Irish Co-Production A Greyhound of a Girl to receive World Premiere at 2023 Berlinale
Posted: 18th January 2023
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is delighted to share that Enzo d’Alò's A Greyhound of a Girl will receive its World Premiere at the 73rd edition of the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). The film will screen this February as part of the Generation Kplus 2023 programme.
Based on Roddy Doyle's novel of the same, the film is written by Enzo d’Alò and Dave Ingham and stars Mia O'Connor, Charlene McKenna, Brendan Gleeson, Sharon Horgan and Rosaleen Linehan.
The film tells the story of Mary, an 11 year old with an insuppressible passion for cooking. Her granny is the best: her pantry contains no instant food, but plenty of recipes for savouring the moment. When she falls ill, Mary starts fearing the worst. In this journey across the generations, a family travels the bittersweet road of life together.
A Greyhound of a Girl is a co-production between Ireland, Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, the UK, Latvia, Estonia and Germany. The film is produced by Mark Cumberton, Richard Gordon, Adrien Chef, Paul Thiltges, Xenia Douglas, Vilnis Kalnaellis and Riina Sildos.
We are proud to support the film and are delighted to congratulate Enzo d’Alò and the creative team behind the film on their selection to the prestigious film festival. The Berlinale is one of the largest public film festivals in the world, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from around the globe each year, and a unique place of artistic exploration and entertainment. It accompanies filmmakers of all disciplines on their paths into the spotlight and supports careers, projects, dreams and visions. Irish film has found critical and audience acclaim at the festival in previous years, including Colm Bairéad's An Cailín Ciúin which made festival history by becoming the first Irish language feature film to receive the Grand Prix Award last year, Laurent Larivière's About Joan and Philippe Falardeau's My Salinger Year.
The 2023 Berlinale will take place from 16th February to 26th February. You can find more information about the current line-up here.