Family Programming at the Irish Film Institute

Summertime in Dublin can mean carrying an umbrella while eating ice cream, with seasons changing several times in one day. However, no matter the weather outside, there is inevitably a lull in cinema-going. Our IFI schools programme finishes in June, so summer gives us a chance to focus our attention on the family audience outside of school, in particular our annual family festival.

 

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Celebrating 10 years of spreading Smiles

The 10th edition of the annual Smile Int’l Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFFCY, 9-15 April), organised by Smile Foundation (India) was successfully concluded in New Delhi and 100+ other locations across India. With 5,000,000 young audiences in total, 150 films from 52 countries, at least 50 workshops, masterclasses and panel discussions, 150+ industry professionals, jurors and guests and 100+ young jurors from different countries, this week-long event was recognised by the national media as “the biggest Indian festival of the year”!

 

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Cinemovel on tour in Senegal

From 15-27 April, the Cinemovel travelling cinema caravan will be taking Matteo Garrone’s film IO CAPITANO (photo) to the cities, suburbs, villages and schools of Senegal. A journey through stories of migration and hope, screened in places where the stories themselves are born. Along with Cinemovel will travel director Matteo Garrone, some of the actors and a cultural mediator.

 

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