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REVEALED: What movies will premiere at the world's oldest film festival?

Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths will have their world premieres in competition at the Venice International Film Festival this autumn. The Marilyn Monroe drama Blonde and ...

26 Jul 2022 at 17:00

National News

Irish and Northern Irish actors to be honoured at U.S. film festival this year

An Irish actress and Northern Irish actor are among eight to be honoured at a film festival in California this year. Caitriona Balfe and Jamie Dornan (Belfast) will join West Side Story’s Ariana DeBose and Licorice Pizza’s Alana Haim, among ...

08 Jan 2022 at 13:27

National News

Bono treats Sarajevo Film Festival crowd to song after U2 documentary screening

Bono treated an audience on the opening night of the Sarajevo Film Festival to a song as a U2-inspired Bosnian war documentary opened the event. The Irish star delivered an a cappella rendition of Bob Marley’s Redemption Song at the ...

12 Aug 2023 at 15:58

Arts & Entertainment

Oscar-winning creator of Banshees of Inisherin shows support for striking writers

Oscar-winning director Martin McDonagh expressed his support for striking Hollywood writers on the opening day of the Venice Film Festival. McDonagh, who won best original screenplay at the 2023 Oscars for The Banshees Of Inisherin,...

31 Aug 2023 at 10:22

National News

Bono presents Steven Spielberg with lifetime award at Berlin film festival

Bono made a surprise appearance at the Berlin international film festival to present Steven Spielberg with a special lifetime achievement award. The U2 frontman described Spielberg as “one of the biggest big shots in Hollywood”, ...

22 Feb 2023 at 03:15

Arts & Entertainment

Irish film starring Paul Mescal to feature at Glasgow Film Festival

Premieres showcasing stars including Kelly Macdonald, Paul Mescal and Emily Watson will feature at this year’s Glasgow Film Festival. The 19th annual edition of the festival will host more than 250 screenings and events at ...

25 Jan 2023 at 12:01

Arts & Entertainment

'We are buzzing' - First Irish language film Kneecap to premier at Sundance Film Festival

Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP will have its world premiere at the renowned Sundance Film Festival in Utah next month where it will screen on the opening night on Thursday 18th January. Based on the origin story of the riotous ...

07 Dec 2023 at 11:17

Arts & Entertainment

Bono presents legendary filmmaker with special award at film festival

23 Feb 2023 at 10:02

Local News

Young Laois Filmmakers announced as finalists in Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2018

Two young Laois filmmakers have been announced as finalists in Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year 2018. Reuben Harvey and Matthew Howe, from Abbeyleix, were chosen from among 1,500 entries for their film ...

07 Mar 2018 at 18:23

Arts & Entertainment

Fresh Film Festival: Is Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the year from Laois?

Is Ireland's Young Filmmaker of the year from Laois? The Fresh Film Festival is looking for entries ahead of the 2018 deadline on January 26. Young Laois filmmakers can take this opportunity to get their ...

16 Jan 2018 at 11:30

National News

Saoirse Ronan presents award for making ‘challenging cinema’ to Paul Mescal

Saoirse Ronan has presented her fellow Irish actor Paul Mescal with an award at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures gala event. Normal People star Mescal, who was nominated for a best Oscar actor gong ...

20 Oct 2024 at 15:18

What's On

Laois filmmakers hoping for Fresh Film Festival success

Laois filmmakers will be hoping for success at the 2019 Fresh Film Festival after the event, which incorporates Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year Awards, received a record 1,700 submissions. ...

05 Mar 2019 at 15:26

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