Irish Film Institute -Irish Film Institute unveils its 2017 plans across exhibition, preservation and education

Irish Film Institute unveils its 2017 plans across exhibition, preservation and education

January 26th 2017: The Irish Film Institute today unveiled its exciting plans for 2017 across its core areas of exhibition, preservation and education. The year ahead brings new programming events, seasons, and partnerships, alongside festival favourites, key film strands, and… Read More

The Master of Melodrama – Douglas Sirk and Magnificent Obsession

Award-winning filmmaker Steven Benedict will introduce a special screening of Magnificent Obsession as part of the Bigger Picture on Tuesday the 14th of February at the IFI. Here he writes about Douglas Sirk – The Master of Melodrama.

By the… Read More

Inside the IFI – Aaron Healy Staff Interview

In the first of a new series, we’re taking a look Inside the IFI to meet some of the staff and find out what they really do. And the first team member up is Aaron Healy, IFI Player Coordinator.

What is… Read More

Win a Poster for Jodorowsky’s Endless Poetry

Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky has been marveling our minds since the late 1960s, going on to helm El Topo, The Holy Mountain and Santa Sangre.

His latest feature is Endless Poetry which recently released at the IFI. It’s another autobiographical… Read More

Due to phenomenal demand, Alan Gilsenan’s documentary Meetings With Ivor opens at the Irish Film Institute on Friday, February 10th

January 24th 2017: Following three sell-out screenings as part of a collaboration with mental health arts festival First Fortnight, Meetings with Ivor will open at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, February 10th. The IFI are delighted to welcome back director… Read More

Due to phenomenal demand, Alan Gilsenan’s documentary Meetings With Ivor opens at the Irish Film Institute on Friday, February 10th

January 24th 2017: Following three sell-out screenings as part of a collaboration with mental health arts festival First Fortnight, Meetings with Ivor will open at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, February 10th. The IFI are delighted to welcome back… Read More

IFI welcomes Philippe Claudel for a special screening of I’ve Loved You So Long on Saturday, February 4th at 2pm

The Irish Film Institute (IFI), in association with the Association des Membres de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques en Irlande (AMOPA Irlande) and the French Embassy in Ireland, will present a screening of Philippe Claudel’s I’ve Loved You So Long on… Read More

IFI welcomes Philippe Claudel for a special screening of I’ve Loved You So Long on Saturday, February 4th at 2pm   

January 23rd 2017: The Irish Film Institute (IFI), in association with the Association des Membres de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques en Irlande (AMOPA Irlande) and the French Embassy in Ireland, will present a screening of Philippe Claudel’s I’ve Loved You… Read More

Jackie Review Round Up – Natalie Portman has Never Been Better

Jackie is in cinemas now (book tickets), and it’s a mesmerising portrait of the days surrounding the assassination of JFK in 1963.

Pablo Larraín’s film is all told from the perspective of Jackie Kennedy, in a remarkable performance from Oscar… Read More


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