Scannain Podcast - #20 - 2019

It's time for the Scannain podcast!

This week, editor Niall Murphy returns to host the podcast, joining Jay Coyle and Darren Mooney to discuss the week in film. Jay watched Wages of Fear and Persepolis for the first time. Niall has been to Cannes but regales us with some of the films that he saw outside the festival, including The Fate of the Furious and Gone Girl.

A lot of the news this week comes directly from Cannes, including good news for a whole host of Irish filmmakers. Lorcan Finnegan's Vivarium won the Distribution Prize at Cannes Film Festival's Critics' Week. Ireland and Luxembourg launched a joint female-focused development fund. Screen Ireland announced four productions as part of their inaugural POV funding scheme.

The top ten:

1. Detective Pikachu
2. John Wick: Chapter III - Parabellum
3. Avengers: Endgame
4. The Hustle
5. Paw Patrol Mighty Pups
6. A Dog's Journey
7. Long Shot
8. Dumbo
9. Wonder Park
10. Breakthrough

New releases:

• Aladdin
• Rocketman
• The Secret Life of Pets II