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As Ireland’s national cultural institution for film, the IFI works with partners throughout Ireland to provide audiences with access to the IFI’s programmes and resources. IFI National curates special programmes from the IFI Irish Film Archive, making material from this important national resource available to a wider audience.
LOCAL FILMS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE
Since 2014, The Irish Film Institute has been bringing films from the collections of the IFI Irish Film Archive back to the counties in which they were made. Local Films for Local People (LFLP) is an exciting and varied programme of films presented in collaboration with a range of cultural partners across 14 counties, and 22 venues to date. Throughout the year, programmes of local interest are presented in cinemas and arts centres around the country, providing an accessible route to film heritage for a broad range of audiences. The programmes include both professional and amateur films documenting domestic life, school days, agriculture, industry, sport, music, and much more. Some of the programmes, which date from the earliest days of cinema to recent times, include cine-concerts featuring silent films accompanied by local musicians.
Now in its twelfth year, Local Films for Local People provides an accessible route for a broad range of audiences to their county’s film heritage which is preserved in the IFI Irish Film Archive.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Mise Éire, a film directed by George Morrisson and produced by Gael Linn in 1959. With a talk by Réamonn Ó Ciaráin of Gael Linn and Marcas Ó Murchú.
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 At the Irish language Hub
Date: 3pm on Monday 3rd August
Venue: The MAC in Belfast
Patrick Kavanagh Weekend Festival Patrick Kavanagh Centre in Iniskeen, Co Monaghan September 25th to 27th
IFI presents
Rocky Road to Dublin Directed by Peter Lennon Produced by Victor Herbert Year : 1968 Duration : 70 mins
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The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin Directed by Paul Duane Produced by Sé Merry Doyle Year: 2004 Duration: 30 mins
AN IRISH ATLANTIC RAINFOREST 18:20
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: HORSE PLAYS (PROGRAMME 2) 13.00
HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF BILL FULLER? 13:20, 18:30 (+ Q+A)
THE INVITE 15.50, 20.50
THE ODYSSEY 12:30 (70MM), 16:10 (70MM), 19:50 (70MM)
THE SACRIFICE (4K RESTORATION) 15.20
THE SUMMER BOOK 13:45, 20:30
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council
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