Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty

Nicky Phelan, 6 minutes, 2008

Garnering an Academy Award for Best Animated Short, this dark comedy from multi-award winning animation company Brown Bag films, tells the story of a seemingly sweet-hearted elderly lady who tells her anti-ageist version of fairy tales to her frightened granddaughter.…

The Great Fall

Gary O'Neill, 6 minutes, 2015

Up in the clouds, a nervous, young raindrop is terrified about his first fall to earth as an imminent storm rapidly approaches.

Her Song

Jack Kirwan,
Éabha Bortolozzo, 7 minutes, 2020

The Banshee’s song comforts Peggy as she unspools the threads of her past, weaving myth and reality she tells Eve her devastating story.

IFI FAMILY FESTIVAL 2021: AINBO – SPIRIT OF THE AMAZON

Richard Claus & Jose Zelada,

Age recommendation: 5+ Enjoy the spirit of the Amazon in this fun animated feature about young Ainbo and her spirit guides, Dillo, the armadillo and oversized tapir, Vac. With her rainforest home under threat, the adventurous trio sets forth to…

Introducing Bovina Creamcracker Buttermilk

John O’Connell,
Joe Coveney, 2024

Liam is a lonely farmer who dreams of a more glamorous life. His neighbours help him to realise his dreams by hosting a talent show in the local hall.

It’s Some Kind of Voodoo

Nicky Phelan, 3 minutes, 2006

A delightful gothic short narrated by Neil Hannon, It’s Some Kind of Voodoo uses string puppets to tell the story of a vengeful sculptor. Scorned by the beautiful neighbour he has taken as his muse, the sculptor attempts to use…

Jimmy Murakami: Non Alien

Sé Merry Doyle, 90 minutes, 2010

The world-renowned animator Jimmy Murakami (When the Wind Blows, The Snowman) was eight years old when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour during World War Two. Like many other Japanese- American citizens, the Murakami family was evacuated to a concentration camp called…

Julián

Louise Bagnall, 85 minutes, 2026

Inspired by the acclaimed children’s book Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love. Wide-eyed Julián is about to spend the summer with a grandmother he barely knows. He is amazed to discover her treasure-trove apartment, his own Caribbean heritage and…

Lady Isobel & the Elf Knight

Cashell Horgan, 2019

A cautionary tale. If a strange bloke appears at your window in the middle of the night and asks you out on a date, just say no.

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