Film Ireland Podcast

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 c...

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...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Sarah and Richard discuss their top films of 2019!First they dig deep into Film Ireland Critic's picks... then they both delve into their choices. From Us, Booksmart, the Souvenir, Marriage Story, Extraordinary, Hole in the Ground, Cellar Door - all get a mention. Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd , Lenny Abrahamson , M....

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 headthe response to the film at that timePeckinpah’s career & stylethemes and symbols running through his filmsthe person...

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://filmirel...

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. Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd , L...

The Last Right  is a comedy-drama road movie telling the story of a man bringing the body of someone he barely knows for burial with his family. His good intentions are motivated by trying to patch up his relationship with his own brother. However,  en route  from West Cork to Rathlin Island, both romance and family secrets emerge to complicate the trip. In this podcast Gemma Creagh...

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 fetishis...

In this Film Ireland Podcast, we are joined by Iffy Festival Director Duncan McKenna, filmmaker Jack Thornton (Love Lane United) and Aoife Nic Ardghail (Casual).Last November saw the first edition of the iffy Short Film Festival, a bite-sized selection of shorts for Liffey-side lovers of film. The festival will be making its return early next month, with another batch of movie bouches. A festival...

In this podcast, Gemma Creagh met up with Gerard Mannix Flynn, in The Westbury Hotel in Dublin to talk about his film - co-directed with Maedhbh McMahon & Lotta Petronella - Land Without God,  which examines the legacy of institutional abuse by the Irish Church and State over the last century.http://filmireland.net/ Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd ,...

In this eerie episode of the Reel Horror Show, special ghoulish guest Stephen "Screaming " Shields [writer, The Hole in the Ground] joins regular monstrous mutant hosts Conor "McMayhem" McMahon, Ali "Horror" Doyle and Conor "Howling" Dowling to open a coffin of consternation and carve up the corpse within. Uv-voov shredded thistle organ... welcome. In this episode, the ghastly gang talk about- "Sc...

In this podcast, Gemma Creagh chats to Shelly Love, the director of A Bump Along the Way which introduces us to Pamela, a boozy 44-year-old single mother whose teenage daughter Allegra disapproves of her care-free lifestyle. Their fragile relationship is further tested when Pamela becomes pregnant after a one-night stand. Shelly discusses-her background in film-the choreography of directing-how A...

Ahead of the this year's IndieCork (6 - 13 October), Gemma Creagh sat down with 2 filmmakers whose films are screening at the festival. Rachel Smyth's film Pit Stop tells the story of one woman’s attempt to flee an abusive relationship. Kerrie Costello's film Nina introduces us to Sarah as she returns to a house to pack up.http://filmireland.net/ Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed...

In this podcast, Paul Farren talks to Tom Burke, the director of Losing Alaska, which tells the story of a small community in Alaska called Newtok who are dealing with a slow-moving disaster. The 375 inhabitants of Newtok feel the winter storms grow more fierce each year and steal their coastline, they watch their homes disappear into rolling seas as the melting permafrost erodes the edges of thei...

Ahead of the 2019 IFI Documentary Festival (25-29 September) Gemma Creagh talks to three filmmakers whose films feature in the Shorts Programme, which takes place on the 28th September. Nodlag Houlihan (Reality Baby ), Paul Webster (The Vasectomy Doctor ) and Peter Kilmartin (Sunny Side Up) join Gemma to talk about their films and what it takes to put together a documentary.http://filmireland.net/...

In this podcast, Paul Farren talks to Mike Ahern & Enda Loughman, Co-Directors/Co-Writers of Extra Ordinary, a supernatural comedy which tells the story of Rose, a sweet and lonely small town driving instructor who must use her supernatural ‘talent’ to save the daughter of a local man from a washed up rock-star looking to use her in a satanic pact that will reignite his fame. Mike & Enda discuss t...

Reel Horror Show's Mark Sheridan is joined by Dr Sarah Cleary in this special episode to explore the cobwebbed tunnels of horror. Sarah discusses how the horror genre is being controlled, regulated and restricted in response to its alleged effect on children. Other topics include horror as the messenger and reflecting ourselves and society back to us. Trump horror.  A take-down of Stranger Things...

In this podcast Gemma Creagh is joined by Emma Fagan, programme manager of The Bleeding Pig Festival (9-11 September) and filmmakers Mia Mullarky (Mother & Baby) and Laura O'Shea (Hold the Line), whose films are screening at the festival. Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd , Lenny Abrahamson , M. Night Shyamalan , John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Far...

In this podcast, Paul Farren talks to Ivan Kavanagh about his latest feature Never Grow Old and the influences behind it, and discuss the Western genre and its enduring appeal. Ivan also talks about working with John Cusack, Emile Hirsch and Déborah François and the craft of filmmaking. In Never Grow Old, Irish carpenter and undertaker Patrick Tate (Hirsch) lives with his young family on the outsk...

Sarah Cullen and Richard Drumm return to give us their latest contemplations and ruminations on film. This episode's reviews include The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid, Never Grow Old and Toy Story 4. Netflix fodder Secret Obsession and Kidnapping Stella, plus a daylit look at MidSommar, Woman at War, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Good Boys.http://filmireland.net/ Over the years, the podcast has...

In this podcast, Gemma Creagh is joined by Carmen García and Dr Jennifer O'Meara to talk about the Dublin Feminist Film Festival, which runs 22 - 24 August 2019.Carmen García is a feminist videojournalist, journalist and filmmaker. Her film Tra na mban / Ladies Beach screens at the festival as part of the shorts programme on Thursday, 22nd August. Dr Jennifer O'Meara is an Assistant Professor in F...

June Butler talks to filmmakers Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell about their documentary Gaza, a portrait of the resilience of people in the most challenging of circumstances and living under the constant threat of a looming war.http://filmireland.net/ Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd , Lenny Abrahamson , M. Night Shyamalan , John Boorman, Saoirse Ro...

In this podcast, we welcome three filmmakers whose works are screening at this year's GAZE International LGBT Film Festival (1 - 5 August). Maya Derrington, Katie McNeice and Tom Speers join Gemma Creagh to talk about their films and filmmaking. Plus festival director Roisín Geraghty pops in to give us a quick look at this year's programme.http://filmireland.net/ Over the years, the podcast has fe...

In this podcast, Gemma was joined by writer Stephen Shields (The Hole in The Ground, 2019) to chat to Hugh O'Conor about his feature directorial debut debut Metal Heart. Hugh talks about pitching "Twin Peaks in Terenure" to writer Paul Murray, the development process, a darker version, casting and working with the actors. Hugh explains how his own background as an actor influences his directing an...

In this podcast, Gemma Creagh sits down with three filmmakers whose short films screen at this year's Galway Film Fleadh. Director Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair (Break Us), writer Sarah Ingersoll (The Bridge) and producer Marissa Aroy (The Ferry) join us to talk about their films, their roles as director, writer and producer and their individual approaches to the craft of filmmaking.http://filmireland.n...