March 13, 2023
Scéal Eile: Irish Film Festival (March 21st-25th 2023)
The Reel Borders team is proud to have contributed to the next edition of Scéal Eile: The Belgian-Irish Film Festival. From 21 till 25 March Scéal Eile will offer a wide selection of both old and new Irish film titles in Brussels, Ghent, and Antwerp. Reel Borders curated the thematic program Lines of Light: a retrospective of films that tackle the Irish border.
Wednesday 22, 17:45 will see us take part in a panelconversation on the contemporary cinema landscape in Northern Ireland. On Saturday 25, 14:30, the program will also feature the result of our participatory video workshops in Derry. These Reel Borders Shorts are free to attend and will be accompanied by a Q&A with the participant filmmakers. Check out the full program through www.bestofIrishfilm.be, or get a programme brocuhe at one of the cinemas we're partnering with.
All Reel Border events are listed below and will have an introduction or Q&A: Wednesday 22/03, 21:30: Wildfire (2020) at Cinema Galleries (Brussels). Pre-screening of Hyfin (2022). Thursday 23/03, 20:30 Traveller (1981) on 16mm at KASKcinema (Ghent). Pre-screening of Turf (2021). Friday 24/03, 20:15 Blarney (1938) at De Cinema (Antwerp). Pre-screening of border archival material with a live soundtrack of Nele De Gussem. Saturday 25/03, 14:30 Reel Border Shorts (2023) at Cinema Aventure (Brussels). With Q&A of the involved filmmakers. Saturday 25/03, 20:00 Angel (1981) on 35mm at Flagey (Brussels). Pre-screening of Hard Border (2018) with an introduction of actor Stephen Rea.
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Funded by the European Research Council.
Starting Grant #948278
The Reel Borders logo is designed by Joris Bochman
The Reel Borders website was built by Irene Gutiérrez and Silvia Almenara-Niebla
Starting Grant #948278
The Reel Borders logo is designed by Joris Bochman
The Reel Borders website was built by Irene Gutiérrez and Silvia Almenara-Niebla
