Dublin International Film Festival

Every year Dublin International Film Festival selects a different country for their section “Country in Focus” to showcase new films, retrospectives and Irish co-productions, bringing more light to worldwide projects that might not have had the chance to shine for Irish audiences yet. This year the spotlight was on Switzerland with a program includ

Armed with sharp heels and biting (pun not intended) humour, “Queens of the Dead” is a vibrant visual feast and a breath of fresh air in the modern zombie genre. Part of this year’s stacked line-up of LGBTQIA Films at the Dublin International Film Festival, Tina Romero’s feature debut takes her back to her inherited zombie roots with a sprinkle of

At this year’s Dublin International Film Festival, an unglamorous truth about the film circuit surfaced early: most films don’t fail because they aren’t good enough, they fail because they don’t fit. Hosted by aemi and moderated by co-director Alice Butler, the conversation with programmer Annina Wettstein peeled back the mythology of festival sele

Two summers ago, 15 young creatives were brought together by the Dublin International Film Festival to take part in the Irish Film Curators programme – a project that aimed to unite aspiring filmmakers through curatorial practice. Over the course of 3 months, we worked closely alongside one another to craft a film festival that felt personal to us.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” had a crossover with “Meet the Parents”? The result would be something similar to Zoe Pepper’s feature film debut “Birthright” that, after its world premiere at Tribeca, has now joined the shortlist for the Avolon World Cinema Award at this year’s Dublin International Film Festiv

‘Everybody to Kenmure Street’ looks back on the morning a Glasgow neighbourhood found itself pulled into direct confrontation with immigration enforcement. The film revisits the infamous raid as deportation took place in full public view, focusing on the gathering that formed around the belligerent vehicles and the atmosphere that permeated the str

This year’s iteration of the Dublin International Film Festival has featured many on screen depictions of arduous journeys. Be it Ciaran Hinds trekking across Ulster in a horse drawn milk float in The Three Urns, endurance runners surmounting the eponymous 298km mountain race in documentary The Four Trails, or Colin Farrell and Emma Fogarty running

The Dublin International Film Festival Awards once again marked a standout moment of the 2026 programme, celebrating excellence in storytelling, craft and performance, while reflecting the breadth and diversity of this year’s selection. Volta Award A defining highlight of the closing weekend saw the Festival present its highest honour, the Career A

The latest film from visionary Hungarian filmmaker György Pálfi whose previous films include Hukkle (2002), Taxidermia (2006) and His Master’s Voice (2018), Hen follows the life of an ostracised chicken who escapes from the poultry farm and ventures into unfamiliar territory. We witness the nameless hen’s perilous journey into the world we know whi

At a time when Irish cinema faces challenges in reaching audiences abroad, the International Distribution Event offered a timely and inspiring exploration into the realities of getting local stories seen on the global stage. Hosted by Laura McNicholas (producer of “Spilt Milk”), the discussion brought together international distributors, sales agen