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 […]
Additional content available for Autumn 2024
With the autumn film season fast approach, we’re pleased to confirm the following films will be available for DCP venues to screen in the coming months. These are in addition to the Autumn lists distributed earlier in the summer. If you’d like any more information about any of these releases, please feel free to contact […]
Special Pat Collins event taking place on Inis Oírr this July
A special event highlighting the work of acclaimed Irish filmmaker Pat Collins will take place on Inis Oírr this July. On July 6th, Galway Film Society and Áras Éanna will host the double screening on the island. The day will begin at 4pm with a screening of John McGahern: A Private World – Collins’ award-winning […]
Pride screenings across the access>CINEMA network
It’s Pride month, and to mark the occassion several sites across the access>CINEMA network are holding special screenings to celebrate LGBT+ stories. Other screenings are planned over the next coming months to mark local Pride events. You can find details of some of this year’s Pride screenings below: As ever, any programmers or network venues […]
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 2024. This year the theme of the Bealtaine is Lust for Life, based on Iggy Pop’s iconic punk-era song celebrating life’s dreams and ambitions The May […]
The Teachers’ Lounge wins LUX Audience Award 2024
The German drama will soon be available across the access>CINEMA network Acclaimed German drama The Teachers’ Lounge, directed by İlker Çatak, has won this year’s prestigious LUX European Audience Film Award. The film follows Carla Nowak (Leonie Benesch) – a newly appointed, very dedicated high school teacher. When one of her students is accused of […]
Four Daughters: access>CINEMA releasing Oscar-nominated docu-drama in Irish cinemas this March
access>CINEMA will release the Oscar-nominated docu-drama Four Daughters in Irish cinemas from March 2nd. In this astonishing and poignant film, director Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold His Skin) blends documentary and fiction to tell the story of Olfa and her four daughters. One day, her two eldest daughters disappeared without a trace. To fill their […]
DIFF on Tour 2024: Festival highlights to screen at access>CINEMA sites
Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) Tour 2024 in association with access>CINEMA and with the support of the Arts Council. Presented as part of Dublin International Film Festival 2024, access>CINEMA is delighted to bring a number of highlights from the festival to various venues outside of Dublin as part of this annual Film Festival Tour. The […]
MyFrenchFilmFestival 2024 now streaming on MyCinema
More than two dozen recent French short and feature films are now available to watch on access>CINEMA’s MyCinema platform as part of this year’s MyFrenchFilmFestival, which runs from today, January 19th, until February 19th. This year’s film is the 14th edition of the first worldwide online festival entirely dedicated to Francophone films. A groundbreaking initiative, […]
Documentary ‘Gaza’ available for screenings in support of humanitarian efforts in Gaza
The award-winning 2019 documentary film Gaza is being made available for fundraising screenings in support of the ongoing humanitarian efforts in Gaza. Wildcard Distribution, who own the screening rights to the film, will waive licence fees and access CINEMA will waive booking fees for these charity screenings. The box office generated from the screenings may be donated […]