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# dublin international film festival

This year
2023
'Witnesses telling their stories, while they're still alive, is very powerful'
Stolen, a new documentary, explores mother and baby homes in Ireland.
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Feb 26th 2023, 8:00 AM
'I don't know how they stood there for 406 days. I really don't'
A new documentary explores what the Debenhams workers experienced while on their picket, in their own words.
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Feb 19th 2023, 7:00 PM
Opinion: 'You've never fled from your country - you've gone away, but you weren't forced'
Filmmaker Dennis Harvey writes about what drove him to make a documentary about migration – both his own, and friends from abroad.
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Feb 19th 2023, 8:30 AM
Dublin International Film Festival launches packed programme including Jane Seymour and Paul Mescal
Emily Watson and Aidan Gillen will also take part in this year’s Festival.
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Feb 7th 2023, 1:45 PM
Last year
2022
Olwen Fouéré, Clare Dunne and Hugh O'Connor announced for DIFF short film programme
The programme for the 2023 festival is beginning to be announced ahead of Christmas.
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Dec 15th 2022, 12:12 PM
Emotional ghost tales and Dublin vampires: Meet the Irish directors putting their stamp on horror
The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival celebrates 20 years when it kicks off on 23 February.
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Feb 21st 2022, 8:00 PM
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Trailer Watch: Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival special
We have trailers for films you can check out at this year’s Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival.
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Mar 11th 2021, 8:00 PM
'For Sheriff Street to be seen outside of Ireland in a positive light, it feels like a dream'
Artist Gemma Dunleavy features in Playback, a showcase premiering at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival this Sunday.
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Mar 3rd 2021, 7:30 PM
The Irishman they call 'The Father Of The Cyborgs'
A new documentary looks at the work of Dr Phil Kennedy, who is based in the USA.
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Feb 25th 2021, 9:15 PM
'I'm so lucky to have got it shot': Irish moviemakers on the challenges of getting their films on screen
In the run-up to Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, we speak to Rachel Carey, AnneMarie Naughton and Eva Birthistle about releasing films in 2021.
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Feb 24th 2021, 7:30 PM
WIN: Tell us your comfort film for a chance to win a season ticket to Dublin International Film Festival
The festival runs from 3 – 14 March online.
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Feb 16th 2021, 6:48 PM
Reimagined Dublin International Film Festival brings new films and old classics as it moves online for 2021
The film festival, sponsored by Virgin Media with digital media sponsorship from TheJournal.ie, will run from 3 – 14 March.
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Feb 3rd 2021, 1:12 PM
These were the best films at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival
The final film screened at the festival last night was Herself by Clare Dunne.
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Mar 9th 2020, 11:36 AM
'I started asking the question - who are the great female directors?'
A new multi-part documentary aims to address the perception that women haven’t been directing films for decades.
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Feb 28th 2020, 8:00 AM
Here are the top 10 international films to catch at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival
Highlights will include the Irish premieres of True History of the Kelly Gang and Hearts and Bones.
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Feb 23rd 2020, 7:00 PM
Here are the top Irish films to catch at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival
The festival runs from 26 February to 8 March.
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Feb 22nd 2020, 6:00 PM
'It's a cinematic masterpiece': Our readers recommend their favourite Irish films
The Dublin International Film Festival takes place at the end of this month.
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Feb 10th 2020, 7:30 PM
WIN: A season ticket to the 2020 Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival
As online media partner of the event, TheJournal.ie has some fabulous prizes to give away.
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Jan 30th 2020, 6:30 AM
Over 100 films from 50 different countries announced for Dublin International Film Festival
The festival runs from 26 February to 8 March.
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Jan 21st 2020, 6:31 PM
Brendan Gleeson and family team up for a short film about a psychic with terrible sons
Plus: We talk to short filmmakers Yasmine Akram and Sorcha Bacon to find out more about the medium.
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Feb 18th 2019, 8:00 PM
Here's what's in store for this year's Dublin International Film Festival
Highlights will include the Irish premieres of Papi Chulo and Eighth Grade.
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Jan 23rd 2019, 3:30 PM
9 films to catch at the Audi Dublin International Film Festival
The festival kicks off on 16 February and runs until 26 February.
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Jan 22nd 2017, 6:30 PM
Al Pacino coming to Dublin for film fest - and Oscar Wilde
The actor became so obsessed with the Wilde play Salomé that he made a documentary about it -and will present it at Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.
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Dec 7th 2011, 12:38 PM