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Dublin International Film Festival 2024

January 25, 2024

Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) 2024 will take place  22nd February to 2nd March.

Featuring star-studded Irish and international premieres, exclusive screenings and events, playful and powerful documentaries, captivating features, thought-provoking shorts, intimate Q&As, industry masterclasses and more, all celebrating and applauding the art of filmmaking.

The power of Irish storytelling is evident throughout the Festival, from the world premiere of Marian Quinn’s powerful anti-war epic Twig, which opens the Festival on 22nd February, starring rising star Sade Malone; through to Pat Collins’ highly anticipated adaptation of John McGahern’s masterpiece That They Might Face The Rising Sun, starring Barry Ward, which will close the Festival on 2nd March.

The Academy Award winning Director and Turner Prize winning visual artist Steve McQueen (Hunger, 12 Years A Slave) will be welcomed to DIFF to accept a VOLTA career achievement award. In celebration and recognition of the award, McQueen will take part in a series of unmissable public interviews.

The Festival presents an impressive selection of Irish features and documentaries which will have their world premiere at DIFF including Dermot Malone’s drama King Frankie starring Peter Coonan; Maurice O’Carroll’s crime thriller Swing Bout; Danny McCafferty’s arresting feature The Line which explores immigration in Ireland, and Colin Hickey’s haunting Perennial Light.

This year’s Irish documentaries tackle subjects ranging from bird watchers to cheerleaders. Audiences can explore Tanya Doyle’s tale of cheerleading Eat / Sleep / Cheer / Repeat; Conor Walsh: Selected Piano Works about the acclaimed musician; Tadhg O’Sullivan’s beautiful portrait of Oscar Winner Brenda Fricker and her love for her dog in The Swallow; Ciarán Ó Maonaigh’s ode to the traditional music Mecca in Brendan Gleeson’s Farewell to Hughes’s; as well as recipients of the Reel Art film awards, the Arts Council’s long-running creative arts documentary scheme – Susan’s Thomason’s conceptual documentary and adaptation of her memoir exploring grief The Swimming Diaries, Kathleen Harris’ stunning Birdsong following ornithologist Seán Ronayne and Ross Killeen’s unconventional Don’t Forget to Remember which explores the lived experience of Alzheimer’s.

There are a number of 2024 Gala events, including Alan Gilsenan’s provocative, poetic and cinematic meditation on the prospect of a united Ireland The Irish Question is the Lord Mayor’s Gala; and the Silent Film Gala  is a special presentation of the 1929 film The Informer, the earliest adaptation of Liam O’Flaherty’s novel.

Celebrating the Irish film industry, DIFF will host a number of events including panel discussions with International Film Programmers, Screenwriters, and Cinematographers; networking events and the IFCO Centenary Lecture Series in association with the National Archives exploring the role censorship played in Irish cinema history. Other industry highlights include a Creative Futures Academy student workshop with Steve McQueen at UCD and Masterclasses with Guy Maddin and Kevin Macdonald during their respective visits.

Booking for DIFF 2024 is now open at www.diff.ie

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