New Jack Taylor series begins this weekend

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

JACK TAYLOR, the hit TV series made in Galway and inspired by the novels of award winning Galway author Ken Bruen, begins its new season on the new Irish TV channel be3 - formerly UTV Ireland - this Saturday at 9pm.

American film project seeks actors

Thu, Jan 12, 2017

APOSTROPHATE ME, a new American film, written by musician, composer, and conductor Colin O'Donohoe, in association with Robin Shou and Alan Roy Scott, is shooting in Ireland this summer, and is seeking Irish actors.

Galway film to screen at London and Chicago film festivals

Wed, Jan 11, 2017

BODY OF Christ, an award winning short film - which runs for only 81 seconds - and which was made in Galway has been selected to screen at two major international festivals this spring.

Fighters, pranksters, olive farms, and Ryan Gosling

Thu, Jan 05, 2017

CHAMPION BOXERS, mischievous neighbours, Poland under threat from Russia at the end of WWI, a young girl's determination to win back her grandfather's olive farm, and a musical with Hollywood stars like Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone - it's all in the Galway Film Society's winter/spring 2017 season.

Christmas screening of Scrooge

Thu, Dec 08, 2016

SCROOGE, THE classic British film adaptation of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, will be screened by the Galway Film Society in the Town Hall Theatre this weekend.

Do you want to be TG4’s next soap star?

Wed, Nov 30, 2016

TG4’s hit TV soap opera Ros na Rún is searching for an actress over 50 to join its cast and fluent Gaeilge is required for the role in Ireland’s only Irish language soap.

Sensory friendly screening of Storks

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

STORKS, THE hit animated family film will receive a special sensory friendly screening, for children on the autism spectrum, at the IMC Cinema, on Tuesday November 22 at 10.30am.

Every dog needs a home

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

IN MADRID, Julian receives an unexpected visit from old friend Tomas. However this will be no ordinary reunion, as Tomas has decided to discontinue treatment for the terminal illness he has been battling.

Galway film wins Best Short Film Award in London

Tue, Nov 15, 2016

ADULTING, THE County Galway made short film, written and co-directed by Connemara's Linda Bhreathnach, has won the Best Short Film Award from Irish Film London. The award was presented at a ceremony in the Irish Embassy in London on Monday.

A cinematic journey through the Colombian Amazon

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

EMBRACE THE Serpent is a poetic, dreamlike, journey through the Colombian Amazon is the next film to be screened as part of the Galway Film Society's current winter film season.

Les Contes d’Hoffmann @ The Eye

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

A LAVISH production of Offenbach's masterpiece, Les Contes d'Hoffmann/The Tales of Hoffman, will be screened live from The Royal Opera House, London, to The Eye Cinema, Wellpark, next week.

Two films this Sunday from Galway Film Society

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

PEDRO ALMODÓVAR'S latest film, the critically acclaimed Julieta, and the award winning French film, The Measure Of A Man, will both be screened in the Town Hall Theatre this Sunday.

The strange the terrifying world of Hieronymus Bosch

Thu, Nov 03, 2016

CREATOR OF some of the most bizarre and terrifying images ever put to canvas, Hieronymus Bosch stands as one of the most singular of all European artists, whose work profoundly influenced surrealism and continues to fascinate today.

Lenny Abrahamson to give public interview at GMIT

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

LENNY ABRAHAMSON, the Irish film maker, best known for Adam & Paul, Garage, and Room, for which he received an Oscar nomination, is coming to Galway next month to give a public interview about his work.

Noel Fielding stars in TULCA film

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

THE MIGHTY BOOSH'S Noel Fielding stars in AAAAAAAAH!, the eccentric British comedy-horror film where the actors speak entirely in grunts and gibberish, which will be shown as part of the TULCA Festival of Visual Arts.

Kenneth Branagh - live at The Eye

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

FOR ONE night only, the Branagh Theatre Company’s acclaimed production of John Osborne's The Entertainer, will be screened live via satellite to The Eye Cinema, Wellpark.

Junior Galway Film Fleadh launches 2016 programme

Wed, Oct 26, 2016

HUNT FOR The Wilderpeople, the New Zealand adventure comedy-drama, starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison, as a father figure and son who become caught in a manhunt, will be screened at the 22nd Junior Galway Film Fleadh.

The Bolshoi Ballet - Live at The Eye

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

THE GOLDEN Age, a satire of Europe during the Roaring Twenties, will mark the first in a new season of live broadcasts from The Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow to The Eye Cinema in Wellpark.

Love and independence in Paris

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

FEMINISM, LESBIANISM, independence, and the challenges of love, family, and duty will be explored in French film Summertime which the Galway Film Society wil screen in the Town Hall Theatre this Sunday at 8pm.

Young Galwegians' stories sought for Junior Film Fleadh storytelling competition

Tue, Oct 11, 2016

YOUNG GALWEGIANS who are passionate about films and writing, and who have an idea for a story, are being asked to submit that story idea for this year's Junior Galway Film Fleadh Storytelling Competition.

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