An exciting unveiling of the 2026 WIFT International Summit took place recently, a pivotal event co-hosted by Women in Film & Television Ireland in partnership with WIFTI. With representation from all 57 WIFT chapters worldwide, the summit promises to be a vibrant mix of storytelling, empowerment, and cultural celebration.
This summit isn’t just a meet-and-greet, it’s a strategic catalyst. By uniting global voices, it amplifies women’s achievements in screen industries and sets a course for tangible progress in careers and cultural representation.
If you’re part of the screen industries, whether emerging creatives or seasoned professionals, this summit is shaping up to be the event of 2026. Early registrants are already racing to claim limited spots. Expect networking gold, actionable insights, and a powerful showcase of Ireland’s creative spirit.
Here is the official teaser trailer for the new series of ‘The Wayfinders’.
Currently being filmed at Troy Studios and various locations in the mid-west of Ireland, this exciting new fantasy adventure will continue production over the summer.
TUS, Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD) to host N.I.C.E. Italian Film Festival, Limerick, 27–29 March 2025 – TUS – Millenium Theatre
Free admission – All welcome!
On 27th-29th March 2025, the N.I.C.E. (New Italian Cinema Events) Italian Film Festival will come to Limerick for the first time.
Thanks to a collaboration with the Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD), the Festival will further broaden its horizons with a series of four screenings in Limerick, at the TUS Millenium Theatre, Moylish Campus.
Programme and tickets (tickets are free, but advance booking required):
Event organised by – Creative Broadcast and Film Production, Department of Digital Arts and Media LSAD.
The following four selected films will be screened in Italian with English subtitles:
THURSDAY, 27th March
6 pm– ‘Romantiche’ by Pilar Fogliati, Comedy, 2023 (108’)
ROMANTICHEby Pilar Fogliati:
Rome and its surroundings serve as the backdrop for the hilarious adventures of four different girls, all played by actress and first-time director Pilar Fogliati. Despite their differences, both in social class and geographical origin, the girls are all linked by a romantic soul that will lead them to cross their destinies. A hilarious debut feature that won 1 Nastro d’Argento and 2 Globo d’Oro 2023 – TRAILER
We regret to inform you that, due to technical difficulties, we are unable to screen ‘Parthenope’ by Paolo Sorrentino. Instead, we will be showing 2024 box office success, ‘Diamanti’ by Ferzan Özpetek. Below is a brief synopsis of the film:
A film director gathers his favourite actresses, those he worked with and those he loved. He wants to make a film about women but he doesn’t reveal much: he observes them, takes cue, until his imaginary throw them into another era, in a past where the noise of the sewing machines fills a workplace handled and populated by women, where men have minor and marginal roles and cinema can be told from another point of view: the one of costume. Between loneliness, passions, anxieties, heartbreaking absence and unbreakable bonds, reality and fiction permeate, as well as the lives of the actresses and those of the characters, the competition and the sisterhood, the visible and the invisible – TRAILER
SATURDAY, 29th March
4 pm– ‘Real’ by Adele Tulli, Documentary, 2024 (83’)
6.30 pm – ‘Gloria!’ by Margherita Vicario, Drama, 2024 (108’)
REALby Adele Tulli:
“Real” is a kaleidoscopic and immersive audiovisual journey that explores what it feels like to be human in the digital age. After an acclaimed world premiere at the latest Locarno Film Festival, it won the Jury Prize at the Villa Medici Film Festival, dedicated to the relationship between cinema and contemporary arts – TRAILER
GLORIA! by Margherita Vicario:
The year is 1800; the place, Sant Ignazio College, a decrepit old musical institute for girls, somewhere near Venice. Here lives “the Mute”, a silent, solitary maid tasked with the humblest chores. No one knows that her name is Teresa; no one suspects that she possesses an extraordinary talent that enables her to sense the harmony of the universe and reshape reality through music – TRAILER
The main event is on Friday (28th) with Festival opening reception and the screening of the film ‘Diamanti’by Ferzan Özpetek.There will be refreshments and live music!
Event organised by – Creative Broadcast and Film Production, Department of Digital Arts and Media, LSAD
VFX Workflows Masterclass – Free entry – Booking required Open to current students and graduates of the Creative Broadcast and Film Production Programme
Location: Engine Building, Cecil Street, Limerick V94 TN32 Mario Beck worked as the pre-vis artist on Alien Romulus and The First Omen. He also was responsible for the virtual production in the TV show Moonhaven. In this workshop, Mario will explore the workflow from pre-vis to delivery of VFX shots. This one-day masterclass will use Mario’s previous work as case studies while exploring emerging possibilities in the ever evolving field of VFX. It is aimed to equip participants with an understanding of the workflows required to integrate VFX practice into projects of different scales. For info and applying:
A decision was reached between Film in Limerick and AFCI in consultation with Fis Éireann/ Screen Ireland to postpone this year’s Cineposium event.
Created to provide education and celebrate the greater production industry, Cineposium also held great value to the host city in spotlighting its region and local infrastructure. Due to the ongoing global uncertainty within the international industry right now due to the current WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, we feel it is best for everyone who participates in Cineposium to conduct the event at a later date.
THe 10th year of the Richard Harris International Film Festival is now underway with a jammed packed programme of events taking place across multiple venues in Limerick City. With short and feature screenings, networking events and the annual Gala Awards Show, produced by Simon McGuire, LSAD, TUS, this promises to be a great in-person return to the festival since the pandemic.
Check out the schedule below and click on the logo above for the website and more details and information.
Run by Innovate Limerick through Film in Limerick, Engine Shorts is delivered in partnership with the Local Authorities in Tipperary, Limerick and Clare, and the Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board.
The training & production scheme aims to inspire and support up-and-coming filmmakers to create world-class shorts that resonate with a wide international audience.
It also offers the opportunity for emerging local crew to gain real-world experience on funded productions and to receive industry guidance. Shortlisted teams avail of training to develop their project ideas and up to six teams will be awarded production funding of up to €12,500 each to produce a short film.
Timeline
The deadline for applications from individual writers or teams or writer, director, and producer is Wednesday 30th November (12noon) 2022.
Shortlist projects will take part in the training programme to further develop their ideas and they will then be invited to pitch their ideas to an industry panel.
Following the pitch, up to 6 films will be produced across Limerick, Clare and Tipperary from April to May 2023 with further training and mentoring support provided to teams.
For more information on this fantastic scheme as well as the rules and guidelines do check out the ENGINE Short Film Scheme Website HERE or click on the logo at the top of this page.
Taking place at King John’s Castle on Tuesday 16th August, and ahead of the RHIFF’s tenth year – which runs from October 26-31, was a special launch of both a new partnership between the Richard Harris International Film Festival (FHIFF) and Amcomri Entertainment Inc. (AMEN)and a Film Funding Scheme worth 10 million Euro.
Amcomri Entertainment Inc. will make available a new film investment fund of €10m to entrants of the 2022 Richard Harris International Film Festival, while also announcing confirmation as the primary commercial sponsor for the Richard Harris International Film Festival.
The funds can be invested across a number of film projects as selected by the Amcomri Entertainment Film Committee, with funding available to entrants of the 2022 RHIFF as well as previous entrants to the festival. The investments are for feature films (not shorts), animations and documentaries.
Robert Price, Chief Executive Officer of Amcomri spoke to the audience of dignitaries and the local film making community about how this new relationship with the RHIFF will work.
“At Amcomri, we work to encourage project dialogue for film financing, publishing and international distribution and sales so we are thrilled to sponsor this year’s RHIFF. We want to continue to develop long-term relationships which can grow to multi-deal co-production activity and are eager to receive the applicants to the AMEN Film Investment Fund”
Terms and Conditions
Projects eligible for the fund MUST be submitted through the portal only. DO NOT email scripts or treatments.
The fund (and the decision making process) is entirely separate from RHIFF. The Richard Harris International Film Festival does not have a final say in this process.
The directors and any volunteers or contractors associated with RHIFF have no involvement in the selection process of the fund. NO Canvassing RHIFF staff.
Amcomri Entertainment does not provide early development funding – each project needs to be developed to the draft, script, & budget stage as a minimum requirement.
The investments are for feature films, animations & documentaries.
Applications to be made no later than 31/12/2022.
Waivers for administration fee will not be granted.
Applying to the fund does not guarantee selection at the festival and any submissions to the festival should only be done through film freeway nor does selection at the festival this year or in previous years guarantee that a project is eligible.
Each and any investment will be at Amcomri’s sole discretion and based upon their commercial investment criteria.
Applicants acknowledge that Amcomri receives a large number of applications from producers globally and that Amcomri will not be liable for an inadvertent similarities between any materials submitted to Amcomri and any film produced with Amcomri funding by another party.
Informal approaches (other than queries on the application process & eligibility) and pitches will not be entertained and will be disregarded and this may affect the eligibility of the project.
Copyright & Ownership
Writer, Director, and Producer credit will remain with the original filmmaking team.
All ownership and rights to material submitted to the investment program remains with the original rights holder until and unless other agreements are made.
Should your project be awarded funding, you are not obligated to accept it until and unless other agreements are made.
Delighted to have worked with pat Shortt on this great video for the recruitment drive for the Samaritans in Limerick and Tipperary. If you are interested in volunteering at Limerick/Tipperary branch of Samaritans please email them at Limerick.BranchRecruitment@samaritans.org or their website Samaritans.ie/limerick
The Garda Youth Diversion Project at Moyross Youth Academy in partnership with the Lifesaver Project and supported by the National Ambulance Service, Roads Policing, LIT and others have launched the “Project Off-Road” on Wednesday the 19th May 2021 at Corpus Christi School in Moyross, Limerick City. Project Off-Road is a community response to a growing problem with young men and women who are driving quad bikes and scramblers and other motorized vehicles on roads, paths and across the greens in urban areas. This community based project is aimed at moving these young people away from this dangerous, nuisance and illegal behaviors and onto the track, classroom and workshop with a safe and controlled environment where they can learn about the mechanics of motorcycles and how to drive them properly. The Moyross Youth Academy has partnered with The Lifesaver Project, a road safety education program which has been running in Limerick since 2006. The Lifesaver Project is run by An Garda Síochána and the HSE and supported by Limerick City and County Council. Sgt. Tony Miniter from the Roads Policing Unit in Henry Street said that: “this has been a growing problem in this community and across the country over the past year or more. All too often we see young people driving quad bikes and scramblers across green areas putting themselves and others in danger. This is a fantastic project which is being run by the Garda Project in Moyross Youth Academy which encourages young people to do something they love but in a controlled and safe environment.” Advanced Paramedic Keith Mullane who is the Operations Officer for the HSE in Limerick said “This is a greatopportunity for young people to engage with staff from the Moyross Youth Academy who can show them how to use a motorcycle in a safe way, using the proper equipment and follow what they love doing.”
The event on the 19th May 2021 involved the recreation of a serious road traffic collision involving a car and a scrambler motorcycle. Gardaí and Ambulance staff will attend the scene and treat it as they would a similar collision. The event was witnessed by 6thclass students from Corpus Christi School. It was be followed by a discussion on road safety between the students, Advanced Paramedic Keith Mullane and Sgt. Tony Miniter Limerick Roads Policing Unit and then was followed by a launch of the new documentary on the issue.
Andrew O’Byrne of the Moyross Garda Youth Diversion Project stated: “during lockdown in 2020, with quieter roads and finer weather we saw an increase in the number of bikes and quads in the area. This prompted us to review our efforts in order to address this. Meeting with a group of like-minded people and agencies, the idea of a road safety awareness campaign was suggested around the proper use of scramblers. The documentary ‘Keeping it on Track’ was planned, filmed, edited and is being launched here today. Many thanks to all those involved who gave so freely and willingly of their time to bring the project to fruition”. The list of those involved is included in the end credit sequence. Tiernan O’Neill, Principal of Corpus Christi Primary School welcoming the launch at the school as we head into the Summer said “the timing of this launch ties in nicely with the Governments Forum on Anti-Social Behaviour who are looking at a three pillared approach of legislation, enforcement and community engagement in trying to address the issue.The motocross project seeks to promote the positive use of bikes and quads in a safe, controlled, regulated and fun way with proper instruction, appropriate safety gear and in a place that eliminates the nuisance, dangerous and illegal elements. The aim is to turn an ‘anti-social’ problem to a ‘pro-social’ programme in what could be a win:win situation for all concerned”.
You can view the documentary ‘Keeping It On Track’ below. This was produced by Simon with the help of the participants and local community.
Simon McGuire 