How film clubs can help integrate new Ukrainian arrivals into Irish society
An Táin Arts Centre in Dundalk has welcomed large numbers of Ukrainians in Ireland to several of their film club screenings Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, large numbers of Ukrainian families have started arriving in Ireland. While this has led to major social & cultural programmes on a national scale, more localised efforts have also […]
‘Whist A Thary’ – Traveller and Roma Film Festival taking place in Galway this March
A four-day curated festival of authentic and celebratory representations of Traveller and Roma communities, taking place in Galway from 21st to 24th March 2023. Mainstream cinema often portrays Traveller and Roma communities through narrow stereotypes of violence, criminality or mysticism, while less widely seen cultural cinema has forged a small but significant tradition of more […]
DIFF Tour : The Ordinaries screening at access>CINEMA sites across Ireland
In association with the Dublin International Film Festival, access>CINEMA is delighted to bring the film The Ordinaries to a number of venues outside of Dublin as part of this annual Festival Film Tour. Touring a Film Festival highlight to regional venues continues for another year, giving audiences beyond Dublin an opportunity to have the festival experience and view an […]
North Circular now available to screen at access CINEMA sites
North Circular, written and Directed by Luke McManus is A Reel Art Film Funded by the Arts Council/An Comhairle Ealaíon North Circular is a documentary musical that journeys along Dublin’s North Circular Road, a street that defines the working-class north inner city as it curves from the Phoenix Park in the West to Dublin Bay in […]
New Audiences Initiative title – All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
access>CINEMA is happy to announce that the acclaimed and award-winning documentary All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is the next film being supported under the New Audiences Initiative (NAI). https://youtu.be/wiuKv8l-MgI Laura Poitras’ Golden Lion winning documentary chronicles the life and work of artist Nan Goldin. Since the 1970s, Goldin has been an acclaimed photographer of NYC’s LGBT […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
After an absence of two years, access>CINEMA members in all parts of Ireland are celebrating the festive season throughout the month of December, with a range of Christmas film screenings. From family favourites including The Muppet Christmas Carol and Elf, Christmas Christmas classics It’s A Wonderful Life, White Christmas and The Bishop’s Wife, as well as special sing-along screenings of The Greatest Showman and Frozen, there […]
Month of European Film comes to access CINEMA sites
Members across access>CINEMA’s network will participate in the Month of European Film between November 13 and December 10. access>CINEMA is one of the partner cinemas that has been invited to participate in the Month of European Film, which has been launched by the European Film Academy to celebrate the diversity of European Film Culture. Starting […]
access>CINEMA launches new digital cinema platform MyCinema
access>CINEMA is delighted to announce the launch of MyCinema – a new digital platform aimed at supporting independent cinemas and art centres. The platform – which is now live at MyCinema.ie – will enable local cinemas to complement the theatrical experience with a range of new digital audience engagement and content features. MyCinema is designed to reconnect audiences with […]
Cultural Cinema Partnership Announced
A Cultural Cinema Partnership has been announced as 5 key film organisations join forces to consider new opportunities for the sector. Today, September 15, five Arts Council funded film organisations announced plans to officially develop a Cultural Cinema Partnership in order to respond to challenges facing the film sector in a world emerging from COVID-19. […]
Róise & Frank: Introducing access>CINEMA’s second New Audiences Initiative film
access>CINEMA is happy to announce the charming new Irish-language film Róise & Frank will be the next film supported under our New Audiences Initiative. The New Audiences Initiative is a scheme aimed at offering our network cinemas and clubs extra marketing & promotional support for one new cinema release per quarter. It could be a challenging film that’s outside the […]
