IFI Local Films for Local People is an Irish Film Institute initiative bringing films from the IFI Irish Film Archive back to the communities they came from . From Edna O’Brien’s The Country Girls in Co Clare, to capturing a beauty competition in Roscommon, a wet fair day in Borrisoleigh, Radharc’s wry film of holidays in Ballybunion in…
Eighty-five pieces of Ireland’s advertising legacy now available to view on the IFI Archive Player, as decades-worth of classic Guinness ads have been added to the IFI film archive. Ads from the 50s through to the 90s are on show now in the Guinness Adverts project and the vibes are immaculate across the board. The…
Next month, the GALPAL Collective returns with its first event of the year. The collective is an arts and media organisation dedicated to the creation, support and celebration of works by queer people, people of colour, migrants and women, which aims to foster inclusivity, cultivate community, provide support, and create opportunities for emerging talents in…
The East Asia Film Festival Ireland (EAFFI) and the Irish Film Institute (IFI) last week announced the programme for the eighth edition of the festival, which will take place this year from Thursday, March 7th to Sunday, March 10th, bringing works from prominent and emerging writers and directors from diverse cultural and social backgrounds across East Asian cinema to…
Director: Felipe Gálvez Haberle Starring: Camilo Arancibia, Mark Stanley, Benjamin Westfall, Mishell Guaña, Alfredo Castro Running Time: 97 minutes Though it can be challenging sometimes to place international cinema in the national context that it’s aiming to come from, viewers from Ireland especially don’t require a deep knowledge of Chilean history to get the angle…
It’s here and it’s perfect. This ain’t your grandad’s Irish Film Institute anymore. They serve popcorn. They serve style. This week the IFI have launched a new tote bag. Just in time for Christmas, they have a perfect gift all set up for the film fan in your life (which, if you’re reading this, is…
Director: Aki Kaurismäki Starring: Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen Running Time: 81 minutes Romance on the big screen, really any feeling, is defined by heavy flourishes, bold gestures, soaring, sweeping expressions that burst through the film, so heavy they are with feeling. It reflects how we feel, but it tends not to come out that way…
The Kinopolis is a great part of the Irish Film Institute’s programming, sharing some of the best films from Poland to audiences in Ireland, a great feature also for Ireland’s Polish community. The programme for this year’s Polish Film Festival has arrived this afternoon, and this year with it running at the IFI from December…
This week the programme was announced for one of the landmark fixtures in Dublin’s cinematic calendar. This year’s IFI French Film Festival takes place from 15 – 26 November. Over 15 days, 32 French feature films will be screened in the IFI. This annual celebration of French film at the Irish Film Institute will present…
This year’s IFI Horrorthon once again celebrates the most deliciously dark treats to have surfaced in the genre over the last twelve months. As always, the Horrorthon collates some of the best new work, Irish and international, to have appeared on the festival circuit, presenting these titles alongside previews of the most anticipated upcoming releases. This year’s…
