The British Independent Film Awards announced the winners of their craft awards, with the Element Pictures-produced The Favourite winning five.
Two Irish animations, Captain Morten and the Spider Queen and The Breadwinner, won awards at the 23rd International Film Festival Schlingel in Germany.
Distributor IFC Films has acquired the U.S. rights to David Gleeson's Don't Go, with plans to release it in American cinemas from October 26th.
Carmel Winter's second feature film Float Like a Butterfly has won the FIPRESCI Prize Discovery at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Element Pictures' The Favourite & Disobedience compete at 2018 British Independent Film Awards. The Dig, Robbie Ryan, Barry Keoghan & Jessie Buckley nominated
Independent distributor Cinema Epoch has acquired the U.S. rights to Tom Collins' latest feature Aithrí / Penance, staring Peter Coonan.
The Book That Wrote Itself, Liam O Mochain’s 1999 debut feature film has been picked up by US distributor Janson Media for worldwide distribution.
Tom Burke's feature documentary Losing Alaska will receive its International Premiere at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
Irish horror Nightshift signs multiple international distribution deals, including Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in America & Matchbox Films in the UK.
Mark O'Connor's hard-hitting urban drama Cardboard Gangsters is now available on Netflix in North America, Australia, New Zealand, Benelux, and Scandinavia