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The programme for GAZE 2020 is here at last

NOTE: The article below references cinemas being open for the GAZE LGBT Film Festival as was the case at time of publication. Per Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions in Dublin announced on 18/09/20, cinemas are not permitted to open. The festival as described below remains available online via the IFI@Home online media player.

For nearly three decades, the GAZE LGBT Film Festival has brought the best of queer cinema to Dublin, a shared experience of access, advocacy and adulation, sharing great films from Ireland and abroad. Taking place this year from September 30th – October 4th, GAZE 2020 have announced their full programme, a mix of live cinema and online screenings that will open one of Ireland’s biggest film festivals up to a wider audience beyond the fair city of film.

September 5, 2020
2020, Film Festivals, GAZE, GAZE 2020, GAZE LGBT Film Festival, IFI, IFI@Home, Irish Film Institute, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ Cinema, Light House Cinema, October, Online, September

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IFI Documentary Festival 2020 bringing the best in docs to the big screen and your home

The IFI Documentary Festival is a staple of the programming of the Irish Film Institute, key to their remit to exhibit, preserve and educate. The full programme for the 2020 festival is now here as the IFI blends a mix of live screenings and programming on IFI@Home to deliver this year’s selection of interesting, engaging and informative documentaries.
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August 26, 2020
2020, DocFest, Documentary, IFI, IFI@Home, International Film, Irish Film, Irish Film Institute, Rebuilding Paradise, Ron Howard

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IFI unveils streaming platform IFI@Home

The Irish Film Institute have launched their own online streaming platform, IFI@Home.

July 13, 2020
2020, IFI, IFI@Home, Irish Film, Irish Film Institute, Streaming

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IFI Spotlight goes Online from June

This year the IFI Spotlight is going online. The Spotlight is an annual event from the Irish Film Institute which present a focus on Irish film and television’s year in review. The Institute will be looking back at 2019 to observe current trends in production, distribution and consumption of new work with a number of guests via Zoom and tickets to the first event are available to some reserve now.

June 5, 2020
2019, 2020, Dr Roddy Flynn, Dr Tony Tracy, IFI, Irish Film Institute, Spotlight, Zoom

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The Silk Road kicks off Dublin’s film festivals of 2020

The Silk Road International Film Festival is returning to Dublin. One of the first festivals on the calendar in the capital, the festival will be hosting its eighth edition between the 21st & 25th January 2020, screening a variety of international cinema and providing a showcase of features, documentaries, shorts, music videos & student films. The festival this year is being held in January in order to coincide with the celebrations of the Chinese New Year, and will provide the opportunity to begin another exciting year in the fair city of film for those who appreciate celebrating a diverse range of cinema.

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IFI & Horrorthon presents Deathcember

We here at Film In Dublin would be big fans of the aul Christmas now, whether it’s catching classics at the Light House or taking the time to look out for those in need around us. Or just eating cheese and crackers by the boxful. But even we can admit that the same old thing, year in, year out every December can occasionally wear a little thin. Enter Horrorthon to cater to those who are bloody tired of the Yuletide grind and are looking for something alternative. The Irish Film Institute and Horrothon will be hosting the screening of Deathcember, a Nollaig-nightmare that looks sure to delight horror fans.

December 11, 2019
2019, Anthology, Christmas, Crowdfunding, Deathcember, December, Horror, Horrorthon, IFI, Irish Film Institute

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Tickets going fast for the IFI French Film Festival 2019

November at the Irish Film Institute is always a treat for fans of French cinema and this year is no different. The IFI French Film Festival begins next Wednesday and tickets are selling fast for some of the big titles in this year’s season, running from November 13th – 24th.

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Film fans in Dublin spoiled for scares for Halloween 2019

If you love all things spooky, scary and/or skeleton-adjacent like we do here on Film In Dublin, then the month of October is basically your Christmas. And if your version of Halloween involves packing in as many scary movies as people during the month that’s in it, you’re spoiled for choice in the fair city of film over the next couple of weeks. There’s no shortage of alluring screenings to come from the likes of the Light House, the IFI and more. And as an extra little something-something, there’s a unique event coming to town for Halloween 2019 courtesy of a director who knows a thing or two about things that go bump in the night. Check out our guide to Halloween 2019 in the fair city of film.

October 9, 2019
2019, Bram Stoker Festival, cult film, Dublin, Grindhouse Dublin, Halloween, Hollywood Babylon, Horror Movie, Horrorthon, IFI, Irish Film Institute, Light House Cinema, Neil Marshall, October, Screamfest, Temple Bar, What's On

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The Dublin Arabic Film Festival back in the IFI in early Oct

The fifth event of its kind in Ireland, the Dublin Arabic Film Festival 2019 will take place at the Irish Film Institute and the Chester Beatty Library from the 4 – 6th of October. Sine the Omar Sharif visited the first edition of the festival in 2014, DAFF has presented some of the finest features that the Arab world has to offer to the fair city of film, and this year with festival director Zahara Moufid at the helm and Oscar nominated movie producer Jim Sheridan again serving as Festival President, it’s looking like a promising season of Arab cinema ahead.

September 17, 2019
2019, Arabic Film, Chester Beatty Library, DAFF, Dublin Arabic Film Festival, IFI, International Cinema, Irish Film Institute, Jim Sheridan, Liam Cunningham, October

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The IFI Documentary Festival 2019 offers a wide and open eye on the world

The full programme for the 17th edition of the Irish Film Institute’s Documentary Festival has been announced. With fifteen features, including 10 Irish premieres, and the always insightful and keenly awaited Irish shorts programme, the IFI Documentary Festival 2019 looks set to continue a great year of Irish and international documentary being showcased in the fair city of film.

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