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.
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.
‘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'.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.