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Creative Europe funded Lennon’s Island developing filming begins May 10th.
Piano Dreams is released in Ireland beginning at the IFI May 24th. Future Screenings in the Ark Cinema Cork, Palas Galway, Lighthouse Dublin and QFT in Belfast.
Screening of I DREAM IN PHOTOS at Glasgow film festival
March 7th @18:15 & 8th @1:30
https://www.glasgowfilm.org/movie/i-dream-in-photos
December 3rd
Development filming begins for the John Lennon Beatle Island documentary in Westport.
Gambit Pictures (Irl) & ZED (Fr) with Creative Europe funding
June 6th, 2023
Gambit is thrilled to announce it has successfully received Creative Europe funding for its feature documentary John Lennon’s Beatle Island together with ZED.
https://www.creativeeuropeireland.eu/news-events/irish-media-success-in-2023
June 22, 2021
Next stop Australia for Castro's Spies at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival! If you're free in Melbourne on Saturday 24th July at 5.30pm and fancy catching a spy thriller documentary head down to Cinema Nova. Tickets available here: https://www.cinemanova.com.au/films/mdff-castros-spies
June 1, 2021
Castro’s Spies available to screen online across New Zealand from 4th June - 11th July at the Doc Edge Film Festival. tickets available here: https://docedge.nz/de/films/castros-spies
April 29, 2021
Castro’s Spies to screen at doc edge, New Zealand’s Oscar-qualifying International Documentary Film Festival. https://docedge.nz/de/films/castros-spies
April 7, 2021
Our new reviews page for Castro’s spies has just gone live. Check it out here - REVIEWS
April 2, 2021
Exciting new festival news for Castro’s Spies coming soon!
March 8, 2021
We’re thrilled with the great reviews for Castro’s Spies at Glasgow Film Festival
“As thrilling as any espionage movie” | Business Doc Europe
★★★★½ “A remarkable piece of work” | Eye For Film
★★★★ “Compelling” | The Skinny
March 2021
Gambit Pictures new feature doc Piano Dreams goes into production in Shanghai
February 26, 2021
Glasgow Film Festival hosts Castro’s Spies UK Premiere
December 10, 2020
Gambit Pictures receives slate development funding from Northern Ireland Screen
November 20, 2020
Castro’s Spies launches at Cork International Film Festival to great reviews: Screen International Cineuropa Irish Times
November 18, 2020
Castro’s Spies has World Premiere at Cork International Film Festival as the festivals documentary Gala screening
November 10, 2020
Congratulations to Gillian Callan and Ciara Bresnihan for being selected for the cross-border initiative Ignite with Gambit’s up coming documentary Beatle Island. A big thanks to Cork Film Festival and Docs Ireland
June 29, 2020
We’re delighted to announce Screen Ireland has awarded Gambit Pictures strategic slate development funding
http://iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4293460&tpl=archnews&force=1
June 19, 2020
We’re delighted to announce Gambit Pictures has opened a new office in Glasgow, based in the Glasgow Collective. A big thanks to the Glasgow Collective
May 15, 2020
Gambit has begun developing documentary I Dream in Photos with Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Cathal McNaughton.
February 8, 2020
Gambit has completed a co-production with Steffilm Torino, Italy for the Cork Episode of In the Belly of the City. To be broadcast on ARTE Germany & France and RAI Italy
January 11, 2020
We’re delighted to hear Screen Ireland’s announcement of slate development funding at Screen Ireland’s 2020 launch event
December 8, 2019
In League with Gaddafi played on RTÉ to great acclaim. Described as “Argo meets the commitments” - Development on a scripted version to begin in 2020
December 8, 2019
In League with Gaddafi , Review Irish Times
December 8, 2019
Irish News Review, In League with Gaddafi
“The best and funniest sports documentary of the year”
December 8, 2019
Independent Newspaper review of In League with Gaddafi
“Fabulous Funny Documentary”
December 8, 2019
Social media reaction to In League with Gaddafi, Irish Mirror
https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/league-gaddafi-social-media-reaction-21057421
December 8, 2019
“This is the greatest documentary ever made.
I’m loving every second of it.”
December 8, 2019
“It’s like the Commitments meets Argo with just the perfect amount of Brian Kerr.”
December 9, 2019
Joe.ie review of In League with Gaddafi. The reaction was overwhelmingly positive.
https://www.joe.ie/movies-tv/in-league-with-gaddafi-brian-kerr-688768
July 16, 2019
Five Documentaries to Watch, The Irish Times
November 24, 2018
Kerr’s Kids, Review The Journal
https://www.the42.ie/brian-kerr-ireland-documentary-kevin-brannigan-4330578-Nov2018/
November 24, 2018
Kerr’s Kids review Joe.ie
https://www.sportsjoe.ie/football/kerrs-kids-eir-sport-185725
November 22, 2018
Kerr's Kids premieres this Friday, November 23rd at 10pm on eir sport 1. Many thanks to Eir Sport, Barry Fitzgerald and the BAI
September 10, 2018
Castro’s Spies awarded Screen Ireland funding
http://www.iftn.ie/filmography/?act1=record&only=1&aid=70&rid=4614&tpl=filmography_dets&force=1
April 16, 2018
Part one of Broken Rings is on eir sport tonight
April 16, 2018
The Sun Review Gary Lennon’s Broken Rings Documentary
“Irish boxing’s Apocalypse Now”
April 16, 2018
Broken Rings Review on Balls.ie
https://www.balls.ie/boxing/scandal-setbacks-tonights-irish-boxing-documentary-unmissable-387156
April 18, 2018
Off The Ball Review Broken Rings and the Olympics Boxing from Rio 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYfBhTfVdxg
October 13, 2016
A Five Star review of A Doctor’s Sword
https://www.everymoviehasalesson.com/blog/2016/10/documentary-review-a-doctors-sword
August 7, 2015
A Doctor’s Sword Review in entertainment.ie
https://entertainment.ie/cinema/movie-reviews/a-doctors-sword-141/
August 7, 2015
A Doctor’s Sword Review on Scannain
https://scannain.com/irish/a-doctors-sword-trailer/
August 7, 2015
Movies.ie 4 Star Review
http://www.movies.ie/a-doctors-sword/
August 6, 2015
UCC to have Gala Screening for A Doctor’s Sword
http://www.limelight.ie/ucc-gala-screening-of-a-doctors-sword-to-honour-cork-war-hero/
August 6, 2015
Great review of A Doctor’s Sword in the Irish Times, August, 2015.
August 5, 2015
A Doctor’s Sword begins its Irish Film Institute release
https://ifi.ie/film/a-doctors-sword
August 5, 2015
Irish Examiner article on A Doctor’s Sword release