Irish Film Institute -DECEMBER 2018 AT THE IFI

DECEMBER 2018 AT THE IFI

Christmas is almost upon us but we’ve got a few weeks of delightful new releases, special events and even one final festival for 2018 to bring you before the festivities really begin. You’ll find a full list of everything below… Read More

IRISH FILM INSTITUTE WINS INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR PIONEERING DIGITAL PRESERVATION WORK

November 30th 2018: The Irish Film Institute last night won a prize at the prestigious international Digital Preservation Coalition Awards, held in the Amsterdam Museum. The award, presented to Kasandra O’Connell and Kieran O’Leary of the IFI Irish Film Archive… Read More

REVIEW ROUNDUP: THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS, DISOBEDIENCE, THE WILD PEAR TREE

Three new films open at the IFI on the 3oth of November, read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!

THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS “A sure-fire Oscar contender” 4/5 – Irish Times

“Wardle… Read More

Accessible Cinema December 2018

We will have accessible screenings for two highly anticipated titles in December 2018: The Old Man and the Gun starring Robert Redford and Sorry to Bother You from director Boots Riley. Read on for details.

The Old Man and the… Read More

KINOPOLIS, UNFORGETTABLE DOCUMENTARIES, AND THE RETURN OF A CAPRA CLASSIC BRING MAGIC TO THE IFI THIS CHRISTMAS

The end of a busy year at the Irish Film Institute sees a December programme which includes the perennially popular IFI & Kinopolis Polish Film Festival, the return of provocative filmmaker Lars von Trier, the vertiginous exploits of free climber… Read More

REVIEW ROUNDUP: SHOPLIFTERS AND THE CAMINO VOYAGE

Two new films release on Friday November 23rd 2018 at the Irish Film Institute.

Shoplifters is the latest from Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda (Like Father, Like Son; Our Little Sister; After the Storm), a brilliantly observed and deeply moving drama of working-class… Read More

13th Annual IFI & Kinopolis Polish Film Festival – December 6th to 9th

The IFI & Kinopolis Polish Film Festival returns for its 13th season from December 6th to 9th with a programme of films from one of Europe’s strongest and most prolific national cinemas. The festival kicks off with a screening of… Read More

Kasandra O’Connell at FPRW 2018

The head of the IFI Irish Film Archive, Kasandra O’Connell, is attending the fourth Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2018 in Kolkata, running from November 15th to 22nd. Here she reports in on the event so far, bringing Archive superstars… Read More

REVIEW ROUNDUP: SUSPIRIA

We have a single new release this week, the all new Suspiria – an homage to Dario Argento’s 1977 giallo classic starring Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton.

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


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