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Room, Sing Street, and My Name is Emily look set to be the big winners at the Irish Film and Television Awards (Iftas) as they have bagged eight nominations apiece.

When Colin Farrell and a host of Hollywood stars rolled into Sneem to make Oscar-tipped movie The Lobster, local people were happy to lend a hand. Some even got a part in the film, writes Eoin English.

It was recently announced that The Lobster, which was shot in Co. Kerry, would be screening at the BFI London Film Festival in October 2015. And now we've got some more footage from the film. And boy does it look utterly bizarre.

Galway Film Fleadh

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

Harry Potter lady Evanna Lynch has a role in a new Irish film called My Name is Emily and it's set to kick off the 2015 Galway Film Fleadh.

Harry Potter lady Evanna Lynch has a role in a new Irish film called My Name is Emily and it's set to kick off the 2015 Galway Film Fleadh.

Harry Potter lady Evanna Lynch has a role in a new Irish film called My Name is Emily and it's set to kick off the 2015 Galway Film Fleadh.

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

Jillian Godsil doesn’t make a habit of running naked with strangers, but conquered her inhibitions when she volunteered to join 100 people in an ice bucket challenge while the cameras recorded every moment

Jarlath Regan, who will perform a rare Irish gig at the Mill Theatre in Dublin on Sunday (Dec 22), grew up in the Curragh, Co Kildare. His father’s a horse trainer, but the stand-up comic doesn’t have much time for the creatures.

'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' and 'Drive' lead the nominations for the London Film Critics' Circle Awards.

COLIN FARRELL stars in Craig Gillespie’s remake of Fright Night (15A), in which the worst nightmares of Las Vegas teenager Charley (Anton Yelchin) become flesh when his new neighbour, Jerry (Farrell), reveals himself to be a vampire.