‘An excommunicated priest returns to his remote island community in a documentary, previously lost to time’ – that’s the synopsis of In Wake of John Doyle, one of the shorts screening this week at DIFF, but there’s more to this disarming doc than meets the eye. For one thing, it’s a found footage piece, a…
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Tara O’Callaghan highlights sex-for-rent exploitation in short No Time Wasters
The 2025 Dublin International Film Festival begins this week, and for Irish filmmakers it’s a huge platform to share their work, and in the festival’s expansive offering of shorts there is an impressive variety of filmmaking approaches and outlooks from across the island. No more is that more on display than in the immersive, intelligent…
Different Chats at DIFF – Conversations, Panels and Pals
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 IFTAs 2025 winners
The Irish Film and Television Awards for 2025 took place on Friday, with Irish screen stars arriving in Dublin to receive the awards and adulation of their peers. Kneecap was the big winner for film on the night, taking home four awards including Best Director for Rich Peppiatt, but it was Small Things Like These…
Cult classics in Inchicore with Brian Lloyd
A new film club is coming to Dublin 8 to screen some cult classics in the heart of Inchicore. Film critic Brian Lloyd will be picking out pictures for the Rascals Movie Club and their first movie meeting takes place next week on Wednesday February 19th. Rascals Brewery and Pizza Restaurant on the Tyrconnell Road…
Dublin Port x DIFF – Cinema sails in to a unique setting
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…
There’s a new Queer Film Club in town thanks to GAZE & Outhouse
A new queer cinema experience has arrived to the fair city of film. Starting in February, a new collaboration between Outhouse and GAZE will show classic films screened as part of the Queer Film Club, and their first event has already sold out, showing the hunger for this club in the heart of Dublin. From…
A David Lynch Tribute at the Light House
The death of David Lynch earlier this January meant the departure from this world of one of the most unique, intriguing, empathetic and exceptional cinematic minds in history. From the underground oddness of Eraserhead, to changing television forever alongside Mark Frost and co with Twin Peaks, to the ethereal beauty of Mulholland Drive, and even…
Curio – a night of eclectic selections of cinema
A screening of a selection of strange and exciting short films will take place on Tuesday 4th of February at the Dot Theatre in Dublin 2. Curio curates an eclectic selection next week. The evening is curated by Dublin independent writer, cinematographer and filmmaker Conor Tobin. From half 6 to half 10 the event offers…
The programme for DIFF2025 is here
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…