Film

An Animation Festival for Punters and Professionals Alike

This weekend, the Dublin Animation Film Festival returns for a ninth year. It's as strong as ever, according to director Fionnghuala Ní Neill.
By Eve O’Donoghue

Dublin Hosts a Celebration of Spanish and South American Music – Through Film

'Ciclo de Cine', which runs until October 24th, delivers a series of films that show the contribution of Spanish and South American music to the world.
By Florian Lica

‘Horror is Eternal’: Stephen Cleary on the Future of Film

Acclaimed director and screenwriter Stephen Cleary talks about Nina Simone, his writing workshops and why the Damned were 'a bunch of arseholes'.
By Michael Archer

Dublin Arabic Film Festival Returns to IFI for a Sixth Year

The Irish Film Institute will screen internationally acclaimed films over the next three days, as part of the Dublin Arabic Film Festival.
By Carla Meaney

‘People’s Jaws Drop’: Paul Webster’s New Docudrama Shocks Audiences

Paul Webster, the director of The Vasectomy Doctor, talks about his new 'docudrama' on the first doctor in Ireland to perform vasectomies.
By Stephen Patrick Murray

Why X-Pollinator Could be a Catalyst for Gender Equality in Irish Film

The goal of X-Pollinator is to aid the creation and promotion of female-driven projects in Irish filmmaking.
By Ana Bellew

A Groundbreaking PJ Harvey Album is Documented in Dublin

Directed by award-winning cinematographer Seamus Murphy, A Dog Called Money follows PJ Harvey as she creates her 2016 album.
By Ellie O'Neill

At Sass Mouth Dames Film Club, a Series on Hollywood Censorship

The 11th season of Sass Mouth Dames Film Club investigates films made in Hollywood before the imposition of a code that censored many pictures.
By Tom Monaghan

At Bleeding Pig Festival, a Show of Quality Irish Filmmaking

Despite some misses, the fourth Bleeding Pig Film Festival showed that Irish fimmaking is in rude health.
By Stephen Patrick Murray

Oonagh Murphy Brings a New Side to the Playboy of the Western World

Oonagh Murphy works with an exclusively female creative team for a new production of the Playboy of the Western World in the Gaiety.
By Céire Carey