San Francisco Irish Film Festival 2011

The 8^th Annual San Francisco Irish Film Festival celebrates

The Top Ten Irish Indies!

September 22nd – 25th, 2011

Roxie Film Center

The 2011 San Francisco Irish Film Festival is a special celebration of Ireland’s ten best Independent films and shorts, a mixture of classics and soon to be classics.

Step out in your finest pair of silk pyjamas and join inner-city Dubliners, Lauren and Tara, as they navigate the trials of life in Maya Derrington’s Pyjama Girls.  Then hold onto your fingers as we follow the misadventures of Git and Anto who undertake a mission for the mob in Paddy Breathnach’s crime comedy, I Went Down.

Festival favorite Magners ‘n’ Shorts will return on Saturday, so kick up your heels, and enjoy the very best in contemporary Irish short films.

This year we are pleased to extend the festival to four days.  Sunday concludes our 2011 event with films such as Hunger, Bloody Sunday, and In the Name of the Father.

Special guests at our Opening Night reception on Thursday, September 22nd, include honoree director, Paddy Breathnach, and many more.

Imagine Ireland, a year of Irish arts in America in 2011, presents another chapter in the history of Irish artists making their mark in America, one which will offer fresh insights into contemporary Irish life as well as Irish America. The San Francisco Irish Film Festival is one of this year’s featured  Irish and Irish-American artists, companies and organizations that  represent a tour-de-force of artistic energy, crossing the continent to re-imagine Ireland’s cultural imprint on America.

Culture Ireland is the state agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide, working under the aegis of the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. Culture Ireland creates and supports opportunities for Irish artists to present their work at strategic international festivals, venues, showcases and arts markets. The agency comprises a board appointed by the Minister and an executive staff led by the Chief Executive. www.cultureireland.gov.ie

Imagine Ireland is a year-long season of Irish arts in America in 2011, an initiative of Culture Ireland, with funding from the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport.www.imagineireland.ie