Merchant of Venice live @ The Eye

Thu, Jul 16, 2015

GALWAY WILL have the chance to see the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of the Bard's The Merchant of Venice when it is broadcast live to The Eye Cinema, Wellpark, on Wednesday July 22 at 7pm.

Everyman live from London to The Eye

Tue, Jul 14, 2015

THE BAFTA winning and Oscar nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, best known for this role in 12 Years A Slave, will star in one of English drama’s oldest plays - Everyman.

Cinema review: An Klondike

Films Reviews Mon, Jul 13, 2015

THE GALWAY Film Fleadh concluded last night with the premiere of An Klondike, a movie version of a four­-part mini series to be aired on TG4 later in the year. The first Irish western, and with dialogue mostly as Gaeilge, this is an incredibly ambitious undertaking.

Ireland's first western - made in Galway

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

AN KLONDIKE, the first western made in Ireland, filmed entirely in Galway and the west, by Galway the based Abú Media, closes this year's Galway Film Fleadh when it is screened on Sunday at the Town Hall Theatre at 8.30pm.

Music documentaries @ Galway Film Fleadh

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

DR FEELGOOD'S Wilko Johnson, gospel music, and the LA venue where The Doors and Mötley Crüe played their early gigs, are the subjects of major documentaries at the Galway Film Fleadh.

Matt Berry stars in Galway Film Fleadh world premiere

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

MATT BERRY, the velvet voiced, charismatic star of Toast of London, The IT Crowd, and The Mighty Boosh, is among the cast of a new black-comedy, Swansong, which premieres at the Galway Film Fleadh.

Connemara actor Dónall Ó Héalaí @ Galway Film Fleadh

Thu, Jul 09, 2015

THE GALWAY Film Fleadh opened with a movie featuring Indreabhán actor Dónall Ó Héalaí and before the festival closes on Sunday, two more films featuring the Connemara actor will be screened.

Cinema review: My Name Is Emily

Films Reviews Wed, Jul 08, 2015

THE 27TH annual Galway Film Fleadh kicked off last night with the world premiere of a new Irish film, My Name Is Emily, and the story behind the project is almost as interesting as the film itself.

Let's do the timewarp again!

Tue, Jul 07, 2015

"A JUMP to the left/and then a step to the right/put you hands on your hips/and bring your knees in tight/but it's the pelvic thrust/that really drives you insa-ie-ayee-ayee-yay-ane...let's do the timewarp again!"

Go Dutch - Galway Film Fleadh to screen films from The Netherlands

Mon, Jul 06, 2015

THE NETHERLANDS may not get the same attention when it comes to cinema as do France, Germany, Britain, or Sweden, yet the kingdom enjoys one of Europe's richest and most storied cinematic histories.

Finalists announced for 2015 Galway Film Fleadh pitching competition

Mon, Jul 06, 2015

TEN INDIVIDUALS, all with an idea for a feature film, will stand before a panel of industry judges and an audience and in 90 seconds convice them why theIR idea is good enough to become a reality.

Sisters are doing it for themselves

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

HANNAH QUINN, daughter of renowned Irish film-maker Bob Quinn, will screen her debut short film, My Bonnie, in the Town Hall Theatre as part of this year's Galway Film Fleadh.

Gay, out, and proud on film

Thu, Jul 02, 2015

THERE IS a heightened and exciting edge to the Galway Film Fleadh's Out On Film strand this year, given it comes after Ireland’s historic marriage equality referendum and the equally momentous affirmation of same-sex rights in the USA.

The strand, which concentrates on contemporary LGBT films and documentaries from around the globe, features Swiss filmmaker Marcel Gisler’s documentary Electroboy (Thursday July 9, 10.30pm), which explores the world of former model and current Swiss electronic musician and party organizer Florian Burkhardt.

Cinema review: Minions

Films Reviews Mon, Jun 29, 2015

SEQUELS TO hit childrens movies rarely go well. There are a lot more Madagascar 2s than Toy Story 3s. The fact that, rather than going down the traditional path of a third Despicable Me, a spin off of the film's most popualr characters, the minions, was planned, this reviewer was surprised but pleased.

Up producer and director to attend Galway Film Fleadh

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

Disney Pixar’s Pete Docter, the man who directed Up, and Jonas Rivera, the man who produced that already classic, animated film, will attend the Galway Film Fleadh to screen their new movie Inside/Out.

Iranian film-maker to be honoured at Galway Film Fleadh

Mon, Jun 22, 2015

MOHSEN MAKHMALBAF, the Iranian film-maker who spent four and a half years in a political prison during the regime of Mohammad Reza Shah, will attend this year's Galway Film Fleadh, and receive the fleadh’s highest honour - the Galway Hooker Award.

Galway Film Fleadh 'music from the movies' concert

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

FILM SCORES, be they the James Bond theme, John William's iconic score for Star Wars, Ennio Morricone's immortal The Good, The Bad or The Ugly theme, have given the world some of its best and best loved music.

Take That live via Satellite @ The Eye

Thu, Jun 18, 2015

TAKE THAT'S concert at the O2 in London tomorrow will be broadcast live via satellite to The Eye Cinema in Wellpark at 8pm and fans are advised to arrive early.

John C Reilly to appear at Galway Film Fleadh

Wed, Jun 17, 2015

JOHN C REILLY, the American actor best known for his roles in Guardians of the Galaxy, Anchorman 2, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Wreck It Ralph, and Chicago, for which he received an Oscar nomination, is coming to the Galway Film Fleadh.

Submissions now open for Sky Road TV & Film Festival

Wed, Jun 17, 2015

THE SECOND Sky Road TV & Film Festival returns to Connemara from October 9 to 11 and this week saw submissions open for the feature film and short film categories.

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