IRISH CINEMA AT THE JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The 4th Jameson Dublin International Film Festival opens this week running from February 17th - February 26th and features an exciting slate of new Irish films including two world premieres.Paul Mercier’s debut feature film STUDS will receive its world premiere as the opening film this Friday 17th February and will be attended by cast members including Brendan Gleeson and the film’s writer, director and producers.
Another new Irish film, JOHNNY WAS, will receive its world premiere as the Midweek Gala next Wednesday 22nd. Directed by Mark Hammond, JOHNNY WAS is a slick IRA reform tale starring Laurence Kinlan, Patrick Bergin and Vinnie Jones.
As well as the world premieres of STUDS and JOHNNY WAS, festival goers will also get the opportunity to see Tommy Collins' award winning film DEAD LONG ENOUGH and Anthony Byrne’s modern musical SHORT ORDER.
There will be a special showcase of Irish shorts featuring new Irish talent on Tuesday 21st February from the latest Short Shorts, Short Cuts, Oscailt, Irish Flash and Frameworks schemes commissioned by the Irish Film Board, RTE, TG4 and the Arts Council. This provides an opportunity for industry executives and the public to see a wide range of award winning shorts and to check out the latest talent he Irish industry has to offer.
Billy O’Brien unsettling tale ISOLATION, starring the 2006 Irish Shooting Star Ruth Negga and John Lynch will screen on Friday 24th. ISOLATION has recently picked up two prestigious awards at the Fantasy Film Festival in France. Patrick Jolley’s experimental New York set drama, SUGAR, which was selected at the Berlin Film Festival last year, will also be screened at the Dublin film Festival on Wednesday 22nd February.
All of the above films were financed with funding from the Bord Scannan na hEireann/the Irish Film Board.