Irish Film Institute Podcasts

Horror legend Mick Garris talks with Derek O'Connor about his incredible career which has included working with Stephen King and Steven Spielberg, creating the Masters of Horror TV series, director Critters 2 and Sleepwalkers and a whole lot more besides. Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on the 26th of October 2018.

Oscar-nominated Irish director Lenny Abrahamson talks with broadcaster Sinead Gleeson about his new film The Little Stranger. Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on September 21st 2018.

Q&A with director Declan McGrath, hosted by Ruth Smith from TG4’s Fleadh TV, and a musical performance by Clannad’s Pól and Moya Brennan.

Irish director Lance Daly talks about his new film Black 47, the first ever to be set during the Irish Famine of the mid 1800s. Out at the IFI now https://ifi.ie/black-47/ Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on the 5th of September 2018.

Filmmaker Mark Cousins takes part in a Q&A about his latest film The Eyes of Orson Welles, hosted by Donald Clarke of The Irish Times. https://ifi.ie/the-eyes-of-orson-welles/ Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on August 22nd 2018

The Image You Missed director Donal Foreman chats about his new film, the follow up to Out of Here. Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on August 10th 2018

A panel discussion after a special screening of The Last September about the use of the Irish big house in cinema. With James Fennell (Burtown House), Fionnuala Ardee (Killruddery House) and location manager Colm Nolan (Love and Friendship, Penny Dreadful) hosted by Zoe Coleman from the Irish Georgian Society. Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on July 4th 2018.

Oscar-winning director Kevin MacDonald talks about his new documentary Whitney with Newstalk's Tom Dunne. The film opens at the IFI on July 6th 2018 - https://ifi.ie/whitney/ Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on July 3rd 2018.

A Q&A with director/producer Linda Cullen, Minister Katherine Zappone and Gráinne Healy, co-founder and chair of Marriage Equality and co-director of Yes Equality. Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on July 1st 2018.

A panel discussion after a screening of A Woman's Place moderated by Eamonn Mallie with artist Noel Murphy, director Declan McGrath, Minister Katherine Zappone TD, and Frances Fitzgerald TD. Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on June 25th 2018.

A Q&A with All the Wild Horses director Ivo Marloh and jockey Donie Fahy, hosted by Hilary White. Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on Friday June 8th 2018.

Neil Gaiman talks with author John Connolly at the IFI as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on May 25th 2018.

Listen back to a Q&A for new documentary A Cambodian Spring with director Chris Kelly and the Venerable Luon Sovath, hosted by RTE Foreign Editor Eimear Lowe. Recorded at the IFI on April 30th 2018.

Q&A for new Irish drama The Delinquent Season with writer/director Mark O'Rowe, hosted by Paul Whitington of the Irish Independent. Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on April 27th 2018.

rtistic Expression in a New Age with Hugh Linehan, David O’Mahony, Neasa Hardinan and Tara Brady.

A Catch-Up on Gender Equality – Dr Susan Liddy, Annmarie Gray, Stephanie Comey and Dr Annie Doona.

Out of Site: Artists’ Moving Image and The Cinema Space – Alice Butler, Christine Molloy, Jesse Jones, Joe Comerford, Anja Mahler and Fionnuala Sweeney.

A Review of 2017 – Dr Roddy Flynn of DCU and Dr Tony Tracy of NUIG.

Making the Grade director Ken Wardrop stopped by for a Q&A hosted by filmmaker Ross Whitaker. Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on April 13th 2018.

East Asia Film Festival special guest Mark Lee Ping-Bing talks about his work after a screening of Tian Zhuangzhuang’s Springtime in a Small Town with host John Maguire of the Sunday Business Post. Recorded at the Irish Film Institute on April 6th 2018.