Cinema Grata
February 3rd, 2010
posted by Anna Hayes
The newly refurbished Irish Film Institute might be unrecognisable from what it was before. Or it might not. We don’t know. We haven’t been there yet. But the IFI are giving the public the chance to see firsthand the wonderful damage improvements that they’ve made.
On Saturday 6th February, the IFI opens its (new) doors for a day of free screenings, welcoming the public into its snazzy new foyer, the new and improved film shop, the luxurious Cinema 3 and the refurbished IFI Café Bar (where Totally Dublin recommends you get loaded before going to see 2001: A Space Odyssey. It enhances the viewing experience…)
With fourteen free screenings running through the day in all three cinemas, the Open Day caters for audiences of all ages as well as hosting workshops, music and welcoming special guests to introduce the films.
Tickets for all screenings will be available at 11am on February 6th from the IFI box office only. There will be no online or phone bookings. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis, with a maximum of 4 tickets per person. We recommend you arrive early to avoid the bloodshed.
Or if you absolutely must participate in bloodshed, only do so if the last remaining ticket choices are for Ballroom of Romance or Grizzly Man.
For more information visit: http://www.irishfilm.ie/
The Programme for the Day:
12.30 Ponyo
12.50 Ballroom of Romance
1.15 IFI Irish FilmArchive Screening 1: Colm O Laoghaire Shorts
2.15 Ghost World (+ optional Teen Animation Workshop)
2.30 2001: A Space Odyssey
3.00 Eamon
4.30 My Night with Maud
5.00 IFI Irish Film Archive Screening 2: Welcome to the Emerald Isle: A Selection of Travel Films
5.10 Bringing Up Baby
6.30 Make Way for Tomorrow (16mm)
6.50 Grizzly Man
7.10 Crazy Heart
8.50 A Single Man
9.20 Winner of IFI People’s Choice Poll – Announced on 5th February
Tags: free shit!, ifi
