The Irish Film Institute has announced the full programme for IFI Family Festival 2025, taking place this year from Friday, August 15th to Sunday, August 17th. This year’s selection of new international films and an Irish classic together share themes of imagination and being yourself across three days of films for young fans and their families. Always…
The IFI are promising a sizzling summer (we are very cool and will not mention shrimps or barbies) next month with a proramme of classic Australian cinema. From the grizzled Ozploitation action of Mad Max, to early films from masters like Peter Weir, Gillian Armstrong and Nicolas Roeg, and trailblazing Indigenous entries into the Australian…
With Sian Conway introducing the film Big Night for the IFI’s Bigger Picture this week, the food writer, film lover and regular consumer and admirer of Italian cuisine has written and narrates a video essay for Film In Dublin, about the film’s sumptuous story, it’s unforgettable dishes, and the themes about food, finance and identity…
The Irish Film Institute’s Bigger Picture is a must-see event every month in the fair city of film. They pick some of the island’s best and brightest (and me), so that they can pick out some of their favourite films to screen and celebrate. Through these selections, and the introductions from their guests, the IFI…
The summer is starting but the IFI is keeping you inside with another great season of classic cinema scheduled. The second half of their David Lean season is winding down, and coming up next two of cinema’s all-time great divas get their turn in the spotlight. This June, Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo are coming…
This June will see the second edition of the Queer Spectrum Film Festival, as they make their way to the Irish Film Institute on the 13th-14th June. A celebration of queer stories in motion, Ireland’s first film festival especially dedicated to LGBTQIA+ people of colour and immigrant voices, QSFF aims to highlight powerful narratives shaped by…
This May marks a landmark moment in Ireland’s LGBTQ+ history, with the 10-year anniversary of the YES vote for marriage equality. What better way to celebrate a landmark in May than with a movie? Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre is partnering with the Irish Film Institute (IFI) to host a special screening of the documentary The 34th: The…
Legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog is set for a visit to the IFI for a special conversation taking place on Tuesday, 22nd April 2025 from 10:30 to 12:30. Tickets are free and flying out fast for this event, held by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland as part of Section 481 Skills Development Screen Talks. Herzog is currently in the fair city…
The Irish Film Institute is your best bet in Dublin for seeing collated and curated international cinema, whether that’s in their ongoing programming or in their dedicated seasons like the French Film Festival, or Kinopolis. This spring they’re adding a new festival to their calendar to share the best of contemporary South American and Spanish…
Brief Encounter, In Which We Serve, Great Expectations are among the 8 classic titles to be screened at the Irish Film Institute starting from this April, all in 35mm, as part of their latest series. A screening Kicks off a 2-month, 16-film extended encounter with David Lean, one of the most influential filmmakers in Western cinema…
