Irish film Christy selected to open Generation 14plus strand at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale)
Posted: 16th January 2025
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is delighted to congratulate director Brendan Canty, screenwriter Alan O'Gorman and the entire creative team behind Irish film Christy on its selection for the 2025 Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale). The film will open the Generation 14plus strand of the festival - just three years after the Academy Award-nominated An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) premiered in the same section.
Keith Potter, Head of Feature Film at Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, said:
“Our huge congratulations to writer Alan O’Gorman, director Brendan Canty and the entire team behind Christy on being selected to open the Berlinale’s Generation strand this February, in what has been a stellar week for Irish film. Screen Ireland is delighted to see Irish film making its mark at the Berlinale once again - particularly in the same Generation stand that showcased An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) to the world for the first time just three years ago.”
Christy is written by Alan O'Gorman and directed by Brendan Canty in his feature film debut. Two estranged brothers with chequered childhoods in the care system suddenly find themselves living under the same roof. They must now reconcile with their pasts and make decisions about the future. The film stars Danny Power, Diarmuid Noyes and Emma Willis, with Chris Walley, Alison Oliver and Helen Behan also in the cast. The film is produced by Sleeper Films, and is supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and BBC Film.
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. Irish film has found critical and audience acclaim at the festival in recent years, including Small Things Like These and Colm Bairéad's An Cailín Ciúin - as well as previous selections like Laurent Larivière's About Joan and Philippe Falardeau's My Salinger Year.