This year's Dublin International Film Festival, running from the 18th to the 28th of February, is gearing up to be one of the best in years.
However, the festival also falls quite close to the 100-year anniversary of the 1916 Rising and, sure enough, there's a little something planned. Director Neil Jordan will host a special screening of Michael Collins at the Savoy Cinema on February 20th, with cinematographer Chris Menges in attendance. The film will be followed by an onstage-Q&A hosted by Harry McGee
Festival director Grainne Humphreys said that she's "thrilled to be able to programme Michael Collins in the Audi Dublin International Film Festival. Everyone remembers the excitement in Dublin when it was being filmed and so many people were part of it as extras. The resulting film was and is the great film of the period from Neil Jordan at the height of his filmmaking powers."
The 20th Anniversary Edition of Michael Collins will be available on Blu-Ray from March 4th, with a specially-recorded introduction and director's commentary by Neil Jordan as well.
Season tickets for ADIFF '16 are now available at adiff.ie.
