access>CINEMA to take part in Month of European Film 2023
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 9 2023. access>CINEMA is one of the partner cinemas participating in this year’s Month of European Film, which has been launched by the European Film Academy – in partnership with Europa […]
Maureen Kearney visits Galway for screening of La Syndicaliste
As La Syndicaliste continues its successful run across the access>CINEMA network, Galway Film Society hosted Maureen Kearney for a special reception and Q&A to coincide with their screening of the film that recounts the Irish woman’s extraordinary story. La Syndicaliste stars French superstar Isabelle Huppert and explores Maureen’s experiences as a senior trade union representative-turned-whistleblower in a French […]
access>CINEMA announces Autumn film line-up for venues across the country
Irish actor Éanna Hardwicke has recorded special introductions to welcome audiences to screenings this Autumn season. access>CINEMA, the organisation that supports regional cultural cinema exhibition in Ireland, has announced a vibrant and varied new line-up of films for their Autumn season. These films can be seen at access>CINEMA venues across the national network of non-profit and […]
Come Back Anytime: access CINEMA releasing ramen documentary in Irish cinemas
access>CINEMA is pleased to announce the Irish cinema release of the charming and award-winning documentary Come Back Anytime from August 25th. Come Back Anytime focuses on the self-taught ramen master Masamoto Ueda and his wife Kazuko. They have run Bizentei – a tiny Tokyo ramen joint – for decades. On the weekends, they venture out into the countryside where […]
Latest New Audiences Initiative films available to programmers this autumn
Small, Slow But Steady and Love According to Dalva are two exceptional films available to programmers for their upcoming seasons. Now in its second year, the New Audiences Initiative is access>CINEMA’s project aimed at providing extra support to one feature per quarter. This is to help network cinemas, venues and film clubs reach potential new audiences. Two exceptional titles have recently […]
Free French film screenings announced to mark Bastille Day 2023
French film fans in Ireland will be able to catch a series of free screenings, in Dublin or online, in July to mark Bastille Day 2023. To mark the French National Day, a series of special film screenings will take place in association with Dublin City libraries. In-person screenings include The Crusade from actor-director Louis Garrel and […]
La Syndicaliste: access CINEMA releasing French thriller in Irish cinemas this June
Isabelle Huppert stars as Irish woman Maureen Kearney, a trade union leader who faced a campaign of intimidation after becoming a whistleblower in the French nuclear industry. access>CINEMA will release the gripping corporate thriller La Syndicaliste in Irish cinemas from June 30th. Based on a non-fiction book by journalist Caroline Michel-Aguirre, the French-language film tells the extraordinary real-life […]
New film festival in Berlin to showcase Irish feature films and shorts
A brand-new film festival in Berlin will showcase Irish screen creativity, including An Irish Goodbye and An Cailín Ciúin. Irish Film Berlin is a new film festival showcasing Irish screen creativity across three days in May in Berlin, from Friday 26th May to Sunday 28th May 2023. Curated by the team behind the OFFline Film Festival in Birr, the event will […]
The May Film Tour to celebrate the Bealtaine Festival returns for 2023!
The May Film Tour is back for 2023 and will take place at locations nationally throughout the month of May to celebrate the annual Bealtaine Festival. The May Film Tour is organised jointly by access>CINEMA and the Irish Film Institute to co-incide with the annual Bealtaine Festival, and features free screenings of films specially selected with older audiences in mind. […]
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 […]
