There are many articles about screenwriting on the internet—too many, if we’re really honest—but here are some suggestions we feel haven’t been made as much as they should be. 1. Do your research. Check out websites

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Being a film student is awful. I’ve been one, and it’s a wonder I didn’t end up in hospital with a stomach ulcer from worry. While other students may feel their lot is bad, nothing, NOTHING is as poor as the lot of a film student. You attend class, talks, workshops,...

The following is a list of suggestions which you may heed or ignore as you see fit. Mostly, it’s a list of elements we’ve seen many times, and if something has been done many times, it would be worth your while to find a new way to do it. If you’re thinking of making...

To start the new year off with a bang, here’s a list of Irish, and Irish-themed, film festivals that—although they’re not this one—still have their merits.  Some are more focused on shorts than others (ADIFF, for example is more of a feature film festival, so sending...

Winners 2016   Best Director, Gui Campos, Rosinha, Brazil Best Producer, Savio Sequeira & Anthony Renwick Mc Gill, The Job Paradox, Ireland Best Script, Maurice O’Connel, Proclaim, Ireland Best Music Video, Veto By Son Directed by Abderrezak Chriette, Germany...

Programme 1, Thursday 6th October, Cineworld 12:00pm Proclaim!, Directed by Maureen O’Connell, 20min, Ireland 2016, Drama History Silence, Directed by Dejan Mrkic, 15min, UK and Australia 2016, Drama Tunisia 2045, Directed by Ted Hardy-Carnac, 4min, France 2016,...

Here is the short film selection for 2016, a programme will be up by the end of the week. Congratulation to all the selected. Nach Spiel (Aftermath), Directed by Ralf Beyerle, 10min, Germany 2016, Comedy Drama Space & Time, Directed by Camps Aureliane, 16min,...

Directed by Rebecca Miller and released in Ireland on 8th July 2016, Maggie’s Plan raises the question as to whether the need to control others is an individual personality trait or an encompassing human one. The off kilter comedy set in New York is often sobering...

The Hopeless End of a Great Dream is the new 16mm film commissioned by Irish artist Declan Clarke and freshly exhibited at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. The greatly anticipated project benefited from the support of Belfast Exposed, Centre Cultural Irlandais Paris and...

The Japanese Film Festival 2016 marked celebrations of the successful collaboration between the Embassy of Japan and access>CINEMA for the eighth year in a row.  Comprised of forty five screenings countrywide, the assortment was unveiled in locations at Dublin,...

By AEDIN DONNELLY He comes over unannounced and demands I let him in. He sweettalks his way up to my room and we find ourselves deep in conversation, debating, bouncing off one another for hours before we sleep. But even when we lie down, he won’t let me sleep. He...

Nathan was awarded the top prize for best score at the this year edition for his work on The Day After Stonewall Died, the short won the Best Short at the Cannes Short Film Festival in 2014 The upcoming European release of his new album, a collection of songs about...

After four days of screening in 4Dame Lane, Cineworld and The sugar Club we had great time at The Sugar Club last night were we had the honor to have the presence of the Romanian Ambassador her Excellency Manuela Breazu The 2015 winners are: Best Student Short        ...

Full programme can be downloaded here now DISFMF2015 programme

Workshop, Saturday the 10th of October, by John Dower winner of ,,Cannes Short Film Festival,, “Linear Storytelling in an interactive age -How do we protect our personal stories when the audience expects to be a part of them?” Entry 5 euro, the workshop include the...

The Romanian short films will be presented at Cineworld alongside with a selection of Irish Shorts on the 10th of October, starting 11:00 PM. The Romanian Shorts are: Iulian. A True Story, Directed by Alex Mironescu, Romania, 2014, 9 min, Documentary True Romance,...

O Daddy Dear, Directed by Ray Lamb, Ireland, 2015, 18 min, Comedy Dreaming of Home, Directed by Hamilton Niculescu, Ireland, 2014, 6 min, Documentary Firefly, Directed by Ian Mrak, USA, 2015, 3 min, Animation Head Coach, Directed by Sergey Pesin, Ukraine, 2015, 19...

,GOD IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ARTIST I CARRY INSIDE,, Eleonora Cupcencu  Together with the screenings, this year we decided to go forward with the events and we decided to bring Romanian and Irish Culture together in a painting exhibition. This exhibition is done in...

And because most film festivals are requesting DCP here is one of the greatest offers on the market. IndyDCP is an Irish Company Specialising in Creating Digital Cinema Packages for Cinema Projection having a cost efficient, professional Digital Cinema Package...

I’VE BEEN A SWEEPER , directed by Ciarán Dooley, 12min, Ireland 2014,(Drama) I’ve Been a Sweeper tells the story of The Sweeper (Eamon Morrissey & David Rawle) as he carries out his job cleaning the floors of iconic pubs across Dublin during his final day of life....