Irish Film Institute -IFI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2019 CALL FOR ENTRIES

IFI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2019 CALL FOR ENTRIES

May 9th 2019: The IFI Documentary Festival is looking for original and exciting documentary films from Irish filmmakers to be included as part of its 2019 edition, which will this year run from September 26th to 29th. Submissions are now open for Irish… Read More

Young Audience Award Announced

After a thrilling day feasting on European cinema, the Young Audience Award on Sunday May 5th was won by Fight Girl (Vechtmeisje) by Johan Timmers.

The YAA is the Young Audience Award, presented to the best European film for young… Read More

IFI NATIONAL’S LOCAL FILMS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE RETURNS FOR ITS SIXTH NATIONAL TOUR

May 7th 2019: After an another hugely popular programme in 2018, the Irish Film Institute will once again bring films from the IFI Irish Film Archive to communities across the country via IFI National’s Local Films for Local People initiative. Throughout the year,… Read More

SÉ MERRY DOYLE INTERVIEW PODCAST

To coincide with the release of the Loopline Collection Vol. 1 to the IFI Player, the IFI was delighted to welcome filmmaker Sé Merry Doyle to the IFI for a wide-ranging interview about his career, conducted by film archivist Eugene… Read More

REVIEW ROUNDUP: VOX LUX, WOMAN AT WAR, AND EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE

Four new films release at the Irish Film Institute on Friday, May 3rd 2019: Vox Lux, Woman at War, and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.

Read on for a selection of reviews, or pop in to make up your… Read More

THE YEAR IN IRISH FILM AND SCREEN IRELAND CHIEF JAMES HICKEY HEADLINE IFI SPOTLIGHT 2019

May 1st 2019: The seventh annual IFI Spotlight event, which will take place on Thursday, May 30th, will present a day of panel discussions, presentations and interviews gauging the current health of the Irish film and television industry. Providing an… Read More

MAY 2019 AT THE IFI

Here’s a jam packed list of everything coming up at the Irish Film Institute in May 2019!

NEW RELEASES From Friday May 3rd: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, Vox Lux, Woman at War From Friday May 10th: Amazing Grace,… Read More

MEMORY ON SCREEN, THE WORK OF TRISH MCADAM, AND JAMES HICKEY AT IFI SPOTLIGHT KICK OFF SUMMER AT THE IFI

April 29th 2019: This May at the IFI sees an in-depth look at the work of acclaimed Irish director Trish McAdam, a wide-ranging retrospective at how filmmakers have explored memory on screen, the return of IFI Spotlight, the annual day-long… Read More

REVIEW ROUNDUP: THE DIG, STYX, DONBASS, ASH IS PUREST WHITE

Four new films release at the Irish Film Institute from Friday the 26th of April 2019: Donbass, Styx, Ash is Purest White and The Dig.

Read on for a selection of reviews, or pop in to make up your own… Read More


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