Irish Film Institute -Special guest bloggers share their memories and thoughts about the IFI over past 20 years

Special guest bloggers share their memories and thoughts about the IFI over past 20 years

As part of IFI20: Celebrating 20 Years in Temple Bar, we have 20 special guest blogs provided by friends of the IFI – including filmmakers, actors, former employees and audience members – sharing their memories of and thoughts about past… Read More

Guest speakers to introduce many landmark films at IFI in September

Throughout September the IFI is welcoming many special guests to introduce screenings in 20/20: Landmark Films at the IFI, part of IFI20: Celebrating 20 Years in Temple Bar

We are delighted to welcome access>CINEMA’s Programme Manager David O’Mahoney who will… Read More

1992 Day: Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack and the IFI Table Quiz

Kicking off our month-long IFI20 celebrations, last Saturday we took a trip down memory lane back to the 90s with IFI 1992 Day! We were delighted to welcome Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack who partnered in Waterland, the very first… Read More

IFI20: And the Oscar goes to… The Crying Game!

“t was a true  communal experience, staying up throughout the night to watch the 1993 Oscars with a  bunch of fellow film lovers, who all felt deeply invested in this movie & all it represented for Ireland” – Trish Long recalls… Read More

IFI20: Finding home in Temple Bar

“Epiphanies are uncommon. Mine happened in the company of the architect John Tuomey, of O’Donnell and Tuomey, in late Spring of 1986” – David Kavanagh, former Director of the IFI, recalls the first days of the IFI in Temple Bar…. Read More

September at the IFI

“September 1992 marks an important date in the IFI’s history. It was the month and year that the IFI (or IFC as it was then known) opened the doors of its newly acquired home after a major conversion of the… Read More

Vacancy: Membership Officer at the IFI

The IFI seeks to appoint Membership Officer.  

Job Description: Membership Officer 

Purpose of job: To strategically develop and maintain the IFI membership and loyalty schemes 

Reporting to: Public Affairs & Marketing Director/ Box Office Manager 

Key Relationships:    Public Affairs… Read More

Terence Davies visit to the IFI

As part of the Darklight Festival, the IFI & Darklight were delighted to welcome Terence Davies to present a selection of his work. 

See our Photo Gallery on Facebook. 

Davies began his career as part of a generation of British… Read More

Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack to attend the screening of Waterland this Saturday

As part of our IFI20 celebarations, we are delighted to welcome Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack to the IFI this Saturday for the special screening of Waterland.

Waterland was the first film publicly screened at the IFI in its new home on… Read More


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