When The Light Breaks: access>CINEMA releases new Icelandic drama this May
access>CINEMA is releasing the moving Icelandic drama When The Light Breaks in Irish cinemas. The film will screen exclusively in Light House Cinema Dublin from May 23rd. It will then screen across the access>CINEMA network of arts centres and film clubs in the coming months, with full listings to follow. Written and directed by Rúnar […]
The Return: access>CINEMA releases epic drama in Irish cinemas this April
access>CINEMA is releasing the epic drama The Return in Irish cinemas from April 11th 2025. Director Uberto Pasolini’s new film is a fresh take on Homer’s The Odyssey, starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. The Return the story of the mythical Greek hero, Odysseus (Fiennes) who, after 20 years away, washes up on the shores […]
May Film Tour to coincide with Bealtaine
We are delighted to announce that the May Film Tour, organised by access>CINEMA and the Irish Film Institute to coincide with the Bealtaine Festival, will again take place in 2025. This year the theme of the Bealtaine Festival continues to be Lust for Life, based on Iggy Pop’s iconic punk-era song celebrating life’s dreams and […]
Seachtain na Gaeilge across the access>CINEMA network
We’re excited to highlight some of the great Irish-language films showing across the access>CINEMA as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge (March 1st – 17th). With Irish-language film going from strength to strength in recent years, there’s never been a better time for audiences to enjoy films as Gaeilge. This year’s selection across the network include […]
Vermiglio: access>CINEMA releasing acclaimed drama in Irish cinemas this February
access>CINEMA will release the acclaimed drama Vermiglio in Irish cinemas this February. Towards the end of WWII in Vermiglio – a high, remote mountain village in the Italian Alps – the arrival of Pietro, a deserted soldier, disrupts the dynamics of a local family, changing them forever. Pietro, a Sicilian, keeps mostly to himself. However, […]
access>CINEMA at the Cultural Cinema Exhibition 2025 course
access>CINEMA’s Stephen McNeice recently attended the Independent Cinema Office’s (ICO) Cultural Cinema Exhibition course in London. Below, he reports back on what he learned during the week-long programme. Thanks to support from Screen Ireland and access CINEMA, in mid-January I was lucky enough to attend the week-long Cultural Cinema Exhibition course in London – the […]
access>CINEMA at the Europa Cinemas Conference 2024
Every two years, hundreds of people – including exhibitors, distributors and sales agents – from across Europe gather for the Europa Cinema Conference “to discuss and debate the bigger picture for cinema”. The 23rd conference took place in Vilnius, Lithuania from Thursday November 28th to Sunday December 1st. At the conference, access>CINEMA was represented by […]
Christmas films across the access CINEMA network
December is just around the corner, and that means Christmas season is kicking off right across the access CINEMA network. Venues and clubs across the country have a range of festive favourites for audiences to check out – from Home Alone to It’s A Wonderful Life, and from The Polar Express to Elf. There are […]
access>CINEMA to take part in Month of European Film 2024
Film clubs and venues across access>CINEMA’s network will be taking part in the Month of European Film, taking place between November 1 and December 7 2024. Across the six-week event, 46 members of the access CINEMA Network – based over 22 counties across Ireland – will hold 98 screenings of European feature and documentary films. […]
Three interesting film events to check out this August / September
We hope everyone is enjoying the final days of summer and the continued good weather. We wanted to highlight a few upcoming film events that may be of interest to programmers and audiences alike. NATIONAL CINEMA DAY – Saturday 31st August The popular annual iniative returns to cinemas across Ireland. Participating cinemas across the country […]
