Irish Film Institute -Students & Teachers: Vote for your Favourite Irish Film

Students & Teachers: Vote for your Favourite Irish Film

In 2011, hit Irish film The Guard became the most successful independent Irish film ever, reaching number three in the year’s overall box office. The success of the film confirms that Irish audiences will go to see Irish films, and this was… Read More

IFI seeks a new Director

The Board is seeking to appoint a new Director with the energy and acumen to sustain its success and develop the organisation in the continued implementation of its strategic vision through its core activities: Exhibit, Preserve and Educate.

Based in the IFI Centre in… Read More

Oscar nominations announced

The nominations for this year’s Oscars were announced earlier today. Scorsese’s Hugo led the pack with 11 nominations, while The Artist followed closely behind with 10. Alexander Payne’s The Descendants (which opens at the IFI on January 27th) clocked up 5… Read More

Trad Fest 2012 at the IFI

IFI Press Release

Rarely seen traditional music films to be screened at the IFI as part of Trad Fest 2012

In celebration of Trad Fest 2012 the IFI presents two remarkable programmes of films about traditional Irish music. It’s the… Read More

The Artist & The Descendants – the big winners at the Golden Globes

The Artist (showing at IFI until Jan 26th) and The Descendants (opening at IFI on Jan 27th) were the two big winners last night at the Golden Globes.

The Artist led with 6 nominations and managed to pick up three awards… Read More

IFI Director Sarah Glennie is appointed as new Director of the Irish Museum of Modern Art

The Irish Film Institute’s Director, Sarah Glennie, has been appointed as the new Director of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Glennie joined the Irish Film Institute as Director in 2008 and has overseen a period of very significant development… Read More

IFI Director Sarah Glennie is appointed as new Director of IMMA

The Irish Film Institute’s Director, Sarah Glennie, has been appointed as the new Director of the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Glennie joined the Irish Film Institute as Director in 2008 and has overseen a period of very significant development… Read More

Awards heaped on The Artist

The Artist swept the board last night at the 17th annual Critics’ Choice awards in LA.

You can read about all the winners in today’s edition of The Irish Times.

Guest blog: The Artist

The Artist is not so much a silent film as a sound film that keeps its mouth shut. We accept that this is a choice, a gimmick, a deliberate discipline, because we are made aware of this self-limitation early on and… Read More


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