Jameson Dublin International Film Festival Irish: Terence McDonald Wednesday, 21st February, 6:30pm, IFI A teacher by trade, prolific Derry amateur filmmaker Terence McDonald (1926-2001) shot over 35 films in his lifetime. For this low-key JDIFF screening, Terence’s son, Peter, shared with us, not only about his father’s varied and skillful shorts but also about what [...]
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Now on release in the IFI, the chillingly mundane day-to-day life of a pedophile with a boy captive in his basement.
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Cannibals, breakdance and Uganda – not your typical Irish documentary, Emile Dinneen’s ‘Nightdancers’ provided a fascinating insight into a generation’s struggle with their own cultural and spiritual beliefs.
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Kenneth Lonergan’s long awaited return to filmmaking since his breakout success, You Can Count On Me (2000).
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Pitched somewhere between documentary and fictional film Silence gently eases us through a defiantly abstract story.
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The winner of the UNTITLED Screenwriting competition was announced this weekend.
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Ron Fricke’s 1992 documentary on the development of our planet.
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Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s house arrest leading up to a 6 year jail sentence for making films against the ‘Islamic regime’.
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Film Ireland’s index of cinema reviews from the 2012 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.
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It’s the type of film Michael Bay doesn’t make.
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Welcome cinema screening of Tim Burton’s classic 1989 ‘Batman’.
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Claudio Cupellini’s beautifully paced thriller.
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Al Pacino’s second screen role.
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A fabulously dark character study.
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An entertaining and witty account of a subculture, or ‘fad’ as Dublin City Council called it.
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Ivan Kavanagh’s ‘Tin Can Man’ was probably responsible for more than few of the audience nightmare-filled sleeps after it screened on Sunday night as part of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2012.
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Solid, slow moving, darkly witty drama presented in association with the Goethe-Institut Irland.
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The absorbing Irish documentary ‘Apples of The Golan’ played at Cineworld on Saturday afternoon.
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A one-day event on the nature and future of storytelling for the screen, this workshop is aimed at both experienced and entry level screenwriters interested in advancing key storytelling techniques for project pitches, story outlines and screenplays.
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The Irish School of Animation, IADT, Irish Film Board and JDIFF have joined forces to bring you a free animation event called ‘Stories Worth Telling’ as part of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2012 programme.
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All aboard the skylark. The new issue of ‘Film Ireland’ is out now and is jam-packed with all the latest from the world of Irish film!
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The IFI teams up with Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (JDIFF) to present three fascinating programmes; film works by British artist Andrew Kötting; films by Derry filmmaker Terence McDonald (1926-2001), and a showcase of work from the Arts Council’s Reel Art scheme.
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Acclaimed Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Good Will Hunting), kicked off the celebrations in Dublin today, 2nd February 2012, at the programme launch of the 10th anniversary edition of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. Skarsgård was joined at the event by Amy Huberman, who is in the Irish feature film [...]
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Acclaimed Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård will fly into Dublin this February to celebrate the programme launch and 10th anniversary of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (JDIFF).
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The world premiere of ‘Build Something Modern’ from Still Films at this years Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.
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The IFI played host to Patrick Jolley’s ‘The Door Ajar’ – an atmospheric work of provocative intensity. Steven Galvin at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.
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Gordon Gaffney rocks out to this rollicking documentary on the rise and fall of Creation Records, home to The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream and Oasis, and their charasmatic, and self-detructive, co-founder Alan McGee.
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‘Snap’ awarded best film at Dublin Film Critics’ Circle Awards
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A moving, black comedy starring Aidan Gillen proved a winner with the audience at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival. Steven Galvin at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.
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