Film Ireland Podcast
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Fleadh Focus Podcast: Shorts Roundtable with Aisha Bolaji, Jackson Lennon and Paudie Baggott
July 11, 2024 14:20 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBIn this podcast in partnership with the Galway Film Fleadh, Gemma Creagh talks to Aisha Bolaji, Jackson Lennon and Paudie Baggott about their short films screening at this year's festival. https://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/ https://filmireland.net/
Presents: Inas Halabi, Director of ‘We No Longer Prefer Mountains’
July 09, 2024 00:00 - 39 minutes - 30 MBThis year the Country of Focus at the Galway Film Fleadh is Palestine. In this podcast in partnership with the Galway Film Fleadh, Gemma Creagh talks to Inas Halabi, Director of 'We No Longer Prefer Mountains'. which is screening at this year’s festival (9-14 July 2024). We No Longer Prefer Mountains begins with an ascent of Mount Carmel upon which the Druze towns of Dalyet el Carmel and Isfiya are located, drawing the viewer into a world of geographic isolation and a locale shaped by coerc...
Film Ireland Presents: Steven McKenna, Writer & Director and Jaro Waldeck DOP of ‘Dreamtown’
June 28, 2024 18:40 - 49 minutes - 38.5 MBIn this podcast in partnership with the Galway Film Fleadh, Gemma Creagh talks to Steven McKenna, Writer & Director and Jaro Waldeck DOP of Dreamtown, which is screening at this year's festival (9-14 July 2024). An aging rocker who never realised his dreams is forced to come to terms with his failures as he tries to start a relationship with his estranged son. A coming of age drama in the mind of a 56 year old. Dreamtown screens at Galway Film Fleadh 2024 on Saturday 13th July at 2pm. http...
Screen Sessions: Mark O’Halloran & Katie McNeice on Writing
June 25, 2024 15:21 - 52 minutes - 46.6 MBIn partnership with Screen Ireland, we are delighted to launch our inaugural Screen Sessions - a series of in-depth conversations on craft between emerging and established talent from the Irish Screen industries. Our first podcast of the series will tackle the art of writing for the screen. It's been 20 years since the iconic Adam and Paul took the nation by storm and redefined Irish cinema for the next generation. Join actor and writer Mark O'Halloran in conversation with writer/filmmaker ...
Film Ireland Presents: Marian Quinn, Writer/Director of ‘Twig’
June 21, 2024 10:26 - 42 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Marian Quinn, Writer/Director of Twig. Twig, a powerful retelling of the Greek tragedy Antigone, is set in Dublin’s inner city where an ancient city wall cordons off a neighbourhood which is rife with drugs. When the local crime lord, Leon (O’Byrne) vows to let her brother Paulie’s body rot in the street, Twig (Malone), young and iron-willed, defiantly sets out to do the right thing. The tragedy which unfolds inexorably, pits the two figures against ea...
Marian Quinn, Writer/Director of ‘Twig’
June 21, 2024 10:26 - 42 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Marian Quinn, Writer/Director of Twig. Twig, a powerful retelling of the Greek tragedy Antigone, is set in Dublin’s inner city where an ancient city wall cordons off a neighbourhood which is rife with drugs. When the local crime lord, Leon (O’Byrne) vows to let her brother Paulie’s body rot in the street, Twig (Malone), young and iron-willed, defiantly sets out to do the right thing. The tragedy which unfolds inexorably, pits the two figures against ea...
Virpi Suutari, Director of ‘Once Upon A Time In A Forest’
June 17, 2024 17:45 - 39 minutes - 26 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Virpi Suutari, Director of Once Upon A Time In A Forest, which is screening at Docs Ireland (18 – 23 June 2024). A modern fairy tale in the enchanting embrace of the Finnish forest makes its Irish premiere. We witness young people seamlessly woven into the fabric of nature, swimming in crystalline lakes and revelling in the calm presence of the ancient trees. This idyllic harmony is imperilled as the forest faces man-made extinction. Driven by her love...
Film Ireland Presents: Virpi Suutari, Director of ‘Once Upon A Time In A Forest’
June 17, 2024 17:45 - 39 minutes - 26 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Virpi Suutari, Director of Once Upon A Time In A Forest, which is screening at Docs Ireland (18 – 23 June 2024). A modern fairy tale in the enchanting embrace of the Finnish forest makes its Irish premiere. We witness young people seamlessly woven into the fabric of nature, swimming in crystalline lakes and revelling in the calm presence of the ancient trees. This idyllic harmony is imperilled as the forest faces man-made extinction. Driven by her love...
Yousef Srouji, Director of 'Three Promises'
June 07, 2024 10:23 - 26 minutes - 22 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Yousef Srouji about his film Three Promises, which is screening at Docs Ireland (18 - 23 June 2024). While the Israeli army retaliates against the second intifada in the West Bank in the early 2000s, a mother films her family’s daily life, punctuated by time spent sheltering in the basement. Her son revisits this past, delivering a heart-breaking film that conveys the anguish of children and their parents who are forced to choose between safety and emot...
Film Ireland Presents: Yousef Srouji, Director of 'Three Promises'
June 07, 2024 10:23 - 26 minutes - 22 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Yousef Srouji about his film Three Promises, which is screening at Docs Ireland (18 - 23 June 2024). While the Israeli army retaliates against the second intifada in the West Bank in the early 2000s, a mother films her family’s daily life, punctuated by time spent sheltering in the basement. Her son revisits this past, delivering a heart-breaking film that conveys the anguish of children and their parents who are forced to choose between safety and emot...
Film Ireland Presents: Eleanor McSherry, UCC Programme Coordinator of Autism Studies
May 31, 2024 16:02 - 33 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Eleanor McSherry, a highly qualified Programme Coordinator/designer, researcher and lecturer with UCC (ACE). She lectures and gives workshops, in the areas of neurodiversity in the screen industry, autism studies, disability studies, mental health, film scriptwriting, creative writing, film and media. She is currently doing her PhD with in Maynooth University’s Media Department. Check out the available courses here: Diploma in Autism Studies: https://w...
The DocArena Podcast S2 Ep06: Colm Quinn (Ransom ’79)
May 29, 2024 17:16 - 41 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Colm Quinn about his documentary Ransom ’79, Ransom ’79 tells the story of legendary Irish reporter Charlie Bird and his determination to break one final story before his life is cut short by Motor Neurone Disease. Charlie’s sources have given him an extraordinary true crime story, one that had remained secret for decades – the attempt by a criminal gang to extort millions from the Irish government. The disease has already taken...
Film Ireland Presents: Gary Lennon, Director of Piano Dreams
May 23, 2024 15:47 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBDelving into this story with families at the core, in this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Gary Lennon, Director of Piano Dreams. There are currently 40 million piano students in China. With many practising up to ten hours a day, pianomania has truly gripped the nation. We follow three young hopefuls and their dedicated families as they chase their dreams in the ultra-competitive world of piano education. This is both an intimate portrait of remarkably talented young musicians an...
Gary Lennon, Director of 'Piano Dreams'
May 23, 2024 15:47 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Gary Lennon, Director of Piano Dreams. There are currently 40 million piano students in China. With many practising up to ten hours a day, pianomania has truly gripped the nation. We follow three young hopefuls and their dedicated families as they chase their dreams in the ultra-competitive world of piano education. This is both an intimate portrait of remarkably talented young musicians and a glimpse into the lives of the new Chinese middl...
Film Ireland Presents: Laura McGann, Writer/Director of The Deepest Breath
May 23, 2024 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBCongratulations to Laura McGann and the team who worked on The Deepest Breath on their Emmy win! In this Film Ireland podcast, listen back as Gemma Creagh talks to Laura McGann about her powerful film. The Deepest Breath follows champion freediver Alessia Zecchini, who fell in love with the sport as a child growing up in Italy, astounding coaches with her raw talent and determination in pool swims and open water contests before she was even old enough to legally compete. Irish adventurer tur...
Film Ireland Presents: Tanya Doyle, Director of Eat / Sleep / Cheer / Repeat
May 17, 2024 11:05 - 45 minutes - 35.1 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Tanya Doyle, Director of 'Eat / Sleep / Cheer / Repeat'. Subscribe to the Film Ireland podcast on your favourite platform at https://linktr.ee/filmireland Team captain, glamour queen Jessica; star athlete, Covid anti-vaxer Jayleesa; dyslexic, athletic Blathnaid; out-n-proud, fun-loving Dean; freedom-seeking Taylor; and lost boy Rickie are each searching for their place in the world through the sport they love. As their anxiety-crippled coach, Hilton, ...
Simon Chambers, Director of 'Much Ado About Dying'
May 10, 2024 10:08 - 56 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Simon Chambers, the Director of 'Much Ado About Dying. Filmmaker Simon finds his life drastically interrupted when he is called back to London from India to care for his retired bohemian gay actor Uncle David. Everything that could go wrong does go wrong. David's anarchic spirit is unbreakable. He fights with Simon, refusing to go into a care home, insisting on dying in the squalor of his unheated tumble-down house. He can't remember where he put his fa...
Film Ireland Presents: Simon Chambers, Director of Much Ado About Dying
May 10, 2024 10:08 - 56 minutes - 35.3 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Simon Chambers, the Director of Screen Ireland supported documentary 'Much Ado About Dying. Filmmaker Simon finds his life drastically interrupted when he is called back to London from India to care for his retired bohemian gay actor Uncle David. Everything that could go wrong does go wrong. David's anarchic spirit is unbreakable. He fights with Simon, refusing to go into a care home, insisting on dying in the squalor of his unheated tumble-down house....
Andrew Baird, Director of 'Sunrise'
May 04, 2024 15:12 - 54 minutes - 43.1 MBIn this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh welcomes back Andrew Baird to talk about his latest film, Sunrise When a former cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town discover the dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. Befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer soon faces a choice of revenge or redemption. Sunrise was directed by Andrew Baird from a script by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Ronan Bla...
Film Ireland Presents: Andrew Baird, Director of Sunrise
May 04, 2024 15:12 - 57 minutes - 44.6 MBIn this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh welcomes back Andrew Baird to talk about his latest film, Sunrise. Then we hear from Director Michael Showalter about his Rom Com The Idea of You. When a former cop named Fallon returns to the scene of a horrific crime, the residents of a rural town discover the dark visitor is really a vampire who feeds on blood and fear. Befriended by a kind immigrant family, the instinctive killer soon faces a choice of revenge or redemption. Sunrise was direct...
Japanese Film Festival Panel
April 24, 2024 18:07 - 59 minutes - 39.7 MBIn this Japanese Film Festival Panel, Gemma Creagh talks to Andrew Partridge, founder of Anime Limited, Emmy Shigeta, a Japanese DJ, and Stephen McNeice, co-programmer of the Japanese Film Festival Ireland. https://www.jff.ie/ https://filmireland.net/ The Japanese Film Festival Ireland is organised by access CINEMA & The Embassy of Japan.
Talking Film: Focus on Japanese Cinema
April 24, 2024 18:07 - 59 minutes - 39.7 MBIn this Japanese Film Festival Roundtable, Gemma Creagh talks to Andrew Partridge, founder of Anime Limited, Emmy Shigeta, a Japanese DJ working in the industry in Ireland, and Stephen McNeice, co-programmer of the Japanese Film Festival Ireland. https://www.jff.ie/ https://filmireland.net/ The Japanese Film Festival Ireland is organised by access CINEMA & The Embassy of Japan.
Talking Film: What's happening in Japanese Cinema?
April 24, 2024 18:07 - 59 minutes - 39.7 MBIn this Japanese Film Festival Roundtable, Gemma Creagh talks to Andrew Partridge, founder of Anime Limited, Emmy Shigeta, a Japanese DJ working in the industry in Ireland, and Stephen McNeice, co-programmer of the Japanese Film Festival Ireland. https://www.jff.ie/ https://filmireland.net/ The Japanese Film Festival Ireland is organised by access CINEMA & The Embassy of Japan.
Shorts Focus: Young Critics from YIFM @ DIFF
April 22, 2024 16:33 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBIn this special Young Irish Film Makers at Dublin International Film Festival podcast, 5 young critics interview 2 filmmakers whose shorts screened at this year's festival. Adelaide Kane interviews Hannah Mamalis DIFF Podcast 2024 Chloe O'Malley and Assil Ksiksi interview Ciaran Maggin interview Ciaran Maginn, whose film Screamer screened at the the festival. Adelaide Kane, Fionn O'Mahony and Pia Roycroft interview Hannah Mamalis, whose film Baby Steps scooped the Shorts Audience Award at ...
Young Critics from YIFM @ DIFF
April 22, 2024 16:33 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBIn this special Young Irish Film Makers at Dublin International Film Festival podcast, 5 young critics interview 2 filmmakers whose shorts screened at this year's festival. Adelaide Kane interviews Hannah Mamalis DIFF Podcast 2024 Chloe O'Malley and Assil Ksiksi interview Ciaran Maggin interview Ciaran Maginn, whose film Screamer screened at the the festival. Adelaide Kane, Fionn O'Mahony and Pia Roycroft interview Hannah Mamalis, whose film Baby Steps scooped the Shorts Audience Award at ...
Alan Gilsenan, Director of 'The Days Of Trees'
April 17, 2024 10:43 - 48 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Alan Gilsenan about his latest film. .An intimate beautifully wrought and deftly handled meditation on trauma, offering hope and insight. The Days Of Trees is in cinemas from 12th April 2024.
Film Ireland Presents: Alan Gilsenan, Director of The Days Of Trees
April 17, 2024 10:43 - 48 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Alan Gilsenan about his latest film. .An intimate beautifully wrought and deftly handled meditation on trauma, offering hope and insight. The Days Of Trees is in cinemas from 12th April 2024.
The DocArena Podcast S2 Ep05: Andrew Gallimore (One Night In Millstreet)
April 15, 2024 19:18 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Andrew Gallimore about his documentary One Night In Millstreet. One Night In Millstreet is the story of Ireland in 1995, a snapshot of a country told through a high stakes prize fight in Millstreet, Cork between the then unknown underdog Steve ‘The Celtic Warrior’ Collins and the larger-than-life champion Chris ‘Simply The Best’ Eubank - an against-all-odds sporting event that had an entire nation gripped and on the edge of its ...
Japanese Film Festival: Adam Torel, Head of Third Window Films
April 13, 2024 12:51 - 56 minutes - 28.9 MBAhead of the Japanese Film Festival, Gemma Creagh talks to Adam Torel, Head of Third Window Films. Two of his releases, Shadow of Fire and Typhoon Club are screening at this year's festival. To introduce the festival, Gemma first talks to Maeve Cooke, director at access CINEMA, co-organisers of the festival with The Embassy of Japan. https://www.jff.ie/ https://filmireland.net/
Film Ireland Presents: Adam Torel, Third Window Films & Maeve Cook, Access Cinema
April 13, 2024 12:51 - 56 minutes - 28.9 MBAhead of the Japanese Film Festival, Gemma Creagh talks to Adam Torel, Head of Third Window Films. Two of his releases, Shadow of Fire and Typhoon Club are screening at this year's festival. To introduce the festival, Gemma first talks to Maeve Cooke, director at access CINEMA, co-organisers of the festival with The Embassy of Japan. https://www.jff.ie/ https://www.accesscinema.ie https://filmireland.net/
Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor, Co-Directors & Writers of 'Baltimore'
March 27, 2024 11:45 - 40 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor, about their film Baltimore. Based on the infamous true story of the English heiress who became a revolutionary. Debutante Rose Dugdale (Imogen Poots) enjoys a life of wealth and privilege, but her rebellious nature soon leads her down a militant path. Amongst the political turmoil of the 1970s, her sympathy towards the IRA’s conflict evolves into radicalisation, culminating in an armed raid on an Irish estate ...
Film Ireland Presents: Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor, Co-Directors & Writers of Baltimore
March 27, 2024 11:45 - 40 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor, about their film Baltimore. Based on the infamous true story of the English heiress who became a revolutionary. Debutante Rose Dugdale (Imogen Poots) enjoys a life of wealth and privilege, but her rebellious nature soon leads her down a militant path. Amongst the political turmoil of the 1970s, her sympathy towards the IRA’s conflict evolves into radicalisation, culminating in an armed raid on an Irish estate ...
Film Ireland Presents: Leandro Arouca, Colourist
March 17, 2024 11:14 - 48 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Leandro Arouca, Colourist at Raygun, a boutique post-production house located on Baggot Street in Dublin’s city centre. Leandro brings over fifteen years international experience in the craft of colour grading to the t Raygun team. Beginning his career with O2 Filmes in Sao Paolo, Leandro has worked alongside some of the best directors and cinematographers in Brazil such as Fernando Meirelles, César Charlone & Adriano Goldman. He brings cre...
Leandro Arouca, Colourist
March 17, 2024 11:14 - 48 minutes - 34.4 MBIn this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Leandro Arouca, Colourist at Raygun, a boutique post-production house located on Baggot Street in Dublin’s city centre. Leandro brings over fifteen years international experience in the craft of colour grading to the t Raygun team. Beginning his career with O2 Filmes in Sao Paolo, Leandro has worked alongside some of the best directors and cinematographers in Brazil such as Fernando Meirelles, César Charlone & Adriano Goldman. He brings cre...
The DocArena Podcast S2 Ep04: Kevin Macdonald (High & Low: John Galliano)
March 13, 2024 14:19 - 57 minutes - 42.9 MBIn this episode of The DocArena Podcast, we are grateful to Dublin International Film Festival and Volta Pictures for sharing this masterclass with Kevin Macdonald on directing in conversation with Ross Whitaker. This masterclass took place on 25th February 2024. The Oscar-winning director is known for his feature and documentary films, including One Day in September (1999), Touching the Void (2003), the drama The Last King of Scotland (2006), and the Whitney Houston documentary Whitney (20...
The DocArena Podcast S2 Ep03: Rachel Ramsay And James Erskine (Copa 71)
March 12, 2024 09:31 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine about their documentary Copa 71. It is August 1971. Football teams from England, Argentina, Mexico, France, Denmark and Italy are gathering at Mexico City’s sun-drenched Azteca Stadium. The scale of the tournament is monumental: lavish sponsorship, extensive TV coverage, merchandise on every street corner and crowds of over 100,000 hollering fans turn this historic stadium into ‘a cauldron of nois...
Film Ireland Presents: Pav Grochola, FX & Look of Picture Supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks
February 29, 2024 16:34 - 46 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Pav Grochola, FX and Look of Picture Supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks. Pav Grochola is in Belfast to give a talk at RENDR Festival on 1st March 2024. RENDR Festival is a unique evening event, celebrating creative craft and artistry in a fully immersive two-day festival exploring the space between Creativity and Technology. Ignite your imagination with inspiring speakers from the worlds of Film, Gaming, Animation, Immersive, and more! Learn from ...
DIFF: Four Daughters
February 27, 2024 20:35 - 40 minutes - 23.4 MBWe are delighted to be partnering with Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) to bring you a series of podcasts with filmmakers featuring in this year’s programme. DIFF 2024 runs 22nd February – 2nd March. Explore the programme and get your tickets here. In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Nadim Cheikhrouha, Producer of Four Daughters. The life of Olfa, a Tunisian woman and mother of four daughters, oscillates between light and shadow. After the disappearance of her two...
Film Ireland Presents: Nadim Cheikhrouha, Producer of Four Daughters at DIFF
February 27, 2024 20:35 - 40 minutes - 23.4 MBWe are delighted to be partnering with Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) to bring you a series of podcasts with filmmakers featuring in this year’s programme. DIFF 2024 runs 22nd February – 2nd March. Explore the programme and get your tickets here. In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Nadim Cheikhrouha, Producer of Four Daughters. The life of Olfa, a Tunisian woman and mother of four daughters, oscillates between light and shadow. After the disappearance of her two...
DIFF 2024 Podcast: Silver Screen Critics Discussion
February 23, 2024 14:46 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBWe are thrilled to be partnering with Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) to bring you a series of podcasts with filmmakers featuring in this year’s programme. DIFF 2024 runs 22nd February – 2nd March. Explore the programme and get tickets here. In this Film Ireland Podcast, DIFF's Silver Screen Critics: Lorna Cady, Mutale Kampuni, Maureen Bushe, and Eileen Murphy discuss two of the films they watched as part of the programme. After a programme of features and shorts, the group discus...
Talking Film: Silver Screen Critics Round Table at DIFF
February 23, 2024 14:46 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBWe are thrilled to be partnering with Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) to bring you a series of podcasts with filmmakers featuring in this year’s programme. DIFF 2024 runs 22nd February – 2nd March. Explore the programme and get tickets here. In this Film Ireland Podcast, DIFF's Silver Screen Critics: Lorna Cady, Mutale Kampuni, Maureen Bushe, and Eileen Murphy discuss two of the films they watched as part of the programme. After a programme of features and shorts, the group discus...
DIFF 2024 Podcast: Oge Obasi, Producer of 'Mami Wata'
February 19, 2024 21:12 - 36 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this Dublin International Film Festival podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Oge Obasi, Producer of Mami Wata. Set in the matriarchal ocean village of Iyi, where West African water deity Mami Wata reigns via the village leader, this genre-bending tale brings to life a futuristic fable that fuses spiritual beliefs with inter-generational tensions. Written and directed by C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi. Mami Wata screens on 24th February at The Lighthouse Cinema DIFF 2024 runs 22nd February – 2nd March ...
Film Ireland Presents: Oge Obasi, Producer of Mami Wata at DIFF
February 19, 2024 21:12 - 36 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this Dublin International Film Festival podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Oge Obasi, Producer of Mami Wata. Set in the matriarchal ocean village of Iyi, where West African water deity Mami Wata reigns via the village leader, this genre-bending tale brings to life a futuristic fable that fuses spiritual beliefs with inter-generational tensions. Written and directed by C.J. 'Fiery' Obasi. Mami Wata screens on 24th February at The Lighthouse Cinema DIFF 2024 runs 22nd February – 2nd March ...
Film Ireland Presents: Mark Adams, Co-Writer of Cannes Uncut at DIFF
February 16, 2024 17:10 - 44 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Mark Adams, co-writer with Christopher Pickard of Cannes Uncut. Directed by Roger Penny and Richard Blanshard. The story of the glorious excesses, triumphs and failures of Cannes is one that demands to be told. Penny and Blanshard’s documentary revels in the glamour, red carpets, parties and personalities which see the business of cinema implant itself on the French Riviera for two weeks every year. It ofers an exciting high-adrenaline, roller-coaster e...
DIFF 2024 Podcast: Mark Adams, Co-Writer of 'Cannes Uncut'
February 16, 2024 17:10 - 44 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Mark Adams, co-writer with Christopher Pickard of Cannes Uncut. Directed by Roger Penny and Richard Blanshard. The story of the glorious excesses, triumphs and failures of Cannes is one that demands to be told. Penny and Blanshard’s documentary revels in the glamour, red carpets, parties and personalities which see the business of cinema implant itself on the French Riviera for two weeks every year. It ofers an exciting high-adrenaline, roller-coaster e...
DIFF 2024 Podcast: Cannes Uncut, Co-Writer Mark Adams
February 16, 2024 17:10 - 44 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Mark Adams, co-writer with Christopher Pickard of Cannes Uncut. Directed by Roger Penny and Richard Blanshard. The story of the glorious excesses, triumphs and failures of Cannes is one that demands to be told. Penny and Blanshard’s documentary revels in the glamour, red carpets, parties and personalities which see the business of cinema implant itself on the French Riviera for two weeks every year. It ofers an exciting high-adrenaline, roller-coaster e...
Ian Hunt-Duffy, Director of Double Blind
February 14, 2024 19:05 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBIn this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Ian Hunt-Duffy about his debut feature Double Blind. Double Blind is in Irish cinemas from Friday 9th February and is available on demand and digital February from 13th. Directed by Ian Hunt-Duffy and written by the award-winning screenwriter Darach McGarrigle and starring British actress Millie Brady (The Last Kingdom, The Queen’s Gambit, Roadkill) alongside horror icon Pollyanna McIntosh (Vikings: Valhalla, The Walking Dead, The Woman), ...
Film Ireland Presents: Ian Hunt-Duffy, Director of Double Blind
February 14, 2024 19:05 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBIn this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Ian Hunt-Duffy about his debut feature Double Blind. Double Blind is in Irish cinemas from Friday 9th February and is available on demand and digital February from 13th. Directed by Ian Hunt-Duffy and written by the award-winning screenwriter Darach McGarrigle and starring British actress Millie Brady (The Last Kingdom, The Queen’s Gambit, Roadkill) alongside horror icon Pollyanna McIntosh (Vikings: Valhalla, The Walking Dead, The Woman), ...
DIFF 2024 Podcast: Kathleen Harris, Director of 'Birdsong'
February 12, 2024 21:11 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWe are thrilled to be partnering with Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) to bring you a series of podcasts with filmmakers featuring in this year's programme. DIFF 2024 runs 22nd February – 2nd March. Explore the programme and get tickets here. In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Kathleen Harris, Director of the documentary Birdsong. Ornithologist Seán Ronayne is on a mission to record the call of every bird species in Ireland – that’s nearly 200 birds. At once inspiring and cau...
Film Ireland Presents: Kathleen Harris, Director of Birdsong
February 12, 2024 21:11 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWe are thrilled to be partnering with Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) to bring you a series of podcasts with filmmakers featuring in this year's programme. DIFF 2024 runs 22nd February – 2nd March. Explore the programme and get tickets here. In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Kathleen Harris, Director of the documentary Birdsong. Ornithologist Seán Ronayne is on a mission to record the call of every bird species in Ireland – that’s nearly 200 birds. At once inspiring and cau...