Irish Film Institute -The IFI welcomes former US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power on Jan 19th 2018

The IFI welcomes former US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power on Jan 19th 2018

The IFI welcomes former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power to a special screening of The Final Year followed by a Q&A on Friday, January 19th at 18.20. A second Q&A has been added to the 20.40 screening… Read More

Andrey Zvyagintsev and First Fortnight headline a busy January at the IFI

January 2nd 2018: New films from Martin McDonagh, Steven Spielberg and Aaron Sorkin, a visit from Oscar-nominated director Andrey Zvyagintsev, and screenings from First Fortnight headline a busy January at IFI!

January brings the glamour of awards season, and this month sees… Read More

Andrey Zvyagintsev Comes to the IFI in January 2018

Andrey Zvyagintsev has, with the release of Loveless, his fifth film as director, solidified his reputation as one of the greatest writer-directors working today, his films bearing comparisons to those of Andrei Tarkovsky and Bela Tarr.

Ostensibly a police procedural… Read More

JANUARY 2018 AT THE IFI

2018 has arrived, and there’s loads to come at the Irish Film Institute in January. Read on for a full rundown of our general releases, special events and work with First Fortnight.

NEW RELEASES From Jan 5th: Brad’s Status, Jupiter’s… Read More

2017 Favourites Return – Including Loving Vincent, Meetings with Ivor and More!

As 2017 comes to a close and we’re celebrating 12 months of cinema with the return of some of our favourite movies of the year, back for Christmas and into January.

The list includes Loving Vincent, Kedi, The Farthest and… Read More

IFI Local Films For Local People Returns in 2018

IFI NATIONAL’S LOCAL FILMS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE PROGRAMME, NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, RETURNS FOR ANOTHER NATIONWIDE TOUR OF TREASURES FROM THE IFI IRISH FILM ARCHIVE   December 18th, 2017: The Irish Film Institute’s Local Films for Local People project… Read More

Review Roundup: Dunkirk, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Prince of Nothingwood, Mountain

This week we’ve got four films in cinemas, with a few you might be familiar with…

First up is Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk, staging a return for Christmas in a spectacular 70mm presentation. We’re very proud to have the only 70mm… Read More

IFI & FIRST FORTNIGHT 2018

The IFI is proud to once again partner with mental health charity First Fortnight for a series of screenings and events both at the IFI and nationwide.

We host a special preview of new documentary Walk With Me on January… Read More

THE DUBLIN FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS ANNOUNCED FOR 2017

The nation’s movie critics have spoken. The members of the Dublin Film Critics Circle have, for the 11th year, selected their favourite works of 2017.  In common with many awarding bodies, Dunkirk was a clear favourite, as was Christopher Nolan,… Read More


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