Hamnet: a heart-wrenching film about love, loss, family and grief Hamnet differs from its big screen predecessors in putting Shakespeare's wife Agnes at the heart of the film and depicting the writer as a family man Hamnet • 07 Jan
Hamnet: a heart-wrenching film about love, loss, family and grief Hamnet differs from its big screen predecessors in putting Shakespeare's wife Agnes at the heart of the film and depicting the writer as a family man Hamnet • 07 Jan
Why It's A Wonderful Life is still a winner today Frank Capra's masterpiece remains a Christmas classic because the film still speaks to many to us at this time of year Christmas • 19 Dec 25
Why It's A Wonderful Life is still a winner today Frank Capra's masterpiece remains a Christmas classic because the film still speaks to many to us at this time of year Christmas • 19 Dec 25
The best films of 2025 - laughs, tears and a few small beers I genuinely feared the cinema year had peaked in January when it kicked off with Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold's The Brutalist... Film • 22 Dec 25
The best films of 2025 - laughs, tears and a few small beers I genuinely feared the cinema year had peaked in January when it kicked off with Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold's The Brutalist... Film • 22 Dec 25
What Christmas movies reveal about social change over the decades From Jingle All the Way to Die Hard, Christmas films are perfect record keepers of social change and how we evolve as a society Christmas • 17 Dec 25
What Christmas movies reveal about social change over the decades From Jingle All the Way to Die Hard, Christmas films are perfect record keepers of social change and how we evolve as a society Christmas • 17 Dec 25
Amazing Grace: Meet Storyland star Fiadhnait Canning Fiadhnait Canning is the lead actor in Grace, a new Storyland drama written and directed by Anna Rodgers storyland • 18 Dec 25
Amazing Grace: Meet Storyland star Fiadhnait Canning Fiadhnait Canning is the lead actor in Grace, a new Storyland drama written and directed by Anna Rodgers storyland • 18 Dec 25
Why we can't help but love cheesy Christmas movies The real magic of Christmas films is they come at us at precisely the moment we want to believe in something warm and uncomplicated Christmas • 09 Dec 25
Why we can't help but love cheesy Christmas movies The real magic of Christmas films is they come at us at precisely the moment we want to believe in something warm and uncomplicated Christmas • 09 Dec 25
Behind the screams - what I learned making a horror short film Twelve years ago (gulp), myself and my husband Sean Smith began making the film that is now known as Heathen... Get Creative • 08 Jan
Behind the screams - what I learned making a horror short film Twelve years ago (gulp), myself and my husband Sean Smith began making the film that is now known as Heathen... Get Creative • 08 Jan
50 Irish movie classics available to watch free online Looking for a good movie to watch tonight? Right now, you can stream a variety of Irish screen classics old and new via the RTÉ Player and TG4 Player - and they're all free! Listicles • 25 Dec 25
50 Irish movie classics available to watch free online Looking for a good movie to watch tonight? Right now, you can stream a variety of Irish screen classics old and new via the RTÉ Player and TG4 Player - and they're all free! Listicles • 25 Dec 25
Celebrate 30 years of Fresh Film on the big screen Celebrate 30 years of Fresh Film with a special screening at Omniplex Cinemas in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick on Saturday, 6 December. Fresh Film • 05 Dec 25
Celebrate 30 years of Fresh Film on the big screen Celebrate 30 years of Fresh Film with a special screening at Omniplex Cinemas in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick on Saturday, 6 December. Fresh Film • 05 Dec 25
Meet The White Lobster - a Donegal comedy-horror movie with claws Childhood best-friends Ciaran McCann and Shaun Doogan made a splash with their music videos for local hero Daniel O'Donnell... Get Creative • 20 Nov 25
Meet The White Lobster - a Donegal comedy-horror movie with claws Childhood best-friends Ciaran McCann and Shaun Doogan made a splash with their music videos for local hero Daniel O'Donnell... Get Creative • 20 Nov 25
George Best returns to Dublin - a footballing legend celebrated Bohemian FC's historian Gerard Farrell introduces a rare screening of a unique film showcasing an Irish footballing icon, featuring a new live score, coming to Dublin's National Concert Hall this month. Pop Culture • 19 Nov 25
George Best returns to Dublin - a footballing legend celebrated Bohemian FC's historian Gerard Farrell introduces a rare screening of a unique film showcasing an Irish footballing icon, featuring a new live score, coming to Dublin's National Concert Hall this month. Pop Culture • 19 Nov 25
Born That Way – the new documentary about an unsung Irish hero In a small wooden house in County Kilkenny, Ireland, Patrick Lydon's life is ebbing away... Documentaries • 18 Dec 25
Born That Way – the new documentary about an unsung Irish hero In a small wooden house in County Kilkenny, Ireland, Patrick Lydon's life is ebbing away... Documentaries • 18 Dec 25
Une célébration du cinéma français à l'Irish Film Institute Nouvelle Vague. (L-R) Matthieu Penchinat as Raoul Coutard, Guillaume Marbeck as Jean Luc Godard, Aubry Dullin as Jean-paul Belmondo and Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg in Nouvelle Vague. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix Festivals • 12 Nov 25
Une célébration du cinéma français à l'Irish Film Institute Nouvelle Vague. (L-R) Matthieu Penchinat as Raoul Coutard, Guillaume Marbeck as Jean Luc Godard, Aubry Dullin as Jean-paul Belmondo and Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg in Nouvelle Vague. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix Festivals • 12 Nov 25
The return - Daniel Day-Lewis talks to RTÉ Arena It was always going to take something extraordinary to tempt Daniel Day Lewis back onto the big screen... RTÉ Arena • 04 Nov 25
The return - Daniel Day-Lewis talks to RTÉ Arena It was always going to take something extraordinary to tempt Daniel Day Lewis back onto the big screen... RTÉ Arena • 04 Nov 25
Meet The Mastermind: rising star Josh O'Connor talks to RTÉ Arena Director Kelly Reichardt and lead actor Josh O'Connor discuss their new film, The Mastermind for RTÉ Arena - listen above. RTÉ Arena • 25 Oct 25
Meet The Mastermind: rising star Josh O'Connor talks to RTÉ Arena Director Kelly Reichardt and lead actor Josh O'Connor discuss their new film, The Mastermind for RTÉ Arena - listen above. RTÉ Arena • 25 Oct 25
Exorcist II: turkey or cult gem? The Irish connection revealed It's 1976. You're an Oscar nominated director. Your last film, which you wrote and directed for free, crashed at the box office. Film • 24 Oct 25
Exorcist II: turkey or cult gem? The Irish connection revealed It's 1976. You're an Oscar nominated director. Your last film, which you wrote and directed for free, crashed at the box office. Film • 24 Oct 25
Inside Lakelands: the award-winning GAA drama makes its RTÉ debut Filmmakers Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney introduce their award-winning debut feature Lakelands, ahead of its Irish TV premiere on RTÉ One on Saturday, October 25th. Film • 26 Oct 25
Inside Lakelands: the award-winning GAA drama makes its RTÉ debut Filmmakers Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney introduce their award-winning debut feature Lakelands, ahead of its Irish TV premiere on RTÉ One on Saturday, October 25th. Film • 26 Oct 25
Dingle Film Festival returns this November The Dingle Distillery International Film Festival will return to venues across Daingean Uí Chúis from 7 to 9 November 2025, offering a mix of Irish and international films, masterclasses and workshops for emerging filmmakers. Movies • 21 Oct 25
Dingle Film Festival returns this November The Dingle Distillery International Film Festival will return to venues across Daingean Uí Chúis from 7 to 9 November 2025, offering a mix of Irish and international films, masterclasses and workshops for emerging filmmakers. Movies • 21 Oct 25
Horror films for kids, from mildly spooky to downright scary You're going to see a lot of lists like this at Halloween, but many of them are frankly all over the shop. Listicles • 21 Oct 25
Horror films for kids, from mildly spooky to downright scary You're going to see a lot of lists like this at Halloween, but many of them are frankly all over the shop. Listicles • 21 Oct 25
Goodbye, Annie Hall: Why Diane Keaton was a singular screen icon I bought a big box VHS tape of Annie Hall from HMV in Grafton Street, Dublin with my first ever pay cheque. In Memoriam • 17 Oct 25
Goodbye, Annie Hall: Why Diane Keaton was a singular screen icon I bought a big box VHS tape of Annie Hall from HMV in Grafton Street, Dublin with my first ever pay cheque. In Memoriam • 17 Oct 25
Get Creative: On writing a TV show - where do ideas come from? Ever dreamed of writing a TV show but didn't know where to start? Now's the perfect time to pick up your pen (or keyboard) and dive in - no experience needed, just your imagination. Get Creative • 13 Oct 25
Get Creative: On writing a TV show - where do ideas come from? Ever dreamed of writing a TV show but didn't know where to start? Now's the perfect time to pick up your pen (or keyboard) and dive in - no experience needed, just your imagination. Get Creative • 13 Oct 25
They're coming to get you - the Horrorthon film festival returns Programmer Darcie Faccio introduces this year's edition of Horrorthon, the Irish Film Institute's annual celebration of the finest (and scariest) in horror cinema from across the globe. Film • 13 Oct 25
They're coming to get you - the Horrorthon film festival returns Programmer Darcie Faccio introduces this year's edition of Horrorthon, the Irish Film Institute's annual celebration of the finest (and scariest) in horror cinema from across the globe. Film • 13 Oct 25
