Film Ireland Podcast

In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Modern Lanternist Jeremy Brooker who is in Dublin as part of the Bloomsday Film Festival (11-16 June). The Festival presents A Magic Lantern Odyssey on Saturday, 14th June at 7pm in Belvedere College, a live Magic Lantern performance based on Ulysses. We’re also delighted to welcome Irish screenwriter Stephen Shields on to the podcast to talk to Matthew Briody about the craft of writing across genres in film and television, creating strong characters, hitting deadlines and his 2024 American vampire horror comedy, Abigail.

In May earlier this year in Ballina Arts Centre, we were thrilled to host Local Voices, Global Stories: Celebrating Screen Creative Talent in partnership with Mayo-based production company HeartFelt Drama and the National Talent Academy for Film & TV Drama and Film Mayo. This live event consisted of two panels which showcased the work of talented producers, creators and writers; celebrating creative voices and spotlighting the wonderful work being achieved out of the West of Ireland. In this Film Ireland podcast, we are delighted to bring you an edited recording of the second panel that took place – Producing: People, Projects, Partnerships featuring: Jennifer Davidson (Writers’ Guild of Ireland Chair and HeartFelt Drama Founder / Director) Roisin Geraghty (A Want In Her, Sunlight) Vanessa Gildea (IADT, Documentary & Film) Gar O’Brien-Collins (Western Region Audiovisual Producers Fund) Niamh Fagan (Screen Ireland) This event was supported by WDM Entertainment and Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Galway. The National Talent Academy for Film & TV Drama is an initiative of Screen Ireland and is managed by Ardán. Film Mayo promotes filmmaking in the beautiful County of Mayo in the West of Ireland.

Gene Wilder with an Irish brogue? In this very special episode of the Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh chats with New England filmmaker Frank Durant, who has travelled to Dublin to explore the locations featured in the 1970s Gene Wilder film Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx. Joining him on this nostalgic journey is Ireland-based filmmaker Meghan Mickela, who is documenting the experience. Later in the episode, we were very privileged to catch up with Quackser director Waris Hussein, who shares his memories of filming on the streets of Dublin and gives his insights into bringing this cult classic to life. Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx is a 1970 comedy film, shot on location in Dublin, directed by Waris Hussein, written by Gabriel Walsh, and starring Gene Wilder and Margot Kidder. It focuses on a poor Irish manure collector (Wilder) who falls in love with an American exchange student (Kidder) after she almost runs him over. The film opened in Ireland on 9th June 1972.

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.