: @IFTN Industry Newsletter - Weekly Round-up Date: Fri, Apr 3, 2026

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IFTN Industry News IFTN Industry Newsletter - weekly round-up Additional casting announced for John Crowley’s Walk The Blue Fields Further casting has been confirmed for Walk the Blue Fields, the upcoming feature from Brooklyn director John Crowley, with Netflix unveiling a strong ensemble of Irish and UK talent set to join leads Andrew Scott and Emily Blunt.  Daryl McCormack cast in Apple TV+ thriller series from Alex Cary Daryl McCormack has been cast in a key role in an untitled thriller series for Apple TV+ from Emmy winning creator Alex Cary (A Spy Among Friends, Homeland). McCormack has been cast alongside Dakota Fanning and Stellan Skarsgård.  Sharon Horgan among keynote speakers at SXSW London Irish actress-producer-director Sharon Horgan is set to take centre stage at this year’s SXSW London, where she will appear as one of the headline keynote speakers when the festival runs from June 1–6.  Katelyn Rose Downey joins cast of new A24 horror from Arkasha Stevenson Irish actress Katelyn Rose Downey has joined the cast of A24’s upcoming horror feature from director Arkasha Stevenson.  Alison Oliver set to star in Kneecap director Rich Peppiatt’s Bad Bridgets Wuthering Heights star Alison Oliver is collaborating with LuckyChap productions once again to star in the period revenge thriller Bad Bridgets directed by the IFTA winning filmmaker Rich Peppiatt (Kneecap).  Irish nominated at 2026 BAFTA Television Awards The BAFTA TV Award nominees have been announced. Philippa Dunne, Úna Ní Dhonghaíle, Ailbhe Keogan and The Graham Norton Show are among the Irish talent nominated.  Storyhouse 2026: Brady Corbet & Audrey Diwan among featured screenwriting talent Storyhouse, the third annual festival for screenwriting backed-by Element Pictures which will be held in Dublin's Light House Cinema from Thursday 16th and Friday 17th April 2026 has announced the initial lineup of International and Irish filmmakers participating.  Andrew Scott and Kerry Condon in new trailer for WWII drama Pressure STUDIOCANAL has released a new trailer for the World War II film Pressure, an account of the three-day run-up to D-Day. Starring Irish actors Andrew Scott and Kerry Condon alongside Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser.  Series 5 of The Young Offenders lands on RTÉ Player on Good Friday A new series of hit-comedy The Young Offenders will drop on RTÉ Player on Good Friday 3 April. The show, produced by Vico Films for the BBC in association with RTÉ, will also air weekly on RTÉ One television starting on Saturday 4 April at 10.30pm.  Executive Producer Lesley McKimm of Red Berry Productions discusses The Hardacres IFTN caught up with Executive Producer Lesley McKimm of Red Berry Productions to discuss the Irish filmed series The Hardacres that has landed on RTÉ One & RTÉ Player, airing at 1.40pm from Sunday 22nd March for 6 weeks.  Coimisiún na Meán announces upcoming Sound & Vision 4 funding rounds Coimisiún na Meán has announced details of upcoming funding rounds under the Sound & Vision 4 Scheme, including the ‘Shared Island Shared Stories’ that will support programming that promotes a shared future, encourages cultural exchange, and celebrates the diverse heritage across the island of Ireland.  Netflix reveals official Unchosen trailer starring Irish actor Fra Fee Netflix has released the official trailer, key art, date announcement and further images of Unchosen led by Irish actor Fra Fee, Sex Education star Asa Butterfield and Molly Windsor.  Belfast-based Cinemagic expands globally with first Barbados film academy Belfast-headquartered Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People is set to expand its international reach, with the launch of its first Caribbean short film academy in Barbados this month. Three Keenings director Oliver McGoldrick among six emerging filmmakers set for Cannes La Résidence Program Aimed at young filmmakers, Ireland’s Oliver McGoldrick will participate in the 51st edition of the Residence. Taking place from March 16 to July 31.  New deascéal initiative launched to support short film production in South of Munster A new short film funding and development initiative, deascéal, has been launched to support the production of high-quality Irish short films across the south of Munster.  Ireland Box Office Top 10: March 27-29, 2026 IFTN brings you the latest box office report, with Ireland’s top 10 films for the weekend of March 27-29, 2026.  Latest Jobs Ros na Rún: Eagarthóir Scripte faoi Oiliúint Other News Creative Europe Monthly Roundup – March 2026 IFTN brings you a round-up of Creative Europe's key updates including MEDIA’s TV & Online Content funding deadline, The Galway Pitch Pilot Workshop, Screen South East’s Emerging Talent & Sustaining Careers Event.  Oscars 2026: Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress, Richard Baneham wins for VFX After a string of precursor wins including at IFTA, BAFTA and SAG Awards, Jessie Buckley took home the Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role on Sunday night for her lauded performance in Chloé Zhao's Hamnet.  First look revealed of Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine The first look of The Banshees Of Inisherin filmmaker Martin McDonagh’s next feature Wild Horse Nine has been revealed. Filmed on Easter Island, led by John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell.  Screen Ireland select 25 projects for ‘The Voice’ fund for directors Screen Ireland has announced the 25 successful projects selected for The Voice, a development fund for directors to support the development of an early concept for a film/TV drama or documentary.  New cast join Lola Petticrew in Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed series One of the biggest global blockbuster franchises in video game history is making the leap from interactive platforms to a major streaming series led by Belfast actor Lola Petticrew. They are joined by an ensemble cast recently announced by Netflix.  Storyhouse Lab 2026 announces participants Storyhouse Lab has introduced the 2026 participants, a pioneering development initiative supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Fremantle, Coimisiún na Meán, Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet and Element Pictures.  Guy Pearce & Andrea Riseborough join Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ High End Andrea Riseborough and Guy Pearce have joined Raffey Cassidy and Alessandro Nivola in the cast of Northern Irish filmmaker Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ next feature High End.  Damian McCarthy’s Hokum starring Adam Scott releases official trailer Neon has released the official trailer for its unique Ireland-set horror film Hokum from IFTA nominated director Damian McCarthy, who helmed the 2024 film Oddity and 2020 film Caveat.  New trailer releases for Spielberg’s Disclosure Day starring Eve Hewson Universal Pictures has released an extended trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day which is led by Irish actress Eve Hewson alongside Josh O’Connor, Emily Blunt, and Colin Firth.  First look of Colm Meaney in Netflix's Remarkably Bright Creatures Netflix has released the teaser trailer for Olivia Newman’s adaptation of Remarkably Bright Creatures starring Irish actor Colm Meaney alongside Sally Field and Lewis Pullman.  Aran Murphy joins Sharon Horgan’s HBO series Youth Aran Murphy, the son of Academy Award winning Irish actor Cillian Murphy has joined Sharon Horgan in the HBO comedy series Youth, from Horgan’s production banner Merman.  New TV thriller The Yank set to film in Galway and Connemara Production is due to get underway in Galway City and Connemara later this spring on The Yank, a new six-part psychological thriller penned by Eithne Verling and Kate Mulgrew.  TITE (Trans Image/Trans Experience) Film Festival returns for a second year Following the success of its inaugural festival, Ireland’s festival of trans and non-binary cinema returns to the Light House Cinema from April 16th to 19th.  Break Out Pictures release Once Upon A Time In A Cinema trailer Break Out Pictures has launched the trailer and poster for Once Upon A Time In A Cinema directed by Irish filmmaker David Gleeson, led by Earl Clancy and release in Irish cinemas on May 1st 2026.  Star Wars: Starfighter actor Flynn Gray signs with WME WME has signed the young Irish actor Flynn Gray for representation in all areas. WME are working with Gray to strategically build his career and establish his footprint in film, television, and beyond. 30th Galway Film Fair opens Project Submissions Applications are now open for the Co-Production Marketplace at the 2026 Galway Film Fair. Each year up to 50 projects are selected for the co-production marketplace. Applications open for Lasair - the Irish Short Documentary Development Programme Applications are opened for Lasair, a cross-border, project-led development incubator for high-quality short documentary films in the Irish language.  Copyright © IFTN 2026, All rights reserved.   Not signed up? Register here

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