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Newly refurbished IFI opens with new programme for 2010
The IFI unveiled its brand new luxury cinema screen and upgraded public areas and launches its new programme for the coming year on Thursday 7th of January. At the launch event Sarah Glennie, IFI Director said “We are thrilled to announce the completion of our major 2009 redevelopment. Cinema 3 in particular has allowed us to broaden the range and depth of our programme. I’m delighted to be able to announce a full and varied programme for 2010 incorporating festivals, seasons, new collaborations, programming strands and a range of special events.”
The IFI unveiled the completed renovations of its public areas including:
> IFI Cinema 3 A brand new luxurious 61 seat digital screen
> A new IFI Film Shop at our Eustace Street entrance
> A redesigned IFI Café Bar
> Upgraded public facilities including a new passenger lift and washrooms
> Spring 2010 will see the completion of the redevelopment of IFI Irish Film Archive; upgrading their facilities and public access.
The IFI announced new initiatives and programme strands for 2010 which include:
IFI Open Day – The 6th February will see the IFI throw open its doors to the city with a day of free screenings throughout the venue for all ages. Full programme details will be released in late January on our website www.ifi.ie
Archive at Lunchtime – a new programme of twice-weekly free lunchtime screenings from the Irish Film Archive
A focus on Irish Film, including support of new Irish filmmaking and two major retrospectives of the work of Jim Sheridan and Roddy Doyle
IFI Family and Teen Screen – two new monthly programmes giving all our young film fans opportunities to see the best of Irish and world cinema
A calendar of major festivals including IFI Stranger than Fiction,IFI French Film Festival and a new Family Film Festival.
The IFI also announced a range of new collaborations, seasons and special events including:
New programming collaborations with a number of key cultural and educational organisations including Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, Irish Museum of Modern Art, FOMACS, NCAD and IADT
A diverse range of unique seasons and events that bring our audiences the full range of contemporary and historical film culture and that span the work of directors, such as Jacques Audiard and Yasujiro Ozu, genres such as anime and personal selections by invited curators including Enrique Juncosa.
These new initiatives for 2010 will run alongside the IFI’s already full and diverse programme of new releases from Ireland and around the world, established monthly strands from the Archive, Ireland on Sunday and IFI Stranger Than Fiction Presents…, as well as extensive IFI Irish Film Archive and IFI Education national activities.
Currently running at the IFI:
Running until end of January - A season of Yasujiro Ozu films to coincide with the re-release of Tokyo Story and Late Autumn as well as two new releases, Still Walking and Departures, that showcase the enduring strength of Japanese cinema.
Also running in January: A short season of classic films from British director Thorold Dickinson.
See www.ifi.ie for more info.
