Jim Sheridan: In Focus (3rd-21st Feb)
IFI Stranger Than Fiction: Ireland
A programme of Irish and American feature films curated by Gabriel Byrne- IFI/MOMA Collaboration with the support of Imagine Ireland(New York, May 20th-30th)
Hidden Ireland: Irish Documentary Film - In collaboration with New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the Lincoln Center with the support of Imagine Ireland (New York, March 19th-May 19th)
IFI Open Day (June)
IFI Family Festival (July)
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IFI Ireland on Sunday presents a celebration of Deirdre O'Connell, founder of Dublin's Focus Theatre
A Tribute to Deirdre O'Connell (1939-2001)
Hold the Passion by Ronan O'Leary June 20th 1pm
One of the most colourful personalities of Irish theatre in the second half of the twentieth century, Deirdre O'Connell is remembered for her dedication to Focus Theatre which she founded, ...
The IFI Stranger Than Fiction Festival a huge success with box office income up 23% and Short Film Award Winners Announced
Last weekend saw the 9th IFI Stranger Than Fiction Documentary Film Festival once again inspire, inform and entertain Dublin filmgoers with a diverse programme of Irish and International documentaries. Many of the screenings were completely sold out and the IFI was buzzing all weekend with thousands of festival goers, and special guests that resulted in a massiv...
Space Tourists, Tigers, Wind Horses, Winnebagos, Dublin's Pyjama Girls and the Dalai Lama; this year's IFI Stranger Than Fiction documentary film festival is packed with more reality than ever
15th-18th April 2010
With twenty-two of the finest documentaries, including 19 premieres, this year's expanded IFI Stranger Than Fiction festival promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Launching the programme today Niall Macpherson, Festival Programmer said, ‘We're ...
The IFI French Film Festival, the IFI’s annual celebration of Gallic cinema and a key date in Dublin’s film calendar, is perfectly timed to restore Franco-Irish relations in the aftermath of the World Cup playoffs. This year’s programme is packed with sneak previews of major new releases, fantastic revivals and a host of new French films that won’t be shown anywhere else.Launching the festival IFI Programmer Niall Macpherson said, ‘This year’s IFI French Film Festival aims, as ever, ...
Be afraid! Be very afraid! Horrorthon 2009 returns 22nd-26th October 2009The IFI once again plays host to five days of madness, mayhem and blood-curdling suspense. Horror fans and genre aficionados are preparing to descend upon the IFI over the October Bank Holiday to indulge Dublin’s most disturbing and depraved film festival that is now in its 12th spine-tingling year.Ed King, Horrorthon Director, launched the programme this morning saying ‘It has been a terrific year for Horror with an o...
The Irish Film Institute is delighted to announce a major redevelopment of its landmark Old Quaker Meeting House premises on Eustace Street in Temple Bar. Plans have been unveiled to create a third cinema in addition to the existing two cinema screens, a major overhaul of the existing public areas, and significant development of the IFI's Irish Film Archive allowing better access to the archive's collection for the IFI's audience, film researchers and students.
Speaking of the redevelopmen...
The Irish Film Institute announces a major cinema expansion and redevelopment The Irish Film Institute is delighted to announce a major redevelopment of its landmark Old Quaker Meeting House premises on Eustace Street in Temple Bar. Plans have been unveiled to create a third cinema in addition to the existing two cinema screens, a major overhaul of the existing public areas, and significant development of the IFI’s Irish Film Archive allowing better access to the archive’s collection for th...
Brave cinema-goers who join hundreds of genre-aficionados making their way to the IFI for Horrorthon can expect a relentless weekend of guts, gore, shocks and sheer psychological terror interrupted only by darkly comic cackles and kitsch classics. The popular festival is back for the 11th year running with a programme that is bigger, bloodier and better than ever. Announcing the programme Ed King, the Horrorthon festival director said ‘When Horrorthon first started in 1998 as a one day event ...
The IFI and Cinema North West presents a major retrospective of the author’s film works taking place in Dromahaire, Co. Leitrim from 12th- 14th SeptemberThe 4th Adaptation Festival focuses on Roddy Doyle, one of Ireland’s most successful and celebrated writers. He is admired for his imaginative and authentic portraits of contemporary Irish life and the rare talent of being able to write novels, drama and screenwriting. Adaptation will include a broad range of Doyle’s film works and will al...
The IFI today announced that Ross Keane will join the team as Head of Marketing & Communications. Ross has a wealth of experience in marketing and communications, and has worked with a number of organisations both at home and abroad. Ross has been the Director of Marketing and Development at the Dublin Theatre Festival since 2002, where he has seen the Festival’s box office thrive, breaking the €1 million mark for the first time in its history in 2007. Ross has devised many marketing and...
Mexican Actor celebrates success of Spanish Film Festival Daniel Tovar to host Q&A after screening of ‘La Zona’28th March 2008 The IFI is delighted to celebrate the success of their 2nd Spanish Film Festival with a screening of ‘La Zona’, followed by a Q&A with the actor, Daniel Tovar, this Sunday, 30th March 2008 at 7pm. ‘La Zona’ is the last film to be showcased, in what has been a very successful Campo Vieja Spanish Film Festival, in the Irish Film Institute. With sold out attend...
The Board of The Irish Film Institute is delighted to announce Sarah Glennie as DIRECTOR OF THE IRISH FILM INSTITUTE. She will take up the full time position in Autumn 2008, before which time she will work with the IFI on a consultative basis. In the transition period, IFI operations will continue to be managed by Annmarie Gray, Acting Director and Head of Finance and HR.Sarah has fourteen years experience in the cultural realm, most recently as Director of the Model Arts and Niland Gallery in S...
