The IFI French Film Festival programme will sacre bleu you away

The IFI French Film Festival programme will sacre bleu you away

The full programme has been announced for the Irish Film Institute’s annual celebration of French Film. From 13 – 24 November, the IFI French Film Festival 2024 will share over 35 titles from the nation du cinéma, including retrospective odes to Varda and Duras, a lavish opening gala, and even a Chaplin from the archives.…

IFI Local Films For Local People – bringing films from the archive back to the community

IFI Local Films For Local People – bringing films from the archive back to the community

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…

Sugar Club hosting fundraiser in solidarity with Palestine: “1948: Creation & Catastrophe”

Sugar Club hosting fundraiser in solidarity with Palestine: “1948: Creation & Catastrophe”

An upcoming event at the Sugar Club on Leeson Street aims to raise funds in solidarity with Palestine. The Sila Community, aiming to build connections and celebrate MENA culture in Ireland one event at a time, will host their first film screening on Monday 6th November. The Sugar Club will be host to a screening…

GALPAL Collective presents Coffee Conversations

GALPAL Collective presents Coffee Conversations

Creative community GALPAL Collective will be presenting an upcoming event to provide info on entry level opportunities in creative fields. Aspiring filmmakers and other creatives can attend this free knowledge sharing event in November, to engage with industry experts, gain essential info, and network with like-minded individuals. “Coffee Conversation,” is set to take place on…

Cork International Film Festival launches 2023 programme

Cork International Film Festival launches 2023 programme

One of Ireland’s biggest film festivals has launched its programme this evening. This November, the Cork International Film Festival will be showing some of the year’s most anticipated films, including exciting new releases from a number of Irish filmmakers. Cork International Film Festival (CIFF) has launched the programme for the 68th edition of the Festival.  The expanded…

Cork International Film Festival kicks off this week

Cork International Film Festival kicks off this week

Over 80 Irish premieres will be taking place at Cork’s biggest film festival. CIFF 2022 begins this Thursday, with 200 films over 10 days. The latest films by Ireland’s own Frank Berry and Lorcan Finnegan are included in this year’s programme. Frank Berry’s Aisha will be kicking off the Festival this week on the 10th of November…

Wit, wonder and wordplay in The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby

Wit, wonder and wordplay in The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby

Director: Seamus Murphy Starring: Pat Ingoldsby Running Time: 96 minutes One of Dublin’s most recognisable faces gets a moment in the spotlight in The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby. The poet, a fixture on the streets of the city for decades, is interviewed along with close friends and family in Seamus Murphy’s documentary. It…