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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 PodcastThe DocArena Podcast S2 Ep01: Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgins (American Nightmare)
Welcome to a new series of The DocArena Podcast. In this episode Ross Whitaker talks to Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgins about their documentary American…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: DIFF 2024 Filmmakers' Roundtable
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 PodcastOn the Ground: Film Ireland at IndieCork Film Festival
Gemma Creagh was at IndieCork 2023 Film Festival and met up with Festival Director Úna Feely , Hungry Hill Co-Director Mieke Vanmechelen and Unseen Guest…
Film Ireland PodcastIndie Cinema: Nick Roth, Writer & Co-director of Hanky Panky
In this Film Ireland podcast, Smrithika Majukar talks to Nick Roth, the Co-director with Lindsey Haun and writer of indie horror-comedy Hanky Panky.A man and…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Dublin Comedy International Film Festival Roundtable
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to three filmmakers whose films are screening in this year’s Dublin Comedy International Film Festival: Zoë…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Ken Wardrop, Director of So This Is Christmas
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Ken Wardrop, Director of So This Is Christmas.It’s late November and across the country expectations of the…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Paul Mercier, Writer & Director of Prospect House
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Paul Mercier, Writer & Director of Prospect House ahead of its screening at this year’s Cork International…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Joe Lee, Director of '406 Days'
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to filmmaker Joe Lee about 406 Days, which is screening at this year’s Still Voices Film Festival. The film…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Laura Moss Co-Writer & Director of Birth/Rebirth
In this Still Voices 23 Podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Co-Writer (alongside Brendan J. O’Brien) & Director of Birth/Rebirth which is screening at this year’s…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Cork International Film Festival Filmmakers Roundtable
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to 4 filmmakers whose films are screening at the Cork International Film Festival (Nov 9th - 26th, 2023)…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Briefs: Molly Manning Walker, Writer/Director of How to Have Sex
In this Film Ireland podcast, Smrithika Majukar talks to Molly Manning Walker, Writer/Director of ‘How to Have Sex’Three British teenage girls go on a…
Film Ireland PodcastOn The Ground: An Irish Film Music Journey
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to event organiser Tim Burden about From The Quiet Man to The Quiet Girl – An Irish Film Music Journey, a…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Trish McAdam, Director of Songs Of Blood And Destiny
Ahead of its screening at the Kerry Film Festival, Gemma Creagh talks to Trish McAdam, Director of Songs Of Blood And Destiny.Based on the epic poem, iGirl, by…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Lisa Mulcahy, Director of Lies We Tell
In this Film Ireland Podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Lisa Mulcahy Director of 'Lies We Tell'.Lies We Tell is a a contained psychological thriller about a gaslit…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Director of The Miracle Club
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Thaddeus O’Sullivan, Director of ‘The Miracle Club’.The Miracle Club follows a female friendship across…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Eugene O'Brien, Writer of Tarrac
In this Film Ireland Podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Eugene O Brien, Writer of 'Tarrac', which is in cinemas from 6th October 2023.Filmed on the breathtaking…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Tony Kelly, Writer/Director of The Hurler (A Campion's Tale)
In this Film Ireland podcast, Lynn Larkin talks to Tony Kelly, Writer/Director of The Hurler (A Campion’s Tale).The Hurler: A Campion’s Tale tells the story of…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Prasanna Puwanarajah, Director of Ballywalter
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Prasanna Puwanarajah, Director of Ballywalter.A life affirming story about the unexpected connections that…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Bryony Dunne, Director/Co-Writer of Surrender Your Horns
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Bryony Dunne about her film Surrender Your Horns.Surrender Your Horns is a feature film that starts with a…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Producer Kathryn Lennon & EP James Mitchell discuss Hidden Assets
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to ‘Hidden Assets’ Series Producer Kathryn Lennon and Executive Producer James Mitchell.Hidden Assets returns…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Tony Devlin, Director / Co-writer of The Glenarma Tapes
Ahead of its screening at this year’s FrightFest, Gemma Creagh talks to Tony Devlin, Director and Co-writer of The Glenarma Tapes.In the spring of 2020, five…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: Murray Pomerance, Vertigo 65
In this Film Ireland podcast, Paul Farren speaks to Author & Scholar Murray Pomerance about Alfred Hitchcock’s timeless classic Vertigo.Murray Pomerance will…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Patricia Kelly, Director/Writer of Verdigris
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Director/Writer Patricia Kelly about her film Verdigris which is premiering at the 35th Galway Film…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Galway Film Fleadh Roundtable
In this Film Ireland Podcast, Gemma Creagh welcomes 3 filmmakers to talk about their short films screening at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh. Grace Dyas…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Claire Dix, Director of Sunlight
In this Film Ireland Podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Claire Dix about her feature debut, Sunlight, written by Ailbhe Keogan and stars Barry Ward, Liam Carney…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Briefs: Gene Stupnitsky, Writer / Director of No Hard Feelings
Jennifer Lawrence produces and stars in No Hard Feelings, a laugh-out-loud, R-rated comedy from director Gene Stupnitsky (Good Boys) and the co-writer of Bad…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Roisin Geraghty & Stuart Sloan discuss Docs Ireland
In this Film Ireland Podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Roisin Geraghty, Head Of Industry and Marketplace & Stuart Sloan Docs Ireland Programmer , about this…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Allan Graf, Hollywood 2nd Unit Director & Stunt Coordinator
In this Film Ireland Podcast, Paul Farren talks to Allan Graf, one of Hollywood's premier 2nd unit directors and stunt coordinators.Graf worked as a stunt…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Tommy Creagh, Bloomsday Film Festival Director
Festival founder Tommy Creagh discusses the evolution of Ireland's most literary film festival, the enduring influence of James Joyce on contemporary…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Tráma Teaghlaigh Producer Fiona Kinsella & Director Keith Farrell
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Producer Fiona Kinsella & Director Keith Farrell about their 3-part TV series Tráma Teaghlaigh, which…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Fergus Dowd, Producer of '406 Days' & Carol Ann Bridgeman, Ex-Debenhams worker
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Producer Fergus Dowd & Ex-Debenhams worker Carol Ann Bridgeman about 406 Days. The film tells the story of…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: David McGiffert Hollywood Assistant Director
Paul Farren talks to David McGiffert about his extensive career working as an Assistant Director on close to 50 feature films, including the likes Absence of…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Achill Island Film Festival Roundtable
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to 4 filmmakers whose films are being screened at the Achill Island Film Festival – Sarah Grant (Candy) Sinéad…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Sinéad O'Shea, Director of Pray for Our Sinners
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Sinéad O’Shea about her film Pray for Our Sinners. Pray for Our Sinners documents Sinéad’s return to her…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Fintan Connolly, Director/Co-Writer of Barber
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to filmmaker Fintan Connolly about his film Barber. Directed by Fintan Connolly & co-written with Fiona…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Shane Crowley, Writer of God's Creatures
In this Film Ireland Podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Shane Crowley, Writer of God's Creatures - Directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer & starring Emily…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Andrew Legge, Co-Writer & Director of LOLA
In this Film Ireland Podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Andrew Legge, Co-Writer & Director of LOLA.1941, sisters Thom and Mars have built a machine, LOLA, that can…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Jayne Foley, Fresh International Film Festival Artistic Director
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Jayne Foley, the founder and Artistic Director of Fresh International Film Festival.The 27th annual Fresh…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Eoin McGuirk, Editor on Kin/Striking Out
Eoin is an Editor of TV and film. His credits cross a diverse range of genres from TV dramas, to romantic features and fight units on big budget TV…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Alex Kayode-Kay, Writer/Director & Roisin Kearney, EP on The Ballad Of Olive Morris
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Writer/Director Alex Kayode-Kay and Executive Producer Roisin Kearney about their 2023 BAFTA-nominated film…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Ramsey Avery, Production Designer on Guardians of the Galaxy
In this Film Ireland podcast, gemma Creagh talks to Production Designer Ramsey Avery.Ramsey is a celebrated production designer and design director whose…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Conor McMahon, Writer/Director of Let the Wrong One In
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh chats to Conor McMahon, Writer/Director of Let the Wrong One In. Listen now on SoundCloud, Apple, Spotify, Acast and…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Frank Berry: Director/Writer of Aisha
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Frank Berry about his film Aisha. Aisha (Letitia Wright), a young Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Ireland, is…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Gerard Lough, Writer/Director of Spears
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Gerard Lough, the Writer and Director of 'Spears'.Packed with twists and turns, Spears kicks off when a…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Alan Gilsenan, Director of Ghosts of Baggotonia
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Alan Gilsenan, Director of Ghosts of Baggotonia. Ghosts of Baggotonia is a haunting and visually…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Luke McManus, Director of North Circular
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Luke McManus about his documentary musical North Circular. North Circular travels the length of Dublin’s…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Anna Rodgers & Shaun Dunne, Directors of How to Tell A Secret
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Anna Rodgers and Shaun Dunne about their film How to Tell A Secret.A powerful examination of the…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Gavin Fitzgerald, Director of Million Dollar Pigeons
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Gavin Fitzgerald, Director of Million Dollar Pigeons. The Irish documentary is about the passionate and…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Ciara NicChormaic, Director of Clouded Reveries
In this Film Ireland Podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Ciara NicChormaic, Director of Aisling Trí Néallaibh: Clouded Reveries.Acclaimed poet and essayist Doireann…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Wayne Byrne, Author of Walter Hill: The Cinema of a Hollywood Maverick
Paul Farren talks to Wayne Byrne about his latest book Walter Hill: The Cinema of a Hollywood Maverick.Walter Hill: The Cinema of a Hollywood Maverick is a…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Seamus Murphy, Director of The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby
In this podcast, Gremma Creagh talks to Seamus Murphy, the director of The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby.The film examines Irish writer Pat…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Robert Higgins & Patrick McGivney, Writer/Directors of Lakelands
We are thrilled to be once again partnering with Still Voices Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts with artists featured at the international film…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Still Voices Film Festival Dance Roundtable
We are thrilled to be once again partnering with Still Voices Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts with artists featured at the international film…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Adrian Duncan Director of Lost Colony
We are thrilled to once again be partnering with Still Voices Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts with artists featured at the international film…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Still Voices Roundtable on Horror - Something Dark & Wicked
We are thrilled to once again be partnering with Still Voices Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts with artists featured at the international film…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus Still Voices Roundtable on Animation
We are thrilled to once again be partnering with Still Voices Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts with artists featured at the international film…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Andrew Baird, Director of One Way
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Andrew Baird, the Director of ‘One Way’, the high-octane US thriller, written by Ben Conway.On the run with…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Robert Manson, Writer/Director of Holy Island
In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Robert Manson, writer and director of Holy Island.Holy Island is a story about two lost souls, Rosa and…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Sasha King, Director of Vicky
In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Sasha King about her powerful film Vicky which tells the inspirational story of Vicky Phelan’s personal…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Kim Bartley, Director of Pure Grit
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Kim Bartley, Director of ‘Pure Grit’, a thrilling tale of extreme bareback horse racing, and an intimate…