Fni Wrap Chat

Welcome to a very special edition of the FNI Wrapchat Podcast Hosted by Paul Butler Lennox, Keith O'Grady and Paul Webster, this is the first of two we'll be releasing this week, which we recorded live from our lovely campervan provided by Rambling Rover.ie at the Fastnet Film Festival in West Cork in 2023! As always are excited to bring you exclusive interviews with some of Ireland's top filmmakers, actors, and industry insiders.  Film Network Ireland (FNI) is delighted to announce that we have partnered up with Arri and Windmill lane as sponsors to support the organization's efforts in engaging and connecting film professionals in Ireland.  Film Network Ireland is an umbrella network of thousands of professionals working in Ireland's film and television industry, dedicated to promoting, supporting and advancing film culture. Arri, the world-renowned film technology company, is sponsoring FNI as part of its commitment to empowering global talent and promoting the art of storytelling through cinema. Windmill

Joining Paul Webster on the podcast is writer and director, Ciaran Creagh. Ciaran Creagh is a screenwriter, director & producer whose credits include In View, a feature he wrote and directed which won Best Screenplay at the Rhode Island International Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Newcomer Award at the Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival. Creagh also wrote the feature Parked, starring Colm Meaney. Parked was nominated in four categories at the Irish Film and Television Awards and won Best First Feature at the Galway Film Festival and Best Screenplay at the 2012 Foggia Film Festival. Creagh also wrote and directed the short The Note, starring Aidan Gillen. Cry from the Sea, a feature he wrote is to be shot during 2023 in Mayo and Donegal. FNI Wrapchat brings you exclusive interviews with filmmakers, producers, directors, and actors, giving you insight into the creative process behind some of the best productions in the country. From discussing the latest industry news to sharing invaluable ti

Join our hosts, Mark Monks and Paul Butler Lennox on today's bumper episode, sponsored by RamblingRover.ie @Ramblingrovercampervans  Join us as we bring you the highlights from Achill Island Film Festival, an annual celebration of Film that takes place on the stunning island of Achill in Co. Mayo now in its second year. achillInternationalFilmfestival.com Guests Include Tom Callahan from Chicago with his film, Good Fences and Belfast based filmmaker, Frankie Quinn. Tom has contributed his cinematography and assistant editing to films and shows like UNAPOLOGETIC by Ashley O'Shay, and CITY SO REAL and AMERICA TO ME by Steve James, which have appeared at the Sundance Film Festival, STARZ, National Geographic, PBS POV, and Hulu. With great excitement, he recently premiered his short film GOOD FENCES? at Docs Ireland film festival 2022 and screened at the Achill Island Film Festival this May. Frankie Quinn (b.1966) was born into the Short Strand/Ballymacarrett community where he still lives. He began taking photog

On this brand new Ep of Fni Wrapchat is Fintan Connolly and Writer Fiona Bergin. Hosted by Mark Monks. The creative minds behind the recent Irish Feature Barber. Check out Barber staring Aidan Gillian, Still playing in the IFI and the Lighthouse this week. Val Barber, a private investigator, is hired by a wealthy widow to find her missing granddaughter. Barber’s initial investigation into Sara’s disappearance quickly darkens. Secrets start surfacing in unexpected ways. Before too long, Barber finds himself entangled with powerful men of shady morals determined to thwart his investigation. Has he bitten off more than he can chew? Fintan Connolly is an Irish film director, screenwriter and producer living in Dublin. Much of his earlier work was in television documentaries which explored social issues in Ireland. He has also made films, including Flick (2000), Trouble with Sex (2005), Eliot & Me (2012) and Barber (2023) through his production company Fubar Films. Fiona is a producer and screenwriter worki

Paul Webster was joined this week by two exciting filmmakers who are very much on the up, Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney. They are an award-winning Irish director/producer duo from Longford. They wrote, produced and directed the upcoming feature film ‘Lakelands’ which stars Éanna Hardwicke (Normal People, Vivarium), Danielle Galligan (Shadow and Bone, Kin), Lorcan Cranitch (Bloodlands) and Gary Lydon (Banshees of Inisherin). The film won Best Irish Film and Bingham Ray New Talent Award for its lead actors at the Galway Film Fleadh, having won the Bankside Award at the Galway Film Fair the previous year. It won Best Film at Kerry Film Festival and played at international festivals such as Santa Barbara Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival. It will be released theatrically in Ireland and UK by Wildcard Distribution on May 5th. It has been nominated for four IFTAs including Best Film. Their short film ‘Drifting’ stars Oscar nominee Paul Mescal (Normal People) and Dublin Critic’s Choice winner Dafhyd Fly

Paul and Mia sit down with director Sinéad O Shea to chat about her fascinating career and her stunning new feature documentary. Pray For Our Sinners tells the story of a group of citizens who resisted the status quo of systematic brutality against women and children when the Catholic church was at the height of its power in Ireland. We strongly urge you to catch this one in the cinema if you can. Also, tonight is the night of FNI's Spring Networking Event. https://app.eventsframe.com/app/event/5423978594172928/ Sinéad O' Shea's second feature documentary, Pray For Our Sinners, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival 2022 and won acclaim on the US festival circuit. It was a nominee for Best Documentary at Chicago Film Festival and winner of Best Documentary at the Hamptons Film Festival.    Sinéad's first feature documentary A Mother Brings her Son to be Shot premiered at CPH:DOX 2018 where it was nominated for a FACT Award and won worldwide acclaim.  She was named as one of the top 10 European female filmm

Joining Paul @paulbutlerlennox on this brand spanking new ep for a chat about all things Achill and the Achill Island International Film Festival @achillfilmfestival is the wonderful Emily O’Callaghan.  Why not come along to our Networking event on the 21st of April at 7pm. At Northern Soul, Dublin Quays. https://link.wearefni.com/springsprungnetworking for a TICKET!!!! Our New Bi Monthly event. You asked for it, Get your 10 euro tickets now or become a member on BuymeaCoffee.com/Fni Emily O’Callaghan, who is originally from Dublin but is now living on Achill Island in Co Mayo, moved  west in September 2021, after she decided to combine her love of films, Achill and event organising  by starting the Achill Island Film Festival. Emily had worked in the film industry in various roles for many years, as well as organising events, such  as comedy nights, gigs, mini festivals and stages at Electric Picnic. Her decision to move to her family’s ancestral homeplace of Achill, where she had often holidayed as a chil

Hey Film makers! Why not come along to our Networking event on the 21st of April at 7pm. At Northern Soul, Dublin Quays. https://link.wearefni.com/springsprungnetworking for a TICKET!!!! Our New Bi Monthly event. You asked for it, Get your 10 euro tickets now or become a member on BuymeaCoffee.com/Fni After a little break we're back with the next episode of our podcast Wrapchat, Luke sat down with his old IADT classmate and Rising star Tara O'Callaghan!!! Tara O'Callaghan is an Irish/Serbian director with a background in Editing. A graduate of the national film school IADT, Tara now works across a variation of film mediums. Her early work in music videos has won her Kinsale Shark Awards and a Vimeo Staff Pick. She currently works in advertising as a director with Dublin production company Motherland where she has won Emerging Director Awards for her work. Most recently, her debut short documentary ‘Call Me Mommy’ won Best Short Documentary at the Galway Film Fleadh and had its US premiere at the 2023 Sun

Why not come along to our Networking event on the 21st of April at 7pm. At Northern Soul, Dublin Quays. https://link.wearefni.com/springsprungnetworking for TICKET!!!! Our New Bi Monthly event. You asked for it, Get your 10 euro tickets now or become a member on BuymeaCoffee.com/Fni On this weeks episode of FNI Wrapchat. Luke Brabazon (Our Brand new Co-Host, Welcome Luke) sat down in the Podcast Studios with the immersive musical talent that is Natasa Paulsberg. Natasa Paulberg is an award-winning Australian/Irish composer with compositions for the concert hall, television, film, advertising and gaming. Natasa has scored many projects including the The Hunger documentary, narrated by Liam Neeson, and performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and has won two Best Original Score awards for the film The Yellow Dress, and Best Music Award for The Hunger. Natasa also recently scored the RTÉ series' The Island narrated by Liz Bonnin, and The Irish Civil War narrated by Brendan Gleeson, with the documentary

Two of the nicest guests and one a repeat offender on Fni Wrapchat Director Frankie Fenton (from 5 years ago...Can you believe) and Producer Kathryn Kennedy, dropped by the studio to chat with Paul Butler Lennox @paulbutlerlennox and Paul Webster @paulwebsterfilms Their new feature 'Atomic Hope' is out in Irish and UK Cinemas on the 17th of February. It's a VERY VERY interesting watch that will shift perspectives on how we produce our energy. Join the debate by supporting at the cinema this weekend.  Is nuclear energy the solution to the climate crisis? Whether it is the only carbon-neutral technology capable of tackling the crisis or a fatally convenient stopgap, time is running out. Atomic Hope – Inside the Pro-Nuclear Movement is an observational Irish feature documentary which follows a tiny group of highly unpopular “pro-nuclear” activists. They controversially believe we now need to urgently re-address our feelings on nuclear power if we are to have any hope of decarbonizing our energy systems be

This time we absolutely "Let the Right one" in the studio. What a BLOODY good EP!!! Mark Monks @mark_monks99 our residential Gore master sat down to yap with the indefatigable Conor McMahon @conormcmahon9 Conor’s First feature film Stitches, starring British comedian Ross Noble, won best film at the Midnight Xtreme section of the prestigious Sitges Film Festival. He directed Zombie Bashers, an entry in the RTE Storyland online series scheme. The show proved extremely successful with horror and comedy fans alike and was voted the eventual winner of the competition. Conor directed all 6 episodes of the show. His short films have won many awards including: Best Short at the Sitges Film Festival (Spain), First Prize in the Kodak Commercial Awards (London) and Second prize at Edinburgh’s Dead by Dawn Horror film Festival. His most recent Film Let the Wrong One In is now out in over 50 cinemas across the country. Check out the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HfhF4tWj6g Other work includ

HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLKS!!!!  On this Brand new Episode of Fni Wrapchat... we cast our eye on the future Generation of Film TV talent.  Mark Monks sat down with Baz Black to chat about making your own opportunities and your own creative way, and his upcoming feature "Dublin Crust" Baz Black is an Award Winning Actor/Writer/Director from Ireland best known for playing Ged Delaney in Season 1 & 2 of AMCS Show 'KIN' .  He trained at Bow Street Acting Academy. His early acting career started in theatre at a young age, Baz played Danny Zuko in Grease, then during his teenage years his unique heavily tattooed look saw him appearing in many music videos and promotional campaigns. Baz had a very successful modeling career and was signed to Frasers (Dublin) and Asha Tank (London) During this time he was on numerous front cover magazines, billboards, TV commercials and the face of full clothing ranges. This led to once again pursue his love for acting and he appeared in numerous Short Films and TV shows as he bu

John Murphy had a very GALWAY chat with our very own Seán T. Ó Meallaigh for this great episode.  Merry Christmas Everyone!!!! John is an experienced and freelance editor working across drama and documentary. His work has premiered at Sundance, Berlin, SXSW, HotDocs, Sheffield, DocPoint and Doc Leipzeig. For television, He has cut multiple award winners and a whole host of shows ranging from profiles of cultural icons in sport and music to history and politics. In 2018, John was nominated for the Best Editor award by the Irish Academy and in 2022 won the award for Irish-language feature An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) which also won two awards at the 72nd Berlin film festival.  Check out John's list of Credits here: https://johnmurphyeditor.com/about/resumecv/ FNI Wrapchat is Produced by PBL, Paul Webster and Edited and Mixed by Mark Monks in the heart of Dublin City Centre at the Podcast Studios. https://www.thepodcaststudios.ie/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Paul Webster hosts this episode with director Alan Gilsenan, one of the most prolific filmmakers working in Ireland, about his fascinating career spanning three decades and an incredibly varied and impressive body of work as well as his latest film, Ghosts of Baggotonia. An evocative film-poem exploring the literary and other ghosts of the bohemian quarter bordering Dublin’s Baggot Street during the mid-20th century where there was a radical flourishing of artistic and intellectual activity. A screening of ‘Ghosts of Baggotonia’, followed by a Q&A with Alan Gilsenan and poet Seán Hewitt, will be held at the IFI in Dublin on Friday, December 9 and is screening in cinemas around the country.  Alan Gilsenan is an Irish writer, filmmaker and theatre director.   His work includes the cinematic documentaries Ghosts of Baggotonia, The Yellow Bittern, Then Meeting and  Meetings with Ivor, the feature film Unless, based on a novel by Carol Shields and The Meeting, which he wrote and directed and premiered at

On this episode of the show, Paul Webster and PBL are joined by  co-directors  Anna Rogers and Shaun Dunne @shaundunnagram who crafted the poignant and affecting new documentary, How To Tell A Secret. The film is self-released and will screen in cinemas around the country. Check the film's socials to find out where and support the film in any way you can.  A wonderful chat about an important film. Out in early December in the IFI @irishfilminstitute and around the country.  This groundbreaking film takes on the enormity and complexity of HIV in Ireland with rigorous honesty, ingenuity and artistry that propels the conversation forward. People in Ireland living with HIV share experiences with disarming emotional generosity and multiple creative means – making room for rage, acceptance, catastrophe and love along the way. Robbie Lawlor was diagnosed with HIV at 21 and became one of the youngest people to come out on Irish television. Enda McGrattan, also known as Veda, promised to keep their HIV status a sec

Today joining our BRAND SPANKING NEW HOST Keith O'Grady @keithogradyfilm from the beautiful surroundings of Belfast Met... is a wonderful director from Northern Ireland, Lynne Davison. Her Debut feature MANDRAKE follows probation officer Cathy Madden, given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two children disappear near Mary’s farm. Lynne Davison was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. She has been a Writer and Director since 2004 with films in the Belfast Film Festival, Chicago Irish Film Festival and the 26th BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film festival. It is an important interest of Lynne’s to explore thought provoking female led universal stories within Drama, Sci Fi, Horror and Fantasy genres “Lynne Davison is definitely a director to keep an eye on. With a secret 90s horror remake and an apocalypse Sci-Fi flick in th

Today joining our Host Paul Webster @paulwebsterfilms is a fascinating filmmaker and internationally reknowned photo-journalist, Seamus Murphy.   His film, The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby, funded by Screen Ireland, MoLI and Dublin Port and is out now in Irish Cinemas from today!!! @murphyseamus3 Seamus Murphy grew up in Ireland and is based in London. He is the recipient of seven World Press Photo awards for his photographic work in Afghanistan, Gaza, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Peru and Ireland. He received The World Understanding Award from POYi in the USA for his work from Afghanistan and a film he made based around this work was nominated for an Emmy and won the Liberty in Media Prize in 2011. His work has been published and exhibited widely. He has made films for The New Yorker and Channel 4 Television in the UK. He is the author of four books including A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan (Saqi Books. 2008) is based on 12 trips to the country between 1994 and 2007 and is a chronicle of Afghanist

Today joining our Host Georgina McKevitt (@itsgeorginamckevitt) is Lover of all things spooky and scary, Peter Dunne. Peter is an award-winning writer, playwright, producer, creator of audiodramas, podcasts and unusual experiences. Irish Theatre Magazine described his work as “New Irish writing at its best”, Visit Dublin called him “One of Ireland’s most interesting and innovative talents” while Headstuff called his theatre work “brilliant and innovative.” For his horror anthology podcast Petrified, he won a New York Radio Award and an Irish Podcast Award for drama series and recently made the move into live shows at the London Podcast Festival. He co-created two podcast and radio series for RTÉjr - The Living Library and Spooky FM - also an award winner at the Irish Podcast Awards. For the Bram Stoker Festival, he created the audio horror experiences Eerie and Bram, as well as Instaterror - the world’s first ghost story to take place completely on Instagram. He made his graphic comics debut in 2020 with

Today on FNI Wrapchat PBL chats with Greg Thorpe. @paulbutlerlennox @TheGregling. Greg is director of the Gaze Film Festival he is also a creative producer, writer, curator and artist. Since 2008 Greg has been involved in all manner of creative things, including club nights, cabaret, publishing, creative activism, live literature, dance recitals, film screenings, theatre, performance, visual arts and more.  As well as making and curating, he also devises and host workshops aimed at creative practitioners, including guidance for arts freelancers and creatives.  I also mentor artists who are developing new work, remotely and in person.  As well as my one-off creative ventures, he is the Creative Director for Superbia, Manchester Pride's year-round programme of LGBT+ cultural activity. ABOUT GAZE Established in 1992, the festival's mission is to advance equality and promote visibility of LGBTQ+ experiences by showcasing and celebrating these narratives on screen. Formerly known as the Dublin Lesbian and Gay

Antonia Campbell-Hughes is a striking presence on screen and now it seems in the Directors chair with her debut feature "It's in us all" featuring Cosmo Jarvis. Our Host Georgina McKevitt chatted to her about her close attention to character and her journey from Script to screen. (@itsgeorginamckevitt) Named a Screen Star of Tomorrow and a Shooting Star at the Berlinale, her acting credits include films such as Jane Campion’s BRIGHT STAR, KELLY+VICTOR, 3096DAYS, and most recently Colum Eastwood’s BLACK MEDICINE. TV acting credits include comedy LEAD BALLOON, BBC’s MY MOTHER AND OTHER STRANGERS, and new series DANGEROUS LIAISONS for Playground/Starz. As a writer/director Antonia has just finished her debut feature IT IS IN US ALL a complex psychological drama starring Cosmo Jarvis and Claes Bang. As well as her own projects she is co-writing dramedy, GOOD GRIEF, with Dolly Wells for Out of Orbit, LUCIA, a biopic of Lucia Joyce, with Alexandra McGuiness, and will direct LYNOTT, a feature inspired by My Boy