Irish-made films Sea Fever, Vivarium, Arracht and Herself head the line-up this year

Women filmmakers are the thematic plank of this year’s DIFF programme

The best biopics, documentaries, cartoons, features and award favourites of the year

Women Make Film, Rose Plays Julie, and Charlie Kaufman unveiled as highlights

Brendan O’Carroll’s big-screen debut has clunky gags and a threadbare story. Oh, and it will be one of the biggest hits of d’summer

Putting his reputation on the line. Donald Clarke predicts the big prizes at the Academy Awards tomorrow night - and who deserves to win in each category

Spike Jonze’s new film is a deeply humane fable about love in the nth degree

Just in time for Valentine’s Day the ever-surprising Spike Jonze returns with his first film in four years – Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson. And it’s the perfect break-up movie. The goofy auteur on ripping out your heart and stomping on it forever ...

Rather than being bullied into adoration by tub-thumping promotion, filmgoers felt they had discovered Hoffman all on their own