ALL TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2022 FROM WWW.LUXEMBOURG-TICKET.LU for all screenings and seminars.
BIFFL 2022 Films
The 2022 British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg (BIFFL) takes place from 16 - 24 September 2022 in an in-cinema format.
British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg (BIFFL) 2022 Presents:
Boiling Point
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Date | Sunday 18 September 2022 | |
Time | 19:00 | |
Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
Country | EN | |
Genre | thriller | |
Duration | 92 mins | |
Directed by | Philip Barantini | |
Starring | Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Alice Feetham | |
Synopsis |
Enter the relentless pressure of a restaurant kitchen as a head chef wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year. Filmed in one continuous shot, the third of four takes. |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult); | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
Continuing Traditions
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Date | Saturday 17 September 2022 | |
Time | 19:00 | |
Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
Country | IE, IN | |
Genre | documentary | |
Duration | 80 mins | |
Directed by | Dónal Ó Céilleachair (The Camino Voyage, BIFFL 2018) | |
Starring | n/a | |
Synopsis |
Internationally acclaimed Indian classical musician and composer Ustad Wajahat Khan and renowned Irish musician and composer Peadar Ó Riada come together - in what promises to be a historical meeting of East and West - in a unique and exciting exploration of the shared musical heritage of their native traditions. Compiled from over 40 hours of footage, filmed over a two-year period, Continuing Traditions intimately captures the creative process, charting the birth and evolution of two new compositions, from their initial conception through meticulous arrangement and rehearsal, right through to their first public performance. The screening will be followed by an in-person Q&A with Ustad Wajahat Khan & Alishaan Khan, then a reception with live Irish traditional music with the Luxembourg branch of Comhaltos Ceolteoiri Eireann. |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (online) | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
Doineann
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Date | Sunday 18 September 2022 | |
Time | 16:30 | |
Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
Country | EN, US, AUS | |
Genre | Irish-language drama | |
Duration | 94 mins | |
Directed by | Damian McCann | |
Starring | Peter Coonan, Bríd Brennan, Clare Monnelly, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh | |
Synopsis |
Tomás, a busy Irish-language TV producer, is a private man, who likes to keep things quiet and ordered. He takes his wife Siobhan and their beloved baby son Oisín to their secluded holiday home, on a north coast island, as frequently as he can. They don't go out, they don't interact with the locals – he just wants to enjoy the peace. And he does, until he receives an urgent call from work – he's needed back on the mainland. He knows he can't delegate – any time he leaves someone else to do his work, it goes wrong. He'll have to go himself and leave his family on the island. Later that day Tomás returns to the island to find that his wife, their baby, and all trace of them gone. An investigation by the island's only police officer, the elderly Labhaoise, exposes that not all is as it seems. With a storm forecast for that night, they search the island only to discover something: his wife's abandoned car and a body on the beach. The body of a man. In Irish with EN & FR sub-titles |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult); €15 for Doineann on Sun 18 Sep and Foscadh on Tue 20 Sep | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
Foscadh (Shelter)
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Date | Tuesday 20 September 2022 as part of the "The Business of ... Film Production" event | |
Time | 19:00 | |
Venue | Cinèmathèque | |
Country | IE | |
Genre | Irish-language drama | |
Duration | 93 mins | |
Directed by | Seán Breathnach | |
Starring | Dónal Ó Héalai, Fionnuala Flaherty, Cillian O'Gairbhi | |
Synopsis |
Set in the wild mountains of Connemara, Foscadh tells the story of friendless and guileless recluse John Cunliffe who is suddenly propelled into manhood at the ripe old age of 28. When his over-cosseting parents pass away, John inherits mountain land that is in the way of a lucrative wind-farm development, and he is forced to navigate the choppy waters of romance, trust and vengeance for the first time. Foscadh won the award for Best Irish First Feature at the Galway Film Fleadh 2021. In Irish with EN & FR sub-titles. Followed by a Q&A with Siún Ní Raghallaigh (former CEO of Ardmore Studios in Bray, Co Wicklow, and MD of TG4 broadcaster) |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult, parterre); €3.70 (adult, balcony); €15 for Doineann on Sun 18 Sep and Foscadh on Tue 20 Sep | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
From Iraq to Ukraine: Every Picture Tells a Story
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Date | Thursday 22 September 2022 as part of the Support for Refugees event | |
Time | 19:00 | |
Venue | Cinémathèque | |
Country | LU | |
Genre | documentary | |
Duration | 25 mins | |
Directed by | Ali SAHIB | |
Starring | n/a | |
Synopsis |
Ali SAHIB fled Iraq as a refugee in 2015 and recently attained Luxembourgish nationality. He is a photographer and, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February this year, he travelled with his camera to the Poland-Ukraine border, and also into Lviv in Ukraine, taking photographs along the way. This is his story, and those of the people he encountered along the way. |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult, parterre); €3.70 (adult, balcony) | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
Joyride
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Date | Saturday 24 September 2022 (Closing screening) | |
Time | 19:00 | |
Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
Country | IE | |
Genre | drama | |
Duration | 94 mins | |
Directed by | Emer Reynolds (The Farthest; Songs for While I'm Away (BIFFL 2021)) | |
Starring | Olivia Colman, Olwen Fouéré, Lochlann O'Mearáin | |
Synopsis |
The film follows Joy, a train-wreck on an adventure who is ready to give away her new-born baby. Joined by a cheeky street urchin, they are two diamonds in the rough on the run. The screening will be followed by a live Q&A with Emer Reynolds (director) |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult) | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
Keep it a Secret
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Monday 19 September 2022 |
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Time | 18:30 | |
Venue | Cinémathèque | |
Country | IE | |
Genre | documentary | |
Duration | 60 mins | |
Directed by | Sean Duggan | |
Starring | n/a | |
Synopsis |
The inspiring true story of the dawn of Irish surfing and how the sport's brave pioneers found peace and escape in the water during the most violent years of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult, parterre); €3.70 (adult, balcony); €15 for Keep it a Secret and Unsinkable on Mon 19 Sep | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
Long Way Back
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Saturday 17 September 2022 |
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Time | 21:30 | |
Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
Country | EN | |
Genre | drama | |
Duration |
93 mins |
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Directed by | Brett Harvey | |
Starring | Kate Edney, Chloe Endean, Susan Penhaligon, Tristan Sturrock | |
Synopsis |
A "road movie" in which there are many unknowns waiting to be revealed. A reluctant father and his estranged 19-year-old daughter are forced to make a long eventful car journey home after she leaves university under tragic circumstances. While initially he tries to support her, the balance changes as he becomes the one looking for answers. Their conversations touch on popular music, sport and philosophical ramblings. Shot in Cornwall with superb cinematography. |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult) | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films Online screenings and ticketing from https://www.ifiinternational.ie/page/biffl; also, €50 for all online screenings |
Nothing Compares
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Date | Friday 23 September 2022 | |
Time | 20:30 | |
Venue | Cinèmathèque | |
Country | IE, EN, NI | |
Genre | music documentary | |
Duration | 97 mins | |
Directed by | Kathryn Ferguson | |
Starring | Sinéad OʼConnor | |
Synopsis |
The film charts Sinéad OʼConnorʼs phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and examines how she used her voice at the height of her stardom. Focusing on Sinéad’s prophetic words and deeds across a five-year period (1987–1992), Nothing Compares presents an authored, cinematic portrait of a musical icon through a contemporary feminist lens. |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult, parterre); €3.70 (adult, balcony); €15 for Steps of Freedom and Nothing Compares on Fri 23 Sep | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
Steps of Freedom: The Story of Irish Dance
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Date | Friday 23 September 2022 | |
Time | 18:30 | |
Venue | Cinémathèque | |
Country | IE | |
Genre | documentary | |
Duration | 80 mins | |
Directed by | Ruán Magan | |
Starring | n/a | |
Synopsis |
This wonderfully entertaining dance documentary tells the extraordinary story of how Irish dance developed over centuries from a traditional peasant dance to a form that has taken the world by storm and is enjoyed by tens of millions. The film shows how Irish dance has both been influenced by and influenced the dance of many cultures and how it developed as an expression of resistance. The screening is accompanied by a Q&A with Ruán Magan (director) |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult, parterre); €3.70 (adult, balcony); €15 for Steps of Freedom and Nothing Compares on Fri 23 Sep | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
Taste of Home
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Date | Thursday 22 September 2022 as part of the Support for Refugees event | |
Time | 19:00 | |
Venue | Cinémathèque | |
Country | IE | |
Genre | documentary | |
Duration | 30 mins | |
Directed by | UNHCR Ireland | |
Starring | n/a | |
Synopsis |
From an Afghan aubergine curry barbequed in an Athenry glasshouse, to a Guinean goat curry made on a wet and windy farm in West Clare, four chefs from a refugee background cook food from home with Irish producers. More than 100 million people have been forced to flee war, conflicts and persecution around the world. UNHCR is a global organization working to save lives, protect rights and build a better future for refugees, internally displaced communities and stateless people, with a focus on shelter, access to clean water, healthcare, education and jobs. Every person has the right to seek safety, whoever they are, wherever they come from, and whenever they are forced to flee. In EN with EN sub-titles. The screening is accompanied by an introduction with Carine Rustom (UNHCR) and a Q&A with Bibi Wintersdorf of Kachen magazine |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult); €9 (online) | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films Online screenings and ticketing from https://www.ifiinternational.ie/page/biffl; also, €50 for all online screenings |
The Phantom of the Open
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Date | Friday 16 September 2022 (Opening Screening) | |
Time | 19:00 | |
Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
Country | EN | |
Genre | sports drama | |
Duration | 106 mins | |
Directed by | Craig Roberts | |
Starring | Rhys Ifans, Sally Hawkins, Mark Rylance | |
Synopsis | The story of golfer Maurice Flitcroft whose performance at the 1976 British Open Golf Championship made him a legend. | |
About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult) | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
The Road Dance
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Date | Sunday 18 September 2022 | |
Time | 14:00 | |
Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
Country | SC | |
Genre | historical drama | |
Duration | 116 mins | |
Directed by | Richie Adams | |
Starring | Hermione Corfield, Morven Christie, Sean Gilder, Mark Gatiss | |
Synopsis |
Life in the Scottish Hebrides can be harsh - the edge of the world some call it. For the beautiful Kirsty Macleod, the love of Murdo and their dreams of America promise an escape from scraping a living from the land, the repression of the Church and the inevitablility of the path their lives would take. But, as the Great War looms, Murdo is conscripted. The villagers hold a grand Road Dance to send their young men off to battle. As the dancing gets underway, the wheels of tragedy are set in motion. Filmed during Oct - Nov 2020 on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult) | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
The Score
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Date | Friday 16 September 2022 | |
Time | 21:30 | |
Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
Country | EN | |
Genre | crime drama | |
Duration | 100 mins | |
Directed by | Malachi Smyth | |
Starring | Will Poulter, Johnny Flynn, Naomi Ackie | |
Synopsis |
From the producers of Yesterday, The Score boldly combines real-time heist-thriller suspense with offbeat romance and a killer soundtrack; starring and featuring the music of Johnny Flynn, alongside Naomi Ackie (Whitney Houston in I Wanna Dance with Somebody) and Will Poulter. Two small time crooks, Mike and Troy, are on a mission. The ‘score’ that they both expect will utterly transform their circumstances. At a roadside café, as they wait for a rendezvous handover, Troy falls for the waitress, Gloria, and begins to question his life choices… while the threat of real danger is driving to meet them. |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult) | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
Unsinkable
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Date | Monday 19 September 2022 | |
Time | 20:30 | |
Venue | Ciné Utopia | |
Country | IE | |
Genre | documentary | |
Duration | 60 mins | |
Directed by | Peter Grogan & Alan Corcoran | |
Starring | Alan Corcoran | |
Synopsis |
The story of Alan Corcoran’s unprecedented length of Ireland – 500 kilometre – sea swim for charity has all the hallmarks of a fascinating documentary. With the stunning backdrop of Ireland’s wild coastline, the story unfolds to show the succession of challenges faced during such a monumental undertaking. It is a film that explores a person’s journey through grief, using the swimming project to channel the negative emotions into a meaningful, hopeful and inspiring adventure. |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult) | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
Seminar: The Business of ... Film Production
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Date | Tuesday 20 September 2022 (following the screening of Foscadh) | |
Time | 19:00 | |
Venue | Cinémathèque | |
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Duration | 30-45 mins (following the screening) | |
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Guests | Siún Ní Raghallaigh | |
Synopsis |
The Ireland Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (ILCC) was launched in 2012. As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, we are partnering with the British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg (BIFFL) for this event. Following the screening of the acclaimed Irish-language drama Foscadh (Shelter), the event will then address the topic of “The Business of… Film Production” with guests Siun Ni Raghallaigh (formerly CEO at Ardmore Studios and MD at TG4) and Bernard Michaux (producer of the film The Runway, a joint Ireland-Luxembourg co-production). The event will be followed by a crémant reception with finger-food. To attend (event free for ILCC members; €40 for non-members), please register via email: info@ilcc.lu. To attend the event (excluding reception), simply purchase a ticket for the screening of Foscadh (€9) via Luxembourg-ticket.lu. |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult) | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
Seminar: Hitchcock. Actor and Performer
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Date | Wednesday 21 September 2022 | |
Time | 19:00 | |
Venue | Cinémathèque | |
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Duration | 90 mins | |
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Starring | Paul Lesch | |
Synopsis |
Presentation by Paul Lesch, whose private collection of Hitchcock memorabilia formed the basis of a fascinating exhibition at the Cercle Cité earlier this year, and whose enthralling book “Hitchcock. The Brand” was published this year too, will present a captivating insight into Alfred Hitchcock, the actor and performer.
Reception (crémant, finger-food) To attend as a BCC member, see www.bcc.lu; €40 for non-members). To attend the event (excluding reception), simply purchase a ticket via Luxembourg-ticket.lu. |
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About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult) | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |
Event: Solidarity for Refugees
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Date | Thursday 22 September 2022 | |
Time | 19:00 | |
Venue | Cinémathèque | |
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Genre | documentary films | |
Duration | 25 mins + 30 mins | |
Directed by | Ali Sahib & UNHCR Ireland | |
Starring | n/a | |
Synopsis | The Solidarity for Refugees event includes the screening of Ali Sahib's "From Iraq to Ukraine: Every Picture Tells a Story" and UNHCR Ireland's "Taste of Home", followed by Q&As. In partnership with Kachen, LUkraine asbl, plus Chronicle.lu (whioch celebrates it's 10th anniversary this year). | |
About | The 13th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg takes place from 16-24 September 2022 at the Cinémathèque & Ciné Utopia, screening films from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See www.bifilmseason.lu for details. | |
Price | €9 (adult) | |
Season Special tickets are available by contacting Luxembourg-ticket.lu by tel: 470895-1 (Mon-Fri: 10:00-18:30): €35 for 5 films |