Sea Sessions have confirmed dates for this years music and surf festival in Bundoran, Co. Donegal. The three day even will take place over 21/22/23 June and early bird tickets are now on sale for €79 from Sea Sessions’ website.
The line up hasn’t been announced yet but when you’ve previously had the cream of Irish talent play alongside the likes of Paul Weller, Ziggy Marley and The Go! Team, you know Sea Sessions is going to deliver.
When I saw the press release came in for this year’s, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, my jaw dropped. Tim Roth, Gabriel Byrne, Frank Langella, Olivier Assayas, Costa-Gavras, Robert Towne and Danny DeVito and one of my favourite Directors, Joss Whedon, have all confirmed.
The full festival programme will be available this evening from 7 on the festival website jdiff.com
The festival takes place between 14th- 24th of February and alongside film screenings will feature shorts masterclasses and lots of special events over the 11 days.
At the launch Festival Director Gráinne Humphreys said: “The year long search for the most original voices in contemporary cinema will finally be unveiled next month. It’s a festival jam packed with screenings, workshops and masterclasses, and I am genuinely humbled by the guests who will join us: Olivier Assayas, Costa-Gavras, Danny DeVito, Joss Whedon, Margery Simkin and Frank Langella, it is a honour to welcome them and the rest of our cast list to Dublin.”
LA Confidential will be featured in the Jameson Cult Film Club, Danny Devito will be in attendance at the interactive evening. The opening gala will feature ‘Broken’ starring Tim Roth and Rufus Norris. It was written by Irish screenwriter Mark O’Rowe.
Personally, I’m looking forward to Joss Whedon, who will mix the modern and classic with a retelling of the Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing; (Did you know some dialogue in Buffy The Vampire Slayer was based in Shakespeare?)
Irish films screening include :The Hardy Bucks Movie; Kieron J Walsh’s black humourous Jump, Mary Harron’s visually lush The Moth Diaries starring Sarah Bolger, documentary maker Kieran Evans’ powerful debut feature Kelly + Victor, and the intriguing Irish co-production Call Girl.
Tickets go on sale at 11.59 tonight, credit cards at the ready….
For more info:
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
Ticket Office: Filmbase, Curved St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Phone: 01 687 7974
Web: www.jdiff.com
Email: info@jdiff.com
Facebook: Jameson Dublin International Film Festival – /Dublinfilmfestival
Twitter: @DublinFilmFest
Quite a packed show this week, I spoke to photographer Amy Hanrahan, Birch Hamilton who is Director of the SDGI, they’re running Digital Biscuit this week. I also spoke to Cian Walsh from Cork band Toy Soldier.
Here’s what happened:
1. DJ Flip & Freezemaster Slick: Crossroads
2. The Traps: Calypso
3. Chat with Amy Hanrahan
4. Billy Bragg: Handyman Blues
5. Swim Deep: The Sea
6. Chat with Birch Hamilton of SDGI about Digital Biscuit
7. Josephine: Portrait
8. Friends of Emmet: Coming Apart
9. Chat with Cian Walsh of Toy Soldier (Part 1)
10. Toy Soldier: Natural Disaster
11. Chat with Cian Walsh of Toy Soldier (Part 2)
12. Toy Soldier: Climbing Trees
13. To Kill A King: Cold Skin
14. Axis Of: Lifehammer
Thanks for listening, don’t forget you can listen to the full show again on the RTE Player. The show is broadcast every Wednesday at 1400 GMT and is repeated every Sunday at 2100 GMT. You can also subscribe to the Culture Cafe podcast on iTunes.
I can’t believe that this still has just 500 views on YouTube. John Robb is a punk at heart. He formed Membranes in 1977 and still sings with Goldblade, a band he formed in 1984. As well as being a writer,journalist and opinion giver on music TV shows, he’s also presented a series on the history of punk. He is also the guy behind Louder Than War.
If you’ve ever wanted to make music, watch this, if you currently make music, watch this. A very enjoyable 24 minutes.
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