and synchronised," Neil Cadieux speaks out with his review of aemi_ie programme Our Tongues in Exile. www.filmireland.net/review-our-t...

Get ready for a night of glitz and glamour in Limerick. The TUS Oscars Charity event returns on 20th November at the TUS Millennium Theatre, celebrating the stars of the local creative community in red-carpet style. www.eventbrite.com/e/tus-oscars...

Yuliia Riabova reporting from the grounds of Cork International Film Festival: Costume Designer Joan Bergin this weekend sharing stories of her time working with David Bowie, Alan Rickman & Christofer Nolan. Having worked on huge projects like Tudors, Vikings & Prestige....

"A ponderous yet fast-moving film essay about real-life war and real-time death," Peter Bodie witnesses war up close in his review of 2000 Meters to Andriivka. www.filmireland.net/review-2000-...

Oscar O'Sullivan reports from on the ground at Cork International Film Festival CIFF 70 kicks off with the Opening Gala in Cork’s Everyman Theatre. The night began with a blast from the past - rediscovered and restored documentary footage of the 1965 Festival, making its premiere 60 years late...

"Trasna na Líne is one of those rare cases when all the pieces click together perfectly". Our Film Ireland correspondent Yuliia Riabova takes a deeper look at her top picks of the short films that screened at the Kerry International Film Festival. www.filmireland.net/from-short-f...

RTÉ’s new two-part documentary series Camogie: Inside the Championship, directed by Ross Whitaker, began last night on RTÉ One and takes viewers behind the scenes of the 2025 All-Ireland Championship. Watch episode one back on the player now. www.rte.ie/sport/camogi...

At the BFI London Film Festival following the premiere of Bugonia, Film Ireland Correspondent Shannon Cotter sat down with director Yorgos Lanthimos and stars Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons. www.filmireland.net/roundtable-t...

"Here comes our hero Pat Calhoun aka Rocketman. He is us – the viewer – and he would be a pathetic normie if he did not choose a side". In this essay, Polina Cosgrave digs deep as she looks at the narrative of With One Battle After Another. www.filmireland.net/essay-one-ba...

"After an attack on a night out, Cian, a young Gaelic footballer, struggles to come to terms with a career-ending injury". In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Lakelands' Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney. Available to watch on RTÉ player now. www.filmireland.net/podcast-robe...

"Set in the flats of 1980s Dublin, Spilt Milk follows eleven-year-old super sleuth Bobby O’Brien (Cillian Sullivan)". Earlier this month at the Dinard British & Irish Film Festival, Film Ireland contributor Dolapo Agunbiade spoke with the Spilt Milk team. www.filmireland.net/article-from...

"Have you ever had the feeling that no matter where you go or what you do something seems a bit... off?". Our talented young person’s correspondent Max Driver has a look at Season 2 of The Unreal, which starts back on RTÉ on 26th October. www.filmireland.net/tv-review-th...

"Myth, fable, folklore, make-believe, imagination, dreaming (lucid or vivid)? It is left to the viewer to decide". Mutale Kampuni goes on a journey with Frank Sweeney’s experimental short film Go Ye Afar, available to view now in Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. www.filmireland.net/review-go-ye...

Aoife Kelleher's TESTIMONY, will be released in Irish and UK cinemas from 21st November. Uncover the buried truth of the Magdalene Laundries and Mother & Baby Homes in this multi-award-winning film. www.undergroundfilms.ie/testimony

"Our efforts to understand our history, both as fact and fiction, are essential to our all-too-human framing of the world around us." In this piece for History Ireland, our regular contributor Seán Patrick Donlan, looks at Ireland's early 80s on screen. historyireland.com/quiet-people...

"Ballad of a Small Player is a Netflix film that truly deserves to be seen on the big screen". Mick Jordan Rolls the dice with his review of Ballad of a Small Player. www.filmireland.net/review-balla... @netflix.com

Do you feel it? That sudden chill in the air. The crunch of leaves underfoot. Yep...spooky season has come and gone. Throughout October, we celebrated with Conor Bryce's 31 Days of Halloween, shining a flickering light on hidden horror gems: www.filmireland.net/film-ireland...

In this podcast, we are delighted to partner with the Dinard Festival du Film Britannique & Irlandais, which held its 36th edition last month. First, we chat with Dominique Green, Artistic Director of Dinard.

HBO has unveiled the teaser for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, shot across Northern Ireland with backing from Northern Ireland Screen. northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/knight-...

"When downtrodden 1980s Ireland inaugurated a National Lottery the people began to dream". In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Ross Whitaker about his latest documentary, Beat The Lotto. Now available on Netflix www.filmireland.net/podcast-ross... @rosswhitakertv.bsky.social

What’s the best compliment you’ve ever gotten? Internationally bestselling author Catherine Doyle shares hers in this clip from the State of the Arts Podcast with host, filmmaker and writer Des Doyle. Listen to the full podcast here: www.filmireland.net/state-of-the...

To mark the final entry for Conor Bryce's #31DaysOfHalloween, we asked our contributors to name the movie that scares the absolute living bejesus out of them. The most mentioned? Ridley Scott’s claustrophobic nightmare, Alien. www.filmireland.net/film-irelands-31-days-of-halloween/

"In a land divided by loss, two mothers choose forgiveness over revenge." Conflicted is an Irish-made short documentary now qualified for the 2026 Oscars. Watch this space for an upcoming interview with Ian Thuillier by Olivia Phoenix. www.instagram.com/reel/DONtsMz...

Eamonn Murphy’s debut feature film, Solitary, has been officially selected for both the Director’s Debut & Cinematographer’s Debut competitive sections at EnergaCAMERIMAGE International Film Festival. The film’s cinematography is by David Christopher Lynch. www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=r....

Eclipse Pictures are presenting a special event screening of award-winning Irish-language feature doc Focla ar Chanbhás (Words on Canvas) at IFI on 6 November at 6.30pm. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Paddy Hayes and musician David Keenan. www.hotpress.com/culture/ifi-...

"Highly recommended, but not for the weak of heart." For the penultimate film of Conor Bryce has selected Bone Tomahawk. Check out the full list here: www.filmireland.net/film-irelands-31-days-of-halloween/

"The real horror lies less in the carnage, and more in a culture that demands sacrifice in the name of acceptance." Only two picks left, and next on Conor Bryce's list is The Ugly Stepsister. #31DaysofHalloween Check out the full list here: www.filmireland.net/film-irelands-31-days-of-halloween/

"Young Londoner Jonah is a victim of our modern age - overstimulated, overexcited and overwhelmed". Stroma Cairns' film The Son and the Sea features at the Belfast Film Festival which runs from October 30th to November 8th. www.filmireland.net/podcast-rite...

"A modern twist of slasher but with a comedic edge, comes in the form of Tucker and Dale vs Evil." For 28th October, Mark Hernandez casts an eye back to Tucker and Dale vs. Evil for #31DaysofHalloween Check out the full list here: www.filmireland.net/film-irelands-31-days-of-halloween/

"Its terror is based in the unwanted alteration of one’s own physical self." Film number 27 of #31DaysofHalloween has Oscar Meagher looking at Cat People. Check out the full list here: www.filmireland.net/film-irelands-31-days-of-halloween/

In Ep 2 of State of the Arts, Des Doyle sits down with bestselling author Catherine Doyle to talk about the craft behind The Dagger & the Flame, the Storm Keeper trilogy, creative stamina, worldbuilding & 13 books in 10 years. Supported by Screen Ireland. www.filmireland.net/state-of-the...

We delve into the spookier side of things this week on 92.5 Phoenix FM Conor Bryce gives his top picks on air from his #31DaysOfHalloween list. Only a few more to go! He also catches up with The Unreal Season 2 Writer/Creator & Director...have a listen back here! www.mixcloud.com/925PhoenixFM...

Listen to the latest State of the Arts Podcast, out tomorrow, featuring bestselling author Catherine Doyle. Based in the West of Ireland, Catherine’s award-winning middle grade and young adult fiction has been published in 30 languages.

A big should out to Denis McArdle, as his film The Light Within - An Irish Quaker Story will screen on RTÉ 2 Shortscreen, Monday 27th. October, at 23:30 & will be available on the RTÉ Player for two years. Check out this write up on him we did a while back! www.filmireland.net/article-chas...

Production has wrapped in Dublin on Ancestors, the debut feature from writer/director David Turpin. The film stars BAFTA nominee Éanna Hardwicke; Olivier nominee Jack Wolfe; Jessica Reynolds; BAFTA & Golden Globe nominee Rupert Everett; & Emmy nominee Christina Hendricks. www.rte.ie/entertainmen...

"Vamp has style to burn. An 80s curio; scrappy, funny, electric. The horror is punchy, the comedy lands well, its kitschy attraction is as unstoppable as the woman at its centre..." Day 26 of #31DaysofHalloween is 1986 classic, Vamp. www.filmireland.net/film-irelands-31-days-of-halloween/

Ever wondered if you could get directly from Belfast to heaven? The upcoming eight-episode comedy-thriller series from Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee is here to answer that question. Check out the cast and release date here! www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...

"Ideal for those who want to gently ease themselves into the spooky nature of autumn..." For number 25 of #31DaysofHalloween, Dolapo Agunbiade looks at The Blackening. Check out the full list here: www.filmireland.net/film-irelands-31-days-of-halloween/

Yuliia Riabova reports: Kerry welcomes Kerry International Film Festival Maureen O’Hara awardee Fiona Shaw. Talking about the vast career between theatre, film and opera, admiring Shakespeare's language and discussing gender and age in modern cinema...

The next chapter of The Unreal is about to start! In this podcast, horror expert Conor Bryce talks to writer/series creator Rodney Lee & director Bonnie Dempsey about their live-action family thriller TV series, The Unreal. Airing on RTÉ October 26th. 👻 www.filmireland.net/presents-the...

"The film follows through with imagination and enough heart to make the hunt worth it..." #31DaysofHalloween continues as Conor Bryce looks at Troll Hunter. Check out the full list here: www.filmireland.net/film-irelands-31-days-of-halloween/