PROGRAMME
MARCH 26th/30th- CASA DEL CINEMA, ROME


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26th

Sala Cinecittà

20:00 – Conversation with Pat Shortt
following:
WARTS & ALL (2022, P. Shortt) – 15’ / out of competition
Irish Classic: GARAGE (2007, L. Abrahamson) – 85’


THURSDAY, MARCH 27th

Sala Cinecittà

20:00 – DEAD MAN’S MONEY (2024, P. Kennedy) – 82 ’
following: Actors Directing Actors
Q&A with director Paul Kennedy & actors Ciaran McMenamin and Pat Shortt


FRIDAY, MARCH 28th

Sala Cinecittà

18:00 – Focus on Architecture: Ireland as an Archi-pelago
IN SEARCH OF HY-BRASIL (2024, M. Danneels) – documentary, 80’

20:30 – On Stage with IRISH FILM FESTA
Andrew Scott in VANYA (2023, S. Yates) – 100’


SATURDAY, MARCH 29th

Sala Cinecittà

15:30 – NORTH CIRCULAR (2022, L. McManus) – documentary, 85’
following: Q&A with the director Luke McManus

18:00 – KING FRANKIE (2024, D. Malone) – 95’
following: Q&A with the director Dermot Malone and lead actor Peter Coonan

20:30 – Actors Directing Actors
Conversation with Eva Birthistle, Hazel Doupe and Peter Coonan
following:
KATHLEEN IS HERE (2024, E. Birthistle) – 94’

Sala Fellini

18:30 – SHORT FILM COMPETITION (72’)
Cat and Mouse – The Memories Of Others – Earmark – Retirement Plan – One By One, The Lights Go Out – Here – Vinny

20:00 – SHORT FILM COMPETITION (64‘)
Naked Lights – Lecanvey Lakers – I Know You – A Wind and the Shadow – Gael Force – Jasmine


SUNDAY, MARCH 30th

Sala Cinecittà

Long Shorts Afternoon
16:00 – GOOD TIDINGS WE BRING (2024, S. Mullan) – 20’ / out of competition
a seguire:
PROIEZIONE DEI CORTOMETRAGGI VINCITORI
Intervengono i filmmaker

18:00 – THE FLATS (2024, A. Celesia) – documentary, 114’

20:30 – THE SPIN (2024, M. Head) – 92’


Screenings in original language with Italian subtitles

Free entry until full capacity is reached


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Make an online reservation for one single seat with the minimum cost of € 5 per screeningReservations will be accepted by 12PM on the day of the screening.

Only 20 reservable seats per screening available.

You can support IFF with a minimum donation of €35, and get a reserved seat for all festival screenings.

Please send each donors name and the chosen screenings to info@irishfilmfesta.org


ℹ️ Info

✉️ info@irishfilmfesta.org
➡️ casadelcinema.it

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☘️ Created and e directed by Susanna Pellis, IRISH FILM FESTA is produced by Associazione Culturale Archimedia, in collaboration with the Irish Film Institute‘s IFI International programme; with the support of Culture Ireland, Screen Ireland; under the patronage of the Embassy of Ireland. Sponsor: Intesa Sanpaolo. Media Partner: Film Tv.