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I am pleased to welcome you all the newly opened Nutgrove Omniplex Cinema & The Bridge Enterprise Centre, Rathfarnahm to celebrate the 16th Indian Film Festival of Ireland 2025.
This year, the festival focuses on great feature films & two short films from the Netherlands.Actress filmmake, Keshavi Jaharia is also attending. The festival is opening with a feature film “Inn Galion Mien” starring Javed Jafri, who will attend the screening with the director Avinash Das, they travel from India. The closing film is Moha, also starring Javed Jafri and directed by Santosh Sivan, also showing Despatch at the Bridge Enterprise Centre, a in the Construction industry thriller starring Manoj Bajpai. Directed by Kanu Behal, local home production Irish Baba, other important documentaries films are Naam tha Kanhyalal , The Mind That Matters and the environmental film-Moving Upstream: Ganga a film by Shridhar Sudhir.
Shorts like Cybershot, and Insusceptible, and feature films, such as great Benagali film Ahana, directed by Promita Bhomik over the three days from 5-7 September.
The Festival schedule is running at two venues, at the Nutgrove Omniplex Cinema and Bridge Enterprise Center, Rathfarnahm. Please read carefully the daily schedule to attend the screenings.
All cinema season tickets : €30 – please book from Event bright.
Star in Retrospect
Javed Jafri
He is an Indian actor, dancer, and comedian who has appeared in Hindi films and television shows. He is the son of the comedian Jagdeep. He joined the Aam Aadmi Party in March, 2014 and contested the 2014 Indian general election from the Lucknow constituency, finishing fifth He played Charlie Anna in the animated film Roadside Romeo, a collaborative effort of Yash Raj Films and Disney. He has commentated on the Japanese TV show Takeshi’s Castle and Ninja Warrior on Pogo TV and Hungama respectively. He was also the judge for Karaoke World Championships India with Manasi Scott, music director Raju Singh, Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant, founder and organizer of KWC INDIA, Savio Paul D’sa, Leslie Lewis, Remo Fernandes, and Sunita Rao
Highlights
16th Indian Film Festival of Ireland 2024
Join us at the cinema for an unforgettable Three days filled with inspirational movies, documentaries and reflections. It is an amazing opportunity to network with people in the industry while exposing yourself to vibrant Indian culture cinematic brilliance.
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Join us at the cinema for an unforgettable three days filled with inspirational movies, documentaries and reflections. An amazing opportunity to network with people in the industry while exposing yourself to vibrant Indian culture cinematic brilliance.
Timeline
Indian Film Festival Ireland 2025
IFFI Day # 1
5th September
At The Bridge Enterprise Centre. Rathfarnaham, Dublin 14.
9:00 am – 11:00 am DEEVA , Screening. First time director Devi Dang. Shot in Kaashi Banaras. India.
Ticket : 5 Euro. Book on Eventbright.
11:30 am – 2:00 pm Despatch. Director : Kanu Behel. A construction corruption thriller Shot in Mumbai India and London. Starring Manoj Bajpai.
Ticket : 5 Euro. on Eventbright
OPENING GALA FILM SCREENINGS:
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Omniplex Nutgrove Cinema.
Reception and photos with stars.
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Inn Galyon mein . (In These Lanes) Starring: Javed Jafri..(attending the screeing with the director Avinash Das)
Tickets: 20 Euro ticket + 2 Euro.
Festival Membership Fee. Book early on Eventbright to avoid disappointment.
IFFI Day # 2
6th September
All film Screenings at the Bridge Enterprise Centre. Rathfarnaham, Dublin 14.
9:00 am – 9:15 am: Maya – Short film. Free screening.
9:15 am – 11:45 am : Namastey : May I Come In. Feature Film by Fatima Zehra Zen. A domestic thriller, short in Mumbai. India. ( free screening)
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm: Naam Tha Kanahayya Lal..Documentry by Hemaa Singh. (free screening)
1:30 pm -3:00 pm: AHANA. Bengali language feature film, English subtitles.Director – Promita Bhomik. Shot in Calcutta. India.
Ticket: 5 Euro. Book on Eventbrite.
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm: The Mind That Matters. Documentary. Story of Payal Chawala director: Ajay Chitnis.
Ticket: 5 Euro. Book on Eventbrite.
3:45 pm – 5:30 pm: Moving Up Stream: Ganga. Environmental Documentry. ( free screening).
7:00 pm: IFFI Award Gala Night Dinner. @ the Milltown Golf Club.
Tickets: 60 Euro. Advise to book early on Eventbrite.
IFFI Day # 3
7th September
All films at the Nutgrove Omniplex Cinema.
4:00 pm – 4:20 pm: Irish Baba, a short film made by local Indian origin filmmakers Sree Vallabhaneni and Vivek Srikumar
Ticket: 5 + 2 Euro Festival Membership fee.
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Cybershot. A short film by Keshavi Jaharia, about the long distance Cyber love. (attending Q&A)
5:00 pm- 5:16 pm: Insusceptible. On domestic violence against women. Short film by Keshavi Jaharia.
Ticket: 5 + 2 Euro membership fee. Ticket on Eventbrite.
CLOSING FILM
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm. Moha . based on an Indian Mythological story. Starring Javed Jafri (attending) directed by Santosh Sivan.
Ticket: 10 Euro + 2 Euro membership fee applies.
Festival Membership Fee. Book early on Eventbrite to avoid disappointment.
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