Win tickets to a preview screening of Lenny Abrahamson’s new Irish feature What Richard Did on Wednesday 3rd of October in The Light House Cinema, Smithfield. What Richard Did is a striking portrait of the fall of Richard, golden-boy of his privileged set of Dublin teens, whose world unravels one summer night.

The Irish Film & Television Academy are hosting a special In Conversation With... Shane Connaughton (writer of My Left Foot, The Playboys and Blackwater Lightship) event in Dublin on Wednesday 1st August. We have a pair of tickets to this event to give away to one lucky Irish film fan.

Amongst the nominess for this year's Phillips Short Film award at the Irish Film & Television Awards is Claire Dix’s ‘Downpour’, a 3 minute homage to the thing we complain most about in this country...the rain.  IFTA talked to the director about how she came up with the concept for the short, the journey the short has been on since it was completed and what it was like to be nominated at this year’s IFTAs.

IFTA spoke to produder and director Lynda McQuaid about her nomination this year for TV director for Masterchef Ireland.IFTN asked Lynda about how it feels to be nominated, taking on such a well known format and adapting it for Irish television audiences.

IFTA spoke to Sound Recordist Emma Butt who has been nominated for an IFTA this year for her work on 'Punky'. We spoke about her previous work on projects such as; ‘Raw’, ‘Trivia’ and feature film ‘Death of a Superhero’ and what it's like working on a childrens show.

IFTA spoke with editor Emer Reynolds to talk about her previous work on editing dramas and documentaries her IFTA nomination this year, and what it takes to make the right cut!

IFTA caught up cinematographer Peter Robinson to talk about his nomination at this year's IFTA awards, how he got into cinematography in the first place and what it was like to work on Waterways nearly twenty years after the first series.

IFTA caught up with Simon Delaney, who will return to host the Irish Film & Television Awards for the second time on 11th February 2012 at the Convention Centre Dublin. Simon told us about the excitement of hosting the IFTAs for the second time, some of his fondest memories from last year's event and gave us an insight into some of his latest projects.

‘Small Change’, winner of the Phillips Short Film Award at the 8th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards premiered on Irish television this week on RTÉ Two. Directed by Cathy Brady, and starring IFTA Member Nora-Jane Noone (The Descent, The Magdalene Sisters), ‘Small Change’ tells the story of a single mother whose life spirals out of control after she becomes addicted to slot machines..

The Directed by IFTA member Tom Hall and starring IFTA member Domhnall Gleeson, Sensation is a darkly comic love story, that begins as a story of lust. When Donal’s father dies, he inherits the family farm and money. Striking up a relationship with Kiwi Call Girl (Luanne Gordon), they evolve from client and call-girl, becoming lovers and eventually business partners.

The Irish Film & Television Academy are hosting a special event on Thursday 3rd November 2011 to honour the life and work of one of Ireland's most talented actors; Niall Tóibín. To celebrate IFTA's Niall Tóibín, A Life On Screen, event taking place in the Irish Film Institute, IFTA has two tickets to give away to one lucky winner.

Broadcasting legend and IFTA Lifetime Member Cathal O'Shannon has passed away on 22 October 2011, he was 83. Cathal will be greatly missed by his friends and colleauges within the industry and our thoughts are with his beloved wife Patsy. May he rest in peace.

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA), with thanks to Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Ireland is offering you the chance to attend a Dublin preview screening of Tate Taylor's adaptation of Kathryn Stockett's New York Times Best Selling novel The Help at Dublin's Santry Omniplex.

The first ever brand TV commercial for BMW conceived, produced, and shot entirely in Ireland is currently showing on Irish TV screens. Premiering on RTE2 at half time during the Irish / Australia World Cup rugby match on 17 September, the commerical entitled Joy Inspires was directed by IFTA nominated Irish director Anthony Byrne.

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA), with thanks to Warner Bros Pictures, is delighted to offer you the chance to attend IFTA's exclusive First Look preview screening of Midnight in Paris, at Dublin's IFI on Monday 3rd of October.

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) has announced that Ireland's submission for the Foreign Language category for the 2012 Academy Awards is Juanita Wilson's . As If I Am Not There. Each year, the American Academy invites countries outside of the US to submit one eligible film to represent that country. The Irish Film & Television Academy is the official organisation responsible for Ireland's submission for this category.

The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) is delighted to announce the establishment of its IFTA LONDON initiative, a dynamic new creative network designed to foster productive relations between the Irish and UK film and television industries.

This week Irish distributor Element Pictures Distribution announced the Irish theatrical release dates of two IFTA nominated feature films - Ripple World Pictures Parked and Blinder Films Irish/Dutch co-production Sensation.

Be in with the chance to win tickets to IFTA In Conversation With... John Lasseter. The two-time Oscar winning writer/director/producer of films such as Toy Story, A Bugs Life and Cars will be the subject of IFTAs next In Conversation With... event where he will discuss his world renowned career in animation at Disney/Pixar.

Celebrating IFTA's Screenwriter in Residence Programme at the Galway Film Fleadh and our Masterclass with Gill Dennis, IFTA has a signed copy of Gill's Oscar winning feature Walk the Like to give away to one very lucky film fan!

IFTA has teamed up with Warner Bros. Pictures to offer you the chance to attend a Special Preview of the hilarious comedy Horrible Bosses followed by cocktails and finger food at The Mercantile for an After Work party on July 21st. Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis star as the three hapless workers, with Jennifer Aniston, IFTA Member Colin Farrell and two-time Oscar® winner Kevin Spacey, as their unbearable bosses

Be in with the chance to win tickets to a special advanced screening of The Guard, a comedy-thriller by writer-director John Michael McDonagh starring Brendan Gleeson as an unorthodox Irish policeman who joins forces with a straitlaced FBI agent, played by Don Cheadle, to take on an international drug-smuggling gang.

An IFTA Breakfast event was attended this morning by representatives from different chapters of the Academy and from varying sectors of the industry including producers, actors, animators and representatives from bodies such as the IFB, the SPI and the BAI. The informal event gave the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan an opportunity to address Academy Members and to give an overview of issues he sees arising in the sector.

The Runway, the debut feature from IFTA nominated writer/director Ian Power is released in cinemas across Ireland this weekend. In February this year The Runway was awarded the IFTA for Director of Photography (PJ Dillon) and Production Design (Ray Ball) as well as being nominated for a whole host of awards at the 2011 ceremony including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress for Kerry Condon’s role as Grace Thomas.

To celebrate the Irish premiere of The Green Lantern, the eagerly anticipated summer film from Warner Bros Pictures, IFTA has ten pairs of tickets to give away to our Facebook and Twitter fans.

The Irish Film & Television Academy is the organization appointed to select Ireland's submission for consideration for the Foreign Language Film Award at the American Academy Awards. Deadline for receipt of submissions to the IFTA office is 27th May 2011.

IFTA Members Terry George, Colm Meaney and Martin McCann have begun filming a new feature Whole Lotta Sole in Belfast.

IFTA Members Terry George, Colm Meaney and Martin McCann have begun filming a new feature Whole Lotta Sole in Belfast.

IFTA, supporting the Sean Lawlor Artists’ Trust, has three pairs of tickets to give away to The Sean Lawlor Artists Trust Gala event. The evening includes the Irish premiere screening of Sean Lawlor's final performance Now Here (filmmakers are travelling from US to attend the screening), a concert by friends including Finbar Fury, and party. 

To celebrate the Irish release of Nigel Cole's Made in Dagenham and IFTA's exclusive preview screening of the film on Tuesday 21st of September, IFTA has two pairs of tickets to give away to two lucky Facebook fans of IFTA.