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IFI & Kinopolis Polish Film Festival (Dec 6th - 9th)
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We're just three days away from the start of the IFI's final festival of 2018: the IFI & Kinopolis Polish Film Festival, which runs from this Thursday to Sunday.
The festival will open at 18.30 on Thursday evening with A Cat With a Dog, starring Olgierd Łukaszewicz and Robert Więckiewicz as estranged brothers reunited by illness. This moving comedy drama, based on director Janusz Kondratiuk's own experiences, will be followed by a live Q&A with Olgierd Łukaszewicz.
Other highlights include Małgorzata Szumowska's latest film Mug, which won the Jury Prize at this year's Berlin Film Festival; Ether, the latest from Krzysztof Zanussi; Paweł Maślona's comedy Panic Attack; and a rare screening of The War of the Worlds: Next Century, directed by the late Piotr Szulkin who sadly passed away earlier this year.
Tickets are available for all shows from HERE, and don't forget you can also avail of our great value multi-film pass, four films for €38, which is available in person or over the phone from the IFI Box Office (01 679 3477).
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Mug + Q&A - Saturday 8th (18.00)
Mug, which won the Grand Jury Prize at this year's Berlin Film Festival, centres on Jacek (Mateusz Kościukiewicz), a popular, heavy metal-loving builder who undergoes Poland’s first face transplant following a freak accident. In the weeks and months that follow, the attitudes of his neighbours, his girlfriend, and even his family change, making an outsider of him. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Małgorzata Szumowska.
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A Cat With A Dog - Thurs 6th (18.30)
This warm-hearted and moving comedy stars Robert Więckiewicz and Olgierd Łukaszewicz as estranged brothers who grudgingly begin to re-establish their fraternal bond when one of them suffers a debilitating stroke. Olgierd Łukaszewicz will take part in a post-screening Q&A.
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Julius - Sun 9th (18.00)
Put-upon art teacher Juliusz (Wojciech Mecwaldowski) has a serious outlook on life that finds him forever at odds with his incorrigible artist father. Things start to turn around for him when he falls for carefree veterinarian Dorota. Julius is arguably the year’s best and most original Polish comedy.
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Nina - Fri 7th (20.30)
In Olga Chajdas’s debut feature, would-be parents Nina and Wojtek struggle to find a surrogate when they meet Magda who Nina in particular feels is the perfect candidate. However, the couple's marriage begins to disintegrate when Nina becomes increasingly attracted to Magda.
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Panic Attack - Fri 7th (18.20)
This comic multi-narrative piece sees characters enduring a variety of anxiety-inducing situations, from the married couple seated beside the passenger from hell on a bumpy plane ride, to the woman suffering a painful meeting with her ex. A hilarious film you'll watch through your fingers.
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Ether - Sat 8th (15.30)
After accidentally murdering a young woman, a sinister doctor takes a post as a military medic in a remote outpost where he persuades his ranking officer to begin experiments that he believes will increase soldiers’ stamina and endurance. The latest film from legendary director Krzysztof Zanussi.
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The War of the Worlds: Next Century Sun 9th (15.50)
A reworking of H.G. Wells’s novel from the late director Piotr Szulkin. When Martian visitors land, officials use the media to encourage the population to pursue this benevolent relationship, but this is nothing more than a cover for an increasingly authoritarian regime.
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Explore the ever-popular Kinopolis animation short programme at 12.00 on Sun 9th
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Discover our delicious new
IFI Cafe Bar
winter menu, served daily
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Give the gift of
IFI Annual Membership or
IFI Friendship
this Christmas!
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Box Office: Call 01 679 3477 or book online at www.ifi.ie
Annual Membership: You don't need to be an annual member to attend any events at the IFI, but membership offers a host of great benefits. Click here to find out more.
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IFI is principally funded by the Arts Council.
Please note that all festival screenings are restricted to audiences of 18 years and over.
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