Irish Film Institute -IFI Festive Favourites and IFI Family Christmas screenings this December!

IFI Festive Favourites and IFI Family Christmas screenings this December!

IFI Festive Favourites and IFI Family Christmas bring a little bit of cinematic magic to the season! It’s tinsel-time in Tinseltown! The Christmas decorations are going up in the IFI Foyer and the wine is busy mulling in the IFI Café… Read More

The film and Sunday brunch deal is back for the festive season!

What better way to spend your Sunday during the festive season than to relax over a delicious brunch followed by a fantastic film, all under one roof and for just €16!

The IFI Café Bar‘s mouth-watering Brunch menu includes dishes such as Eggs FlorentineMediterranean… Read More

Blog: Ireland in Translation: Foreign Language Films Set in Ireland

This November, the IFI continues to celebrate the best in foreign language cinema with the Carte Noire IFI French Film Festival (November 19th – 30th), with the powerful Russian film Leviathan and the groundbreaking Mary is Happy, Mary is HappyRead More

Edwyn Collins to visit the IFI

IFI Press Release: 24/11/2014

Edwyn Collins to visit the IFI this Friday to take part in a Q&A after new documentary The Possibilities are Endless  

Known for his influential post-punk group Orange Juice and his solo career that included… Read More

President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins to attend film celebrating the life of Inez McCormack at the IFI

Celebrating the life of passionate and effective advocate of social justice Inez McCormack, the IFI will present the new documentary Inez: A Challenging Woman on Thursday 27th November at 16.00. The film will be screened in the presence of the… Read More

The Big Hits and Hidden Gems of Carte Noire IFI French Film Festival

Artistic Director of the Carte Noire IFI French Film Festival, Marie-Pierre Richard tells us what she thinks will be the big hits and hidden gems of this years Festival

BIG HITS

Goodbye to Language 3D as a counterpoint to the Nouvelle… Read More

Listen to director Donal Foreman talk about his work & present some of his short films at the IFI

Director Donal Foreman visited the IFI for an interview about his previous work and to present a selection of his short films which stylistically and thematically foreshadow his debut feature, Out of Here, with the IFI’s Michael Ryan. Listen to the interview here!

Out… Read More

Listen to the man who plays Dylan Thomas and who co-wrote Set Fire to the Stars, Celyn Jones talk about the film at the IFI!

Celyn Jones, who co-wrote and played Dylan Thomas in Set Fire to the Stars, visited the IFI for a special preview screening and took part in a Q&A with IFI Head of Programming, Michael Hayden. Listen to the interview here!

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Marie-Pierre Richard: A Day in the life of the Carte Noire IFI French Film Festival

Marie-Pierre Richard is the artistic director of the Carte Noire IFI French Film Festival and has been working on the festival for a number of years. She tells us about her role and what it entails.

My work for the Carte Noire… Read More


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