Irish Film London, the not for profit organisation that champions the Irish film and animation industries in the UK, has expanded its Board to five with the appointment of Public Relations consultant Claire Turvey.
Canada's west coat is about to get a whole lot greener with the announcement of the Vancouver Irish Film Festival. VIRFF is Vancouver’s newest cultural event organised to celebrate the city’s vibrant Irish diaspora and showcase the best in Irish cinema.
The 19th Newport Beach Film Festival has announced its award winners following another successful festival on the Californian coast. There was great news for Irish films and filmmakers with a number of awards heading east.
Donal Foreman's sublime documentary The Image You Missed will have its North American premiere at the Film Society of Lincoln Center's Art of the Real festival in New York City on Friday, May 4th at 9pm.
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor won best actor at the Festival International du Film d’Aubagne in France for his leading role in Stephen Burke's Maze, based on the infamous prison breakout in 1983.
Neasa Hardiman’s Sea Fever has won the inaugural Avanpost Digital Cube Post-Production Award at the Frontières Platform, the dedicated section of industry programming & networking events for the genre film industry at the Marché du Film.
UK documentary festival Sheffield Doc/Fest has unveiled the programme for its 25th edition, which runs from June 7th to 12th. Included in this year's lineup are 4 films from Ireland: The Ballymurphy Precedent, I, Dolours, The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid, and Lovers of the Night.
#IrishAbroad: Irish Film London and WFTV hosted Nora Twomey for preview screening of The Breadwinner
Irish Film London (IFL), Ireland’s film and animation champions in the UK this week partnered with the Women in Film & TV UK (WFTV) network, publisher Emerald Street and distributor Studio Canal on an exclusive preview screening and panel discussion for the Academy Award nominated Irish film The Breadwinner.
Katrina Costello’s directorial debut The Silver Branch has won the Hot Docs International Spectrum Audience Award, following its international premiere at the festival earlier this month.
Irish writer/director Liam O Mochain’s third feature film Lost & Found has won the Best Foreign Film Award at the 27th Arizona International Film Festival.