As she gets ready to show her short film in Schull, Sarah Horgan takes us behind the scenes

Here are the top three films you don’t want to miss this week, writes Declan Burke.

Vanessa Redgrave, Nathalie Baye, Kerry Fox, Ross Noble, Anna Friel, and Ben Wheatley are among the stars joining Irish talents Jack Reynor, Moe Dunford, Cillian Murphy, John Butler, and Aiden Gillen on the red carpet.

The Audi Dublin International Film Festival is set to return in February 2017 and the first film has been announced - it's a corker.

There's a new Transformers film on the way, with director Michael Bay returning for a film called The Last Knight.

A warehouse in the 70s with a whole bunch of shifty sorts and a feckload of guns- that's the set up for Free Fire.

Irish actor Jack Reynor has joined the cast of Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming film about the 1967 Detroit Riots.

As Jim Sheridan heads for Schull, he tells Esther McCarthy how the internet has been such a disruptive force for filmmakers

From Love/Hate to Once, Maureen Hughes is Ireland’s go-to casting agent. Esther McCarthy meets the woman who made Cillian Murphy a star.

In case you somehow missed it, there's a standalone Han Solo movie in the works, which is all about his younger years.

The Star Wars series has returned in full force (get it!?), with a blockbuster sequel in The Force Awakens and a plan for spin off movies every second year, potentially forever if Disney has its way.

Many a famous face could be spotted shivering their way down the red carpet at this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards, rainclouds and Arctic chills becoming very unwanted guests indeed.

Sing Street 4/5

A teenager in 80s Dublin starts a band to impress a girl.

John Carney’s Sing Street is a hugely enjoyable music-driven comedy that’s set in Ireland 30 years ago, writes Ed Power

Some of the biggest names in Irish movies, theatre, and entertainment were feted in LA last night ahead of Sunday’s Oscars.

The festival once known as JDIFF (previously sponsored by Jameson) is now ADIFF, thanks to the involvement of Audi. But it's still the same celebration of cinema which we know as the Dublin International Film Festival.

Remember these names — PJ Gibbons profiles the young Irish people to watch in 2016. 

A soldier sets his eyes on the Scottish throne.

Irish movie Room is beginning to generate some Oscar buzz after scooping a major award at the Toronto Film Festival.

The first trailer for the new version of The Jungle Book is here, and it's coming from the director of Iron Man. Which is a bit weird.

Ben Wheatley is just finishing up his JG Ballard adaptation High Rise but he's already set to go on the next - Free Fire.

Legendary actor and car enthusiast Steve McQueen modified his 911 Turbo so that he could escape police pursuit. The classic car is going to be auctioned off, where it’s thought that it could fetch more than $1 million.

The stars are coming out tomorrow night for this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards – and what a line-up it is.

After packing his mankini for his trip to the famed film festival, Don O’Mahony selects some of the things to watch out for at this year’s event.

In 1986, Stephen King released a book called It about a thing which manifests as a clown and menaces a group of children who later return to battle it again as adults.

The director of Once is back with a new project in the form of an 80s set TV series about a young man who gets a band together

From dragons to psychopaths, Vikings to villains, a wide array of genres have been recognised by this year’s Irish Film and Television Awards.

Stuck for something to do in the coming week? We’ve got you covered.

Former Westlife singer Markus Feehily has spoken about difficulties he faced before making his sexuality public.

The best of what’s hitting the cinema this week.

Russell-mania descended on Dublin last night, as throngs of people gathered outside the Savoy cinema to catch a glimpse of Hollywood actor Russell Crowe.

Find out what’s going on in the worlds of arts, film and culture before you start your weekend.

The cash-pile at the firm owned by movie director Jim Sheridan more than tripled in 2013 to €352,608.

JDIFF 2015 is about to launch and this gorgeously edited, and really very bassy, sizzle reel takes you around the world

The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2015 runs from the 19th to the 29th of March 2015, and its time to get with the announcements.

Irish actor Jack Reynor has won the prestigious special jury prize for acting at the Sundance Film Festival for his role in Gerard Barrett’s Glassland.

Record year for Irish production as five movies are being showcased at prestigious Sundance festival

Irish film Glassland is one of just 12 films chosen for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in the US state of Utah.

The Richard Harris clan gathered in Limerick last night to celebrate the Oscar nominated actor in his home town.

Eircom is set to take on movie-streaming site Netflix following the launch of its own video-on-demand service.

Will you be auditioning?

Transformers: Age of Extinction is almost ready to hit Irish cinemas and its already earned over $400 million worldwide.

Michael Fassbender is the most popular Irish actor, according to the ultimate fame barometer.