Irish Film Institute -Omar Sharif Jr. to attend Dublin Arabic Film Festival

Omar Sharif Jr. to attend Dublin Arabic Film Festival

Last year Dublin welcomed Omar Sharif for the last time. This year his legacy is continued by his grandson Omar Sharif Jr., an actor and human rights/LGBT rights advocate. The IFI are delighted that he’ll be attending the Dublin Arabic… Read More

More fantastic guests confirmed for the IFI French Film Festival

In addition to this year’s Guest of Honour, Jacques Audiard, we are delighted to also welcome Thomas Bidegain, who has collaborated with Audiard on several scripts, including A Prophet, Rust and Boneand Dheepan, and who presents his directorial debut, The… Read More

IFI BLOG: Fascinating Fragments from the Clippings Archive

The IFI Irish Film Archive’s Tiernan MacBride Library clippings archive contains over six thousand files relating to Irish Film including Irish film and television productions, Irish actors and directors, censorship in Ireland and the history of Irish cinemas. Newspaper reports,… Read More

Donal Gallagher To Visit The IFI For Rock ‘N’ Roll Q&A

IFI Press Release: November 6th 2015

Rory Gallagher’s brother, Dónal, to take part in a Q&A following the screening of What’s Going On: Taste Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 as part of the IFI’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Strand on November 17th at 20.30. The… Read More

Donal Gallagher To Visit The IFI For Rock ‘N’ Roll Q&A

IFI Press Release: November 6th 2015

Rory Gallagher’s brother, Dónal, to take part in a Q&A following the screening of What’s Going On: Taste Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 as part of the IFI’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Strand on November 17th at 20.30. The… Read More

Francesco Clerici To Visit The IFI For Hand Gestures Q&A

IFI Press Release: November 4th 2015

Award-winning Italian filmmaker, Francesco Clerici will take part in a Q&A following the exclusive opening night screening of his latest documentary Hand Gestures, on November 24th at 18.30.

Francesco Clerici’s transfixing film shadows the… Read More

Francesco Clerici To Visit The IFI For Hand Gestures Q&A

IFI Press Release: November 4th 2015

Award-winning Italian filmmaker, Francesco Clerici will take part in a Q&A following the exclusive opening night screening of his latest documentary Hand Gestures, on November 24th at 18.30.

In a foundry in Milan, a… Read More

Maureen O’Hara 1920-2015

For so many film lovers, for so many decades Maureen O’Hara has embodied the quintessence of Irish womanhood . Beautiful, intelligent, feisty and flame-haired, her vivacity and her extraordinary talent were recognised by the cream of Hollywood directors and justly… Read More

IFI French Film Festival Announced!

Bringing the crème de la crème of French cinema to Ireland, and now bigger and better than ever, the IFI French Film Festival returns for its 16th edition from November 18th to 29th with a massive 35 screenings (including 16… Read More


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