One of the most heavily nominated films ahead of this weekend’s Oscar ceremony, papal elect-em’-up Conclave has emerged as an awards favourite and box-office hit thanks to its entertaining mesh of political intrigue and hot gossip. “Nothing is more simultaneously ‘dudes rock’ and for the girls and gays than watching aging character actors tell each…
One of the most iconic and influential filmmakers in history arrives at the IFI this February and March for a packed retrospective. From Scorsese to Hansen-Løve to both Bill AND Ted, the work of Ingmar Bergman has its finger prints across film history, and you can soon see 22 films exploring some of his timeless…
The First Fortnight Mental Health Art & Culture Festival starts this weekend, with over 60 events taking place nationwide from January 5th – 14th. For over a decade the arts-based mental health charity has organised the festival in the first two weeks of the year aimed at challenging the stigma around mental health. With events…
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…
An all-online offering of French cinema arrives on the IFI’s online platform this Friday. It’s an early festival for film fans that you can experience all from the comfort of your home. Organised by Unifrance, the organisation responsible for promoting French cinema and television content worldwide, MyFrenchFilmFestival 2024 will offer 11 French films to rent…
The success of features like An Cailín Ciúin and Róise & Frank has seen more enthusiasm than ever among audiences for films in Irish. For those who’d like to see great shorts from years gone by as Gaeilge, the Irish Film Institute have put together Gearrscannáin ón gCartlann. See Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom and…
The Small Trans Library is a small lending library of trans-authored books for trans people, with branches in Dublin and Glasgow. Later this month, they’ll be expanding their efforts into the world of film, with a screening of short films telling Irish trans stories. Shorts from a variety of filmmakers will be available to view…
The Dublin International Screewriting Festival returns this September for an online and in-person event all about the art of writing. A series of talks and workshops will take place from September 5 – 11th, 2022. Colm Baireád, writer and director of this year’s runaway Irish hit An Cailín Ciúin, will be one of the special…
Our friends at the Dublin Smartphone Film Festival are returning at the end of April with their usual mix of workshops and innovatively filmed-by-phone programming. The festival this year will be taking a blended approach, offering in-person events at the Irish Film Institute on 30th April, with online screenings to take place from the 30th…
