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Listen: Zero f**ks given - the mighty Brian Cox talks to Arena

For a very special Arena Galway Film Fleadh & IFTA Special Event, we present a public interview with the star of Succession.

RTÉ Arena • 18 Jul 24

Songs of Blood & Destiny - when Trish McAdam met Marina Carr

An epic poem in conversation with the past and the present while always taking stock of what it really means to be human, Marina Carr's I Girl has been reimagined into a striking feature film

RTÉ Arena • 13 Jul 23

In The Cards: Shauna Higgins (L) and writer, director and star Leah Moore (R)

In The Cards: filmmaker Leah Moore's 'celebration of queer joy'

In The Cards is a new short romantic comedy celebrating queerness, disability and working class lives, written and directed by Dubliner Leah Moore.

Film • 11 Jul 23

Songbird: Irish-Ukranian short film to premiere at Film Fleadh

Songbird, a new short film set to screen at the Galway Film Fleadh this July, follows a Ukrainian child called Yana as she struggles to assimilate into her new Irish school.

Film • 10 Jul 23

Like a Hole in the Head - Dean Kavanagh on his new movie

Film • 16 Aug 22

A detail from S P E L L by Liliane Tomasko

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Culture 5 • 01 Jul 22

Who We Love - Irish LGBTQ+ drama to premiere in Galway

Film • 22 Jul 21

Galway Film Fleadh 2021 - 5 must-see movies

Film • 19 Jul 21

Listen: Tyne Daly talks to RTÉ Arena

Ahead of her appearance at this year's Galway Film Fleadh, actress Tyne Daly chats about her long-running career in television and theatre.

RTÉ Arena • 11 Jul 19

Culture 10 - the week's Wuthering cultural highlights

And how was your week? Here's our handy digest of Cultural musts...

Culture 10 • 12 Jul 19

Jack Reynor's directorial debut, Bainne, starring Will Poulter, premieres at this year's Galway Film Fleadh.

Jack Reynor's directorial debut to premiere at Galway Fleadh

The next generation of Irish film talent will be showcased at this July's Galway Film Fleadh, with the world premiere of the latest series of Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland's New Irish Short films.

Film • 25 Jun 19

Under The Red Tree - a secret history of gay oppression

Irish filmmaker Paul Rowley writes about his powerful new documentary, which screens at this weekend's Galway Film Fleadh.

Film • 12 Jul 18

Two wedding videographers find themselves up to their necks in murder and mayhem in Maurice O'Carroll's film Dead Along The Way

How I made an acclaimed feature film for 10K, in 10 easy steps

Writer/Director Maurice O'Carroll's debut feature film Dead Along The Way has won kudos at a number of Irish film festivals. Here, the filmmaker reveals how when it comes to no-budget filmmaking, a little trust (and a lot of food) goes a long way.

Film • 06 Oct 17

Tom Ryan's new independent feature film Twice Shy stars Shane Murray-Corcoran and Iseult Casey

Twice Shy - making an Irish indie film with a message

Filmmaker Tom Ryan tells the story behind his award-winning new independent Irish feature film Twice Shy, screening this weekend at the Cannes Film Festival.

Film • 18 May 17

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