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The British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg (BIFFL) 2023 is holding both a Spring Festival and an Autumn Festival

  • Spring Festival (19/20-24 March) at Ciné Utopia
  • Autumn Festival (13-28 September) at the Cinémathèque

The festival involves the screening of 15-20 feature films, plus short films, from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland across a variety of genres (drama, comedy, thriller, documentary, animation,...) and also includes Luxembourg Luxembourg co-productions.

The festival also regularly invites Special Guests (actors, directors, producers, screenwriters,...) to Luxembourg to introduce their films and participate in post-screening Q&As as well as in seminars, conferences and workshops.

 

Programme:

  • Wed 13 Sep
    • 19:00 - Screening of A Haunting in Venice (BIFFL Presents…), 120 mins at Ciné Utopia
  • Sun 17 Sep
    • 15:00 - Screening of Little Duke* (LU), 100 mins at Ciné Utopia
  • Mon 18 Sep
    • 19:00 - Opening with Speeches (IR Embassy) at the Cinémathèque
    • 19:00 - Screening of The Miracle Club (IE, EN), 91 mins at the Cinémathèque (followed by reception hosted by IR Embassy)
  • Tue 19 Sep
    • 18:30 - Screening of Ballywalter (NI), 90 mins at the Cinémathèque
    • 20:30 - Screening of The Old Oak (EN, FR, BE), 113 mins at the Cinémathèque
  • Wed 20 Sep
    • 18:30 - Screening of Sunlight* (IE), 95 mins at the Cinémathèque
    • 20:30 - Screening of The Eternal Daughter (EN, IE, US), 96 mins at the Cinémathèque
  • Thu 21 Sep
    • 18:30 - Screening of The Ghost of Richard Harris* (IE, EN), 106 mins at the Cinémathèque
    • 20:30 - Screening of Breaking Out* (IE), 84 mins at the Cinémathèque (followed by music by Irish Session Musicians / reception hosted by BIFFL)
  • Fri 22 Sep
    • 19:00 - Closing with Speeches (UK Embassy) / Awards at the Cinémathèque
    • 19:00 - Screening of The Outfit (EN) TBC, 105 mins at the Cinémathèque (followed by reception hosted by BIFFL)
  • Tue 26 Sep
    • 19:00 - Seminar on "Conflict & Trauma in B&I films from WW2", by Dr James Gallacher, at the Hotel Parc Belair
  • Wed 27 Sep
    • 19:30 - Screening of Mending the Line (US), 122 mins at Ciné Utopia
  • Thu 28 Sep
    • 18:00 - Shorts Event: Competition launch, followed by Shorts*, 97 mins at Ciné Utopia (followed by reception hosted by UK Embassy)
  • Thu 9 Nov (date tbc)
    • 19:00 - Screening of A Greyhound of a Girl  (IE, LU, EN, IT; Avant-Premier with BIFFL) at Ciné Utopia

* Q&A confirmed

For full details, see https://www.bifilmseason.lu

Venue: See above: Cinémathèque in Luxembourg-ville & Ciné Utopia in Luxembourg-Limpertsberg

Organiser: Festival Events Asbl

Price: See website

Reservations: See website