IFI International: April 2024 Director: Book cinema tickets 2-15 April // Festival L’Europe autour de l’Europe // That They May Face the Rising Sun [In competition] // Les 7 Parnassiens, Paris, France 4-7 April // Irish Film Festa Rome // Shakes vs Shav, Notes from Sheepland, Anne Devlin, Lies We Tell, Face Down, John McGahern: A Private World with introduction by Prof. John McCourt, Rector of The University Macerata, and Q&A with director Pat Collins, Lie of the Land + Q&A with director John Carlin and actor Nigel O’Neill, In the Shadow of Beirut, That They May Face the Rising Sun + Q&A with director Pat Collins, I Dream in Photos + Q&A with director Gary Lennon, Short Film Competition, programme 1: Baby Steps, What Now?, Worry World, Calf, Every Other Weekend, The Final Chapter, Once A Beige Day, Wrecker, Short Film Competition, programme 2: Teacups, Knockser, Cantata, Ruff Patch, Simon, Cumha, You, I Know, One Night in Millstreet, Verdigris + Q&A with director Patricia Kelly and producer Paul FitzSimons, Irish Classic Tribute to Cillian Murphy: Breakfast on Pluto // Casa del Cinema, Rome Italy 5 April // Ciné Gael Montréal // An Evening of Irish Short Films: Griffintown – A People’s History. Episode 2. Colonization and Industrialization, Lady Betty, Rough, Best Foot Forward, Fall of the Ibis King, Wireless, Welcome to a Bright White Limbo, Teacups, Ruthless // J.A. DeSève Cinema, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada 10-14 April // Filmfest Bremen // German premiere of Hole in the Head + Q&A with director Dean Kavanagh, producer Anja Mahler, and actor Lynette Callaghan // Atlantis Filmtheater, Bremen, Germany // Premiere screening as part of Zeitgeist Irland 24, an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Germany. 12 April // Ciné Gael Montréal // Stolen // J.A. DeSève Cinema, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada 12-14 April // Irish Film Festival Ottawa // Verdigris, Joyride, Ann, Apocalypse Clown, Face Down, Lie of the Land // Arts Court Theatre, Ottawa, Canada 19 April // Ciné Gael Montréal // Tarrac // J.A. DeSève Cinema, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada 20 April // Renewing Roots and Fréa present // Stolen + pre-recorded Q&A with director Margo Harkin // Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds, UK 22-27 April // Scéal Eile Irish Film Festival // Lies We Tell, Tarrac, The Last Rifleman, Lie of the Land, Verdigris, Stolen, In the Shadow of Beirut, Ó Bhéal, Cantata, Apocalypse Clown, Double Blind, Puffin Rock and the New Friends, North Circular [at Irish College Leuven] // Cinéma Galeries Brussels; Cinéma Aventure Brussels, Belgium 26 April – 5 May // Trento Film Festival: Mountains & Cultures // That They May Face the Rising Sun // Multisala Modena, Trento, Italy 27 April – 5 May 2024 // Rock This Town Festival // North Circular // Pau, France The IFI International programme is supported by Culture Ireland. Director: