Dublin International Film Festival

The Dublin International Film Festival, known for sponsorship reasons as the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival (VMDIFF), is a film festival held in Dublin, Ireland, since 2003.

Dublin International Film Festival
LocationDublin, Ireland
Founded2003; reestablished 2007
Festival dateFebruary/March
LanguageEnglish and others
Websitediff.ie

History

Dublin International Film Festival was established in 2003. It was revived by Michael Dwyer, international film critic and The Irish Times Chief Film Correspondent, along with David McLoughlin, film producer. The duo had started the initial Dublin film Festival in the 1980s when Mc Loughlin was still an undergraduate in Trinity College Dublin. The festival was established to present an opportunity for Dublin's cinema-going audiences to experience the best in Irish and international cinema.

"Dublin has remarkable film attendance per capita, among the highest in Europe, certainly the highest in the EU," Dwyer said in a 2003 interview. "It seems absurd that the city didn't have an international film festival."[1]

The festival secured €25,000 in funding from the Arts Council of Ireland for planning purposes the first year which has since increased to over €100,000. Jameson Irish Whiskey was the title sponsor of the festival providing significant support for many years and backing the festival with a major marketing campaign; it was called the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (JDIFF). The festival was also supported by a number of significant partners including The Irish Times, FM104, Conrad Hotel, Cineworld, McConnells, MSL Mercedes-Benz, Windmill Lane and Cine Electric. Other funders include The Irish Film Board, Dublin City Council, Fáilte Ireland and a number of Cultural Institutions including the Goethe-Institut.

In 2007, the festival introduced a career achievement award, the Volta Award, to celebrate individuals who have made a significant contribution to the world of film. In the same year the festival also introduced the Audience Award recipients of which include Once and the surfing documentary Waveriders.

Festival venues include the Screen Cinema, Hawkins Street; Cineworld, Parnell Street; the Savoy Cinema, O'Connell Street and the Irish Film Institute, Eustace Street. In 2008 Movies@Dundrum was used as a venue. In 2009 the Light House Cinema, Smithfield was added as a venue.

2008 saw a significant change to the festival's executive with Gráinne Humphreys replacing Michael Dwyer as Festival Director and Joanne O'Hagan assuming the role, formerly held by Rory Concannon, of chief executive officer. Michael Dwyer assumed the position of Chairman of the Dublin International Film Festival Board with David McLoughlin stepping down.

Over 38,000 admissions were recorded for the 2008 festival for ticketed events. Non ticketed events include a citywide installation Dublin on Screen to celebrate Dublin's cinematic heritage. The initiative featured films shot on location in Dublin and screened on the very spot that they were shot on.

The festival has come to be regarded as an important event for the cinema of Ireland, bringing together film-makers, actors, producers and other celebrities from Ireland and around the world. The festival continues to be committed to supporting film and in 2008 initiated a significant International Screen Writing Award, Write Here, Write Now. The winner of the award was announced at the 2009 festival which took place from 12 – 22 February 2009.

In 2016, the original sponsors, Jameson, were replaced by Audi after thirteen years of sponsorship. The festival was then called the Audi Dublin International Film Festival (ADIFF) and the new sponsorship deal lasted three years.[2]

In 2018, Virgin Media committed to sponsoring the festival for three years, starting in 2019.[3]

Awards

The festival introduced the Volta Awards in 2007. The award is named after Dublin's first cinema, the Volta Picture Theatre, established by author James Joyce in 1905.[4] Awards are given for career achievement and audience favourite. Critics' awards were first presented in 2009. The Michael Dwyer Discovery Award' was created in 2010 after his death to honour Irish people working in film.

2007

2008

The 2008 festival was held from 15 to 24 February 2008.

Screen Cinema decorated for the 2008 JDIFF

2009

2010

The 2010 festival was held from 18 to 28 February 2010.

Career Achievement Awards:[9]

Audience Award: His & Hers

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards:[10]

2011

The 2011 festival was held from 17 to 27 February 2011.

Career Achievement Awards:

Audience Award: Benda Bilili!

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards:

2012

Volta Awards:

Audience Award: The Raid: Redemption

Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards:

2013

The 2013 festival ran from 14–24 February.

Volta Career Achievement Awards:

The Dublin Film Critics Circle selected the following winners:[14]

Jury Prizes were awarded to:

2014

The 2014 festival ran from 13–23 February.

Volta Career Achievement Awards:

The Dublin Film Critics Circle selected the following winners:[15]

Jury Prizes were awarded to:

2015

The 2015 festival ran from 19–29 March.

Volta Career Achievement Awards:

The Dublin Film Critics Circle selected the following winners:[16]

Audience Awards went to:

Special Jury Prizes were awarded to:

2016
Cast of Sing Street at the 2016 Dublin International Film Festival. Left to right: Percy Chamburuka, Mark McKenna, Kelly Thornton, Ben Carolan, Karl Rice, Conor Hamilton.

The 2016 festival ran from 18–28 February.

Volta Career Achievement Awards:

The Dublin Film Critics Circle selected the following winners:[17]

AUDI-ence Awards went to:

Special Jury Prizes were awarded to:

ADIFF Discovery Awards went to:

  • Barry Keoghan, actor on Mammal, Traders and The Break
  • Jack O'Shea, director/animator on A Coat Made Dark and Eat the Danger
  • Kathryn Kennedy, producer on My Name is Emily, It's Not Yet Dark and After

2017

The festival ran from 16–26 February.

Volta Career Achievement Awards:

The Dublin Film Critics' Circle selected the following winners:[19]

Special Jury Prizes were awarded to:

AUDI-ence Award:

ADIFF Discovery Awards went to:

  • John Connors, actor on The Secret Scripture and Breathe
  • Niamh Algar, actor on Without Name, Pebbles and Gone
  • Vincent Gallagher, writer/director on Second to None and Love is a Sting [21]

2018

The festival began on 22 February. Its ending was extended to 12 March due to the "Beast from the East" snowstorm.[22]

Volta Career Achievement Award:

  • Paul Schrader, writer and director
  • Vanessa Redgrave (missed 2017 ceremony due to illness)

The Dublin Film Critics Circle selected the following winners:[17]

Jury Prizes were awarded to:

ADIFF Discovery Awards went to:

  • Mia Mullarkey, director of Mother & Baby
  • Rua Meegan and Trevor Whelan, directors of Bordalo II: A Life of Waste
  • TJ O’Grady Peyton, director of Wave

Short film awards:

  • Best Irish Short Film: Mother & Baby, director Mia Mullarkey
    • Special Mention: Time Traveller, director Steve Kenny
  • Best International Short Film: Retouch, director Kaveh Mazaheri
    • Special Mention: Mary Mother, director Sadam Wahidi

AUDI-ence Awards went to:

Fantastic Flix Children's Jury Awards

  • Feature: Room 213
  • Short: Earthy Encounters[23][24]

2019

Virgin Media Ireland was the sponsor for the 2019 festival, which was held 20 February – 3 March.[25]

Volta Awards:

Short film awards:

  • Best Irish Short Film: Five Letters to the Stranger Who Will Dissect My Brain, director Oonagh Kearney
    • Special Mention: The First was a Boy, director Shaun Dunne
  • Best International Short Film: Inanimate, director Lucia Bulgheroni
    • Special Mention: Child, director Joren Molter[27]

Audience Awards went to:

  • Feature: Maiden, director Alex Holmes
  • Short: 99 Problems, director Ross Killeen

Discovery Awards went to:

  • Alexandra McGuinness, writer-director of She's Missing
  • Ian Hunt Duffy, director of Low Tide
  • Oonagh Kearney, director of Five Letters to the Stranger Who Will Dissect My Brain
  • Madonna Bambino, makeup artist on Low Tide

Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival Documentary prize:

Dublin Human Rights Film Award:

Children's Jury Awards:

  • Feature — Winner: Mia and the White Lion, director Gilles de Maistre
  • Feature — Special Mention: Departures, director Peter Hutchings
  • Short — Winner: First Disco, director Helen M. O'Reilly
  • Feature — Special Mention: The Overcoat, directors Meelis Arulepp and Sean Mullen

Young Programmer's Choice Award:

The Dublin Film Critics Circle selected the following winners:

2020

The 2020 festival took place between 26 February and 8 March.

Volta Awards:

Audience Awards:

  • Virgin Media Audience Award: Endless Sunshine on a Cloudy Day (dir. John Connors)
  • Virgin Media Audience Award, Short Film: Iarscoláire (dir. Shaun Dunne)
  • Fantastic Flix Audience Award: Onward
  • Fantastic Flix Audience Award, Short Film: The Girl at the End of the Garden

Aer Lingus Discovery Awards:

Documentary Competition:

  • Special mention: Women Make Film: A New Road Trip Through Cinema
  • Winner: Confucian Dream, director Mijie Li

Short Film Awards, supported by Griffith College:

  • Special Mention International Short Film: Adnan
  • Best International Short Film: Quiet Land Good People
  • Special Mention, Irish Short Film : Innocent Boy, dir. John Connors
  • Best Irish Short Film: Welcome to a Bright White Limbo, dir. Cara Holmes

Irish Council for Civil Liberties Human Rights Film Award:

Lifetime Contribution Award: Liam Cunningham, actor

Fantastic Flix Jury Awards, as chosen by The Ark's Children's Jury:

  • Feature Film: Onward
  • Short Film: Streets of Fury, dir. Aidan McAteer

Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards:

2021

The 2021 festival takes place on 3–14 March.[32]

See also

References
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