This year, the Dublin International Film Festival have announced that they are launching an exciting new strand - DIFF PIX, which will become their platform for pop up screenings and events.
For their first event in the new series, the festival have decided to screen one of Dublin's favourite films in Smithfield Square this Saturday, July 26th.
From Jim Sheridan’s Oscar winning “My Left Foot” to Roddy Doyle’s utterly unforgettable “The Commitments”, Dublin has delivered a long, proud cinematic legacy. Dublin City is the backdrop for many film sets every year. Be it a fiercely independent, homemade film that has made the city's name in recent years or international blockbusters that make the most out of the city's historical setting, take a walk around the city for long enough and you're likely to find camera crew setting up.
You can take part in the discussion and vote for your favourite on the Jameson Dublin International Festival website, facebook page and on twitter you can use @dublinfilmfest #smithfilmsquare.
The festival has selected 12 iconic Dublin films – one for every year of the film festival’s existence. The decision on which film will be screened will be made today.
The 12 films shortlisted are:
• Adam and Paul
• I Went Down
• Inside I'm Dancing
• Intermission
• My Left Foot
• Once
• The Commitments
• The Snapper
• Quackser Fortune
• Michael Collins
• The General
• Irish Destiny
You can join the DIFFpix Club and receive regular updates on special events and to be in with a chance to win tickets to this and many other film related gigs around the city, from red carpet premiers to hidden surprise events in some of Dublin’s coolest venues.
Go to www.JDIFF.com for more information on how to get tickets and register with
DIFFpix.
With the weather that's promised for this weekend, this is certainly going to be an amazing event!
