As part of DIFF 2026, our Education Partner IADT hosted a screenwriters panel bringing together some of Ireland’s most distinctive writing voices. Aisling Corristine, Ciarán Creagh, David Gleeson, Glenn McQuaid and Mark O’Halloran joined moderator Jean Rice (IADT) for a wide-ranging conversation on craft, process, and the realities of writing for the screen.

When you first think of Don Bluth, your mind often goes to the vibrant colours and imaginative stories that defined childhood for many millennials growing up. But most people probably never think about Don Bluth the person. Who exactly was he? What were his thoughts and opinions on the animation industry at the time? And where is he now? Well these very questions are finally answered through the 2025 documentary “Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There”, directed by David LaMattina an

The sun is beating down on the concrete of an unnamed city. Its glaring heat condemns all life to a nocturnal rhythm that sets the scene for Jaqueline Zünd’s contemplative feature debut, Don’t Let The Sun (2025). Its narrative casts a lingering glance at the social cost of the climate crisis and dives into a world where people have withdrawn from their environment and from each other. While words have become sparse, ambient sound is a constant companion that guides us throug

The name of the movie “Gavagai” comes from a well-known thought experiment from philosopher W.V.O. Quine about the inability to translate a certain sentence and word perfectly. A correct point of entry into the newest movie by Ulrich Kohler, which focuses on the fields between languages, cultures, and intentions. In this co-production between Germany and France, Kohler turns a film-within-a-film into a tale of cross-cultural romance and much more.  The plot is set in two diff