Film Ireland Podcast

In May earlier this year in Ballina Arts Centre, we were thrilled to host Local Voices, Global Stories: Celebrating Screen Creative Talent in partnership with Mayo-based production company HeartFelt Drama and the National Talent Academy for Film & TV Drama and Film Mayo. This live event consisted of two panels which showcased the work of talented producers, creators and writers; celebrating creati...

Gene Wilder with an Irish brogue? In this very special episode of the Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh chats with New England filmmaker Frank Durant, who has travelled to Dublin to explore the locations featured in the 1970s Gene Wilder film Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx. Joining him on this nostalgic journey is Ireland-based filmmaker Meghan Mickela, who is documenting the experien...

In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Alessandra Celesia, Director of The Flats. Joe and his Belfast neighbors reenact childhood memories from the violent Troubles era in their Catholic district, exploring the collective experiences that shaped their lives and community. The Flats is in cinemas from 23rd May 2025.https://filmireland.net/ Over the years, the podcast has featured acclai...

In this special Film Ireland podcast, Naemi Victoria talks to Feargal Ward (Tin City) & Sophie Somerville (Fwends), whose films both premiered at Berlinale in 2025. Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd , Lenny Abrahamson , M. Night Shyamalan , John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser , Niamh Algar, David Freyne, C...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Director Lorcan Finnegan & Writer Thomas Martin about their film The Surfer. A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son, but is humiliated by a group of powerful locals and drawn into a conflict that rises with the punishing heat of the summer and pushes him right to his breaking point. Starring  Nicolas Cage, Julian...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Director & Co-Writer Mark O’Connor and Co-Writer & Actor Luke McQuillan about their film 'Amongst The Wolves'.Also we chat to Finglas teenager Emma Whelan who was recently named Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year at the annual Fresh Film Festival for her film Abhaile, which she wrote, directed, and starred in. Co-written by O’Connor and McQuil...

In this episode of the Film Ireland podcast, we are excited to look the TRANS IMAGE / TRANS EXPERIENCE (TITE) FILM FESTIVAL, which takes place from 25–27 April 2025 at the Light House Cinema in Dublin.  We begin by speaking with James Hudson, the festival founder. Then we are joined by Theda Hammel, whose remarkable debut feature, Stress Positions, will close this year’s programme. Finally, we spe...

We are delighted to partner with the Writers' Guild of Ireland to bring you 2 very special podcasts of panels and discussions from the 2024 World Conference of Screenwriters, an international gathering of screenwriters and Writers Guilds from all around the world, which took place in Galway, 2 – 3 October 2024.This first podcast features Day 1's proceedings, beginning with:Irish RetrospectiveBring...

In the Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Stephen Bradley , Director of 'Fran the Man'.Comedy mockumentary Fran the Man is based on the much-loved original TV show ‘Fran’ which aired on Setanta Sports and TV3 from 2009-2011. Darragh Humphreys reprises his starring role as Fran Costello which sees him working undercover to save the beautiful game from match-fixing. Humphreys is joined by a...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Darren Thornton, Director/Co-Writer of Four Mothers. Over a chaotic weekend, Edward has to juggle his burgeoning career with the care of four eccentric, combative, and wildly different ladies. Four Mothers is a tender and heartwarming comedy that is set to delight cinema audiences next year with a stellar cast including James McArdle, Fionnula Fl...

In this podcast, Film Ireland is delighted to partner with the National Talent Academy for Film & TV and GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival as we’re joined by three participants from their fantastic starGAZE programme. This is a platform for LGBTQIA talent that provides access to Irish and international creatives, full festival access, and mentorship with an established LGBTQIA filmmaker. In...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to John Farrelly, Writer/Director of An Taibhse. An Taibhse unfolds in the bleak landscape of post-famine Ireland,exploring the profound hardships faced by its people. The narrative centres around Éamon (Tom Kerrisk) and his daughter Máire (Livvy Hill), who take on the task of maintaining a remote mansion , only to be driven to  the edge of sanity b...

In this podcast, Film Ireland is delighted to partner with the National Talent Academy for Film & TV & GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival as we're joined by three participants from their starGAZE programme. This is a platform for LGBTQIA talent that provides access to Irish and international creatives, full festival access, and mentorship with an established LGBTQIA filmmaker. Listen...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to filmmaker, screenwriter, marketing specialist and long-time Film Ireland friend Chris Brennan about his journey into filmaking and his move into marketing, professional communication, and branding. Chris BrennanChris Brennan is an accomplished filmmaker, screenwriter, and marketing specialist. He co-directed the feature drama Keys to the City and...

In this Film Ireland Podcast, award-winning writer director and documentary filmmaker Roisin Kearney talks to actor Travis Nelson. Travis has been acting internationally since 2009 and has starred in Netflix’s The Recruit, and Amazon’s The Lake. Recently he’s been working in Ireland, having starred in dlr First Frames funded short Conveyance, and Blumhouse horror Drop, which hits cinemas 11th Apri...

In partnership with Screen Ireland, we are delighted to present Screen Sessions – a series of in-depth conversations on craft between talent from the Screen industries. In this very special podcast, Director & Editor Breege Rowley talks to fellow Editor Jérôme Eltabet, who worked on one of the standout films of 2024, The Substance, which received 5 Oscar nominations, including best picture.  Breeg...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann, Producer of 'September Says'.Sisters July and September are thick as thieves, though very different. September is protective and distrustful of others, while July is open to and curious about the world. Their dynamic is a concern to their single mum, Sheela, who is unsure what to do with them. When September is suspended...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Remi Alfallah, Co-Director, Producer of Dollar Baby's, which screens at this year’s Dublin International Film Festival. Struggling to make ends meet in a run-down LA motel, Maedbh is torn between her Irish roots and the new life she is fighting to build for herself in the U.S. Encouraged by her girlfriend Frankie, they venture into the ‘Girls Clu...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Claire Frances Byrne, Director and Ruth Coady, Producer of 'Ready or Not', which screens at this year's Dublin International Film Festival. Dublin, 1998. Teenagers are all attitude, high ponies and low-waist jeans. Everyone is talking about sex, but no one is talking about consent. What Katie (Ruby Conway Dunne) thinks will be a summer of hanging...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Robert Byrne, Film Preservationist and Restorer. This year's Dublin International Film Festival is hosting Silent Cinema: Restoration & Celebration. From conservation to ongoing screenings to composing and playing live musical accompaniment, this discussion will dissect the world of silent cinema and its place on our screens today. The panel feat...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Vera Drew, Director & Co-Writer of ‘The People’s Joker, which has a special Trans Image/Trans Experience (TITE) Film Festival preview screening at the Light House Cinema on 14th February 2025.The People’s Joker is a DIY parody film and hilarious reimagining of the classic autobiographical coming-of-age story follows an unconfident, closeted trans...

In this DIFF 2025 podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to 4 filmmakers whose films are screening at this year's festival. Sophie Meehan (A Little Bird Told Me), Fatoumata Gandega (I Belong), Conor McCormick (Bunker Baby) and Táine King (The Wilde Sisters). Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd , Lenny Abrahamson , M. Night Shyamalan , John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan,...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Mick Jordan talks to Grainne Humphreys, Executive Festival Director at Dublin International Film Festival. The 2025 Dublin International Film Festival runs 20th February - 2nd March. Explre the full programme and book tickets at https://www.diff.ie/programmehttps://filmireland.net/ Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd , Lenn...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Mick Jordan talks to Sinéad O'Shea, Director of Blue Road: The Edna O'BrienBlue Road: The Edna O'Brien is a candid portrait of one of the world’s greatest and most charismatic writers, Irish author Edna O’Brien. Her books were banned and burned in her native Ireland. In London and New York, she had illicit love affairs, hosted star-studded parties, and made and lost a...

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Ciarán Ó Cofaigh, Producer of Na Féilte Tine: Imbolg. Na Féilte Tine (The Fire Festivals) a four part series commissioned by RTE which explores the four indigenous Irish festivals of Samhain, Imbolg, Bealtaine and Lúnasa. Each festival is a welcome to the new season. The Fire Festivals have been celebrated for millennia in Ireland and this series...