30 years ago this week, a pint of Guinness cost 3 euro, Meat Loaf was insisting he'd do anything for love, the World Wide Web was still under construction Darragh O'Connell and myself started Brown Bag Films with a 2K loan, some blue pencils... and a love of all things animation! Yay!

We're feeling very proud this morning as an unprecedended 31 Nominations Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) are announced for Break Out Pictures titles!

Congratulations and best of luck to ALL nominees across the board👏

#IFTA #SupportIrishFilm

Ah! Delighted!

HAVEN is an Official Selection of Irish Film & Television UK App!

Have a looksy if you likey!

Thanks to ALL who worked on it! 💛💛💛

We are delighted to announce that our Screen Ireland & Virgin Media Ireland Discovers funded short 'Calf' has been nominated for best Live Action Short Film at the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) 2024!

We are really proud of the film and we are really grateful to our amazing cast & crew.

#ifta
#irishfilm

Ireland’s recent film and TV boom could not have happened without the work of rising Irish talent working behind the camera.

From writers to costume designers and producers - Variety highlights 10 rising Irish stars to watch. ⭐💚

🔗 variety.com/lists/10-risin…

We are thrilled to announce that our Virgin Media Ireland & Screen Ireland funded short 'Calf' has been nominated for best scripted film at the RTS Republic of Ireland awards which will be held in the Liberty Hall Theatre in Dublin next month.

This is an amazing acknowledgement

#RTSIrelandAwards

There’s no stopping the green wave. 🌊💚

From the first Irish language horror film to apocalyptic musicals and exciting directorial debuts - Screen International highlights the most exciting Irish productions to look forward to in 2024.

🔗 screendaily.com/features/the-i…

In celebration of our 25th anniversary, Irish filmmaker Barry Dignam curated some of the most notable Irish shorts—we’ll feature them on Saturday, March 2 at AMC NewCity. Stick around for his Q&A throughout the night!

Learn more: chicagoirishfilmfestival.com.

Great to get up to Belfast Film Festival for The Last Rifleman. Very special night. Geraldine McAlinden

🎥 Bohemian Football Club and Wildcard Distribution are hosting a special fundraising screening of Gaza this Saturday 4th November.

All funds raised will go to Medical Aid for Palestine (@MedicalAidPal).

As the scariest night of the year draws near, Screen Ireland is proud to present four Irish horror films to look forward to.

🕷️ From a pharmaceutical trial gone wrong to ancient vampires - learn more about Double Blind, Fréwaka, The Damned and Feed:

screenireland.ie/news/four-iris…

Director Ross White discusses The Golden West

We sat down with Ross White to discuss The Golden West, the new short film from co-directors White and Tom Berkeley (An Irish Goodbye, Roy). The short is currently on the festival circuit.

Read here: iftn.ie/news/?act1=rec…

Script. Shoot. Edit. Done. Send now - we’re waiting!

This is just insane. Thanks so much
Screen International for including me on this list of amazing talent in Ireland 🙌

Screen Ireland Rising Stars 2023 💫

Getting to interview the An Cailín Ciúin / The Quiet Girl team was extra special too. G'wan #IrishFilm !

An unfamiliar room. An unfamiliar bed. Faces she doesn’t recognise and a remote island she has no memory of.

🏝️ Woken receives its World Premiere at NewportBeachFilmFest today, proudly supported by Screen Ireland.

#IrishFilm

“It’s an amazing honour to win this year’s Méliès d’or and to be recognised alongside the best genre movies of the past number of years.”

🌟 Andrew Legge’s LOLA has received the Méliès d’or at this year’s Sitges Film Festival – the first Irish film to do so.
screenireland.ie/news/lola-awar…

HAVEN just won Best Short Film 😃😃😃😃 with Alice Troughton & Stephen feckin FREARS !!! IN THE AUDIENCE!!!!

Kerry County Council - Comhairle Contae Chiarraí The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Screen Ireland

BELFAST FILM FESTIVAL 2023 PROGRAMME LAUNCH 🚀

We are delighted to launch the Belfast Film Festival 2023 programme
which includes the biggest films of both Cannes and Venice and seven Best International Feature Oscar Selections

Full press release below
belfastfilmfestival.org/belfast-film-f…

Claire Dix‘s SUNLIGHT will have its North American premieres at NewportBeachFilmFest and San Diego International Film Festival - congratulations to the team! ☀️🇺🇸

NewportBeachFilmFest 🎟️: nbff23.eventive.org/films/64ed2a51…

San Diego International Film Festival 🎟️: goelevent.com/sdiff/e/Sunlig…

VERDIGRIS will have its North-American premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival in California, screening Monday 16 October!

The filmmakers & lead cast will attend.

Tickets & details: nbff23.eventive.org/films/64ed2a51…

#Irishfilm #indiefilm #newportbeachfilmfestival #verdigrisfilm