The Insider #9: Roger Garcia, director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival

On this week's Insider, we talk to Roger Garcia, director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival and respected authority on the cinema of Hong Kong and martial arts films in general. As part of DIFFPix's Hong Kicks series, Roger talked to us about the work of Bruce Lee and revealed some interesting observations on his legacy. Roger also discussed the current state of Hong Kong's cinema and where it's headed, as well as his opinions on the state of modern martial arts films.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20150930.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 21:08

The Insider #8: Alex Fegan, director of Older Than Ireland

On an extra-special edition of The Insider, we talked to Alex Fegan, director of the upcoming documentary Older Than Ireland. Alex's previous work, The Irish Pub, garnered a huge response both nationally and internationally and off the back of that came Older Than Ireland. Alex talked about the characters in Older Than Ireland, what the common link between them was and how he managed to condense than over several hundred years of stories into a documentary feature.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20150924.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 13:52

The Insider #7: Birch Hamilton, Executive Director of the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland

On this week's Insider Podcast, we talked to Birch Hamilton of Screen Directors Guild Ireland. As well as being a director herself, Birch is the Executive Director of SDGI. The organisation, set up in 2000, acts as a champion for Irish directors both home and abroad. Birch talked about her work with SDGI, how Ireland's community of directors is currently faring and a number of other issues as well.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20150923.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 22:10

The Insider #6: Mountaineers Hannah Shields & Ian Taylor - how realistic is Everest?

We spoke to mountaineers Hannah Shields and Ian Taylor, both of whom climbed Everest in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Hannah narrowly reached the summit in 2003, however she returned in 2008 with a group of 22 climbers and took part in a six-week trek to the top. Ian was the youngest Irishman to reach the summit and did so after being told by professional climbers that he wasn't the right material.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20150916.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 19:29

The Insider #5: Jesse Heiman

This week on The Insider we chat to the world's greatest extra, Jesse Heiman. Jesse has appeared on TV shows such as The Big Bang Theory, Glee, Heroes and his movie appearances include Old School, The Social Network and Transformers.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20150908.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 19:57

The Insider #4 - Moe Honan, Irish film producer

This week on The Insider, we talk to Moe Honan, who's worked extensively in animation as a producer, dialogue director and more. Her latest film, Two By Two, is now Ireland's highest grossing film of 2015 and enjoyed a wide release in the US. She talked to us about Ireland's growing animation community, dealing with international distributors and her own experiences working in a male-dominated industry.

Direct download: http://entertainment.ie/media/podcasts/theinsider20150902.mp3
Category: TV & Film
Duration: 27:06