Scannain literally is the Irish word for movies so we honestly couldn’t think of a better name for a website about them with an Irish focus. Scannain was founded in October 2009 initially as a blog with movie reviews, some news, but mostly rambling views on all things film. As the years have gone by the rambling has decreased and the size of the writing pool has increased from one to many, all of whom are voluntary contributors with a passion and love for film. Nowadays Scannain is one of Ireland’s largest independent film websites. In our current guise we seek to promote international films to an Irish audience, but more crucially Irish film to an Irish and international audience. Scannain will always lend a hand to Irish filmmakers and is proud of our work with the Irish independent film scene.