Irish Film Institute -Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll: The IFI’s vice seasons continue in February with Part Two: Drugs

Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll: The IFI’s vice seasons continue in February with Part Two: Drugs

 IFI Press Release : 27th Jan 2014

Hollywood’s relationship with drugs has often been uneasy. It wasn’t even a subject that was thought suitable to be addressed in film until the release in 1955 of Otto Preminger’s taboo-breaking The Man with the… Read More

5 stars for Inside Llewyn Davis & Buster Keaton’s The General mean €5 Prosecco today ONLY at the IFI!

The Coen brothers are back with another witty, beautiful and insightful film which masterfully evokes the folk music scene of New York in the 1960s with Inside Llewyn Davis. Also released today is one of the great achievements of the silent… Read More

One Night Stand Preview of Von Trier’s Nymph()maniac

The IFI has just released tickets for a special ONE NIGHT STAND preview of Lars Von Trier’s hotly-anticipated Nymph()maniac (Volumes I & II) on February 22nd at 18.00 which will include a transmission live from the Curzon Chelsea cinema in London with members of… Read More

The Pete Walsh Critical Writing Award

***ENTRIES INVITED FOR 2015 AWARD NOW***

The Pete Walsh Critical Writing Award is an annual award that is inspired by the late, esteemed IFI programmer. Pete Walsh, who passed away in December 2012, was a central figure at the IFI… Read More

Heroic Gestures Evening Course

IFI Press Release: 15/1/2014

The IFI presents Heroic Gestures a new six-week Evening Course starting February 4th

Heroic figures are deeply rooted in Western culture, with heroic representations stretching as far back as Ancient Greece. Early cinema swiftly reimagined heroic… Read More

€5 Prosecco for 5-Star Friday at the IFI as 12 Years a Slave garners stunning reviews

It’s finally here. Steve McQueen’s highly anticipated 12 Years a Slave, opens today at the IFI.

★★★★★ The Irish Independent

★★★★★ The Irish Times

★★★★★ The Guardian

★★★★★ Entertainment.ie

★★★★★ RTÉ Ten

And, to celebrate this slew of 5-star reviews,… Read More

Turn up the volume on the January Blues

IFI Press Release: 9th January 2014

Turn up the volume on the January blues with a series of exciting music events at the IFI 

January looks set to be a particularly musical month for the IFI with the premiere and release of… Read More

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (Part 1: Sex)

IFI Press Release: 6th Jan 2014

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: the IFI begins 2014 with three months of seasons dedicated to cinematic excess, starting in January with Part 1: Sex

The IFI starts 2014 with three seasons… Read More

Tomi Ungerer in conversation with Michael Hayden [podcast]

“My whole philosophy in life is based on doubt. But it’s a very open doubt because it’s asking myself why not?” – children’s author, illustrator, ballad collector and creator of sadomasochistic erotica, Tomi Ungerer was our special guest at the IFI… Read More


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