Three films shot in Cork among 2026 Screen Ireland projects
Adam Scott will star in HOKUM, the next horror movie from Oddity filmmaker Damian McCarthy. "A horror novelist visits a remote Irish inn to spread his parents’ ashes, unaware the place is rumored to be haunted by a witch."
Three major feature films shot in Cork are among the new projects being backed by Screen Ireland for 2026. Details of the films emerged as the Irish film and TV agency unveiled its production slate for the coming year.
actor Adam Scott stars in the supernatural horror from Bantry filmmaker Damian McCarthy. Filmed at West Cork Studios and on location in West Cork, it tells the story of a horror writer who visits an Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, unaware the property is said to be haunted by a witch.
follows McCarthy’s 2024 horror which proved to be a hit internationally with both audiences and critics. is co-produced by Irish production company Tailored Films, who last year had international success with That film charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.
Screen Ireland is also backing shot at West Cork Studios and on location in West Cork. While filmed here, the film is set in New York in 1961, as the legendary jazz pianist forms his trio and records two albums - regarded as among the greatest in jazz - over the course of one night.
With a cast that includes Bill Pullman, Anders Danielsen Lie and Barry Ward, the film is directed by British filmmaker Grant Gee, produced by Alan Maher and Janine Marmot, and written by Mark O’Halloran
Also filmed in Cork, stars Saoirse Monica Jackson and Stephen Rea in Vicky Wight’s drama, which is set across two continents.
The projects are among a busy film, TV and animation slate unveiled by Screen Ireland for the coming year. Among them is the latest feature from John Carney stars Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas in a music-driven story about a wedding singer and a rock star.
Set in a cinema in 1980s Ireland, stars Colin Morgan and Calam Lynch in a film told in real time over the course of a Friday-night screening from hell.
Other films being supported by Screen Ireland include which was filmed on location in Dublin, Wicklow and Kerry. Starring Bill Nighy, Roman Griffin Davis and Maisie Williams, it centres on two boys who run away from home in a bid to be reunited with their grandfather in Dingle.
Cork actor Éanna Hardwicke will star in a drama set during the darkest days of the AIDS crisis. Hardwicke joins a cast that includes Christina Hendricks in a film centred around a man who returns to his London bedsit to find that his flatmate has vanished.
The action comedy sees two pest controllers thrust into mortal danger when they accidentally tranquillise a beautiful Taoist hunter of the Chinese undead aka “Jiangshi”.
TV projects supported by Screen Ireland include the forthcoming series co-written by Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan and Daniel Robinson, directed by Chris Addison and Neasa Hardiman.
In animation, director Louise Bagnall’s feature for Cartoon Saloon is an adaptation of the acclaimed children’s book by Jessica Love.
Last year €544 million was invested in the Irish economy on local jobs and services across film, television, documentary and animation, according to Screen Ireland. This is a 26% increase on 2024.
“With record-breaking production figures for the Irish screen industry in 2025, we believe this success reflects the passion, dedication and talent of those working across the screen industry, the consistent support of artistic talent, the development of world-class crew, and decades of public investment,” said Screen Ireland Chief Executive DĂ©sirĂ©e Finnegan.Â
“Screen Ireland remains deeply committed to supporting filmmakers and building a resilient, ambitious screen sector for the future.”
