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Irish Film Institute Podcast

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Irish Film Institute Podcast

Irish Film Institute

Irish Film Institute Podcast

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Irish Film Institute Podcast

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In this week's episode, host Frances Wilde introduces Ginette Vicendeau, Professor of Film Studies at King's College London, about the Danielle Darrieux retrospective programme, screening as part of this year's IFI French Film Festival 2021 (No
For this last episode of the current season, host Stephen Boylan chats to Irish Times film critic Donald Clarke and avid awards-watcher David O'Callaghan about this year's Oscar nominations, looking at the front-runners and predicting who will
In this week's episode, host Stephen Boylan chats to director Treasa O'Brien about her new film 'Town of Strangers', now available to pre-order on IFI@Home (www.ifihome.ie). Stephen also chats to Ita O'Brien, movement director and intimacy co-o
For this music documentary double bill, host Stephen Boylan chats to 'Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché' co-director Celeste Bell, also Styrene's daughter, and Lisa Revnor, director of 'Sisters with Transistors', a compelling look at the early female
In advance of this year's IFI Careers events, the IFI Podcast looks back to 2019 and 2020 for two panel discussions with well-known figures in the Irish screen industries. Lenny Abrahamson and Ed Guiney discuss their journey from the Trinity Vi
Join host Stephen Boylan as he chats with veteran location manager Eoin Holohan about his career, the challenges of the profession, and his work on films including Yorgos Lanthimos's ‘The Lobster’. Also on this episode, Kilmainham Gaol's Curato
Join host Stephen Boylan as he chats to Tomm Moore, co-director of the world-conquering and multi-award-winning Wolfwalkers, about his animation influences, voice casting, and what it's like to be in the middle of awards season. Also, Dublin-ba
As the first volume of the IFI's Japanese Story season goes live, actor-writer-director Jack Reynor chats to host Stephen Boylan about his passion for Japanese cinema and the masterpieces that inspired his award-winning short 'Bainne'. The firs
'Assassins' director Ryan White chats to host Stephen Boylan about the incredible story behind his new documentary, while IFI Head of Cinema Programming David O'Mahony picks out his favourite conspiracy films. Stream 'Assassins' now at www.ifih
To mark the release of IFI@Home's coming-of-age film collection, Growing Pains, host Stephen Boylan chats to IFI Head of Irish Film Programming Sunniva O'Flynn about the eight Irish titles included in the selection. Author and journalist Anna C
The IFI Podcast returns with host Stephen Boylan and guests Aoife Barry and Brian Lloyd to look back at the film highlights of 2020, New Year's Resolutions, and to look forward at what will (hopefully) be appearing on our screens in 2021. 
Join host Stephen Boylan and IFI Head of Cinema Programming as they chat through some of the highlights of this year's IFI French Film Festival. The festival will run from Wednesday, November 11th to Sunday November 22nd exclusively online nati
Join host Stephen Boylan as he chats with director Gillian Marsh and programmers David O'Mahony and Sunniva O'Flynn about next week's IFI Documentary Festival. For the first time, the festival will stream online nationwide on the IFI's video-on
In this final episode of the current season, host Stephen Boylan welcomes IFI programmers David O'Mahony and Kevin Coyne back to the podcast to chat through the films they're most looking forward to as cinemas re-open.
Acclaimed screenwriter Jeb Stuart ('Die Hard', 'The Fugitive') visited the IFI last January for a fascinating masterclass. In this special edited version, he chats with Hugh Farley, Director of the Writers' Guild of Ireland, about his body of w
Host Stephen Boylan chats to director D.W. Young about his new documentary 'The Booksellers', and bestselling author and former Laureate na nÓg Sarah Crossan talks through her favourite book-to-film adaptations.
International bestselling author George R.R. Martin visited the IFI last August as part of Dublin 2019: A Dublin Worldcon. Following a screening of Fred M. Wilcox's 'Forbidden Planet', George spoke with Worldcon's Maura McHugh about the sci-fi
David Freyne, director of 'Dating Amber', joins host Stephen Boylan to chat about his acclaimed comedy and LGBT+ filmmaking. Also on this episode, academic and filmmaker Barry Dignam talks about pivotal points in Irish LGBT+ cinema. 
Former Irish rugby international Jamie Heaslip joins host Stephen Boylan to talk through some of the best sports films now available to stream. The episode also looks back to June 2019 and a Q&A with Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia followin
Host Stephen Boylan chats to Sunniva O'Flynn, IFI Head of Irish Film Programming, about James Joyce's long association with Irish film, and director Alan Gilsenan talks about his stunning latest project, 'Ulysses | Film'.
In this week's episode, host Stephen Boylan chats to campaigner Ailbhe Smyth about the films that shaped her activism, while IFI programmer David O'Mahony looks at the best recent releases which examine a range of pressing social issues.
This week's episode sees host Stephen Boylan chat to broadcaster Rick O'Shea about his memories of Dublin cinemas and summer blockbuster season, while IFI Projectionist Paul Markey takes us into the booth and shares his experience of working wi
In this episode, host Stephen Boylan goes behind the scenes of the IFI Irish Film Archive and the IFI Player, speaking with archivist and historian Catriona Crowe and Kasandra O'Connell, Head of the IFI Irish Film Archive. To see the films and
In this third episode, host Stephen Boylan chats with award-winning musician Stephen Rennicks about composing for film and TV and his work on TV smash Normal People, while broadcaster Aedín Gormley chats through some of her favourite movie musi
In this week's episode, host Stephen Boylan and journalist Aoife Barry look back at the classic 1987 romcom 'Moonstruck', and IFI programmer David O'Mahony picks out his favourite films from this year's Berlin Film Festival.
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