The Irish are out in force at this years BFI London Film Festival, now in its 56th year. The festival runs from October 10th to October 21st and us Irish are out in force. OK, so not of all of us, but congrats to all who got selected. In the FEATURES section…
PILGRIM HILL: Dir. Gerard Barrett
SILENCE: Dir. Pat Collins
WHAT RICHARD DID: Dir. Lenny Abrahamson
CITADEL : Dir. Ciarán Foy (Co-production with UK)
GOOD VIBRATIONS: Dir. Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn (Co-production with UK)
KELLY + VICTOR: Dir. Kieran Evans (Co-production with UK)
LEGENDS OF VALHALLA - THOR (HETJUR VALHALLAR - ÞÓR): Dir. Óskar Jónasson (Co-production with Iceland and Germany)
MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD: Dir. Alex Gibney (Co-production with USA)
THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY: Dir. Sophie Fiennes (Co-production with UK)
THE ROAD: A STORY OF LIFE AND DEATH: Dir. Marc Isaacs (Co-production with UK)
And in the shorts section
THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE: Dir. Kealan O'Rourke
FOXES: Dir. Lorcan Finnegan
So a really good turn out. For more info on the 56th BFI London Film Festival, click here. Thanks to Niall over on Scannain.com for the heads up.