Irish Film Institute
Ireland
Website: www.irishfilm.ie
Irish Film Institute
6 Eustace Street
Temple Bar Dublin 2
Ireland
6 Eustace Street
Temple Bar Dublin 2
Ireland
Phone: +353 1 679 5744
Fax: +353 1 677 8755
Fax: +353 1 677 8755
Contact Us: Kasandra O'Connell (Head of Archive)
Email Address: koconnell@irishfilm.ie In 1986, recognizing the importance of protecting Ireland's moving image heritage, the Irish Film Institute (IFI founded in 1945) established what has grown to become the national film collection - the Irish Film Archive.
Since that time, the Archive has carried out a mission to acquire, preserve and make available Ireland's moving image heritage and related materials and built up a collection of approximately 20,000 canisters of film, predominantly made in or about Ireland, or by Irish producers abroad. A complementary collection of documents, posters, images are held in the document collection and the Tiernan MacBride library holds a wealth of published material on Irish and international cinema. These collections are held in custom-built climate-controlled vaults at the IFI premises in Temple Bar, designed specially for viewers' access and the long-term preservation of film materials.
The Archive collection is a unique cultural and historical resource reflecting indigenous film production from 1897 to the present day. The changing landscape of the Irish nation has been captured alongside changing attitudes, customs and social conditions. Amateur films, newsreels, sporting and social events are preserved alongside feature films and documentaries.
The work of such luminaries as John Boorman, Neil Jordan and Jim Sheridan is held with films made within local communities and by amateur film-makers. The most important social, political and historical events of the last century are represented, enriching our understanding of this period and enabling us to connect with our past. The material safeguarded by the Archive is a vivid and tangible document of Ireland's past and present and chronicles the development of modern Ireland at a time of unprecedented change.
We endeavour to make our collections as accessible to the public as possible and have regular screenings at the IFI and at venues throughout Ireland and a touring exhibition programme ‘Reel Ireland' brings Irish cinema to venues across the globe. Evening courses, master-classes and a publishing programme complete the diverse range of Irish Film Archive activities.
Presented film(s)
Once Upon a Tram - 1958 - Nationality: Irish - About the film
Voyage to Recovery - 1953 - Nationality: Irish - About the film
Once Upon a Tram - 1958 - Nationality: Irish - About the film
Voyage to Recovery - 1953 - Nationality: Irish - About the film
The Collection
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1897 - French
1930 - Scottish
1947 - French
1910 - Danish
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