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Presents: Filmmaker Nuala O'Connor on In Time: Dónal Lunny
In Time: Dónal Lunny (2025) · Jul 23, 2026
Presents: Writer/Director Rebecca Zlotowski on 'A Private Life'
A Private Life (2025) · Jun 26, 2026
Presents: Animator Giovanna Ferrari on Oscar-shortlisted Short 'Éiru'
Éiru (2025) · Jun 1, 2026
Presents: Writer/Director Fede Álvarez (Evil Dead, Don't Breathe, Alien: Romulus)
Alien: Romulus (2024) · May 6, 2026
Presents: Director/Writer David Gleeson on 'Once Upon a Time in a Cinema'
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema (2026) · Apr 24, 2026
Presents: Co-writer/Directors John-Paul Davidson & Stephen Warbeck on 'The Three Urns'
The Three Urns (2026) · Apr 17, 2026
Presents: Colin McIvor, Director/Co-Writer of 'No Ordinary Heist'
No Ordinary Heist (2026) · Mar 28, 2026
Presents: Creative Producer Laura McNicholas, 'Spilt Milk'
Spilt Milk (2024) · Mar 21, 2026
Presents: Sheena Lambert Screenwriter of 'Báite'
Báite (2025) · Mar 8, 2026
Presents: Director Kathryn Ferguson on her BAFTA/IFTA Nominated Short 'Nostalgie'
Nostalgie (2025) · Feb 19, 2026
Presents: Daniel Draper, Director of 'Iron Ladies'
Iron Ladies (2025) · Jan 16, 2026
Presents: Dave Byrne, Director of 'Sunphlowers'
Sunphlowers (2025) · Sep 27, 2025
Presents: Donncha Gilmore, Writer/Director of 'Girls & Boys'
Girls Against Boys (2012) · Sep 19, 2025
Presents: Steven Benedict, Director of 'A Lady of Paris' at Meath Film Festival Podcast:
A Lady of Paris · Sep 5, 2025
Presents: Paul Sng, Director of 'Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough'
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough (2025) · Aug 22, 2025
Presents: Malcolm Willis, Co-Director of 'The Essence of Eva' at Galway Film Fleadh
The Essence of Eva (2025) · Jul 11, 2025
Presents: Ross Whitaker, Director of 'Beat The Lotto'
Beat the Lotto (2025) · Jul 4, 2025
Presents: Aisha Tyler, Director of 'I Hope We Can Still Be Friends' at Galway Film Fleadh
I Hope We Can Still Be Friends (2025) · Jun 27, 2025
Presents: Modern Lanternist Jeremy Brooker and Writer Stephen Shields 'Abigail'
Abigail (2024) · Jun 13, 2025
Presents: Alessandra Celesia, Director of 'The Flats'
The Flats (2025) · May 22, 2025
Presents: Director Lorcan Finnegan & Writer Thomas Martin of 'The Surfer'
The Surfer (2025) · May 8, 2025
Presents: Stephen Bradley, Director of 'Fran the Man'
Fran the Man (2025) · Apr 10, 2025
Presents: Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann, Producer of 'September Says'
September Says (2025) · Feb 26, 2025
Presents: Remi Alfallah, Co-Director, Producer of 'Dollar Baby's' at DIFF
Million Dollar Baby (1934) · Feb 24, 2025
Presents: Claire Frances Byrne, Director & Ruth Coady, Producer of 'Ready or Not' at DIFF
Ready or Not (2019) · Feb 21, 2025
Presents: Vera Drew, Director & Co-Writer of 'The People's Joker'
The People's Joker (2024) · Feb 12, 2025
Presents: Sinéad O’Shea, Director of ‘Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story'
Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story (2025) · Feb 4, 2025
Presents: Megan K. Fox, Director of ‘Video Nasty’
Video Nasty · Jan 17, 2025
Presents: 'The Damned' Director Thordur Palsson, Actor Odessa Young, & Writer Jamie Hannigan
The Damned (2025) · Jan 10, 2025
Presents: Colin Hickey, Director of 'Perennial Light'
Perennial Light (2024) · Nov 29, 2024
Presents: Mark Forbes, Director of 'Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry'
DocArena: Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie, Directors of 'Sugarcane'
Sugarcane (2024) · Sep 23, 2024
Presents: Virginia Gilbert, Writer & Director of 'Reawakening'
Reawakening (2024) · Sep 13, 2024
Presents: Damian McCarthy, Writer/Director of 'Oddity'
Oddity (2024) · Aug 30, 2024
Presents: Aoife Kelleher, Director of 'Mrs Robinson'
Mrs Robinson (2024) · Aug 23, 2024
Presents: Trevor Birney, Producer of 'Kneecap'
Kneecap (2024) · Aug 9, 2024
Presents: Steven McKenna, Writer & Director and Jaro Waldeck DOP of ‘Dreamtown’
Dreamtown (2024) · Jun 28, 2024
DocArena: Director Andrew Gallimore, 'One Night In Millstreet'
One Night in Millstreet (2024) · Apr 15, 2024
DocArena: Director Jay Bedwani, 'Donna'
Donna (2021) · Jul 15, 2022
The DocArena Podcast: Episode 15 – Luke Sewell (Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King)
Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King (2022) · Apr 4, 2022
The DocArena Podcast: Episode 12 – Felicity Morris & Bernie Higgins (The Tinder Swindler)
The Tinder Swindler (2022) · Feb 3, 2022
The DocArena Podcast: Episode 11 – Jamila Wignot (Ailey)
Ailey (2021) · Jan 7, 2022
The DocArena Podcast: Episode 10 – Ric Burns (Oliver Sacks: His Own Life)
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2021) · Oct 19, 2021
DocArena: Kim Bartley, 'Pure Grit'
Pure Grit (2022) · Jul 16, 2021
The DocArena Podcast: Episode 1 - Lisa Immordino Vreeland
Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2021) · Apr 30, 2021
Film Ireland Presents: Pat Collins, Director of Henry Glassie: Field Work
Henry Glassie: Field Work (2019) · Apr 28, 2021
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show 14 - Halloween Special
It Chapter Two (2019) · Oct 24, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
Pet Sematary (2019) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
Patchwork (2015) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
Insidious: The Last Key (2018) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
Slender Man (2018) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
Us (2019) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
Possum (2018) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
Victor Crowley (2017) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
Escape Room (2019) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
The Silence (2019) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
The Necromancer (2018) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
May & August (2002) · Jun 18, 2019
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 12
The Twilight Zone 60th: Remembering Rod Serling (2019) · Jun 18, 2019
On the Ground: The Little Stranger Red Carpet
The Little Stranger (2018) · Sep 25, 2018
Film Ireland Presents: Colin McIvor, Director of 'Zoo'
Tiger in the Zoo (2017) · Mar 28, 2018
Talking Film: SuperPod - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) · May 16, 2017
On the Ground: Marie-Therese Garvey, Producer of Atlantic
Atlantic (2016) · Mar 15, 2017
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 4
Gremlins (1984) · Dec 20, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 4
Black Christmas (1974) · Dec 20, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 4
Christmas Evil (1980) · Dec 20, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 4
Jack Frost (1997) · Dec 20, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 4
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) · Dec 20, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 4
Night of the Dark Full Moon (1972) · Dec 20, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 4
Elves (1989) · Dec 20, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 4
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) · Dec 20, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 4
Krampus (2015) · Dec 20, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 4
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 2
Shakma (1990) · Nov 22, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 2
Ouija (2014) · Nov 22, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 2
The Witch (2016) · Nov 22, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 2
Raw (2017) · Nov 22, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 2
Train to Busan (2016) · Nov 22, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 2
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) · Nov 22, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 2
Crone Wood (2016) · Nov 22, 2016
Talking Film: Reel Horror Show - Episode 2
Footage Found (2009) · Nov 22, 2016
Talking Film: SuperPod - Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange (2016) · Nov 10, 2016
On the Ground: Innovators: Madeline Di Nonno introduces GD-IQ
Brooklyn (2015) · Nov 8, 2016
On the Ground: Innovators: Madeline Di Nonno introduces GD-IQ
Room (2015) · Nov 8, 2016
Talking Film: SuperPod - Suicide Squad
Suicide Squad (2016) · Aug 10, 2016
Talking Film: Super Pod - Captain America: Civil War and all things Marvel
Captain America: Civil War (2016) · May 13, 2016
On the Ground: Capital Irish Film Festival 2016, Washington, D.C.
Traders (2016) · Apr 26, 2016
On the Ground: Capital Irish Film Festival 2016, Washington, D.C.
Together in Pieces (2016) · Apr 26, 2016
Film Ireland Presents: Diane Negra, Head of Film Studies at UCD on the evolution of "Chick Flicks"
His Girl Friday (1940) · Mar 3, 2016
Talking Film: Jonathan & Richard on Cinema - Episode 12
The Gift (2000) · Sep 7, 2015
Talking Film: Jonathan & Richard on Cinema - Episode 12
Fantastic Four (2005) · Sep 7, 2015
Talking Film: Jonathan & Richard on Cinema - Episode 12
The Carey Treatment (1972) · Sep 7, 2015
Talking Film: Jonathan & Richard on Cinema - Episode 12
Hard to Be a God (2014) · Sep 7, 2015
Talking Film: Jonathan & Richard on Cinema - Episode 12
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) · Sep 7, 2015
Talking Film: Jonathan & Richard on Cinema - Episode 12
No Escape (2015) · Sep 7, 2015
Talking Film: Jonathan & Richard on Cinema - Episode 12
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) · Sep 7, 2015
Talking Film: Jonathan & Richard on Cinema - Episode 12
Trainwreck (2015) · Sep 7, 2015
Talking Film: Jonathan & Richard on Cinema - Episode 12
Straight Outta Compton (2015) · Sep 7, 2015
Talking Film: Jonathan & Richard on Cinema - Episode 12
The Transporter Refueled (2015) · Sep 7, 2015
On the Ground: Judd Apatow, Director of Trainwreck
Trainwreck (2015) · Sep 2, 2015
Talking Film: Jonathan & Richard on Cinema - Episode 11
Monged (2015) · Jul 24, 2015
Talking Film: Jonathan, Richard & Natasha on Cinema - Episode 10
The Canal (2014) · Jun 10, 2015
On the Ground: Paul Murphy, Writer/Director of The Weather Report
The Weather Report (1971) · Apr 20, 2015
On the Ground: Niall Heery, writer/director of 'Gold'
Gold (2016) · Apr 15, 2015
Talking Film: FI Pod #7 - Clash of Titans
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) · Dec 19, 2014