Young filmmakers have until January 21 to submit to this year’s Fresh International Film Festival. We catch up with its founder, Jayne Foley

Next year’s movie blockbusters will include lots of sequels and superhero movies, says Downtown film critic CARA O’DOHERTY, but there will also be a few new gems to look forward to, such as Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and Cork director Pat Collins’ The Dance

Award-winning filmmaker Shaun O’Connor chats to us about his life and work and an exciting new music video, shot in West Cork

Cork International Film Festival will be putting a focus on female filmmakers writes COLETTE SHERIDAN

A new film, inspired by the CervicalCheck scandal, tells the fictional story of three women who were diagnosed with cancer, writes CARA O’DOHERTY

No Time To Die is released nationwide, tomorrow, Friday October 1, cert 12a. Read our four star review here...

Currently, Ireland is experiencing a huge growth in film production, says Mick Hannigan, Co-Director of film festival Indie Cork, which got underway this week

As people continue to flock to the cinema to see her new Marvel movie Black Widow, its star Scarlett Johansson tells the world’s media about her delight at finally getting her solo moment to shine — and has a special answer to Downtown film critic CARA O’DOHERTY’s question

Teenager MICHAEL KEANE used the pandemic to tap into his creative side. Here, the 17-year-old, from Cobh, explains how he ended up making a film that has been viewed million of times

Documentary ‘The 8th’ chronicles the campaign from 1983 until 2018 success, says Cara O’Doherty

With cinemas due to reopen in under a month's time, there are scores of films to get excited about. Laura Harding runs them down.

The film, Henry Glassie: Field World by Pat Collins was pulled last year because of restrictions and is only being released now, writes Cara O'Doherty

Both Black Widow and Cruella will be offered on Premier Access

Oscar-winning actor Foxx, 53, will also serve as an executive producer alongside Antoine Fuqua and Martin Scorsese

Creator Jed Mercurio has said killing off golden trio is a possibility as he bids to keep audiences on the edge of their seats

Zhao becomes the first Asian woman to be named best director — and is only the second woman ever to win the prestigious award

Film-maker Wesley O’Duinn had just quit Dublin for his homeland in Cork when Covid hit. He tells CHRIS DUNNE how he carried out a TV project from his camper-van to help him through the lockdown

Cara O'Doherty catches up with one of the founders of Oscar nominated animation studio, Cartoon Saloon, as they launch their latest movie

The husband and wife team behind Frameworks Films, the film company that puts Cork communities on screens big and small, talk to ELLIE O’BYRNE

The husband and wife team behind Frameworks Films, the film company that puts Cork communities on screens big and small, talk to ELLIE O’BYRNE

The two-metre social distancing guidelines present the film industry with a “stumbling block”, according to a Bafta-winning producer. Kate Norrish said that the film industry would need “special dispensation” for actors to break the guidelines.

Cara O’Doherty catches up with Cobh funnywoman Maeve Higgins, who returned from New York to star as a driving instructor in Ireland’s new ghost-hunting comedy for the silver screen, Extra Ordinary

Cara O'Doherty looks forward to a retrospective of British cinema from the last five decades in Albion - a tribute, at Triskel Arts Centre

THE 63rd Cork Film Festival has been in full swing since Friday night but movie buffs can still look forward to a full week of events before the Closing Gala on Sunday, November 18.