The N.I.C.E Italian Film Festival is coming to Galway for the first time ever this month, bringing us some of the best continental cinema.
Organised by the Embassy of Italy in Ireland, the Italian Institute of Culture and the Italian Irish Chamber of Commerce, the N.I.C.E Italian Film Festival will take place in Dublin, Cork and Galway from April 24 to May 5.
The festival will screen Italian films by some of Italy’s best contemporary directors including Sydney Sibilia, Andrea Di Stefano and Maria Sole Tognazzi.
This is the third year of the Italian Film Festival in Ireland and it is the first time that there will be festival screenings in Galway.
The N.I.C.E Italian Film Festival opens in Galway on Friday May 3rd in the Pálás Cinema with the screening of Dieci Minuti directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi which shows how in the middle of an existential crisis, doing something new for ten minutes can change the course of a life.
Over the course of three days, the festival will screen four Italian films in Galway, all which will be subtitled in English.
These include Il primo giorno della mia vita directed by Paolo Genovese; A story about having the strength to start again in life when everything seems to be falling apart.
The festival will also screen La Chimera from director Alice Rohrwacher. This is a story about tomb robbers who steal Etruscan finds. set in the Tuscia area of Viterbo in the Lazio region.
The N.I.C.E. Italian Film Festival through its screenings in Cork, Dublin and Galway will showcase the work of several emerging Italian Directors including Margherita Buy, Micaela Ramazzotti, Michele Riondino and will also screen films from established directors, such as Paolo Genovese, Matteo Garrone, Alice Rohrwacher to create an intriguing mix of themes and genres.
The Film Festival will close in Galway on Sunday, May 5 with the screening of L’ultima notte di Amore directed by acclaimed Italian actor, writer and director Andrea Di Stefano.
The film tells the story of a police lieutenant who on the night before his retirement is asked to investigate a crime scene where his best friend has been killed during a diamond heist.
The Italian Film Festival in Galway is organized in collaboration with the Italian Department in University of Galway and Galway Film Society.
The dates and venues of all screenings at the N.I.C.E Italian Film Festival are
- 25-28 April 2024 – Light House Cinema Dublin
- 26-28 April 2024 – The Ark (Gate) Cinema Cork
- 3-5 May 2024 – Pálás Cinema Galway
For more information and to book tickets see nicefestival.org
