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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 PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Writer/Director of It Is In Us All
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Antonia Campbell-Hughes on the release of her debut feature It Is In Us All.When Hamish arrives on the soil…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Briefs: Halina Reijn, Director of Bodies Bodies Bodies
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Halina Reijn, director of Bodies Bodies Bodies.When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Lynne Parker, Director of Hecuba
In this podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Director and Rough Magic Theatre Company co-founder Lynne Parker about her filmed version of Hecuba, playwright Marina…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Dónal Foreman, Director of The Cry of Granuaile
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Dónal Foreman about his genre-defying blend of psychodrama and fantasy, The Cry of Granuaile.The Cry of…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Dean Kavanagh: Writer/Director of Hole in the Head
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to filmmaker Dean Kavanagh about his latest feature, Hole in the Head, a sophisticated and darkly comic…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Emer Reynolds, Director of Joyride
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Emmy-winning documentary maker Emer Reynolds about her debut feature film Joyride.Joyride stars the…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Briefs: Olivia Newman, Director of Where the Crawdads Sing
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Olivia Newman, the director of Where the Crawdads Sing, which is adapted from the best-selling novel by Delia Owens and…
Film Ireland PodcastDocArena: Director Jay Bedwani, 'Donna'
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Jay Bedwani about his documentary Donna. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Jay Bedwani (My…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Galway Film Fleadh Filmmakers Roundtable 2022
In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Derek Ugochukwu, Laura Kavanagh and Jonathan Hughes ahead of their films screening at the Galway Film Fleadh…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Kate Dolan, Writer/Director Of You Are Not My Mother
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Kate Dolan, the writer and director of You Are Not My Mother.Rooted in eerie Irish folklore, the creepy and…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Emily O’Callaghan: Festival Director of the Achill Island Film Festival
In this Film, Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Emily O’Callaghan, the Festival Director of the Achill Island Film Festival. The Festival takes place from…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast: Episode 15 – Luke Sewell (Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King)
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Luke Sewell about his documentary Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King.If you want proof…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast: Episode 14 – Declan McGrath & Neasa Ní Chianáin (Young Plato)
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Declan McGrath & Neasa Ní Chianáin about their documentary Young Plato.A Primary School in…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Seán Breathnach, Writer/Director of Foscadh
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Seán Breathnach, Writer/Director of Foscadh.Set in the stunning wild mountains of North Conamara, Foscadh…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast Episode 13 – Peter Middleton & James Spinney (The Real Charlie Chaplin)
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Peter Middleton & James Spinney about their documentary The Real Charlie Chaplin.Hollywood icon…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast: Episode 12 – Felicity Morris & Bernie Higgins (The Tinder Swindler)
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Director Felicity Morris & Producer Bernie Higgins about their documentary 'The Tinder…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Director Damian McCann & Writer Aislinn Clarke of Doineann
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Director Damian McCann & Writer Aislinn Clarke about their film ‘Doineann’.Doineann the Irish for ‘stormy…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Dublin International Comedy Film Festival 2022
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to 4 filmmakers whose films are screening at this year’s Dublin International Comedy Film Festival. Bébhinn Naughton, Adam…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast: Episode 11 – Jamila Wignot (Ailey)
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Jamila Wignot about her documentary Ailey.Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Tadhg O’Sullivan, Director of To The Moon
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Tadhg O’Sullivan, Director of To The Moon.To the Moon is a beautiful and poetic cinematic ode to the…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Michael McCormack, Director of Breaking Out
Breaking Out is the remarkable story of Cork born singer-songwriter Fergus O’Farrell, the charismatic voice of Interference, one of the most compelling and…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Edwina Casey, Director of The Lighthouse
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Edwina Casey, the director of a new production of Peter Maxwell Davies’s chamber opera The Lighthouse, which screens in…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Ross Killeen, Director Of Love Yourself Today
In this Film Ireland podast Gemma Creagh talks to Ross Killeen about Love Yourself Today, which centres around the music of Irish singer songwriter Damien…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Still Voices Short Film Festival Roundtable Fiction Filmmakers
We are thrilled to be partnering with Still Voices Short Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts. This episode features Ariane Louis-Seize, Reza Riahi…
Film Ireland PodcastIndie Cinema: Robbie Walsh, Writer/Director of The Letters
Set against the backdrop of the Cervical Check scandal that rocked Ireland, 'The Letters' tells the story of three women from different walks of life who have…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Still Voices Short Film Festival with Terence Davies
We are thrilled to be partnering with Still Voices Short Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts. This year acclaimed director Terence Davies will…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast: Episode 10 – Ric Burns (Oliver Sacks: His Own Life)
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Ric Burns about his documentary Oliver Sacks: His Own Life.Oliver Sacks: His Own Life explores…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Still Voices Short Film Festival Documentary Roundtable
We are thrilled to be partnering with Still Voices Short Film Festival to bring you a series of podcasts. We’re kicking off with 3 very talented documentary…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Tom Sullivan, Writer/Director of Arracht
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Tom Sullivan, Writer/Director of Arracht.Arracht tells the story of Colmán Sharkey, a fisherman, a father, a…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: David Burke Director of Father of the Cyborgs
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to David Burke about his film Father of the Cyborgs.Father of the Cyborgs looks at the fascinating life and…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Christine Molloy &Joe Lawlor, Co-Writers/Directors of Rose Plays Julie
In this Film Ireland podcast, Natasha Waugh talks to Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor about their film Rose Plays Julie.This podcast was recorded at the 2020…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Niall Owens Writer/Director of Gateway
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh chats to Niall Owens about his debut feature film Gateway, which screens at IndieCork 2021 Film Festival (19th…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Director Phyllidia Lloyd, (Herself, Mamma Mia!, The Iron Lady)
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Phyllidia Lloyd, about directing the powerful Irish film Herself. Phyllida Lloyd Lloyd was born in Nempnett…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Writer/Director Philip Doherty & Actor Aaron Monaghan, Redemption of A Rogue
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Philip Doherty (writer / director) and Aaron Monaghan (lead) about Redemption of A Rogue. Redemption of A…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Tania Notaro, Dublin Feminist Film Festival Programmer
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to actor/writer and festival programmer Tania Notaro ahead of the Dublin Feminist Film Festival, which takes…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Chris Baugh, Writer/Director of Boys From County Hell
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Chris Baugh, Writer/Director of Boys From County Hell.Welcome to Six Mile Hill, a sleepy Irish backwater…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast – Kristina Lindström & Kristian Petri (The Most Beautiful Boy in the World)
In episode 9 of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Kristina Lindström & Kristian Petri about their documentary The Most Beautiful Boy in the…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus Galway Film Fleadh Filmmakers 2021 Roundtable
In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to filmmakers ,Annika Cassidy, Diarmuid Donohoe and Kamila Dydyna whose short films are screening at this…
Film Ireland PodcastDocArena: Kim Bartley, 'Pure Grit'
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Kim Bartley, the director of Pure Grit, which is screening at this year's Galway Film Fleadh…
Film Ireland PodcastDocArena: Director John Dower & EPs Suzanne Lavery and Simon Chinn (Sophie: A Murder in West Cork)
In episode 7 of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to some of the team behind Netflix's latest series Sophie: A Murder in West Cork. Director John…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast: Episode 6 - Jerry Rothwell
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Jerry Rothwell, director of The Reason I Jump. Based on the bestselling book by Naoki…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast Episode 5 – Maeve O’Boyle
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to filmmaker Maeve O’Boyle. Maeve is the editor and co-director along with Aideen Kane, Lucy…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast: Episode 4 – Dror Moreh
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to filmmaker Dror Moreh, whose 2012 documentary 'The Gatekeepers' was nominated for Best…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast: Episode 3 – Lance Oppenheim
In this episode of The DocArena Podcast, Ross Whitaker talks to Lance Oppenheim, a filmmaker from South Florida. Lance's debut feature documentary, Some Kind…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena: Podcast: Episode 2 - Johnny Gogan
“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…
Film Ireland PodcastThe DocArena Podcast: Episode 1 - Lisa Immordino Vreeland
"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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Pat Collins, Director of Henry Glassie: Field Work
Henry Glassie: Field Work from Director Pat Collins is a portrait of the celebrated folklorist and ethnologist Henry Glassie. Inspired by and featuring Glassie…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Treasa O’Brien, Director of Town of Strangers
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Treasa O’Brien, director of Town of StrangersA stranger arrives in the town of Gort and announces that auditions will be…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: Farewell 2020
Sarah Cullen & Richard Drumm return to the world of pod after a long hiatus - reunited over zoom, our dynamic duo take a look back at the year in film. Over…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Kieron J. Walsh, Director/Co-writer of The Racer
In this Film Ireland Podcast, Paul Farren talks to Kieron J. Walsh, Director / Co-writer of The Racer.In summer 1998, the opening stages of Le Tour de France…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Mary McGuckian, Writer/Director of A Girl From Mogadishu
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Mary McGuckian, whose film A Girl From Mogadishu is released in cinemas across Ireland.The film portrays…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Alistair Owen, author of The Art of Screen Adaptation
In this Film Ireland podcast, Paul Farren talks to Alistair Owen about his book ‘The Art of Screen Adaptation’.In the age of cinema and TV adaptation, Alistair…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Cork International Film Festival Roundtable
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to 3 filmmakers, David Prendeville (Sins of a Werewolf), Edwina Casey (Algorithm) and Maureen O’Connell (Hum)…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Anna Kopecká, Cork Film Festival Director of Programming
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh chats to Anna Kopecká, Director of Programming at the Cork International Film Festival. The festival runs online…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Andrea Mastrovito, Filmmaker & Artist
In this Film Ireland podcast, June Butler talks to artist and filmmaker Andrea Mastrovito, whose new work of horror film-art I am NOT legend, screens as part…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Vivienne Dick, Director of New York Our Time
In this Film Ireland podcast (recorded earlier this year) Gemma Creagh talks to the internationally-celebrated filmmaker and artist Vivienne Dick about her…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: John Wallace, Producer on the Move
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to producer John Wallace, co-founder of Cowtown Pictures with Alan Maher.Earlier this year John was selected…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Peter Mackie Burns, Director of Rialto
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Peter Mackie Burns, the Director of Rialto, which is released across Irish cinemas on October 2nd and in…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Director Daniel Holmes & Producer Matthew Toman of Street Leagues
In this Film Ireland Podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Director Daniel Holmes & Producer Matthew Toman about their film Street Leagues, which tells the inspiring…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Wayne Byrne on Film Writing
In this podcast, Paul Farren talks to Irish journalist, film historian and author Wayne Byrne about the craft of writing about film.From his early days…