Irish Film Institute -IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL 2019

IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL 2019

JULY 26-28 2019: Spread your film wings this summer with our great programme choices. Stop off in Japan for a brand new anime, or touch down in Australia; root for Sune in Sweden, or feisty Ladhaki girl Chuskit in India. However different the setting, many of the films we’ve chosen share a common theme of characters trying to find their own way against family traditions. Biodiversity and conservation play a part too, in our rainforest-set minibeast opening film and Sunday’s closing film. With Irish premieres and big screen escapades, whatever the weather, you can see the world this July at the IFI. Tickets €5.50 / €16.50 for a family (2 adults 2 children/1 adult 3 children)
IFI FAMILY FEST 2019: MINISCULE – MANDIBLES FROM FAR AWAY
Opening Night Event: Tropical Topical (17.30-18.30)  To get you in the mood for our opening film, join RTÉjr’s Clara Murray as she finds a way around the rainforest, creating some…
Friday 26th Jul 2019 18.30
IFI FAMILY FEST 2019: SHORT TALES 1 (4+)
Watch a daring Parisian mouse trying his luck against his feline neighbour, or a bird-of-paradise strutting his stuff. Fun and a whole lot more in this mostly dialogue-free programme of…
Saturday 27th Jul 2019 11.00
IFI FAMILY FEST 2019: SHORT TALES 2 (8+)
Be prepared for lots of laughs and surprises as you take a peek at life in the Colombian rainforest, share one girl’s enduring passion for space exploration or a boy’s…
Saturday 27th Jul 2019 13.00
IFI FAMILY FEST 2019: CHUSKIT
Nine-year-old Chuskit lives in a remote Himalayan village where she dreams of going to school. While her disability and the local traditions seem to be against her, she’s determined to…
Saturday 27th Jul 2019 15.30
IFI FAMILY FEST 2019: SUNE VS. SUNE
The Happy Garden (Short Film) Ben brings his sad and lonely neighbours together in his happy garden. Made by 13-year-old Ben de Barra, one of the IFI’s current YAA judges.…
Saturday 27th Jul 2019 18.30
IFI FAMILY FEST 2019: PEEK ZOO SPECIAL
This screening will be attended by Brian Willis and director Kealan O'Rourke of Igloo Films, author Kevin Waldron and voice cast members Ely Solan, Annabelle Lillis and Kitty Douglas.  A…
Sunday 28th Jul 2019 11.00
IFI FAMILY FEST 2019: A TOWN CALLED PANIC: THE COUNTY FAIR
A brand new episode of the hilarious Belgian stop motion series from Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar (Ernest & Celestine). Will our hero housemates, Indian, Horse and Cowboy, make it…
Sunday 28th Jul 2019 11.15
IFI FAMILY FEST 2019: OKKO’S INN
For anime fans old and new we have this touching feature debut from long time Studio Ghibli animator Kitarô Kôsaka. After an accident, Okko goes to live at her grandmother’s…
Sunday 28th Jul 2019 13.00
IFI FAMILY FEST 2019: STORM BOY
The much-loved classic Australian book and film gets a contemporary remake, as businessman Mr Kingsley (Geoffrey Rush) recounts his childhood experience of befriending an orphaned pelican near his isolated home.…
Sunday 28th Jul 2019 16.00