The Welfare of Tomas Ó Hallissy is filmed in and around the Kerry village of Dún Chaoin and directly integrates newly scripted material shot with actors with footage from The Village which was also set in Dún Chaoin. This new film is set against a fictional visit by two...
Artistic Director of the Kerry Film Festival Maeve McGrath announcing awards winners at the INEC. Photo credit Oisín Mackey On Sunday October 22, 2017, the 18th Kerry Film Festival came to a close, following another outstanding year of Irish film premieres, screenings and discussions. The annual awards ceremony took place after...
T.A.L.K Killarney Plaza Hotel Sat 21st Oct – 2 – 4pm Industry sessions including panel discussions, in conversation and Q& A sessions. 13:45 Registration Registration and coffee/Tea 14:00 Welcome Welcome with Festival Director, Maeve McGrath Creative Kerry Abroad Kerry natives Maura Kelly (Emmy-winning Producer/Purple Mountain Media) and John Flahive (Kevin...
With just under a week to go before the 18th Kerry Film Festival, excitement is building in Kerry in advance of Opening night. The team behind the film, THE CREST will arrive in Killarney early next week and will be in attendance at the Opening night screening. The producer...
The Kerry Film Festival is delighted to present the 2017 Maureen O’Hara Award to director Emer Reynolds (THE FARTHEST), in celebration of her enormous contribution to the film industry and in admiration of her work, which continues to engage audiences and inspire fellow filmmakers. The Kerry Film Festival...
The 18th Kerry Film Festival will run from 19th – 22nd October 2017 bringing exceptional short films from around the world along with national and regional programmes. The festival will also host, for the first time, a platform for first time feature film makers. These DISCOVERY FEATURES will screen on...
The Kerry Film Festival is delighted to present the 2017 Maureen O’Hara Award to director Emer Reynolds (THE FARTHEST), in celebration of her enormous contribution to the film industry and in admiration of her work, which continues to engage audiences and inspire fellow filmmakers. The Kerry Film Festival inaugurated the...
Join us at the INEC GLENEAGLE BALLROOM in celebration of our award nominated films at the Kerry Film Festival. The AWARDS NIGHT will start from 9:30pm and will be followed my music and film.
Following the recent announcement of Maeve McGrath as its new Artistic Director, Kerry Film Festival announces the appointment of four new individuals to its board of directors. The new board members are: Áine Moriarty, CEO IFTA; Alex Fegan, film maker; Mike Hayes, film maker and Elaine Kinsella, broadcaster and radio...
Kerry Film Festival is delighted to announce the appointment of Maeve McGrath to the post of Artistic Director. Maeve will take up the position on July 18th 2016. Maeve has extensive experience in film production and film festival management. She has acted in Colm Toibin’s BROOKLYN, and has a list...