Where the Road Meets the Sky The night of the inaugural screening of Where the Road Meets the Sky was deeply chaotic. I had been introduced to the works of John Connors by a coworker and while familiar with the name of the documentary, its subject matter was still a mystery to me. Determined not…
Happyend Director: Neo Sora Starring: Kurihara Hayato, Hidaka Yukito, Ayumu Nakajima, Makiko Watanabe, Shirō Sano. Running Time: 113 minutes The senior prank, one of the great fascinations of American cinema. It feels rare to see these burning displays of late adolescence in other realms of global cinema, but Neo Sora’s (Ryuichi Sakamoto:Opus) debut retools those well worn senioritis japes for…
The 2025 Dublin International Film Festival has gotten off to a roaring start. Thursday’s Opening Night Gala saw Light House Cinema’s Screen 1 hosting everyone’s favourite ‘King of the Conclave’, Ralph Fiennes, in attendance for the Irish premiere of his new film, The Return, alongside the film’s director, Uberto Pasolini. Friday saw a fantastic celebration…
The high profile of talent that the Dublin International Film Festival are able to attract usually means a few eye-catching conversations take place during the biggest festival in the fair city of film. This year is no different, and on top of the events already announced for DIFF 2025, this week ahead of the festival’s…
The venues of choice at the Dublin International Film Festival tend to be, as you would imagine, cinemas. It’s a common DIFF experience to have to leg it across town between the Light House and the IFI in particular in order to fit in a busy day’s festivalling. There are always events sprinkled throughout the…
The biggest film festival in the fair city of film is back for eleven days of exciting cinema from 20th February to 2nd March. The full programme for the 2025 Dublin International Film Festival has been announced, and tickets are available now for a packed range of screenings, shorts, talks, workshops, events and more. DIFF 2025 aims to…
As the year winds down, we’re already looking ahead at Film In Dublin in anticipation for the next Dublin International Film Festival. One of the first big events on the calendar every year for Irish film fans, the 2025 edition of DIFF will be taking place from 20 February – 2 March. Early announcements for…
The Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) returns from February 20th to March 2nd, 2025, and they’re promising eleven days of cinematic excellence, global stories, and unforgettable experiences. The biggest festival in the fair city of film plans next year to continue celebrating world-class filmmaking, amplify diverse voices, and attract new audiences, and they’ve made some advance announcements to…
The Dublin International Film Festival are winding it back next month, looking back at some classics and deep cuts with Be Kind Rewind. From 27 – 29th September, the Light House Cinema will screen a selection of previously-seen cinema courtesy of the Irish Film Curators. From the aggresive aesthetic of Gregg Araki to the oddities…
Ireland excels at documentary filmmaking. The last decade in particular has seen a Golden Age in Irish Documentary, with filmmakers like Paul Duane, Sinéad O’Shea and more doing innovative, immersive and interesting work in capturing real stories from Ireland and abroad. Programming good homegrown docs has always been one of the strengths of the Dublin…
