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JDIFF 2010 - programme launched
Colin Farrell, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patricia Clarkson, Ciarán Hinds and Tilda Swinton confirmed for the 2010 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
18th – 28th February 2010
Actors Brendan Gleeson and Nora Jane Noone unveiled the line up for the 8th Jameson Dublin International Film Festival at a star-studded launch party in Dublin’s Tripod bar on Harcourt Street, Thursday 28th January, just hours before the box office opening at midnight. The Irish film industry turned out in its droves to get a first glimpse of the lineup for this year’s festival, which takes place from the 18th – 28th February.
The festival will open with the European premiere of Neil Jordan’s new film Ondine, starring Colin Farrell, a very special event with Jordan and Farrell attending the screening. Highlights in this year’s festival include a season celebrating Kristin Scott Thomas’ French film work, including the Irish premiere of her new film Partir; three films featuring Patricia Clarkson: Whatever Works, Shutter Island and Cairo Time, which Clarkson will attend; as well as the Closing Gala I Am Love with director Luca Guadagnino and actor Tilda Swinton attending. Other guests include Ciarán Hinds (Life During Wartime), and directors Kirk Jones (Everybody’s Fine), Leslie Zemeckis (Behind the Burly Q), Samuel Maoz (Lebanon), Sally Potter (Orlando) and Academy Award winner Fernando Trueba (The Dancer and the Thief).
Commenting on the programme, Festival Director Gráinne Humphreys said:
“I’m delighted to unveil this years JDIFF programme, and I am proud of the wonderful line up of films and events which makes up this much anticipated event. I believe that we have put together a truly dazzling array of films from around the world. With special seasons from Russia and Korea, an increased focus on documentary and classic films, our Irish film season, a retrospective of Kenneth Anger, a celebration of the film music of Nino Rota, and new films from famed filmmakers such Werner Herzog, Martin Scorsese, Tim Burton and Woody Allen, I hope we have found something for everyone. We acknowledge our friend and colleague Michael Dwyer by dedicating this year’s festival to his memory and by presenting a season of films to celebrate his life”.
This year sees two major foreign language seasons, Russian and Korean. The Russian Season will challenge perceptions of Russian cinema, and includes screenings of Sundance award-winning Mermaid; spiritual parableThe Island, and the film that has been described as the Iron Curtain version of Hairspray, the colourful and lively Hipsters! The festival will also see a screening of the iconic film Russian Ark, a film shot in just one take in The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, screened in the National Gallery of Ireland. The Korean Season will include South Korea’s Academy Award submission Mother; the original and quirky Castaway on the Moon and gangster film Breathless, considered by many to be one of the best Korean films in years.
The Irish Talent Spotlight, now in its third year and run in association with the Irish Film Board, will platform director Conor Horgan who will be showing two films at the festival, the world premiere of documentary The Beholder and the feature film One Hundred Mornings; IFTA nominated actor Darren Healy, whose film Savage will be screened at the festival and cinematographer Kate McCullough with Sundance acclaimed His & Hers. Conor, Darren and Kate will also participate in a panel discussion on representations of Ireland on screen, along with Sundance’s Director of Programming Trevor Groth, amongst others.
Special events as part of the festival include a retrospective on iconic film artist Kenneth Anger; Retour de Flamme, a silent film event by the ‘Indiana Jones of the moving image’, Serge Bromberg, who collates a film from archive footage screened along to his live score; an Out of the Past season of films including Orlando, for which director Sally Potter will attend, and La Dolce Vita, which will whet audience’s appetite for the DIT symphony Orchestra presentation of works by Nino Rota in the National Concert Hall.
Continuing a strong tradition for documentary screenings, the Real to Reel season will feature the Arts Council Reel Art Documentaries The Beholder by Conor Horgan; Outliving Dracula: Le Fanu’s Carmilla by Fergus Daly and Katherine Waugh; and Jimmy Murakami: Non Alien by Sé Merry Doyle, as well as Doors’ documentary When You’re Strange, First Appearance Award winner at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam, Colony, and the stunning La Danse which follows the Paris Opera Ballet, amongst many others.
The festival also offers viewers a special opportunity to get a First Look at some of the most exciting films of the forthcoming year, such as Drew Barrymore’s first feature Whip It!, Atom Egoyan’s new film Chloe, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland 3D and Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant, as well as offering the chance to see exciting new cinema with the Discovery season such as the multi award winning Revanche by Götz Spielmann and the rich and memorable Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story.
The festival will present a season of screenings as a tribute to the co-founder Michael Dwyer, who passed away in January. Michael truly celebrated cinema, and this selection of films including My Beautiful Laundrette and The Best of Youth, pays testament to his passion. The 2010 festival is dedicated to his memory.
Presenting over 100 films from over 30 countries, 6 of them world premieres, with archive and premiere screenings, special guests, discussions and unique events, all over an action packed 11 days.
Festival CEO Joanne O’Hagan said: “We are thrilled with the extent of the programme for this year, and I believe we are going to have our best festival yet. Tickets are keenly priced and are at below 2008 levels, offering our audience incredible value. Keep an eye on our website for details of the special offers and discounts running throughout the festival. Once again, we are delighted with the support that we have received this year, and are looking forward to presenting 11 days of entertainment, and to celebrating film with our audiences this February.”
The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival will be supported by a fully integrated €1.3 million marketing campaign, including TV, on-line, cinema, print & outdoor advertising, e-marketing as well as an intensive PR campaign. “This is our eighth year as sponsor and we look forward to a great festival in 2010. Jameson has extended its commitment to the sponsorship of the festival until 2012.” said Emma Donnellan, Brands’ Director with Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard.
The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival is grant aided by The Arts Council/ An Chomhairle Ealaíon and would also like to acknowledge support from its funders and sponsors The Irish Film Board/ Bord Scannán na hÉireann, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, The Irish Times The Ticket, Cineworld, The Merrion Hotel, Renault, Entertainment.ie, Windmill Lane and FM104.
Tickets can by purchased online from 12midnight on the evening of Thursday 28th January, Ticketing Office opens from 29th January. The ticketing office is located in the ground floor gallery space at Filmbase.
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