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 […]

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 […]

The Teachers’ Lounge wins LUX Audience Award 2024

Image from The Teachers' Lounge showing the main character Carla Nowak (Leonie Benesch) shouting in a classroom.

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 […]

DIFF on Tour 2024: Festival highlights to screen at access>CINEMA sites

Screenshot from the film Mami Wata

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

Banner image for MyFrenchFilmFestival

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, […]