We were so pleased to host a preview screening of Sinéad O'Shea's powerful documentary PRAY FOR OUR SINNERS in Soho this week, and even more honoured to have it hosted by the wonderful Annie Macmanus, who we're so grateful to for taking part. In this week's podcast we present the Q&A from that event to you in full, while Niamh and Gerry give you the lowdown on what's happening in the world of Irish film.   PRAY FOR OUR SINNERS is out in Irish and UK cinemas from Friday April 21st.  - - - The Irish Film London Podcast is presented fortnightly by Niamh Branigan and Gerry Maguire. F ..read more

In this week's episode, Gerry and Niamh provide a round up of all the new Irish film releases and IFL events you have to look forward to, making sure not to forget the new Barbie movie which just dropped its trailer and EXTENSIVE cast profiles this week. #Barbie FTW (Nicola Coughlan's in it. We're allowed)    For this week's interview, Gerry ventured out to catch up with director Andrew Legge ahead of the release of his debut feature, the period sci-fi LOLA.    LOLA is out in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Friday April 7th.  - - - The Irish Film London Podcast is ..read more

One of our patron's Moe Dunford joins Lara to chat about pandemic life as an actor & past and future projects!    The Irish Film London Podcast is presented by Niamh Branigan and mixed and edited by Owen Billcliffe. For more about Irish Film London, visit irishfilmlondon.com, and follow us on our social media platforms:  twitter.com/irishfilmlondon facebook.com/IrishFilmFestivalLondon instagram.com/irishfilmlondon Our theme music is Acid Trumpet by Kevin McCloud.  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons ..read more

Join us while we go back in time to November 2019 in Regent St Cinema where Cathy Cullen and a packed audience talk to two of the funniest women in comedy, Roisin Conaty and Bridget Christie. They speak about second and third generation Irish and Irish females killing it in the comedy scene!  The Irish Film London Podcast is presented by Niamh Branigan and mixed and edited by Owen Billcliffe. For more about Irish Film London, visit irishfilmlondon.com, and follow us on our social media platforms:  twitter.com/irishfilmlondon facebook.com/IrishFilmFestivalLondon instagram.com/irishfil ..read more

Irish Film London are delighted to announce that Irish actor Saoirse Ronan has became an Irish Film London patron. Saoirse said “Irish Film London has developed a brilliant platform for Irish filmmakers and actors to showcase the breadth of their talent across the UK. They have helped to cultivate a strong reputation for Irish film here, so I’ve always found there to be a warm reception on the ground and a recognition of the quality of our work.” In our latest podcast Saoirse speaks to us about her newest film Ammonite, being Irish abroad, lock-down guilty pleasures, the future of indie films ..read more

In this episode, Gerry and Niamh wax lyrical about the end of awards season and look forward to what's ahead, including some big news for some of our favourite Irish stars.   This week's interview is a dispatch from our St Patrick's Film Festival, which saw us previewing new Irish film God's Creatures, starring Emily Watson and Paul Mescal alongside Aisling Franciosi and Toni O'Rourke. Emily, Toni and the film's screenwriter Shane Crowley joined us on stage for an informative Q&A.   God's Creatures is out in Irish cinemas on Fri March 24th and in UK cinemas on Friday March 31st ..read more

In this week's episode Niamh and Gerry discuss this year's IFTA nominations, then Niamh chats to Bríd Brennan and James Cosmo, stars of the new Scandi-Irish romcom My Sailor My Love, out in cinemas on March 10th.   IFL's St Patrick's Day film programme is now on sale, visit www.irishfilmlondon.com for more info and to get your tickets now Enjoying our work? Buy us a coffee on Ko-Fi!! Visit ko-fi.com/iflpodcast to drop us a couple of quid and help us keep this project going. - - - The Irish Film London Podcast is presented fortnightly by Niamh Branigan and Gerry Maguire. For more about Iri ..read more

What a week for the Parish! Niamh and Gerry dissect all the great news for Irish filmmakers from this week's BAFTA awards in London.    Then we present an interview we've been waiting to deliver for some time. Niamh sat down with Joyride director Emer Reynolds and young star Charlie Reid (Mully) for an extensive chat about that film and their cinematic influences. Enjoy!   IFL's St Patrick's Day film programme is now on sale, visit www.irishfilmlondon.com for more info and to get your tickets now   - - - The Irish Film London Podcast is presented fortnightly by Niamh Branig ..read more

For this week's podcast we're presenting you with an incredible treat - it's the Q&A from our screening of HUSH A BYE BABY with director Margo Harkin. This is a rare chance to hear from Margo on the film and its impact on the (ongoing) discourse around women's reproductive rights in Northern Ireland. (The Q&A starts around the 15 minute mark for you keen beans!) Last weekend, we held our St Brigid's Day 2023 screenings on screens across London. One of those screenings was of Margo Harkin's classic film HUSH A BYE BABY which we showed at The Rio in partnership with Birds Eye View, and w ..read more

After a HUGE week for Irish film with an incredible number of BAFTA and Oscar nominations, Niamh and Gerry reflect on the industry's awards excitement and what it means to have an Irish language film recognised in this way.   Then Gerry speaks to acclaimed horror director Jon Wright (Grabbers, Robot Overlords) about his new film Unwelcome, featuring Hannah John-Kamen and Douglas Booth, discussing the influences he drew on to make the film and what audiences can expect from this subversive supernatural horror, out in cinemas everywhere from Friday January 27th.   Watch the trailer for ..read more