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WINTER 2005
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Welcome
Calendar of Events
All events cost 14 unless
otherwise stated
September
October
November
December
January
Welcome to our new look programme
for Winter 2005.
This term, along with a range of
events to support film in the
curriculum, we embark on two
significant projects. In association
with the Arts Council, Irish Film Board
and SLSS we are running a pilot
Transition Year Module in Moving
Image Education. See the M
symbol for relevant screenings.
Our French film project,
supported by the French Embassy
in Ireland, also begins.
Other highlights from our
action-packed calendar include:
• Free previews of Pride and
Prejudice and Oliver Twist
• Howl’s Moving Castle, new magical
animation from Hayao Miyazaki
• Launch of Les Choristes study
guide and film tour on October 7
• Classic film Twelve Angry Men for
Leaving Cert
• TY screenings of Mean Creek, The
Mighty Celt and more!
• Science-related films and study
guides for the Hamilton Year of
Science
Pride and Prejudice
Sep 12 Dublin Senior English
12 Angry Men
Sep 21 Dublin Senior English
A Room with a View
Sep 22 Dublin Senior English
Das Wunder von Bern
Sep 26 Dundalk Senior German
Sep 28 Dublin Senior German
Oliver Twist
Sep 27 Dublin Prim./Junior Cycle
Les Choristes
Oct 4,5 Dublin Senior French
Oct 11 Cork
Oct 19 Belfast
Oct 24 Listowel
Oct 27 Tralee
Downfall
Oct 6, 18 Dublin Senior German
Teacher Training
Oct 7 Cork
Oct 7 Galway
Howl’s Moving Castle
Oct 11, 20 Dublin
TY
12 Angry Men
Oct 11 Cork Senior English
Oct 24 Listowel
Oct 28 Killarney
Teacher Training
Oct 17 Kildare TY Module
Mean Creek
M
Oct 21 Naas TY
Oct 25 Dublin
Il Postino
Oct 21 Dublin Senior English
Life is Beautiful
Nov 8 Dublin TY/Senior Italian
12 Angry Men
Nov 9 Macroom Senior English
Nov 16 Galway
Nov 21 Athlone
M
Mean Creek
Nov 9 Dublin TY
Fresh Showcase
Nov 10 Dublin TY/Senior Cycle
Les Choristes
Nov 10 Athlone Senior French
Nov 15, 16 Galway
Nov 22 Sligo
The Merchant of Venice
Nov 10 Athlone Junior English
Downfall
Nov 14 Macroom Senior German
Nov 17 Galway
Nov 28 Athlone
Madagascar
Nov 15 Dublin Primary
The Dish
Nov 16 Dublin Junior Cycle
Teacher Training
Dec 1 Tralee
Dec 1 Galway
The Mighty Celt
Dec 2 Naas TY
Gearrscannáin Ghaeilge
Dec 6 Dublin TY/Senior Irish
Les Choristes
Dec 7 Ennis Senior French
Dec 13 Kilkenny
The Dish
Dec 7 Ennis Junior Cycle
Dec 13 Kilkenny
Maria Full of Grace
Dec 7, 14 Dublin TY/Senior Spanish
Joyeux Noël
Dec 15, 20 Dublin
M
M
TY/Senior French
Revision Workshops
Jan 10, 11 Dublin Senior English
Maria Full of Grace
Jan 11 Macroom TY
Jan 25 Naas TY
Film Classification Event
Jan 12 Naas TY
Les Choristes
Jan 12 Dublin Senior French
Jan 24 Macroom
Rock School
Jan 17, 31 Dublin
M
TY
As always, your suggestions and
feedback are welcome and we look
forward to seeing you during the
term.
Alicia McGivern
Ann Ryan
Genesis
Sep 29 Dublin Primary
Teacher Training
Oct 25 Tralee
Czech Dream
Oct 19, 24 Dublin
TY
Dances with Wolves
Oct 26 Dublin Senior English
The Merchant of Venice
Oct 28 Killarney Junior English
Young Poisoner’s Handbook
Nov 17 Dublin TY
Teacher Training
Nov 23 Cork
Nov 23 Kildare TY Module
M
The Mighty Celt
Nov 29 Dublin TY
Film Classification Event
Nov 30 Dublin TY/CSPE/SPHE
The March of the Penguins
Dec 16, 21 Dublin
Primary
Pavee Lackeen
Jan 18 Dublin TY
12 Angry Men
Jan 19 Dublin Senior English
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Senior Cycle
Senior Cycle
English
Pride and Prejudice
Sep 12 10.00 am
In association with UIP/Universal Pictures we have a FREE
preview of the sumptuous new adaptation of Jane Austen’s
classic novel following the adventures of the five Bennett
sisters, including the strong-willed Lizzie, the serene and
beautiful Jane, and Lydia, the youngest and most impetuous,
and their attempts to find husbands. An all-star cast featuring
Keira Knightley, Matthew McFadyen, Dame Judi Dench, Donald
Sutherland and Brenda Blethyn brings this classic battle of the
sexes to life. To reserve places for this free event contact IFI
Education on 01 679 5744
[In Cinemas Nationwide September 16].
UK • 2005 • Drama • 127 mins • Director: Joe Wright
Twelve Angry Men
Sep 21, Jan 19 10.30am
This classic film starring Henry Fonda joins the Leaving Cert
Comparative Study for 2007. Despite our familiarity with legal
dramas, this film still has the power to provoke us into thinking
about the nature of justice. Director Sidney Lumet gets behind
each member of the jury as they debate and weigh up the
evidence available on this the ‘hottest day of the year’. The
claustrophobic atmosphere is heightened by the director’s use
of different lenses so that the backgrounds seem to close in on
the characters.
US • 1957 • Drama • 96 mins • B&W •
Director: Sidney Lumet
Also showing at:
The 50th Cork Film Festival (Oct 9–16) October 11
Booking through Festival on 021 4271711
Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival (Oct 18 - 30)
Classic Cinema, Listowel Oct 24th
Killarney Cineplex Fri 28th
Booking through Samhlaíocht on 066 712 9934
Macroom, Briery Gap Theatre Nov 9.
Booking through Ann Dunne on 026 41793
11th Junior Film Fleadh, Galway (15-19 Nov) Nov 16
Booking through Fleadh on 091 771 726
Limerick Fresh Film Festival at Belltable Nov tbc
Booking through Fresh on 061 23445
IMC Athlone Nov 21
Booking through IFI Education 01 679 5744
Revision Screenings for LC 2006
A Room with a View
Sep 22 10.30 am
Il Postino
Oct 21 10.30 am
Dances with Wolves
Oct 26 10 am
Revision Workshops for LC 2006
Hour-long workshops focussing on Key Moments. Workshops
on other films also available. Price: 12.00 per student.
On the Waterfront
Jan 10 10.30–11.30 am
Dances with Wolves
Jan 10 11.45–1 pm
A Room with a View
Jan 11 10.30–11.30 am
Study Guides
Online Study Guides on Il Postino, Witness, Strictly Ballroom,
My Left Foot are available to download free from our website,
www.irishfilm.ie.
Coming soon: On the Waterfront
Gaeilge
Gearrscannáin Ghaeilge
Dec 6 10.30am
A selection of the best Irish language short films, from the
Oscailt programme of the Irish Film Board. For Leaving Cert
2006, we are showing Clare sa Spéir, along with several
others. Contact IFI to reserve places. 12 per student.
Study Guide for Clare sa Spéir and other titles available to
download from our website www.irishfilm.ie.
French
Les Choristes/The Chorus
Oct 4, 5, Jan 12 10.30 am
Directed by Christophe Barratier and set in 1949, Les
Choristes tells the story of Clément Mathieu (Gérard Jugnot),
an unemployed music teacher who is hired as a supervisor in a
boarding school for difficult boys. The school is run by
authoritarian director Rachin, whose methods are repressive
and brutal. At first Mathieu is unable to keep the boys under
control. But life at the school improves dramatically when he
introduces the boys to the magic of singing...
France/Switzerland/Germany 2004 • Drama
96 mins • Director: Christophe Barratier
IFI Education is delighted to announce a new film project for
second level students of French, which is being developed with
the support of the French Embassy in Ireland. Les Choristes, a
box office smash hit in France on its release in 2004, will be
screened at the IFI and at several venues around the country.
An accompanying study guide, produced with editorial
contributions from the French Teachers Association (FTA) will
be available to teachers to download from www.irishfilm.ie
The official launch of Les Choristes study guide plus a
special screening of the film will take place on Friday 7th
October 7.30pm at St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, as part
of the French Teachers Association National Conference
2005 (Oct 7-8).
Also showing at:
The 50th Cork Film Festival (Oct 9–16) October 11
Booking through Festival on 021 427 1711
QFT, Belfast Oct 19
Booking through Marion Campbell on 028 90 971034
Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival (Oct 24-30)
Listowel Classic Oct 24
Tralee Cineplex Oct 27
Booking through Samhlaíocht on 066 712 9934
IMC Athlone Nov 10
Booking through IFI on 01 679 5744
11th Junior Film Fleadh, Galway (15-19 Nov) Nov 15, 16
Booking through Fleadh on 091 771726
Sligo Model Art: Niland Gallery Nov 22
Booking through reception on 071 9141405.
Ennis Empire Cinema Dec 7
Booking through IFI on 01 679 5744
Kilkenny Omniplex Dec 13
Booking through IFI on 01 679 5744
Macroom Briery Gap Jan 24
Booking through Ann Dunne on 026 41793
Cinemobile Various venues
Contact Cinemobile on 091 751629 for more detail
Joyeux Noël
Dec 15, 20 10.30 am
On Christmas Eve 1914, the first Christmas of the First World
War, soldiers from opposing sides called a temporary truce.
They met in no-man’s land between the trenches, played
football, exchanged mementoes, and the next day returned to
war. This new drama, based on these true-life events, centres
on the French, Scottish and German trenches. A French
lieutenant, an Anglican priest, a tenor, a soprano and singing
partner are about to experience this momentous event.
France • 2005 • Drama • 110 mins English Subtitles
Director: Christopher Carion
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Senior Cycle
Transition Year
German
Das Wunder von Bern
Sept 28, 10.30
Concluding our tour of this very
popular film about Matthias, the 11-
year-old football fanatic, and postwar
Germany’s World Cup campaign
in 1954.
Also showing at:
IMC Dundalk Sep 26 10.30am
Booking through IFI Education
on 01 679 5744
Study Guide for this film is now
available. Themes include Football,
Life in the 1950s, World Cup 2006. Contact IFI for your free
copy or download from www.irishfilm.ie
German/History
Downfall/Der Untergang
Oct 6, 18, 10.00 am
Also showing at:
Macroom, Briery Gap Theatre Nov 14.
Booking through Ann Dunne on 026 41793
11th Junior Film Fleadh, Galway (15-19 Nov) Nov 17
Booking through Fleadh on 091 771726
IMC Athlone Nov 28
Booking through IFI Education on 01 6795744
German Film Week
December tbc
This week-long event celebrates the best in contemporary
German cinema. For information on special schools screenings
contact IFI Education on 01 679 5744.
Italian/History
Life is Beautiful
Nov 8th 10.30 am
Roberto Benigni’s award-winning
film tells the story of Guido, a
clownish peasant working as a
waiter in northern Italy. The first
half of the film focuses on family
life, with his wife Dora and their
small son Giosué. The action
then moves to 1944 and
dramatically shifts in tone and
direction, as the Nazis invade
their world. When father and son
are arrested and taken to a
concentration camp, Guido
characteristically uses humour to
distract the boy from their situation, turning their internment
into a game. The film went on to win three Academy Awards,
including one for Benigni as Best Actor.
Italy • 1996 • 115 mins • Comedy/Drama
English subtitles • Director: Roberto Benigni
Howl’s Moving Castle
Oct 11, 20 10.30 am
In this follow-up to his wonderful Spirited Away, animation
master Hayao Miyazaki once again brings us a brave heroine
and her adventures in strange and marvellous surroundings.
Adapted from a children’s fantasy novel by Diane Wynne Jones,
it begins with 18-year-old hat-making Sophie who is transformed
into a grey haired 90-year-old. She discovers a new zeal for
adventure and joins the moving house of wizard Howl, an
amazing invention of turrets and corridors that rumbles across
the landscape between two warring kingdoms. The film’s
observations on the power of ageing and the futility of war do
not detract from its magic and sheer originality which keep us
engaged throughout.
Japan • 2004 • 119 mins • Animation/Fantasy • English
subtitles • Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Czech Dream
Oct 19, 24 10.30 am
Mean Creek
Oct 25, Nov 9 10.30 am
The highly watchable
debut feature from Jacob
Aaron Estes takes an
original look at the
subject of bullying, a
frequent topic in comingof-age
stories. George is
a high school bully who
beats up Sam (Rory
Culkin). Sam in turn tells
his older brother, Rocky,
and he hatches a plan
with his friends to take George out in a boat and exact revenge.
The film avoids moralising and also makes the viewer question
his/her own responses to the increasingly violent situation in
which the young people find themselves. Recalling Stand by Me
or Lord of the Flies, the atmosphere seems at first idyllic and
tranquil, but this simply belies the cruelty that is waiting to
happen.
USA • 2004 • Drama • 90 mins •
Director: Jacob Aaron Estes
Also showing at:
Dara Cinema, Naas Oct 21
Booking through IFI on 01 679 5744
Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival (24–30 Oct)
Tralee Omniplex Oct 27
Booking through Samhlaíocht on 066 712 9934
The Young Poisoner’s Handbook
Nov 17 10.30 am
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Spanish
Maria Full of Grace
Dec 7, 14
See Transition Year, page 5HCastle
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Oliver Hirschbiegel’s film about Hitler’s last few days in the
bunker makes for controversial but gripping viewing. Based on
two sources – Inside Hitler’s Bunker by historian Joachim Fest
and Until the Final Hour by Hitler’s secretary, Traudl Junge – the
film depicts the dictator, stricken with Parkinson’s disease and
screaming at his generals, while the viewer is aware that
outside the Allies are closing in. Remarkable for the central
performance by Bruno Ganz as the Führer, critics have
commented on the film’s apparent humanisation of the man
and its failure to have a coherent political standpoint. Yet
despite these concerns, the film is immensely powerful right
up to the end, when Traudl Junge appears in a documentary
made before she died.
Germany/Austria/Italy • 2004 • Drama • 155 mins
English Subtitles • Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Two young Czech filmmakers explore the impact of marketing
through this provocative documentary in which hundreds of
people in Prague attend the opening of a new hypermarket,
Czech Dream. But in fact, there actually is no shop behind the
hoarding, and the two filmmakers, transformed into smooth
talking managers, have run an entirely fraudulent advertising
campaign, with money from a government grant to make the
film. This is a funny and disconcerting analysis of the world of
contemporary media manipulation, of particular interest to
students of Business and Enterprise.
Czech Republic • 2004 • Documentary • 88 mins
English subtitles
Set in London in the 1960s, and based on a true story, this very
black comedy tells the story of Graham Young, a teenage loner
who is obsessed with science. Graham, played brilliantly by Irish
actor Hugh O'Conor, becomes so absorbed in his scientific
experiments that he begins to use people as guinea pigs in his
quest to become the most famous poisoner in the world. But
after he despatches his unpleasant stepmother, the authorities
begin to get suspicious.
UK • 1995 • Drama/Comedy • 99 mins •
Director: Benjamin Ross
Study Guide with follow-up activities will be available.
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Transition Year
Junior Cycle
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Maria Full of Grace
Dec 7, 14 10.30 am
What motivates someone to take extreme risks, smuggling
drugs in order to make some money? In this tense and
engaging film, Maria is a young, pregnant Columbian woman
who takes the risk in order to break out of her dead-end
existence. Her determination gets her through the ordeal of
swallowing 62 drug-filled pellets, but also the encounter with
the murderous drug runners until she ends up seeking refuge
in New York. Despite her crime, she is a compelling, defiant
protagonist who is ultimately forced to face up to
responsibility.
USA/Columbia/Ecuador • 2003 • Drama • 101 mins
English Subtitles • Director: Joshua Marston
Also showing at:
Macroom, Briery Gap Theatre Jan 11
Booking through Ann Dunne on 026 41793
Dara Cinema, Naas Jan 25
Booking through IFI on 01 679 5744
New Irish Film
The Mighty Celt
Nov 29 10.30 am
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Oliver Twist
Sep 27 10.30 am
These events provide the context for the play, and help explain
Shylock’s motivation for revenge.
USA/Italy/Luxembourg/UK • 2004 • Drama •138 mins
Director: Michael Radford
Also showing at:
Samhlaíocht Kerry Festival (24–30 October)
Killarney Cineplex Oct 28
Booking through Samhlaíocht on 066 7129934
IMC Athlone Nov 10
Booking through IFI Education on 01 679 5744
The Dish PG
Nov 16 10.30am
Rock School
Jan 17, 31 10.30 am
The loud, brash central character in this documentary is one Paul
Green, founder of the Paul Green Rock School. He has made it his
mission to teach youngsters how to be rock musicians, and his
teaching methods are unorthodox to say the least. He regularly
screams and shouts at his students, sometimes reducing them to
tears – but somehow this obnoxious, hugely egotistical man also
manages to inspire them.
Interviews with his students reveal their own complex,
sometimes difficult home lives, and show how important the school
has been to them. And even if rock music is not your preferred
music genre, the students' terrific final performance at a Frank
Zappa tribute festival in Germany reveals them as genuinely
talented musicians.
USA • 2004 • Documentary • 93 mins •
Director: Don Argott
From the writer (Pearse Elliott) and director (Paddy
Breathnach) of Man about Dog, comes this endearing new film,
set against the post ceasefire political climate. Young Donal
lives in Belfast with his mother, Kate, and works after school
for Good Joe, a local greyhound trainer. Donal persuades Joe
to let him keep a greyhound, The Mighty Celt, if he can train it
to win three successive races.
Complications arise with the return of a mysterious man, O,
from Kate’s past, while at the kennels the boy becomes aware
that smuggling is going on. The young actor playing Donal is
wonderfully mischievous. Gillian Anderson (Kate) and Robert
Carlyle (O) are very convincing as the concerned adults trying
to come to terms with their past.
Ireland • 2005 • 88 mins • Drama
Director: Pearse Elliott
Also showing at:
Dara Cinema, Naas Dec 2
Booking through IFI on 01 679 5744Engls
Pavee Lackeen
Jan 18 10.30 am
This poignant new film from
acclaimed photographer
Perry Ogden features
largely unprofessional
actors. Presenting an
unflinching portrait of a
poverty-stricken,
marginalised community
living in a modern,
prosperous Ireland, it tells
the story of Winnie, a 10-
year-old traveller girl, who
lives with her mother and
siblings in a trailer on the side of the road in a desolate part of
Dublin. Avoiding the usual stereotypes that often feature in
depictions of travellers, it explores unsentimentally the harsh
world of children living on the margins of our society.
Ireland • 2005 • Drama • 88 mins • Director: Perry Ogden
Screening in association with Amnesty
International’s Voice our Concern Project, a
human rights initiative for Transition Year.
In association with Pathé Films, we are showing this new
adaptation of the classic Dickens tale. Director Roman
Polanski re-imagines Charles Dickens’ story of a young orphan
boy who gets involved with a gang of pickpockets in 19th
Century London. Abandoned at an early age, Oliver Twist is
forced to live in a workhouse lorded over by the awful Mr.
Bumble, who cheats the boys of their meagre rations. Oliver
makes his escape to the streets of London where he is lured
into a world of crime by the sinister Fagin (Sir Ben Kingsley) —
the mastermind of a gang of young pickpockets.
Places for this FREE event are limited to 35 per school.
Contact the IFI to make a reservation.
UK/Czech Rep/France/Italy • 2005 • 130 mins •
Director: Roman Polanski
The Merchant of Venice
Continuing our tour of this accomplished screen revival
of Shakespeare’s play in which Al Pacino shines as Shylock.
Set in 16th century Venice, the film makes its point of view
clear from the outset, with a written account of the situation
of Jews during this time, and the origin of the word ‘ghetto’. In
the opening sequence we see a priest preaching against Jews
from a boat, Antonio (Jeremy Irons) spits on Shylock the
moneylender, and a Jew is thrown to his death in the canal.
A smash hit in Australia on its release in 2000, The Dish is a
charming comedy that portrays scientists as heroes. Starring
Sam Neill, the film tells the story of a team of scientists and
the role they played in broadcasting the first TV pictures of the
historic Apollo 11 moon landing to the rest of the world. The
eponymous ‘dish’ is Australia’s largest satellite receiving dish,
located in the small town of Parkes, New South Wales.
Cultural differences develop between Al Burnett, the rather
humourless American from NASA, and the self-deprecating
Aussies – but when a technical hitch threatens to black out
their pictures, the scientists put aside their differences and
combine forces to save the day.
Australia • 2000 • Comedy/Drama • 97 mins •
Director: Rob Sitch
Also showing at:
Ennis Empire Cinema Dec 7
Booking through IFI on 01 679 5744
Kilkenny Omniplex Dec 13
Booking through IFI on 01 679 5744
Study Guide with follow-up activities will be available.
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Primary Events Special Events Teacher Training
Genesis
Sep 29 10.30 am
From the makers of Microcosmos and Winged Migration, this
new, visually stunning documentary explores the story of the
universe from its beginnings and beyond. It shows how the
Earth’s first inhabitants lived in water, then on land, and
includes powerful, memorable images of the wonders of
creation, including boiling lava, thunderstorms at sea, and a
snake eating an egg three times its size.
France/Italy • 2004 • Documentary • 81 mins •
English Subtitles • Directors: Claude Nuridsany/
Marie Perrennou
Madagascar
Nov 15 10.30 am
Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria
the Hippo live happily at New York Zoo. But when Marty
discovers that a group of plotting penguins is planning an
escape to ‘the wild’ he decides to do the same – even though
he has no idea what to expect. Eventually, after some hilarious
misadventures, all four end up on the island of Madagascar.
Alex, the most reluctant escapee, is desperate to get back
to the zoo, but finds that his natural hunting instincts are
beginning to surface – and he begins to view his best friend
Marty as a tasty dinner! The chase is on to get back to New
York and the safety and comfort of the zoo.
USA • 2004 • Animation • 80 mins •
Directors: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Study Guide with follow-up activities will be available.
March of the Penguins
Dec 16, 21 10.30 am
This fascinating film charts the year-long journey of Emperor
Penguins in Antarctica. Each year, thousands of emperor
penguins travel hundreds of miles across Antarctic ice to
breed, braving sub-zero temperatures and other dangers.
After the penguins mate the female lays an egg and returns to
the water to feed while the male keeps the egg warm. By the
time the female returns months later, the chick is hatched –
and then it is the male’s turn to return to the water. But nature
does not always go to plan – and sadly, some of the eggs fail
to hatch. The penguins’ epic struggle to survive continues.
France/USA • 2005 • Documentary • 84 mins •
English Subtitles • Director: Luc Jacquet
Hamilton Year 2005 - Celebrating Irish Science Ha
milton Year 2005 - Celebrating Irish Science
Hamilton Year 2005 - Celebrating Irish Science
Science 2005 is a year long programme of science-related
events to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of
William Rowan Hamilton, one of Ireland’s greatest scientists
and the discoverer of quaternions. To celebrate William
Rowan Hamilton’s bicentenary, IFI Education and the Royal
Irish Academy are delighted to present a series of sciencerelated
films during Science Week Ireland (13–20 November).
A photocopiable study guide on each film will be available to
teachers at the screenings. These will include follow-up
classroom activities, and can also be downloaded from our
website www.irishfilm.ie
For more information on Hamilton Year see
www.hamilton2005.ie and www.science.ie
Films/Screening Dates:
Madagascar
Nov 15 for 3rd/4th Class Primary
The Dish
Nov 16 for 5th/6th Class/Junior Cycle
The Young Poisoner’s Handbook
Nov 17 for TY/Senior Cycle
Schools Video Showcase
Nov 10 11 am
The Irish Schools Video Competition is run as part of the Fresh
Film Festival in Limerick each April. It welcomes entries from
schools and other school-going individuals or groups working
in the medium of video.
Following the screenings of films from previous winners,
some of the filmmakers will be present to discuss their
projects. Admission is FREE but booking is essential through
IFI Education on 01 679 5744.
Film Classification Event
Nov 30 10.30 am
Do you think the classification of films affect your rights as a
citizen? Citizenship issues are intrinsically linked to the
portrayal of everyday lives of people through film.
For the 2005 European Year of Citizenship through
Education, students and their teachers are being offered the
opportunity to meet with members of the Irish Film
Classification Office (www.ifco.ie) at a special IFI Education
event. Following a screening of a previously unreleased film,
students will engage in discussion on the process of
classifying the film and how the principles of classification are
related to the first goal of the National Children’s Strategy.
This is a FREE event but booking is essential through IFI.
Also showing at:
Dara Cinema in Naas January 12
Booking through IFI on 01 679 5744Eng
Teacher Training
Approaches to the Teaching of Film in the
English Classroom.
Day 1 Day 2
Oct 7 Cork
Nov 23 Cork
Oct 7 Galway
Dec 1 Galway
Oct 25 Tralee
Dec 1 Tralee
In partnership with the Second Level Support Service, we
continue to deliver a Modular Course in the teaching of film.
This is a repeat of the popular course first offered in
2004/2005.
Areas covered will include:
• Reading Film
• Film in the Comparative Study
• Shakespeare through Film
• Film & Student Writing.
Booking is through the SLSS. See Staff Development
Handbook for more information.
Pilot Project
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Developing a Moving Image Module in Transition Year
Day 1 Day 2
Oct 17th Kildare
Nov 23 Kildare
An exciting opportunity for teachers who would like to
participate in a pilot project, delivering a Moving Image Module
in Transition Year. Teachers will be supported by SLSS and IFI,
who are developing this project in conjunction with the Arts
Council and Irish Film Board. Training will take place in the
Kildare Education Centre and the module will involve attending
screenings, testing specially devised materials and teacher
training.
For more information contact IFI Education
on 01 6795744.
Ireland’s mobile cinema is coming to a town near
you with film screenings for primary and secondary
schools. For more details, check out
www.cinemobile.net 091 751629.
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IFI Film Shop
The IFI Film Shop stocks a wide range of films and books. For orders call 01 - 679 5727 or e-mail: bookshop@irishfilm.ie
(all films mentioned
are 15 cert or below.
French Film
TY Films
Books of Interest
Check with bookshop
for more details)
Films for Leaving Cert
A Room with a View
Twelve Angry Men
Dances with Wolves
Witness
Richard III
Hamlet
King Lear
My Left Foot
Pride and Prejudice
On the Waterfront
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Juno and the Paycock
Much Ado about Nothing
Philadelphia Here I come!
Henry V
Il Postino
Junior Cycle
The Merchant of Venice
Of Mice and Men
Kes
Spirited Away
Irish Film
Dead Bodies
Inside I’m Dancing
In America
Veronica Guerin
Michael Collins
Into the West
The Commitments
Manon des Sources
Jules et Jim
Sur mes Lèvres
Jean de Florette
Winged Migration
Au bout de Souffle
A very long Engagement
La Haine
Bon Voyage
Belleville Rendez-vous
Être et Avoir
German Film
Good Bye Lenin!
Das Wunder von Bern
Absolute Giganten
Jenseits der Stille
Run Lola Run
Emil und die Detektive
Mostly Martha
Spanish Film
Vacas
L’auberge espanole
Motorcycle Diaries
Italian Film
Good Morning, Night
La vita è bella
The Bicycle Thief
The Pianist
Kolya
The Fog of War
Finding Neverland
A Taste of Honey
Raising Victor Vargas
Dead Man Walking
My Life as a Dog
Shattered Glass
The Night of the Hunter
The Shawshank Redemption
Vera Drake
Elephant
Documentary
Touching the Void
Capturing the Friedmans
Microcosmos
Metallica some kind of
Monster
Winged Migration
The Story of the
Weeping Camel
Irish National Cinema
Ruth Barton
Screening Ireland –
Ireland Film and Television
Representation
Lance Pettit
Irish Film
Martin McLoone
RTE & the Globalisation
of Irish Television
Farrell Corcoran
Italian Cinema
Mary P Wood
Italian National Cinema
1896-1996
Pierre Sorlin
French National Cinema
Susan Hayward
German National Cinema
Sabine Hake
Spanish National Cinema
Sabine Hake
The Story of Film
Mark Cousins
The New Biography of Film
David Thompson
The Media Students Book
Branston & Stafford
An Introduction
to Film Studies
Jill Nelmes
Film Genre Reader III
ed. Barry Keith Grant
How to Read a Film
James Monaco
Reality TV
Biressi & Nunn