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Directors Kate Dolan, Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair and Colm Bairéad among VMDIFF award recipients

Dublin Film Festival announces raft of award winners

The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival (VMDIFF) has announced the recipients of a selection of awards for this year's ceremony.

Movies • 27 Feb 22

The Batman goes on general release on Friday 4 March

The Batman arriving early in Dublin for film festival

The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival (VMDIFF) has announced that it is hosting a special screening of the eagerly awaited Robert Pattinson and Colin Farrell-starring The Batman ahead of its Irish cinema release.

Movies • 18 Feb 22

An Cailín Ciúin will open the festival on 23 February

Film Festival back on Dublin screens for 20th birthday

The programme for the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival has been launched, with the big-screen extravaganza celebrating its 20th anniversary from 23 February to 6 March.

Movies • 02 Feb 22

An Encounter, written by Mark O'Halloran, will be screened at VMDIFF

Dublin Film Festival unveils short film schedule

The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival has unveiled its short film programme which will feature 48 shorts across six different presentations.

Movies • 21 Dec 21

Adam McKay - Will now receive the festival's Volta Award next year

Adam McKay's Dublin film festival event postponed

The Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival (Virgin Media DIFF) has announced that it is postponing the presentation of its Volta Award to Oscar-winning The Big Short and Anchorman director Adam McKay due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Movies • 08 Dec 21

Adam McKay - Joins an honour roll that includes Daniel Day-Lewis, Angela Lansbury, Al Pacino and Kristin Scott Thomas

Dublin festival honour for Oscar winner Adam McKay

Oscar-winning The Big Short and Anchorman director Adam McKay is to be honoured with the prestigious Volta Award by the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival next month.

Movies • 19 Nov 21

Colin Farrell - "You'd be lying if I said there wasn't a distinct form of national pride any time you get to do anything in the name of our island"

Colin Farrell has always felt he's representing Ireland

Colin Farrell has told the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival that he has always felt he is "representing Ireland in some way" when travelling abroad to make films, and that people have always been "really decent" when he returns home.

Movies • 05 Mar 21

Colin Farrell - One of the guests at this year's wholly online Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival

Colin Farrell reveals the part he wishes he had played

Colin Farrell has told the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival that the part he wishes he had played is Dustin Hoffman's Oscar-nominated dual role in the 1982 romantic comedy Tootsie.

Movies • 04 Mar 21

Colin Farrell in his breakthrough Hollywood role as Private Roland Bozz in Tigerland

From the archives: Colin Farrell brings Tigerland home

Colin Farrell is taking part in a free online public interview at the Virgin Media Dublin International Film this Thursday. To mark the event, here's our feature from May 2001, when Farrell brought his breakthrough film Tigerland to the festival.

Movies • 04 Mar 21

Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth in Supernova

Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci for Dublin Film Festival

Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth will be special guests at this year's Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival and will take part in a discussion of their new movie Supernova, the opening film of this year's event.

Movies • 04 Feb 21

Steve McQueen - Looking forward "to a virtual visit with my friends in Ireland"

Steve McQueen in virtual Dublin visit for film festival

Small Axe and 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen will be among the guests for this year's wholly online Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, which takes place from 3 to 14 March.

Movies • 28 Jan 21

Irish film Herself out to cheer us up in October

The new Irish film Herself, which tells the story of a single mother trying to build her own home, is hoping to give people a lift when it is released in Irish cinemas on October 30.

Movies • 05 Aug 20

Irish homebuilding film gets world premiere at Sundance

Clare Dunne, the writer and star of the new Irish film Herself, has told RTÉ Entertainment that she hopes its story of a single mother trying to build her own home makes Ireland realise "how quick we can turn things around and possibly build again".

Movies • 22 Jan 20

Major Irish movies and Charlie Kaufman for 2020 DIFF

Details of this year's Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival have been announced and the 12-day event is set to feature the best of world and Irish cinema.