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00:41:56

David Freyne, Writer / Director of ‘Dating Amber’

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/06/04

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to David Freyne about his latest film Dating Amber. Set-in Ireland during the mid-90’s, Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his Dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. However, their ‘ideal’ arrangement begins to fall apart, forcing Eddie deeper into denial as Amber realises that a perilous future awaits her best

00:34:14

Antonia Campbell Hughes, Writer / Director of 'Acre...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/05/31

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Antonia Campbell Hughes about her short film Acre Fall Between. On a desolate Northern Ireland border, a man (Mark O’Hallor an) begins a desperate search for his family, knowing the future he feared is nigh. Acre Fall Between features in The Uncertain Kingdom – the groundbreaking anthology of 20 short films released on demand on 1st June on BFI Player, Curzon Home Cinema, iTunes, & GooglePlay. Climate change, migration, disability, homelessness

00:19:21

Nick McLean, Cinematographer

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/05/21

In this Film Ireland podcast, Paul Farren talks to Nick McLean, one of the most acclaimed camera operators in American cinema, during which time he shot many classics including McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Heaven Can Wait, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Deer Hunter, Marathon Man, Being There and The Goonies and television shows including Evening Shade, Cybill, and Friends. http://filmireland.net/ Nick is the subject of a book by Irish film journalist and author Wayne Byrne, co-written with

00:36:06

Keith Walsh, Director of 'When All is Ruin Once Again'

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/05/15

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Keith Walsh about When All is Ruin Once Again, a film about rural life in the midst of great local, national and global change. When All is Ruin Once Again was filmed over a 7 year period amongst the communities of Gort in South Galway and Crusheen in Co. Clare where the filmmakers live. A new motorway ploughs forth through the landscape, a glaring symbol of our modern age. The film weaves an expansive tapestry of reflections from bog-lands,

00:49:12

Anna Rodgers, Directer of 'When Women Won'

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/05/01

Photo credit: Derek Speirs In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Anna Rodgers whose documentary When Women Won screened at this year’s Dublin International Film Festival. When Women Won tells the emotional inside story of the Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th amendment and change Irish society forever. In the aftermath of the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar, three Irish feminists joined forces and set about establishing a grassroots, women-led social movement. Working

00:41:04

Nick Rowland, Director of 'Calm with Horses'

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/04/28

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to director Nick Rowland about his feature debut, adapted by Joe Murtagh from Colin Barrett's novella Young Skins. Ex-boxer Douglas ‘Arm’ Armstrong (Cosmo Jarvis) is the faithful and violent right-hand-man to the drug-dealing Devers clan, ready to dole out beatings at the whim of his best friend, and the family’s unpredictable protégé, Dympna (Barry Keoghan). Arm’s struggle to find his place in the world has consequences on his relationship with his

00:43:39

Podcast: Neasa Hardiman, Writer / Director of 'Sea...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/04/24

In this podcast Natasha Waugh talks to BAFTA-winning writer and director Neasa Hardiman about her debut feature Sea Fever. For marine biology student Siobhan, it was supposed to be a research excursion with a trawler crew fishing the West Irish seas. But when they hit an unseen object and become marooned, a mysterious parasite infects their water supply. Soon the oozing force infiltrates the entire vessel and turns Siobhan’s journey into a claustrophobic fight for survival. Can they stop the

00:21:06

Lenny Abrahamson, Director of 'Normal People'

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/04/20

In this podcast Natasha Waugh talks to director Lenny Abrahamson about his work on the BBC series Normal People. Adapted by Sally Rooney from her acclaimed 2018 novel alongside writers Alice Birch and Mark O’Rowe, Normal People is a 12-part drama for BBC Three in partnership with Hulu. It will star Daisy Edgar-Jones (War Of The Worlds, Cold Feet) as Marianne and Paul Mescal in his first television role as Connell, in an exquisite and compulsive modern love story about how two people can profoundly

00:44:30

Mary Kate O Flanagan, Screenwriter and Story Consultant

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/04/09

In this podcast Gemma Creagh talks to award-winning screenwriter and story consultant Mary Kate O Flanagan. Mary Kate O Flanagan was born in Dublin, Ireland and grew up bi-lingual. She spent her teenage years in Denmark where she attended an international school. Since leaving school she has studied French, Italian and Biblical Hebrew and lived in Italy and London before returning to her native Ireland. Her experiences of living in different European countries informs her work with screenwriters

01:06:49

Lorcan Finnegan, Director & Garret Shanley, Writer of...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/03/27

In this Film Ireland podcast, Paul Farren talks to director Lorcan Finnegan and writer Garret Shanley about their film Vivarium, which is available on digital from 27th March. During their search for the perfect home, Gemma (Imogen Poots) and Tom (Jesse Eisenberg) find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like suburban neighbourhood named Yonder. All attempts to escape end in failure, culminating in the discovery of a baby on the pavement outside house number 9 with the instructions ‘raise

00:28:37

Podcast: John Boorman Interview

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/03/09

On Thursday, 12th March, to celebrate the publication of John Boorman's new book Conclusions, the IFI will host screenings of short films I Dreamt I Woke Up and Tree Poems, plus a public interview with the Oscar-nominated director. In this podcast, Paul Farren talks to John Boorman about his book and career, including - the reasons behind the book - working with Lee Marvin (Point Blank) - Hell and the Pacific and Toshirō Mifune - Irish actors and crew on Excalibur - trying to adapt Lord of the

00:50:56

2020 Dublin International Film Festival Roundtable...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/02/24

Ahead of the 2020 Dublin International Film Festival, three filmmakers whose films are screening at the festival joined Gemma Creagh on the latest Film Ireland podcast. Pictured above, Tristan Heanue (Ciúnas), Iseult Howlett (The Grass Ceiling) and Suri Grennell (Wrath) came into the studio to talk about their films and the craft of filmmaking. http://filmireland.net/

01:38:00

The Reel OSCAReS Horror Show 2020

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/02/14

Welcome to the 2020 Reel OSCAReS Horror Show Awards Ceremony. On a dark Winter's Eve under a misty stained Dublin sky, our gruesome gang of ghouls gathered to present the awards for artistic merit in the horror film industry. Tune in to hear Conor McMahon, Sarah Cleary, Ali Doyle and Paul Farren bare their fangs and flex their chainsaws and announce the nominations and winners in the following categories: Best Scene Best Script Best Actor Best Actress Best Score Best Documentary Best

00:49:30

Ciaran Cassidy, Director of 'Jihad Jane'

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2020/02/12

In this podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Ciaran Cassidy, whose film Jihad Jane is in cinemas Friday, 14th February. In March 2010, the arrest on terror charges of a blonde haired, blue-eyed, American woman who called herself ‘Jihad Jane’ made headlines worldwide and was described as the 'new front in the war on terrorism.' The story of Coleen LaRose, a forty six-year-old woman, who had radicalised in rural Pennsylvania led the evening news bulletins. What made the case more surreal and confusing was

00:51:48

Film Ireland Podcast: Episode 39 - Farewell 2019!

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2019/12/31

Film Ireland Podcast: Episode 39 - Farewell 2019! by Film Ireland

00:33:37

The Wild Bunch at 50

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2019/12/23

In this podcast, Paul Farren & Wayne Byrne discuss Sam Peckinpah’s masterpiece The Wild Bunch, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. Paul and Wayne look back on the film’s legacy and celebrate its “ballet of violence” plus: how Peckinpah turned the Western genre on its head the response to the film at that time Peckinpah’s career & style themes and symbols running through his films the personal Peckinpah different readings of the film his collaborators the death of the Western the

01:04:38

Film Ireland Podcast: Episode 37- Crime is Cool Kids

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2019/12/20

Our podders return after a Film Ireland funded extended holiday to look back on the last couple of months in film. Dividing their time between tropical islands and cinemas in Dublin, Sarah Cullen and Richard Drumm take out their film scalpel and get under the skin of Extra Ordinary, Joker, Harriet, The Irishman, The Laundromat, La Belle Époque, Hustlers, Gemini Man and Ready or Not. http://filmireland.net/

01:05:59

Wayne Byrne, Author of 'Burt Reynolds on Screen'

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2019/12/13

In this podcast, Paul Farren talks to author Wayne Byrne about his latest book Burt Reynolds on Screen, the first critical overview of Reynolds’ work which examines his complete filmography, featuring candid discussions with costars and collaborators, exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and a wealth of film stills.

00:49:31

Aoife Crehan, Writer/Director of 'The Last Right'

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2019/12/12

Aoife Crehan, Writer/Director of 'The Last Right' by Film Ireland

01:09:53

Ruth Barton, Author of 'Irish Cinema in the...

Film Ireland Podcast ·

2019/12/04

In this podcast, Natasha Waugh talks to Ruth Barton about her latest book Irish Cinema in the Twenty-First Century, a comprehensive overview of contemporary Irish cinema. Natasha and Ruth discuss: -what makes an Irish film -preoccupations within Irish cinema -a multiplicity of filmmakers making a multiplicity of films -the success of the animation industry -gender representation -short film -the fetishisation of social outsiderdom -Northern Irish cinema -the lack of diversity in the

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