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November 2024
We are half-way through the Irish Film Festival season and there are loads of pix below from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth plus a preview of Brisbane and Canberra. We have published our 2024 Q&A’s on YouTube so catch up with our interviews with directors and actors including Margo Harkin (Stolen) and Brendan Gleeson. We have a double pass to giveaway to Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot at the State Theatre in Canberra. And we also have some Irish music and TV shows making their way to Australia.
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November Events Diary
November Friday 1 – Sunday 3 November Irish Film Festival Perth Luna Cinemas, Leederville lunapalace.com.au/festivals+983+irish-film-festival-2024 Saturday 2 November Sail Into Samhain Samhain concert of music, poetry, song, and drama hosted by Prankqueans Woollahra Sailing Club, 2 Vickery Ave, Rose Bay NSW Friday 15 – Sunday 17 November Irish Film Festival Brisbane Dendy Cinemas, Coorparoo coorparoo.dendy.com.au/irish-film-festival-irff Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 November The Coronas Australian Tour Set to return to Australia this November following their acclaimed down under run late last year, The Coronas will arrive armed with their trademark magic as well as their hotly-anticipated album Thoughts & Observations. visiting Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth troubadourpresents.com/events/the-coronas/ Friday 22 – Sunday…
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October 2024
This month's round-up is full of entertainment news and updates. If you missed it, we announced our full program at our media launch last week, revealing the 16 films and documentaries that we will be screening in cinemas and online. We also unveiled our 10th birthday t-shirt. We have an update on the Irish artists that will be touring Australia over the next 6 months. We also have an update on Irish stars in Hollywood productions.
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2024 Film Festival Lineup
The Irish Film Festival Australia's full cinema and online program for the 10th Anniversary 2024 Festival has been announced! This year, the festival will showcase a total of 16 films and documentaries from Ireland. This includes 1 World Premiere and 12 Australian Premieres. The festival will screen in cinemas in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, and Canberra from 17 October - 24 November and online across Australia from 17 Octpber - 3 November.
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Opening Night Film
We are delighted to announce our Opening Night Movie: That They May Face the Rising Sun Starring Anna Bederke & Barry Ward (Sunlight) BEST FILM Irish Film and Television Awards Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE SCREENING!
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September 2024
This month’s roundup has once again been hijacked by Kneecap! – the sensational new Northern Irish, Irish language comedy that is now in cinemas in Australia! The film has been chosen as Ireland's entry for the 2025 Oscars and we have an update on their Australian tour's ticket sales. Plus our monthly wrap up of Irish movie news and for sports fans an update on the Irish at the Paralympics.
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2024 Events Diary
September Wednesday 4 – Sunday 15 September Andrew Strong performs The Commitments Australian Tour Andrew Strong, the Irish Singer and Actor finally returns to Australia for the first time since 2018 to perform The Commitments iconic Soundtrack in Full visiting Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne metropolistouring.com/andrew-strong-2024/ Saturday 7 September, 11:30am – 4:00pm Guinness and Oyster Festival enjoy Live Music, Fresh oysters from East33, Oyster shucking comp, Galway chowder and oysters Kilpatrick cooked over fire, Irish dancing and so much more for all the family! The Treehouse, 60 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW Saturday 7 September, 6:00pm Spectacular Irish Feast enjoy a three course meal by candlelight and Irish music in aid…
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October Events Diary
October Saturday 5 October, 10:00am A Day with James Joyce’s Ulysses a friendly, entertaining, one-day session, designed especially for beginners, to take the mystery out of reading James Joyce’s Ulysses. No prior knowledge required! this is a fundraiser for Bloomsday in Melbourne’s next theatrical production. 3ZZZ Melbourne Ethnic Community Radio, 309 Albert St, Brunswick, VIC events.humanitix.com/a-day-with-james-joyce-s-ulysses-2 Thursday 17 – Sunday 20 October Irish Film Festival Sydney Dendy Cinemas, Newtown Thursday 17 – Sunday 3 November Irish Film Festival Online ACMI Streaming Platform Friday 18 – Sunday 20 October Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival Irish performers include The Butter Trackers, Kangaroo Ceili Band, Margaret & Bill Winnett, and Tim Scanlan & Mana…
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August 2024
This month’s roundup has been hijacked by Kneecap! – the sensational new Northern Irish, Irish language comedy that is breaking all records! The film screens for Melburnians this weekend at the Melbourne International Film Festival plus the Irish Film Festival is partnering with Dendy Cinemas with special ‘Próvaí Previews’ to launch the film around Australia. PLUS…we announce the dates for the 2024 Irish Film Festival; Oct 17 - Nov 3, with full city and dates breakdown below. All this plus our monthly wrap up of Irish movie news and for sports fans a wrap up of Irish achievements at the Olympics so far.
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2024 Events Diary
August Friday 2 August, 12:30pm The Ireland Funds Brisbane Luncheon MC: Catherine Murphy, Sports Journalist for ABC guest speaker: Les Kiss, Head Coach of the Queensland Reds Carawa Street St Lucia irelandfunds.org/event/brisbane-luncheon/ Wednesday 7 August, 6:00pm An Evening with Caoilinn Hughes join us for a cozy evening with Caoilinn Hughes, where she will explore her books with Professor Elizabeth McMahon followed by a Q&A! Consulate General of Ireland, Sydney events.humanitix.com/an-evening-with-caoilinn-hughes? Thursday 8 – Sunday 25 August Melbourne International Film Festival This winter, we’re taking over Melbourne with one of our most exciting programs ever, featuring more than 250 films from over 62 countries. We’ve got the hottest picks from…
