Mar 17 2012 – Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from all of us at TIRFF – check out this great video from yesterday’s flash-mob at Dundas Square in the heart of downtown Toronto. Toronto St. Patrick’s Day Flashmob by Tourism Ireland

Mar 15 2012 – Neeson named greatest Irish actor

Hollywood star Liam Neeson has been named the greatest  Irish actor, ahead of St Patrick’s Day. The Ballymena-born 59-year-old triumphed in two separate polls for Sky Movies and Lovefilm, which also saw Colin Farrell and Pierce Brosnan highly ranked. Neeson’s roles have included leads in Schindler’s List, Michael Collins, Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn in Star

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Mar 11 2012 – Thank You from TIRFF

Thank you from all of us at TIRFF for coming out and supporting the very best of Irish cinema this past weekend. Over the next week, we’ll be updating our website, Facebook group and YouTube channel with pics and video from the festival. Thank you also to our Board, staff , volunteers and TIFF Bell

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Mar 2 2012 – TIRFF 2012 is “pure Irish gold”

The Toronto Irish Film Festival returns successful and expanded from its inaugural year. With a little change in set up, TIRFF still promises an astounding weekend experience this March 9 and 10, bringing to Toronto 11 (count ‘em) Canadian premieres of pure Irish gold. And by gold, I mean film. While last year’s event was

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Feb 27 2012 – Oscar glory for Belfast man

Northern Ireland director Terry George is celebrating after his film The Shore won an Oscar. The six stars of Bridesmaids handed out prizes for live action short film to Terry and Oorlagh George’s Northern Ireland-set movie. Mr George dedicated his win to “the people of Northern Ireland, Protestant and Catholic, who after 30 years of

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Feb 17 2012 – Tickets are now on sale for TIRFF 2012

Tickets to this year’s Toronto Irish Film Festival are now on sale. To purchase tickets online, please visit the following link:- https://tytix.tiff.net/scripts/max/10.17.40.32-45000/maxweb.exe To purchase by phone, please call the TIFF Bell Lightbox box office phone number at:- 416.599.TIFF or 1.888.599.8433 ALL SCREENINGS WILL OCCUR AT TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX, 350 KING STREET WEST, TORONTO, ONTARIO, M5V

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Feb 13 2012 – Announcing Toronto Irish Film Festival 2012

The Toronto Irish Film Festival (TIRFF) will once again celebrate the best of Irish cinema on Friday March 9th and Saturday March 10th with 11 Canadian premieres of Irish films at TIFF Bell Lightbox. “We’re extremely proud to be showcasing a stellar line-up of Irish filmmaking talent”, says Michael Barry, TIRFF Executive Director. “The entire

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Feb 11 2012 – 9th Annual IFTA Winners Announced

The winners of the 9th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards were announced at a Gala Awards Ceremony held at the Convention Centre Dublin on Saturday 11th of February 2012. Full winners list below:- BEST FILM: The Guard – Chris Clark, Flora Fernandez Marengo, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe (Reprisal Films / Element Pictures) DIRECTOR FILM:

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Jan 17 2012 – TIRFF Announces Board of Directors

 The Toronto Irish Film Festival (TIRFF) today announced a newly appointed Board of Directors from within the media, finance and Irish community sectors.  “TIRFF is delighted to welcome our newly elected Board,” says John Galway, TIRFF Chair. “We are fortunate to have such excellent representation from key industry sectors and we see these very capable

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Jan 13 2012 – Jim Sheridan develops Irish fairy tale

Film director Jim Sheridan is teaming up with his screenwriter daughter Naomi to create a “magical Irish fairy tale”. The father and daughter met up in New York yesterday to put the finishing touches to the script of the movie ‘David & the Fairy King’ which they hope to make with Disney. The film is

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