FNI Wrap Chat

FNI Wrap Chat

Film Network Ireland's Wrap Chat Podcast is the Irish Film Industry Podcast. Hosted and produced by freelancers. Founded by Paul Butler Lennox, Paul Webster and Ray Mongey in 2017, they were joined in 2020 by an exceedingly talented line up of presenters including Mia Mullarkey, Sean T. O Malley and Remie Michelle Clarke and more recently by the indomitable Georgina McKevitt, Mark Monks (who is also our engineer) and Luke Brabazon. In 2025 we welcomed, Johnny Elliott and Joe Griffin on Presenting duties also. It is a show about and for Irish filmmakers of all levels and industry enthusiasts. A library of personal experiences in Irish Film, Animation, Audio and TV. We're also delighted to welcome the wonderful host Keith O'Grady Director to the fold. Thanks also to Rebbeca Sartor and Cian Johnston for their tireless work in production. We endeavour to bring you regular interviews with the most exciting voices working in the Irish Film and Television industries, from directors and producers to actors and casting agents to editors and cinematographers. Please Support Fni Wrapchat on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fni Wrap Chat is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your awesome audio content. Please Check out our social media pages: https://facebook.com/filmnetworkireland https://instagram.com/filmnetworkireland https://twitter.com/Fni_film https://linktr.ee/fni https://WeAreFni.com for more #WeAreFni #FNI #YouAreFni

Episodes

August 26, 2025 54 mins

Brendan Canty's debut feature film Christy is a powerful and haunting exploration of grief, loss, and redemption. The film follows the titular character, played brilliantly by newcomer Sean O'Malley, as he grapples with the death of his wife and the aftermath of her tragic passing. Canty's direction is both sensitive and unflinching, capturing the raw emotion and turmoil that Christy experiences in the wake of his loss.

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The Origins of an Audacious Plan: In this episode, host Paul Webster and guest Ross Whitaker delve into the fascinating tale of Stefan Klincewicz and his syndicate who tried to cheat the Irish Lotto.

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January 13, 2025 57 mins

Join host Paul Butler Lennox as he sits down with writer and director Virginia Gilbert to discuss the creative process behind her latest film Reawakening. With exceptional performances from Jared Harris and Juliette Stephenson, the film delves deep into complex world of loss. 

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Happy New Year and welcome back to FNI Wrapchat Folks. On Today's episode Hosted by Mark Monks (with thanks to the Kerry International Film Festival) we're joined by Siobhan Aislinn and Mark Ager to talk about thieir Ifta longlisted Film 'Blurred Lines' 

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We’re excited to announce the latest edition of FNI Wrapchat, brought to you with gratitude to Arri Rental and Kodak! In this episode, Brand new host Johnny Elliott is joined by regular co host Georgina McKevitt to sit down with Maurice O'Carroll to chat about ‪his feature Drama SWINGBOUT which hits cinemas this weekend 20th Sept. 🎬#SupportIrishMadeFILMS

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Don’t Forget to Remember is an artist’s exploration of the fragility of memory, and the lived experience of his mother’s advancing Alzhiemers; yet it also celebrates a family’s life lived together. In collaboration with the artist Asbestos, the film opens an honest conversation about the delicate nature of memory.

Through the artist’s process, we establish that even though Alzheimer’s brings ele...

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We’re excited to announce the latest edition of FNI Wrapchat, brought to you with gratitude to Arri Rental and Kodak! In this episode, host Luke Brabazon sits down with the incredibly talented Aoife Kelleher to discuss her feature documentary, Mrs Robinson, which hits cinemas this August.

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Our host Keith O'Grady is back with this brilliant episode and is joined by a film and Tv Worrier, Locations Manager Brenda Gough, from Belfast.

Keith O’Grady is an award-winning filmmaker based in Northern Ireland. He makes fiction films and documentaries, in English and Irish. He has countless hours of broadcast TV experience, having worked on films and series for major broadcasters, including the BBC, TG4, RT&Eac...

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Fni Wrapchat is back in 2024 with this brilliant episode hosted by Remie Michelle Clarke. Remie is joined by Author, Activist and Film Professional Winnie M Li.

Our host Remie Michelle Clarke is an award-winning Irish writer, ghostwriter and editor, writing under R.M. Clarke. - ​She is also an international voice-over artist with almost two decades of experience. Based in Wicklow, Ireland, with a broadcast-ready home studio, Remie...

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December 10, 2023 59 mins
After a little break, Fni Wrapchat is back with this brilliant episode hosted by Remie Michelle Clarke. This one is a great episode for Actors. Share with an Actor buddy! Remie was joined by the brilliantly talented Gavin O'Connor Gavin is an Irish actor best known for his work as Mackin in the hit drama Taken Down (2018). Known for his character portrayal of real-life people, Gavin took on the role of Northumbria Police Chief, Ste...
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Friend of the show Ken Wardrop of Venom Films returns to talk to Luke Brabazon about his brand new feature documentary So This Is Christmas. We urge everyone to see this funny, beautiful and incredibly moving film in the cinema. It is the antidote to all the pre-Christmas madness. Ken studied filmmaking at the National Film School, IADT. His short films have screened at many of the worlds most prestigious festivals including Sunda...
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We can't believe we've done 200 episodes of the podcast, but here we are. We got to celebrate this milestone in front of an amazing crowd at the FNI Fast Fest screening in The Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin last week. We sat down with Cathy Brady and Mark O'Connor and had a wonderful chat about the life of a filmmaker in Ireland today. Cathy Brady is a two-time IFTA-winning director, having won Best Short in 2011 for her first film Sm...
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October 24, 2023 34 mins
Paul Butler Lennox recently sat down with super-talented stunt performer and fellow Northside native, and proud Ballymunner Philip Condron. Philip Condron, 32, from Ballymun, who runs Screen Combat Ireland training performers in martial arts and action training, has been working in the performing arts industry for four years. He was selected to be the stunt double for the top Hollywood actor’s character Pádraic Súilleabháin in a ...
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September 14, 2023 51 mins
On this weeks ep of FNI Wrapchat Paul Webster got to chat with the talaented Director of "Ballywalter" Prasanna Puwanarajah, Ballywalter is in Irish Cinemas from the 22nd of September. A bitter-sweet comedy drama set in Ballywalter, Northern Ireland. Patrick Kielty (RTE's new Late Late Show host) is deeply touching in director Prasanna Puwanarajah’s debut feature. Ballywalter, opened at the Belfast Film Festival in 2022. It subsequ...
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Welcome back to a very special episode of Wrapchat! hosted by Mark Monks, we had the unique incredible opportunity to attend the Boyne Valley Film Festival recently. A huge thank you to Frank Kelly and his team for accommodating FNI and allowing us to delve into the world of The Boyne Valley International film Festival and the fantastic movies that were screened. The standard of the shorts this year has been nothing short of incred...
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August 8, 2023 55 mins
Fni Wrapchat: Brought to you by ARRI. Subscribe on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and of course Headstuff+ Become a member on BuyMeACoffee.com/fni and help our never ending crusade to united the Irish Film community.  Join us at our inaugural FNI Fast Fest this Summer from 25th-27th of August. Visit https://wearefni.com/fastfest Film Network Ireland (FNI) is pleased to announce our new Initiative FNI Fast Fest. Roll camer...
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Fni Wrapchat Ani-mates! Brought to you by ARRI. Our special eps on the Animation Industry in Ireland, Continues. Hosted by the exuberant Carla Lennon, these specials will delve into the world of animation, featuring interviews with some of the brightest names in the Animation industry. In this series of special eps, we dive deep into the world of animation and chat with some of the most talented animators, artists, and voice acto...
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A Couple of years ago we did a mindfulness episode where we identified a need for a mindfulness and wellbeing service on the island of Ireland. We felt that it was badly needed. In that time Minding Creative minds was founded and what an important service it is. Today we have the founder of MindingCreativeMinds.ie, Dave Reid to talk about its inception and progress. Roll camera, roll with the pros at #WeAreFni 72 hour shoot and sc...
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Joining Luke on this Episode of Fni Wrapchat is the fascinating and determined Screenwriter, Director and Educator Ronika Merl. RONIKA IS AN AWARD-WINNING SCREENWRITER. SHE ALSO DIRECTS, AND RUNS THE WICKLOW STORIES FILM FESTIVAL. Having placed highly in both the Academy Nicholl Fellowship as well as the Austin Film Festival in 2019, she has since expanded her slate to contain more than 22 feature-length scripts. She has lectured a...
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Fni Wrapchat Ani-mates! beginning with the incredibly talented Paul McGrath of Whackala! Hosted by the exuberant Carla Lennon, these specials will delve into the world of animation, featuring interviews with some of the brightest names in the Animation industry. In this series of special eps, we dive deep into the world of animation and chat with some of the most talented animators, artists, and voice actors in the industry. Eac...
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