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Jameson Dublin International Film Festival ‘Second Look’ screenings at the Eye Cinema! As part of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (JDIFF) 10th anniversary celebrations, the festival is  expanding its programme to include a number of presentations across the country. This exciting development has created greater access to new films in Galway as the festival offers an extensive programme of international cinema. The JDIFF Touring Programme in association with the Eye Cinema in Galway will... | Read on »

Congratulations to all the winners at this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards held on Saturday Feb 11th. Special mention to all those with a strong Galway connection including Lelia Doolan who won the GEORGE MORRISON FEATURE DOCUMENTARY AWARD for Bernadette; Notes on a Political Journey. Lelia collected the award with her editor, Gordon Bruic. Also present were Paddy Hayes and Darach Mac Con Iomaire from Magamedia who picked up the SPECIAL IRISH LANGUAGE AWARD... | Read on »

The Galway Final Cut Pro Users Group is open to anyone interested in post production. They meet to share information and tips on editing and work flows. The next meeting will be Wednesday 22 Feb at 7:30pm in the Member’s Room of the Galway Film Centre. The speaker will be Padraig Kelly, editor at Ros na Rún. Mr. Kelly is in his 5th season at Ros na Rún, having started out as a VT operator after graduating from GMIT’s Film... | Read on »

Doors are at 9pm.  Admission is 3 euros and the submitter of each film gets in for free. There’s a great line up. Check out the following link to see what’s on! https://www.facebook.com/events/123439117775084/#!/notes/little-cinemagalway/little-cinema-film-screening-31st-january/320245228020810

Lelia Doolan’s remarkable documentary on the life and times of Bernadette McAliskey (nee Devlin) was screened on TG4 at 9.30 on Monday January 30th. Bernadette McAliskey, a socialist republican activist,  served as a member of Parliament at Westminster for the Mid Ulster constituency from 1969 to 1974 during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.  At 21 years old she was the youngest MP in Northern Ireland, and remains the youngest woman elected to Parliament. This documentary... | Read on »

Galway Film Centre and Fás Screen Training Ireland are holding a Masterclass on the making of the film ‘Moon’ in Galway in February 2012. Its production designer, Tony Noble (The Good Shepherd, Rendition) and its art director, Hideki Arichi (Batman Begins, Troy, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith), will take part in this masterclass facilitated by production designer, Anna Rackard (Ondine, Stella Days, King Arthur). Moon, starring Sam Rockwell and directed by Duncan Jones (Source... | Read on »

The Irish Film and Television Award Nominees (IFTAs) were announced today. Western based nominees  in the TV section include: the TV Drama, Corp + Anam (Magamedia), which received 4 nominations; the documentary series, Mobs Cheanada (Abú Media), which received 2; and the entertainment series, The Hardy Bucks (Mike Cockayne). In the film section, the documentaries, Bernadette; Notes on a Political Journey- Lelia Doolan, (Digital Quilts)
 and Off The Beaten Track- Dieter Auner, (Ikandi Productions), were... | Read on »

Auditions for actors take place on January 5th/6th in Galway for an Irish Film Board funded short to be directed by Seamus Moran and produced by Zanzibar Films. The production is looking for for 3 girls and 5 boys aged 16 (or who look 16). Acting experience is not essential, but 2 of the boys and 1 of the girls must be able to speak Irish. Send photo and CV / Biog to sylviamovie@gmail.com Please... | Read on »

Happy Christmas to all our members and followers! Galway Film Centre will be closed from Wednesday December 21st at 5.30 pm until 9.30 a.m. January 9th 2012. We would like to thank all our members for their support during 2011 and wish you a merry, peaceful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Tomorrow night is Little Cinema’s Christmas showing in Kellys Bar in Bridge St. The night is in aid of the Galway Hospice Centre at Renmore, so it’s a great cause as well as a great nights entertainment, and they have got some brilliant prizes which will be raffled off with raffle tickets, and every cent raised will go to the Hospice. The doors are opening at 9pm and films will start at 9.40, they expect ... | Read on »