National Cinema Day is back again, to the delight of cinema’s accountants everywhere and the resignation of their floor staff (please be kind this weekend). This Saturday 2nd September, cinemas across Ireland will have tickets reduced to just €4 (RSP) including Premium seats, screens and 3D screenings. This includes hits currently in cinemas like Barbie…
The Irish Film Institute has taken the nuclear option for programming this summer. Their Fallout season runs July 1st – 30th, with a selection of films providing an international perspective on arms ahead of Oppenheimer. This July, the Irish Film Institute has curated Fallout, a season of films and documentaries exploring the international perspectives on the subject…
Starting this summer, new programmers on the block Video Vista are hosting double-bill revival cinema events. See cult classics and old favourites screened in the fair city of film every month, as Daniel at Video Vista digs into the archive of VHS, Blurays and DVDs to present a wide vista of videos at these BYO…
One of Ireland’s most established directors will have a season devoted to his films at the Irish Film Institute next month. For decades Joe Comerford’s films have aimed to explore social conditions and commentaries in Ireland. From May 13th – 20th, the IFI will be showcasing the career of Comerford, one of Ireland’s foundational independent…
For the next several months, Dublin’s Irish Film Institute will be digging into the archives and giving back to cinema lovers across the island. As part of their commitment to preserve and promote Ireland’s film heritage, the IFI are setting off on tour, presenting local films sourced from their archive back to the communities that…
This day next week will see art and film collide in Dublin at a collaborative effort between aemi and the Irish Film Institute. The experimental arts org an the IFI will be presenting The Sun Gives Without Asking, curated by Sean Lynch on Wednesday 19th April at 6.30pm. The upcoming screening programme is curated by…
The IFI Spotlight is the Institute’s annual event to explore the Irish industry. A series of panels, presentations and discussions lets the local scene take stock of where Irish film is at, and the lastest edition takes place this month on Wednesday 26th April. The IFI Spotlight 2023 will take a look back at the…
The Irish Film Institute’s Bigger Picture always offers an intriguing eye into an alternative film canon. In the monthly programme, the IFI presents a film introduced by a special guest offering their selection, and March’s entry is an exciting offering for alt music heads. Pillow Queens’ Sarah Corcoran will introduce an underseen film by another…
The first screenings in Ireland of work by an exceptional and underseen filmmaker will be shared in the Temple Bar arts centre in early February. Cheryl Dunye, who became the first out black lesbian woman to direct a feature film in 1996’s The Watermelon Woman, is an important figure in Black and Queer cinema alike.…
If you’re heading to Smithfield for cinema this month, you’ve likely been taking in some of the Christmas classics of this year’s Naughty or Nice season at the Light House. There’s one final programme for the cinema to fit in before 2022 is out however, with a selection of some of their favourite films of…
