All Galway Film Fleadh articles
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Features‘Kneecap’ filmmakers on navigating Northern Ireland’s politics and bringing bigger budget films to Belfast
Rich Peppiatt’s film won audience awards at Sundance and Galway and is being released next month in UK-Ireland.
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NewsRich Peppiatt’s ‘Kneecap’ wins big at Galway Film Fleadh 2024
Further winners include ‘The Teacher’, ’Fidil Ghorm’ and ‘Housewife Of The Year’.
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News“There’s a lack of leadership across the global cinema ecosystem,” says indie champion Ted Hope
The vetreran US producer was attending the Galway Film Fleadh with his latest project, ’Invisible Nation’.
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Reviews‘Mrs Robinson’: Galway Review
The life and accomplishments of Mary Robinson, the first female President of Ireland, are celebrated in this unctuous documentary
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Reviews‘Poison’: Galway Review
Tim Roth and Trine Dyrholm power this Luxembourg-set drama about grief and forgiveness
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Reviews‘Housewife Of The Year’: Galway Review
Doc reveals Ireland’s troubling gender politics through the country’s long-running ’Housewife Of The Year’ competition
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Reviews‘Fidil Ghorm’: Galway Review
TV director Anne McCabe makes her feature debut with this County Donegal-set drama about the power of music
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Reviews‘Amongst The Wolves’: Galway Review
Luke McQuillan anchors this debut Irish revenge drama as a war veteran struggling to survive on Dublin’s harsh fringes
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Reviews‘Oddity’: Galway Review
SXSW award-winning horror from Caveat director Damian McCarthy arrives home to haunt Irish audiences
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FeaturesGalway Film Fleadh heads on new awards, funding challenges and Ireland’s connection with Palestine
As the 36th edition gets underway, Maeve McGrath and Miriam Allen talk 2024’s line-up and why decision makers are ”beating the path to Galway”.
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NewsGalway Film Fleadh 2024 unveils Kurdish, Nigerian and Irish world premieres as part of full line-up
World premieres include ’Home: Zak Moradi’s Story’, ’The Kiss Of Death’ and ‘Remnants’.
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FeaturesEva Birthistle on her directorial debut, Ken Loach’s support and the future of ‘Bad Sisters’
The Irish actor’s directorial debut feature is world premiering at Raindance Film Festival.
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News‘Kneecap’ to open Galway as Irish festival selects Palestine as country of focus
The Irish-language hip-hop biopic won the audience award in Sundance’s Next strand.
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NewsGalway Film Fleadh winner ‘Verdigris’ scooped up for sales (exclusive)
Patricia Kelly’s debut won the best independent film award at Galway.
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Features14 films to watch from the summer festivals
Includes titles from Locarno, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Annecy, Karlovy Vary, Bifan, Karlovy Vary, New York Asian Film Festival, Galway and Fantasia.
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Reviews‘Double Blind’: Galway Review
Savvy Irish suspense/body horror leaves room open for a – not unwelcome – sequel
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News‘Apocalypse Clown’, ‘Verdigris’ scoop prizes at Galway Film Fleadh, as marketplace packs a punch
Further winners include ’Past Lives’ in the world cinema competition and Agnes O’Casey for the Bingham Ray New Talent Award.
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Reviews‘A Greyhound Of A Girl’: Galway Review
A young girl confronts mortality in this colourful animated adaptation of Roddy Doyle’s novel
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Reviews‘Lies We Tell’: Galway Review
Star Agnes O’Casey brings a modern edge to this adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu’s ‘Uncle Silas’
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Reviews‘Apocalypse Clown’: Galway Review
George Kane’s anarchic comedy follows a troupe of clowns travelling across Ireland in the aftermath of a electrical blackout