The Irish Film Festival unveils more films, more stories and more craic than ever before!
From gripping dramas and powerful documentaries to fresh new voices shaping Irish cinema, the Irish Film Festival Australia returns to ACMI from 8 October until 15 November across Australia.
This year’s festival offers audiences an unmissable window into contemporary Ireland, celebrating the people, places, music and stories that continue to shape the country’s distinctive and beloved cinematic voice.
Highlights include Galway Film Fleadh award winners ‘Horseshoe’ and ‘Girls & Boys’, and IFTA nominees ‘Báite (The Drowned)’, ‘Fréwaka (Roots)’ and the deeply moving documentary, ‘Testimony’.
Festival Director Dr Enda Murray says, “Our Irish storytellers are conquering the film world and I’m delighted to bring a slice of that to Australia.
There’s a new generation of Irish musicians smashing out tunes in ‘Trad’, but we also deep dive into our recent tragic history with ‘Testimony’ and ‘Hush-A-Bye Baby’. Manchán Magan brings some ancient wisdom to the party with his spell-binding ‘Listen to the Land Speak’ and the Irish language continues its rebirth of cool with ‘Báite (The Drowned)’ and the folk-horror hit ‘Fréwaka (Roots)’ among five Irish-language films.
From the cliffs of Donegal and the streets of Dublin, this year’s festival brings the best of Irish culture to Australian audiences.”
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