Crossing Borders on Screen - Position Available

Cinema North West are pleased to announce a brand new programme

Crossing Borders On Screen – Cinema Serving Our Communities

With funding from the International Fund for Ireland we have initiated a film-in-the-community programme with three specific community groups in North Leitrim, West Cavan and Fermanagh. More details will be forthcoming as we progress towards our project launch.

In the meantime we are seeking to employ a Programme Director to come and take Cinema North West and this exciting programme forward over the next two years. Full details on the position are here.

Postponement - Made In Sligo

We're very sorry but we've had to postpone Made in Sligo at the very last minute. The cinema faced too many difficulties getting to Sligo, given the continuing weather conditions which made driving conditions, especially for a vehicle of that scale, too hazardous.

We're disappointed for sure, but equally positive that we will be back with revised dates shortly.

Made In Sligo - A Festival celebrating Sligo film

Cinema North West are proud to present Made In Sligo, a follow up to our successful Made in Leitrim festival last year. This year we focus on Sligo's filmmakers and the films made here. With a programme which covers feature films (Mapmaker, Waveriders, 32A, Swansong) documentaries (Tell Me Captain Strange) as well as extensive Shorts and Community programmes, there's sure to be lots to enjoy.

We include the little seen Coney Island Baby as well as the local production 3.10 to Claremorris straight after it's world premiere in Tubbercurry. On top of that we have firm family favourites such as ET-The Extraterrestrial and the original Miracle on 34th Street, just to get you in the Christmas mood. (Okay, those two weren't made in Sligo, but we do like them.)

Check out the full programme on the Made in Sligo page and be sure to drop by. And don't forget, one low price for all tickets, five euro.

Another Adaptation in the can...

Yet another Adaptation Festival under our belts here. Well done to Johnny Gogan of Cinema North West and Sunniva O'Flynn and Aoife Coughlan in the IFI for sourcing and arranging such marvellous material.

A few snaps of Eugene McCabe, our featured writer, this year. Thanks again to all our visitors, it makes such a difference when we get to meet and chat with all of you.

Photo: writer Gerry Stembridge, Eugene McCabe and former Film Censor and film producer John
Kelleher shake on the deal to re-make the Monaghan writer's Leitrim set King of the Castle

Eugene McCabe Q&A

Eugene McCabe will speak about his work and take questions after the 2.00pm screening of King of the Castle on Saturday.

Adaptation Press Launch

Go on over to see some photos from our Press Launch of Adaptation. Looking forward to some advance features in the coming weeks and the festival itself on November 5th, the weekend after Halloween.

Adaptation 2010 - Adapting the Border

Just to let you all know that Adaptation is coming up and our Press Launch is on Wednesday, October 20th.

November 5 - 7th in Dromahaire, County Leitrim

This year it's Adapting the Border, focussing in particular on the work of Eugene McCabe, as well as featuring the work of Shane Connaughton and others.

A PDF of the programme and poster is here for download. The site will be updated over the coming few days with the full programme.

Swansong in Gaiety and in Carrick Cineplex

So after a stunning buzzy week in Sligo with packed out audiences in the cinemobile, we are off around our tour of venues around the counties, starting with Arigna, dates, times and venues are all here.

The good news is the print doesn't leave Sligo. Our friends in the Gaiety cinema are showing Swansong starting this weekend. Times and full details are all on their site and we give you the booking number below.

We also arrive in Carrick-on-Shannon in the marvellous Cineplex from 29th onwards. Times are yet to be set but all details will be posted on their site and here of course.

Sligo Gaiety Booking line: 1520 927 011

Carrick Cineplex Booking line: 071 967 2000

We'll leave you with a lovely review from Le Cool.

The weekend's press - Martin and Jodie

Yes, more great profiles of the universally praised cast in Swansong, a lovely in depth profile of Jodie Whittaker in the Sunday Business Post and also another two page profile in the Irish Times.

Another profile of Martin in the Sunday Independent.

The Irish Times also praised the film - "McDermottroe’s yarn does exert a firm grip. Credit must go to the actors who breathe life into broadly drawn characters. Jodie Whittaker appears a decade older than her true age as Occi’s mother. Gerard McSorley is reliably seedy as his grandfather. And Martin McCann...buzzes with cross-wired energy as the title character."

Swansong gets ★★★★★ review

Great responses all round to Swansong, especially the performances, in the reviews coming in:

RTE gave a five star review - ★★★★★ "McDermottroe shows himself to be a filmmaker of real promise who can move from heart-warming to chilling and depict the remedial influence of relationships and cruelty towards the weakest with equal power"

and also "One of the real treats of cinema is experiencing a performance by a young, relatively unknown actor or actress and then thinking of the great career they have ahead of them. There are goose bumps aplenty watching Belfast man Martin McCann in 'Swansong.'"

Other reviewers have also praised the film

Breaking News - "Great performances in Swansong"

entertainment.ie - "performances that will last long in the memory, McCann's confident swagger keeps the film burning"

Interview with Martin McCann at IFTN

A detailed interview and profile of leading actor, Martin McCann in IFTN in advance of Swansong's release on Friday 10th.

Major Profile in the Sunday TImes Culture magazine

Just in case you missed it, yesterday's Sunday Times Culture magazine carried a major profile of Conor and Swansong.

Quite apart from including it in their Autumn's Hot 100 arts events they gave a long and detailed interview which can be read here.

More Press

Some more press about Swansong at home and abroad. First a profile in the Irish Examiner.

And then a lovely appraisal of Conor and the film in the Montreal Gazette - " A deeply moving Irish feature".

Conor McDermottroe to launch Swansong in Dublin

Our friends, the Light House Cinema, in Smithfield in Dublin is the fabulous venue which will screen Swansong. Conor McDermottroe will be there after the screening on Friday 10th at 6:30 to answer questions and discuss the film.

Conor then travels to Tubbercurry on Saturday 11th. The North Wests first stop on the tour by Cinema North West, to introduce the film to the town which saw it being made. Should be a great night!

Current Press

Looking forward to an interview with Conor McDermottroe, Swanson's writer/director in the upcoming Sunday Times Culture Magazine.

In the meantime, thanks to Donald Clarke in the Irish Times for noting our introduction into the distribution arena. Also you can listen to Conor McDermottroe being interviewed on RTE Radio 1 last Friday by Gavin Duffy.

Jodie Whittaker profile

A great interview with leading actress Jodie Whittaker in this weeks RTE Guide in advance of Swansong's release.

Interview at In Dublin magazine

Prior to our Swansong launch on Friday Week, some press coverage has started to flow in. In the meantime, you can read a preliminary interview with Conor over at In Dublin this week. Check it out.

Launch of Swansong

Sligo film writer and director, Conor McDermottroe in front of the North West Cinema, Quay Street, Sligo at the launch of Swansong - The Story of Occi Byrne.

More launch photographs here.

Swansong - initial timetable

The current dates and confirmed venues are up on the Swansong page.

From The Light House in Dublin to Sligo city centre, Tubbercurry, Manorhamilton, Ballymote, Blacklion and Carrick-on-Shannon, full details over there.

Swansong Release

Cinema North West present in association with Florin Film and Zanzibar Films

Swansong - The Story of Occi Byrne

By award-winning actor, writer and director Conor McDermottroe.
Winner Best Drama Galway Film Fleadh 2009
Official Selection - Montreal Film Festival 2010

National Release September 10th. For more information check out here.

Found on YouTube

This shows our driver/projectionist Tommy Aherne as he closes up the cinemobile at the end of a night. You can see our old livery, more than likely this was done in the early days when Leitrim County Council ran the cinema.

Welcome to our new website.

Hope you like it.  We will keep you posted here with all our latest developments.