Dublin Films Announced

Critically acclaimed American films will rub shoulders with home-grown cinema at the annual event.

Dec 20 2004

The programme for the 3rd Annual Jameson Dublin International Film Festival has been announced, and some of the most critically acclaimed American movies of the year will be screening at the event.

Titles already confirmed include Woody Allen's comedy/drama 'Melinda and Melinda' Wes Anderson's bittersweet 'The Life Aquatic', Nicole Kassel's controversial 'The Woodsman' and the Liam Neeson-starring 'Kinsey', which has already been nominated for several Golden Globes and could also be a favourite come Oscar time.

Joshua Marston's award-winning drug-smuggling drama 'Maria Full of Grace' is also screening, as is Jacob Aaron Estes' acclaimed thriller 'Mean Creek', which tells the tale of a group of young Oregon students who set out to exact revenge on their school bully.

The festival, which runs from February 11-20, will screen over 90 films from all over the world, along with several retrospectives and special seasons.

The annual event will also have its fair share of home-grown talent on show, including 'Trouble With Sex', the Aiden Gillen and Renee Weldon-starring stroy of a Dublin barman falling for a lawyer, and director Fintan Connolly's compelling romantic drama 'Flick', which receives its world premiere at the festival.

Films will be screened at all four cinema sites in Dublin city centre – the Screen, Savoy, UGC and the Irish Film Institute – and the complete programme will be announced on January 27.

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