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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: Phil Sheerin Director & Writer David Turpin of The Winter Lake
In this Film Ireland podcast director Phil Sheerin and writer David Turpin chat to Gemma Creagh ahead of the premiere of their atmospheric drama at the Galway…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Will Fitzgerald, Galway Film Fleadh Programme Director
In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Will Fitzgerald, the Galway Film Fleadh Programme Director ahead of this year's festival about the…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Imogen Murphy, Director of Dead Still
In this Film Ireland podcast, Director Imogen Murphy talks to Natasha Waugh about ‘Dead Still’. Set in 1880s Ireland in the Victorian era heyday of ‘postmortem…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Steven Berkoff Actor/Writer of Tell Tale Heart
In this Film Ireland podcast, Paul Farren talks to Steven Berkoff about his feature film adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe chiller The Tell-Tale HeartStaying…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: David Freyne, Writer / Director of Dating Amber
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to David Freyne about his latest film Dating Amber.Set-in Ireland during the mid-90’s, Eddie and Amber decide…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Antonia Campbell Hughes, Writer/Director of Acre Fall Between
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Antonia Campbell Hughes about her short film Acre Fall Between. On a desolate Northern Ireland border, a…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Nick McLean, Cinematographer
In this Film Ireland podcast, Paul Farren talks to Nick McLean, one of the most acclaimed camera operators in American cinema, during which time he shot many…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Keith Walsh, Director of When All is Ruin Once Again
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Keith Walsh about When All is Ruin Once Again, a film about rural life in the midst of great local…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Anna Rodgers, Directer of When Women Won
Photo credit: Derek SpeirsIn this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Anna Rodgers whose documentary When Women Won screened at this year’s Dublin…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Nick Rowland, Director of Calm with Horses
In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to director Nick Rowland about his feature debut, adapted by Joe Murtagh from Colin Barrett's novella Young…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Neasa Hardiman, Writer/Director of Sea Fever
In this podcast Natasha Waugh talks to BAFTA-winning writer and director Neasa Hardiman about her debut feature Sea Fever.For marine biology student Siobhan…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Lenny Abrahamson, Director of Normal People
In this podcast Natasha Waugh talks to director Lenny Abrahamson about his work on the BBC series Normal People. Adapted by Sally Rooney from her acclaimed…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Mary Kate O Flanagan, Screenwriter & Story Consultant
In this podcast Gemma Creagh talks to award-winning screenwriter and story consultant Mary Kate O Flanagan.Mary Kate O Flanagan was born in Dublin, Ireland and…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Lorcan Finnegan, Director & Garret Shanley, Writer of Vivarium
In this Film Ireland podcast, Paul Farren talks to director Lorcan Finnegan and writer Garret Shanley about their film Vivarium, which is available on digital…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: In Conversation with John Boorman
On Thursday, 12th March, to celebrate the publication of John Boorman's new book Conclusions, the IFI will host screenings of short films I Dreamt I Woke Up…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Dublin International Film Festival Roundtable Podcast
Ahead of the 2020 Dublin International Film Festival, three filmmakers whose films are screening at the festival joined Gemma Creagh on the latest Film Ireland…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: The Reel OSCAReS Horror Show 2020
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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Ciaran Cassidy, Director of Jihad Jane
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…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: Episode 39 - Farewell 2019!
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…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: The Wild Bunch at 50
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…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: FI Pod Episode 37- Crime is Cool Kids
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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Wayne Byrne, Author of 'Burt Reynolds on Screen'
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…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Aoife Crehan, Writer/Director of The Last Right
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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Ruth Barton, Author of Irish Cinema in the Twenty-First Century
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…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Iffy Festival Podcast Roundtable
In this Film Ireland Podcast, we are joined by Iffy Festival Director Duncan McKenna, filmmaker Jack Thornton (Love Lane United) and Aoife Nic Ardghail…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Gerard Mannix Flynn, Writer & Co-Director of Land Without God
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 &…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: Reel Horror Show 14 - Halloween Special
In this eerie episode of the Reel Horror Show, special ghoulish guest Stephen "Screaming " Shields [writer, The Hole in the Ground] joins regular monstrous…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Shelly Love, Director of A Bump Along the Way
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…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: IndieCork 2019 Roundtable
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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Tom Burke, Director of Losing Alaska
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…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: IFI Documentary Festival Roundtable Podcast
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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Mike Ahern & Enda Loughman, Co-Directors/Co-Writers of Extra Ordinary
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…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: Reel Horror Show 13
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…
Film Ireland PodcastShort Focus: The Bleeding Pig Film Festival Roundtable
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 &…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Ivan Kavanagh, Writer/Director of Never Grow Old
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…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: FI Pod #37- Sexy Thrillers... There's No Buckets Involved
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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Dublin Feminist FF Carmen García & Programme Manager Dr Jennifer O'Meara
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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Garry Keane & Andrew McConnell, Co-Directors of Gaza
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…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Maya Derrington, Katie McNeice & Tom Speers on Short Filmmaking at GAZE 2019
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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Hugh O'Conor, Director of Metal Heart
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…
Film Ireland PodcastShorts Focus: Galway Film Fleadh Filmmakers Roundtable
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…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: FI Pod #36 – I'm Jesus. I Want Cocaine.
Sarah Cullen and Richard Drumm return to open up the bonnet of film. In this episode, our podders shine a light on Netflix fodder Rim of the World, I Am…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Johnny Gogan, Director & Nick Snow, Writer of Prisoners of the Moon
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to director Johnny Gogan and writer Nick Snow at a special screening of Prisoners of the Moon at the IFI. The film tells…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Jaro Waldeck, Cinematographer
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Jaro Waldeck about filmmaking and her career in cinematography. Jaro talks about learning her craft, training…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
Our grotesque gathering of ghouls and goblins return to spread mischief in the latest episode of the Reel Horror Show. Ali Doyle, Conor Dowling, Conor McMahon…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: John Butler, Writer/Director Papi Chulo
Set in modern-day Los Angeles, Papi Chulo tells of a down-on-his-luck weatherman (Matt Bomer) who is shaken by the end of a relationship. He has an on-air…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: FI Pod #35 - Drop Kick a Puppy
Sarah Cullen and Richard Drumm address the nation and share their latest jibber jabber on some new films that people have made for you to see, including…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Jon Hozier-Byrne
In this podcast, Natasha Waugh talks to Jon Hozier-Byrne, a filmmaker from Dublin, Ireland. John has a BA and an MA in Film Studies from University College…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Cormac Fox, EFP Producer on the Move
This month at the Cannes Film Festival, 20 up and coming producers from 20 different countries from throughout Europe participate in ‘Producers on the Move’…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Carmel Winters, Writer/Director of Float Like A Butterfly
Float Like a Butterfly is an emotional and timely story of a girl’s fight for freedom and belonging. Paul Farren catches up with Cork filmmaker Carmel Winters…
Film Ireland PodcastPresents: Alan Mulligan, Writer/Director of The Limit Of
James Allen (Laurence O’Fuarain) is a successful, controlling, thirty-something banker living alone and working in Dublin city at the tail-end of the…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: FI Pod #34 - Eat Your Slops
In a Brexit-themed show, our podders, Sarah Cullen and Richard Drumm, discuss junk-checking in Captain Marvel, whip out the Irish Bleakometre for The Miami…
Film Ireland PodcastReel Horror: Episode 11 - Castle Rock, Suspiria, Halloween, Overlord, The Monster & Much, Much More.
Our possessed posse return after a hiatus in the netherworld. Summoned back to earth, Conor McMahon, Mark Sheridan, Ali Doyle and Conor Dowling cast a darkened…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Stephen Shields, Writer of The Hole In The Ground
In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Irish writer Stephen Shields about his debut feature film The Hole in the Ground (2019). Stephen also talks about his…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Nick McClean, Cinematographer
The legendary cinematographer Nick Mclean is currently in Ireland for a series of events honouring his work. We were fortunate enough to have Nick join us to…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: FI Pod #33 - Sandblasted and Dehydrated
Sarah Cullen and Richard Drumm are back in your ear to deliver their take on the Oscars. Plus amongst their reviews, Sarah implores you not to see Dragged…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Viko Nikci, Writer/Director of Cellar Door
Cellar Door tells the story of young lover Aidie as she searches for her son while in the grip of the Church. But as she gets closer to the truth, she suffers…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Director Kate Dolan
Filmmaker Kate Dolan was recently named in the Irish Times Top 50 people to watch in 2019: Ireland’s hottest young talent. Gemma Creagh sat down to talk to…
Film Ireland PodcastTalking Film: Episode 32 - Space Jesus & Sudden Male Nudity
Sarah Cullen & Richard Drumm return to your ears after a forced lengthy absence in 2018. We hope to find a home in 2019 and have them back for their…
Film Ireland PodcastFilm Ireland Presents: Nuala O'Connor, Director Of Keepers Of The Flame
Jonathan Victory spoke to Emmy Award winner Nuala O’Connor about her feature directorial debut, Keepers of the Flame, which tells the universal story of…