Irish Film Institute -La La Land Wouldn’t Exist Without this Little Known Early Musical from Damien Chazelle

La La Land Wouldn’t Exist Without this Little Known Early Musical from Damien Chazelle

Filmmaker Damien Chazelle made serious waves when his blistering Whiplash arrived in late 2014, with the feature going on to win three Oscars including a golden statuette for J.K. Simmons’ towering performance.

Given the subject of Whiplash, it’s no surprise… Read More

Meetings with Ivor Doc at the IFI from February 10th with an Ivor Brown and Alan Gilsenan Q&A

Meetings with Ivor is a new documentary about Irish mental health activist Ivor Browne which opens at the IFI on the 10th of February 2017

IFI & Tradfest present a screening of The Irishmen – An Impression Of Exile followed by a panel discussion on Saturday, January 28th at 1.30 p.m.

The Irish Film Institute, in collaboration with Tradfest are delighted to welcome guests Professor Lance Pettitt, musician Órlaith McAuliffe, and publican Tom King to participate in a panel discussion following a screening of Philip Donnellan’s The Irishmen – an Impression… Read More

IFI & Tradfest present a screening of The Irishmen – An Impression Of Exile followed by a panel discussion on Saturday, January 28th at 1.30 p.m.

January 12th 2017: The Irish Film Institute, in collaboration with Tradfest are delighted to welcome guests Professor Lance Pettitt, musician Órlaith McAuliffe, and publican Tom King to participate in a panel discussion following a screening of Philip Donnellan’s The Irishmen… Read More

Watch an Emotional Clip from Manchester by the Sea with Casey Affleck and Lucas Hedges

Manchester by the Sea is coming to the IFI from the 13th of January, and it’s bound to be one of the most memorable dramas of the year, fresh from a Golden Globe win for leading man Casey Affleck.

The… Read More

IFI@Belltable Programme Launches in Limerick – Photos and Reaction from the First Night

The IFI@Belltable programme launched at the Lime Tree Theatre in Limerick, kicking off a yearlong collaboration which will bring a weekly film from the IFI in Dublin to local audiences.

I, Daniel Blake made for a stirring first entry in… Read More

TOP FIVE BOOK TO MOVIE ADAPTATIONS COMING SOON

It has long been said that the world has no new stories, and the fertile fields of adaptations coming our way seem to prove that point each and every year.

While some productions base their stories around magazine articles or… Read More

BAFTA Nominations Out- La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight in the running

Awards season went into high gear over the weekend with the announcement of the winners of the Golden Globes and the momentum is staying high as the BAFTA nominees have just been confirmed.

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Watch a Beautiful Clip from LA LA LAND with Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone – Releasing January 13th

La La Land is fresh from winning a massive seven Golden Globe Awards. That’s a new record, with the musical romance triumphing in each and every category where it picked up a nomination. And we can’t wait to bring it… Read More


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