BBC Northern Ireland audiences can expect more local drama, more comedy and a greater range of documentaries over the next year.
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Feargal Ward’s critically acclaimed and award-winning new documentary The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid will have an Irish cinema release on October 19th.
Kerry Film Festival will present the Maureen O’Hara Award for 2018 to Deirdre O’Kane to acknowledge her contribution to the film and television industry.
Fourth Dublin Greek Film Festival takes place from Thursday, 18th to Sunday, 21st October at the Chester Beatty Library, The New Theatre and The Sugar Club.
The 63rd Cork Film Festival will open with the European premiere of Carmel Winters' award-winning new drama Gloat Like A Butterfly on November 9th.
Danish actor Connie Nielsen has joined the cast of Neasa Hardiman's Sea Fever, replacing Toni Collette, and Scottish actor Dougray Scott has also joined.
Emer Reynold's documentary The Farthest won the Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary award at the 39th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards.
State broadcaster RTÉ's children's section, RTÉjr, has announced its line-up of programming for the new season.
Irish Screen America has named their Rising Star Awards and announced Hugh O’Conor as the Jim Sheridan Award for Achievement in Irish Filmmaking recipient.
The bloodiest and goriest event in the Irish film calendar, IFI Horrorthon, will return for its most exciting line-up ever from October 25th to 29th.