A trailer for the award-winning Irish language documentary KNEECAP has been released. Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking Irish-language rap trio, the film stars bandmembers Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts. Set in west Belfast in 2019, the film chronicles how fate brings the trio together and how they then go on to “change the sound of Irish music forever.” KNEECAP will be in Irish theatres Aug 8.
A new GAME OF THRONES spin off show, A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS, will begin filming at Titanic Studios in the next few weeks with author George RR Martin expected to make a visit to the site in July. The author confirmed in a blog post that three seasons have been written for the upcoming series, although they will be shorter than both GAME OF THRONES and HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. The show will debut in 2025, with actor Peter Claffey cast as lead character, Ser Duncan.
An award-winning film about people living in flats in the New Lodge areas of north Belfast is to open this year’s Docs Ireland festival next month. THE FLATS, a documentary by Alessandra Celesia, details the lives of residents living in and around New Lodge. It follows four people from the working-class, Catholic community as they revisit the collective memories that shaped their lives and the district they live in.
This St. Patrick’s Day, we take a moment to acknowledge that Irish culture takes centre stage in multiple creative genres. Whether it’s Cillian Murphy’s Best Actor win for OPPENHEIMER at the Oscars, Paul Mescal’s upcoming career-changing role in GLADIATOR, Paul Lynch’s Booker Prize winning novel PROPHET SONG or Belfast band Kneecap, who recently premiered their first movie at the Sundance Film Festival – Ireland’s reputation as a storytelling powerhouse is without doubt.
A number of big names in the Northern Irish film and TV industry have been recognised for this year’s National Television Awards. The NTAs are the most prominent ceremony for the industry in which the results are voted on by the general public, and are often branded as ‘television’s biggest night of the year’. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by presenter Joel Dommett and will take place at the O2 in London on Tuesday, September 5 2023.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN NORTHERN IRELAND is a new five-part documentary about the Troubles that combines personal accounts with archive footage to tell the stories of people and communities dealing with violence and conflict on a daily basis. Series director James Bluemel said his experience directing the Bafta and Emmy award-winning ONCE UPON A TIME IN IRAQ inspired him to take on the task of telling the story of a conflict closer to home. Now streaming on BBC iPlayer.
The second series of detective drama DALGLIESH, filmed in Northern Ireland, is set to appear on our screens later this month. The show, based on P.D. James Inspector Dalgliesh Mysteries tales, is set in mid-1970’s England and follows Inspector Adam Dalgliesh, a detective and widower, as he strives to solve unusual murders. Season 2 returns to Channel 5 for a second series on April 27 at 9pm.
Filmed largely in Northern Ireland, the new Hollywood sci-fi movie showcases the destination’s superstar attractions. Blessed with enchanting forests and dramatic coastlines, Northern Ireland has provided a backdrop for countless glossy films and fantasy TV shows. The latest big-screen epic to make the most of the superb scenery is DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: HONOUR AMONG THIEVES, now in UK cinemas. Based on the cult role-playing game, first launched in 1974, it’s an action-packed story of a quest to retrieve a lost relic, encountering a host of terrifying creatures along the way.