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 […]
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 […]
