Mumbai to host 1st Irish Film Festival of India from Feb 23

The first Irish Film Festival of India will be held at NCPA, Mumbai from February 23-26, 2012.

The inaugural festival follows the theme of ‘The Writing Irish’ to celebrate in film the long and rich heritage of Irish literature.

The films on show include The Dead (1987) directed by John Huston based on a James Joyce short story, Krapp’s Last Tape (2000), a screen adaptation of the Beckett play by Atom Egoyan, The Butcher Boy (1997), an adaptation of the Patrick McCabe novel directed by Oscar-winner Neil Jordan and Circle of Friends (1995) directed by Pat O’Connor among others.

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The festival is founded by Marc-Ivan O’Gorman of Cleverality Productions with the support of The Embassy of Ireland India, The Irish Film Institute, Enterprise Ireland and Culture Ireland.