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Film Ireland Podcast
Film Ireland is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film magazine and podcast exploring the world of cinema and television through conversations with leading filmmakers, creators, and industry voices.
Established in 1987 as a print publication, Film Ireland has evolved into a digital platform and popular podcast, supported by Coimisiún na Meán and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland through the Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme. The Film Ireland Podcast has been running for over 13 years, with over 500…
Episodes
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Film Critic and Culture Journalist
In this podcast, Hayley Jorja talks to TV/Film Critic and Culture Journalist Gavia Baker-Whitelaw.Gavia Baker-Whitelaw is a film critic and culture journalist…
Film Ireland PodcastDocArena: Director Maurice O'Brien, 'Chasing the Light'
In Episode 24 of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Maurice O'Brien about his film Chasing the Light, also known as The Breaking Wave - The Buddhists…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: In Conversation with Clinton Liberty, Actor
In this Film Ireland podcast Dolapo Agunbiade talks to Actor Clinton Liberty, one of the new regulars in House of The Dragon.Clinton stars as Addam of Hull…
Film Ireland PodcastScreen Sessions: Ed Guiney & Niall Murphy on Producing
In partnership with Screen Ireland, we are delighted to present Screen Sessions – a series of in-depth conversations on craft between emerging and established…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Colin Hickey, Director of 'Perennial Light'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Colin Hickey, Writer/Director of 'Perennial Light'.In coastal Ireland, a young boy makes the journey from…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Mo O'Connell, Cathal Feeney & Tara Norris on Dublin International Comedy Film Festival
In this Film Ireland podcast, we spotlight the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival, which is taking place 27-30 November 2024. First off, Gemma Creagh…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents Moe Honan, Producer of 'The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa’s Sleigh'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Moe Honan, Producer of The Magic Reindeer - Saving Santa’s Sleigh.Christmas is on the horizon, and it looks…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser and Chris Cottam on 'The Problem With People'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Chris Cottam, Director of 'The Problem With People', plus Gemma checks in with Co-Writer and Producer Paul…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Cork International Film Festival Filmmakers Roundtable
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to 3 filmmakers whose films are screening at the Cork International Film Festival: Julia Wysocka (Skirmish)…
Film Ireland PodcastScreen Sessions: Richard Baneham & Abby Greene on VFX
In partnership with Screen Ireland, we are delighted to present Screen Sessions – a series of in-depth conversations on craft between emerging and established…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: David McGiffert, Assistant Director
In this Film Ireland podcast, Paul Farren talks to Assistant Director David McGiffert about the film industry and his book Best Seat in the House – An…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Mark Forbes, Director of 'Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Mark Forbes, Director of Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry. In this documentary…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Writer/Director Eva Birthistle, Actor Hazel Doupe & Producer Claire McCaughley
In this Film Ireland podcast Dolapo Agunbiade talks to Writer/Director Eva Birthistle and Actor Hazel Doupe; and Gemma Creagh talks to Producer Claire…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Patrick Willems, Filmmaker & Video Essayist
In this podcast Dale Kearney talks to Patrick Willems, a filmmaker and video essayist based in New York. Patrick Willems' new short film, The Dinner Plan, will…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Niels Arden Oplev, Writer/Director of 'Rose'
In this Film Ireland podcast, in partnership with access>CINEMA, Gemma Creagh talks to Niels Arden Oplev, Writer/Director of 'Rose', which is screening…
Film Ireland PodcastDocArena: Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie, Directors of 'Sugarcane'
Welcome to The DocArena Podcast in association with Film Ireland. My name is Ross Whitaker and in this series of podcasts I want to dig deeply into the…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Maurice O'Carroll, Writer/Director of 'Swing Bout'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Maurice O'Carroll, Writer/Director of Swing Bout. Swing Bout is an intense crime/thriller set backstage at…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Elisabeth Hopper, Netflix Documentary Talent Fund
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Elisabeth Hopper, Head of Talent Initiatives at WDM Entertainment and Lead Producer on the Netflix…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Virginia Gilbert, Writer & Director of 'Reawakening'
In this episode of Film Ireland presents, Gemma Creagh talks with BAFTA-nominated writer/director Virginia Gilbert about her powerful and evocative film…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Artist Asbestos & Ross Killeen, Director of 'Don’t Forget to Remember'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Irish Street Artist Asbestos and Ross Killeen, Director of Don’t Forget to Remember.Subscribe to the Film…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Damian McCarthy, Writer/Director of 'Oddity'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Damian McCarthy, Writer/Director of Oddity.Oddity follows a blind medium who uncovers the truth behind her…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Aoife Kelleher, Director of 'Mrs Robinson'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Aoife Kelleher, Director of Mrs Robinson.Mrs Robinson tells Mary’s story, in her own words, for the very…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Kevin O’Regan and Tommy Flavin, Co-Founders of Crewless
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Kevin O’Regan and Tommy Flavin, the co-founders of Crewless, a new platform for finding crew in Ireland…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Trevor Birney, Producer of 'Kneecap'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Trevor Birney, Producer of 'Kneecap'.When fate brings Belfast schoolteacher JJ into the orbit of…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Gaze Festival Director Greg Thorpe & Dominic Savage, Co-Writer/Director of Close To You
Ahead of the GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival, Gemma Creagh talks to Festival Director Greg Thorpe and Dominic Savage, Director of Close To You…
Film Ireland PodcastOn The Ground: Filmmakers Zoe Gibney & Trevor Whelan & Programmer Maeve McGrath at Galway Film Fleadh
In this podcast in partnership with the Galway Film Fleadh, Gemma Creagh talks to filmmakers Zoe Gibney, winner of this year's Wild Atlantic Pitching…
Film Ireland PodcastScreen Sessions: Nora Twomey & Jessica Patterson on Animation
In partnership with Screen Ireland, we are delighted to present Screen Sessions – a series of in-depth conversations on craft between emerging and established…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Cara Holmes, Director of Notes from Sheepland
Covering the importance of a sound mix as well as the unruly nature of photogenic sheep, in this podcast, Gemma Creagh chats with Cara Holmes, Director of…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Fleadh Roundtable with Aisha Bolaji, Jackson Lennon & Paudie Baggott
In this podcast, in partnership with the Galway Film Fleadh, Gemma Creagh talks to Aisha Bolaji, Jackson Lennon and Paudie Baggott about their short films…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Inas Halabi, Director of We No Longer Prefer Mountains
This 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…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Michael Kinirons, Writer/Director & Alicia Ní Ghráinne, Producer of The Sparrow
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Michael Kinirons, Writer/Director and Alicia Ní Ghráinne, Producer of ‘The Sparrow’. Listen now on SoundCloud, Apple…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Steven McKenna, Writer & Director and Jaro Waldeck DOP of ‘Dreamtown’
In 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…
Film Ireland PodcastScreen Sessions: Mark O’Halloran & Katie McNeice on Writing
In partnership with Screen Ireland, we are delighted to launch our inaugural Screen Sessions - a series of in-depth conversations on craft between emerging and…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Marian Quinn, Writer/Director of Twig
In 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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Virpi Suutari, Director of Once Upon A Time In A Forest
In 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…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Yousef Srouji, Director of Three Promises
In 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…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Eleanor McSherry, UCC Programme Coordinator of Autism Studies
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Eleanor McSherry, a highly qualified Programme Coordinator/designer, researcher and lecturer with UCC (ACE). She…
Film Ireland PodcastDocArena: Colm Quinn, Ransom ’79
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Colm Quinnabout his documentary Ransom '79. Listen now on SoundCloud, Apple, Spotify, Acast and…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Gary Lennon, Director of Piano Dreams
Delving 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…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Laura McGann, Writer/Director of The Deepest Breath
A big congratulations to director Laura McGann as her powerful documentary The Deepest Breath has just won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Long Documentary…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Tanya Doyle, Director of Eat / Sleep / Cheer / Repeat
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Tanya Doyle, Director of 'Eat / Sleep / Cheer / Repeat'.Subscribe to the Film Ireland podcast on your favourite platform…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Simon Chambers, Director of Much Ado About Dying
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Simon Chambers, the Director of Screen Ireland supported documentary 'Much Ado About Dying.Filmmaker Simon finds his…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Andrew Baird, Director of Sunrise
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh welcomes back Andrew Baird to talk about his latest film, Sunrise. Then we hear from Director Michael Showalter…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: What's happening in Japanese Cinema?
In this Japanese Film Festival Roundtable, Gemma Creagh talks to Andrew Partridge, founder of Anime Limited, Emmy Shigeta, a Japanese DJ working in the…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Young Critics from YIFM @ DIFF
In this special Young Irish Film Makers at Dublin International Film Festival podcast, 5 young critics interview 2 filmmakers whose shorts screened at this…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Alan Gilsenan, Director of The Days Of Trees
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Alan Gilsenan about his latest film, 'The Days Of Trees'. Listen now on SoundCloud, Apple, Spotify, Acast and Amazon, or…
Film Ireland PodcastDocArena: Director Andrew Gallimore, 'One Night In Millstreet'
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Andrew Gallimore about his documentary One Night In Millstreet. DocArena Podcast S2 Ep05…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Distributer Adam Torel, Third Window Films & Maeve Cook, Access Cinema
As the Japanese Film Festival Ireland, returns, Gemma Creagh speaks to Adam Torel, the driving force behind Third Window Films, about bringing bold and…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor, Co-Directors & Writers of Baltimore
In 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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Leandro Arouca, Colourist
In 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…
Film Ireland PodcastDocArena: Kevin Macdonald, High & Low: John Galliano
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, we are grateful to Dublin International Film Festival and Volta Pictures for sharing this masterclass with…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast S2 Ep03: Rachel Ramsay And James Erskine (Copa 71)
In 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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Pav Grochola, FX & Look of Picture Supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks
In 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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Nadim Cheikhrouha, Producer of Four Daughters at DIFF
We 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…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: Silver Screen Critics Round Table at DIFF
We 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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Oge Obasi, Producer of Mami Wata at DIFF
In 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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Mark Adams, Co-Writer of Cannes Uncut at DIFF
In 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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Ian Hunt-Duffy, Director of Double Blind
In 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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Kathleen Harris, Director of Birdsong
We 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…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast S2 Ep02: Jeanie Finlay (Your Fat Friend)
Welcome to The DocArena Podcast in association with Film Ireland. My name is Ross Whitaker and every fortnight, I want to dig deeply into the motivations of…