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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

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/in-league-with-gaddafi-this-folly-wouldn-t-make-top-five-of-irish-football-fiascos-1.4109777



December 8, 2019

Irish News Review, In League with Gaddafi

“The best and funniest sports documentary of the year”

https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2019/12/14/news/tv-review-in-league-with-gaddafi-was-almost-unbelievable-1789238/



December 8, 2019

Independent Newspaper review of In League with Gaddafi

“Fabulous Funny Documentary”

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-reviews/in-league-with-gaddafi-review-fabulous-funny-documentary-from-kevin-brannigan-38769943.html



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

@AodahanORiordain

“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.”

#InLeagueWithGaddafi



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

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/five-irish-football-documentaries-to-watch-for-free-online-1.3957292



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”

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/boxing/2449330/gary-lennons-new-documentary-broken-rings-captures-the-full-extent-of-irish-boxings-disastrous-2016-olympics-in-rio/ 



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.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/a-doctor-s-sword-review-secrets-of-an-extraordinary-life-1.2308815



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

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/the-secret-of-the-sword-the-incredible-story-of-dr-aidan-maccarthy-345495.html