Film Ireland Podcast

In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Alessandra Celesia, Director of The Flats. Joe and his Belfast neighbors reenact childhood memories from the violent Troubles era in their Catholic district, exploring the collective experiences that shaped their lives and community. The Flats is in cinemas from 23rd May 2025. https://filmireland.net/

In this special Film Ireland podcast, Naemi Victoria talks to Feargal Ward (Tin City) & Sophie Somerville (Fwends), whose films both premiered at Berlinale in 2025.

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Director Lorcan Finnegan & Writer Thomas Martin about their film The Surfer. A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son, but is humiliated by a group of powerful locals and drawn into a conflict that rises with the punishing heat of the summer and pushes him right to his breaking point. Starring  Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon, Nicholas Cassim, Miranda Tapsell, and Alexander Bertrand. The Surfer is up in Irish cinemas from 9th May 2025. https://filmireland.net/

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Director & Co-Writer Mark O’Connor and Co-Writer & Actor Luke McQuillan about their film 'Amongst The Wolves'. Also we chat to Finglas teenager Emma Whelan who was recently named Ireland’s Young Filmmaker of the Year at the annual Fresh Film Festival for her film Abhaile, which she wrote, directed, and starred in. Co-written by O’Connor and McQuillan Amongst The Wolves follows a homeless former soldier who, haunted by PTSD, forms an unlikely bond with a troubled teenager, while he navigates the dangers of life on the streets. The visceral and gripping crime thriller stars Golden Globe® nominee Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones, Kin, Love/Hate), Luke McQuillan (Darklands, Game of Thrones), Jade Jordan (Twig), Louise Bourke (Let The Wrong One In), Helen Behan (This is England) and newcomer Daniel Fee. Produced by Bread and Circus Productions and Stalker Films. Amongst The Wolves is in cinemas from 2nd May 2025. https://filmireland.net/

In this episode of the Film Ireland podcast, we are excited to look the TRANS IMAGE / TRANS EXPERIENCE (TITE) FILM FESTIVAL, which takes place from 25–27 April 2025 at the Light House Cinema in Dublin.  We begin by speaking with James Hudson, the festival founder. Then we are joined by Theda Hammel, whose remarkable debut feature, Stress Positions, will close this year’s programme. Finally, we speak with Garry McHugh, director and CEO of Young Irish Film Makers, who have been nominated for a Global Production Award at Cannes – a significant recognition of their contribution to youth engagement and creativity in film. About TITE This year’s festival presents 8 feature films, 40 shorts, a workshop, filmmaker Q&As, and more to be announced. From award-winning Sundance darlings to low budget DIY extravaganzas, soft-spoken dramas to hyperpop explosions, dozens of Irish premieres and a special archive screening from 1989; whatever you picture when you think about ‘trans film’, think again. Check out their programme now at TITE.ie.