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Irish Film Institute unveils its 2017 plans
27 Jan 2017 : Francesca O'Rafferty
IFI unveiled exciting plans for 2017 across its core areas of exhibition, preservation and education. The year ahead brings new programming events, seasons, and partnerships, alongside festival favourites, key film strands, and the continued development of the hugely successful IFI Player.

The Irish Film Institute has announced its plans for 2017, including key retrospectives focusing on the work of John T. Davis, Aisling Walsh and Robert Bresson; seasons celebrating works of the Czech New Wave and the Weimar Republic; a new Science Film Festival; a number of exclusive 70mm screenings; and the return of its comprehensive year-long festival and event schedule.

Speaking at the programme’s launch, IFI Director, Ross Keane, said:

This year, the IFI is pleased to be celebrating the 25th anniversary of its home here in Temple Bar, and to mark the occasion, we’re delighted to unveil some of our exciting plans for 2017 across our three core areas of exhibition, preservation and education. 2017 looks set to be another big year in the history of the organisation and we hope our audiences continue to experience and enjoy the many highlights we have lined up.’

Our ongoing commitment to showcasing the best of Irish filmmaking continues with seasons dedicated to one of Northern Ireland’s most distinctive filmmakers and documentarians John T. Davis, and contemporary writer-director Aisling Walsh, whose work includes the multi-award winning Song for a Raggy Boy, The Daisy Chain, and new film, Maudie. Also confirmed for the IFI is Irish director Juanita Wilson’s release of Tomato Red.

Audience favourites The Bigger Picture, IFI Family, AEMI Projections, and Feast Your Eyes will return. The IFI Family, IFI Documentary, IFI Horrorthon and IFI French film festivals will each return in June, September, October and November respectively.

IFI will continue to invest in its strong IFI National and IFI International strands, bringing the best of local cinema to communities across the country through our Local Films for Local People initiative, and Irish national cinema to festivals all over the world; this year IFI International will tour programmes to the Moscow Irish Film Festival, the Sydney Irish Film Festival, and the Irish Film Retrospective in Argentina.

A principal new initiative in 2017 will be a Careers Event which will focus on connecting young people with the Irish Film Industry through a film-based careers focus day at IFI. Held in conjunction with the Irish Film Board, the event will raise awareness of the various aspects of the industry, from animation to filmmaking, and from costume to sound.

As Ireland’s only screening house for 70mm prints, we’re delighted to announce that IFI will also host a number of exciting and exclusive screenings in this format including Tim Burton’s 1988 classic Batman in March, and Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated World War II epic, Dunkirk, in July.





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