Have you ever wondered how film is projected onto the screen in the cinema? Even now, with digital projection, projecting film is a highly skilled job.
The projectionist is the person who makes sure that each time you go to cinema, what you see and hear on screen is at its best.
Come along to the IFI Family Festival this Saturday to see Last Film Show, a movie inspired by this work and get a special tour of the IFI projection room to see how it operates with a special workshop!
Click here to book tickets for the movie and the workshop!
In a brand new film from India, Last Film Show, is all about a young boy named Samay falls in love with film by learning the projectionist's job.
Sneaking into the local cinema, he makes friends with projectionist Fazal who teaches him the skills of projecting, such as how to thread a projector with 35mm film, or how to splice film together.
Before the film, there will be a workshop with the IFI projectionist, in the projection booth. Participants will see how a projector is threaded up, how film is put together, and how, nowadays, with the push of a button, the magic of cinema continues. Places for this unique workshop for 10+ are limited.
The film Director, Pan Nalin, credits all the filmmakers who have influenced him, at the start and end of the film. In between we watch how Samay and his pals try to figure out how to capture light and project images themselves, all the while the role of the projectionist is changing, through the arrival of digital cinema.
There is also a special Dún Draíochta event on Sunday - click here to find out more!
