The 2012 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival launched earlier tonight with the Opening Gala screening of Thom Fitzgerald’s comedy ‘Cloudburst’, starring Brenda Fricker.
The Irish co-production ‘Dreams of a Life’ opened in Irish cinemas on Friday, 6th January. Director Carol Morley and actress Zawe Ashton were in attendance at Friday’s IFI screening and participated in a post-screening Q&A. Film Ireland reports.
Steven Galvin caught up with Frank Berry, the man behind the inspirational documentary
A love letter to cinema.
Some Thing for the weekend.
Friday at the IFI French Film Festival ended with a screening of ‘The Minister’ (‘L’Exercice de l’État’), Pierre Schoeller’s fascinating political drama charting a destructive lust for power.
Thursday evening at the IFI French Film festival kicked off with a screening of ‘Louise Wimmer’.
Abdellatif Kechiche’s provocative film ‘Black Venus’ screened on Wednesday as part of the IFI French Film Festival.
The Prix Jean Vigo 60th Anniversay special programme of the IFI French Festival included the 1997 winner ‘The Life of Jesus’ (‘La Vie de Jésus’), Bruno Dumont’s debut feature, which screened on Tuesday.
The First-Time Directors section of this year’s IFI French Film Festival presented the debut features of three filmmakers. Fabrice Gobert’s impressive ‘Lights Out’ (‘Simon Werner a Disparu’) was first shown on Saturday afternoon and had a second screening on Monday.