peter flynn
festival director
dawn morrissey
festival producer
harvey o'brien
associate director
The 9th Annual Magners Irish Film Festival ran Nov. 8-11 2007 at the Brattle Theatre and the Harvard Film Archive. Continuing its celebration the very best of Ireland and the Irish on screen, the event once again showcased an outstanding collection of contemporary Irish and Irish-related features, documentaries and shorts.
Aidan Quinn Honored at the Magners Irish Film Festival!
Aidan Quinn was present at the 9th Annual Magners Irish Film Festival to recieve the 2007 Excellence Award. Mr. Quinn attended a special ceremony and career retrospective held in his honor on Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Brattle Theatre. The event followed a screening of Aisling Walsh's Song for A Raggy Boy.
The Excellence Award acknowledges those talents whose work brings Ireland and the Irish to the attention of audiences around the world. Mr. Quinn is the fifth Excellence Award recipient, following Jim Sheridan, Gabriel Byrne, Fionnula Flannagan and Brendan Gleeson.
Audiences turned out in record numbers for the 9th Annual Mangers Irish Film Festival.
Actor Aidan Quinn was this year's Excellence Award honoree.
2007 Excellence Award Honoree Aidan Quinn discusses his career with audiences at the Brattle Theatre on the festival's opening night.
Filmmaker Margo Harkin speaks to audiences after a screening of her new documentary The Hunger Strike (winner of the 2007 BIFF Award for Best Documentary).
Festival Producer Dawn Morrissey with Actor Allen Leach who accepts the 2007 Best Short Award for Deep Breaths.
Dave McLaughlin introduces his film On Broadway (winner of the 2007 Director's Choice Award).
Director David Gleeson and Producer Nathalie Lichtenthaeler, present at the festival to accept the 2007 Award for Best Feature for The Front Line.
Festival director Peter Flynn bids farewell to audiences on the festival's closing night at the Harvard Film Archive.
peter flynn
festival director
dawn morrissey
festival producer
harvey o'brien
associate director
2006 turned out to be another great year for the Magners Irish Film Festival, with another excellence line-up of contemporary Irish cinema.Films screened at the Brattle Theatre and the Harvard Film Archive with receptions at Jurys Hotel, Grafton Street Pub & Grill and Tommy Doyle's Restaurant.
The festival sponsored in part by the Cultural Relations Committee, Jurys Hotel Boston, Reel Ireland, Aer Lingus, and Ameriprise. Click here for a full list of festival sponsors. Click here for details on the Reel Ireland Program.
Brendan Gleeson Honored at the Magners Irish Film Festival!
Mr. Gleeson was honored at a special ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006. The event featured a career retrospective hosted by Irish film historian (and the festival's Associate Director) Harvey O'Brien and video testimonials from Jim Sheridan, Neil Jordan and John Boorman. The event was co-sponsored by the Reel Ireland Program.
Audiences kicked back to enjoy the 2007 festival opener Black Irish at the Brattle Theatre.
Undoutedly the highlight of the 2006 Festival was the presence of Excellence Award Honoree Brendan Gleeson.
Left to Right: Producer Todd Harris and Writer/Director Brad Gann at the opening screening of Black Irish.
Left to Right: Festival Director Peter Flynn presents Producer Dominic Wright and Writer/Director Niall Heery with the 2006 Director's Choice Award for Small Engine Repair.
Festival Producer Dawn Morrissey presents Director Alan Shannon with the Best Short Fiction/Animation Award for Badly Drawn Roy.
Brendan Gleeson recieves the 2006 Excellence Award from Festival Director Peter Flynn.
Brendan Gleeson poses with the 2006 Excellence Award. Mr. Gleeson is the fourth person to recieve the award, after Jim Sheridan, Gabriel Byrne and Fionnula Flanagan.
After the show - Brendan Gleeson with Festival Producer Dawn Morrissey.
The 7th Annual Magners Irish Film Festival unspooled November 17-21, 2005
Films screened at the Harvard Film Archive and the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, MA.
The festival's program featured the hit Irish comedies Man About Dog and The Honeymooners, the award-winning dramas Song for a Raggy Boy and Adam and Paul, and Tamar Simon Hoffs' affecting family drama Red Roses and Petrol, starring Malcolm McDowell.
Also on offer was a special series of programs celebrating 100 years of the Abbey Theatre. The series included Under a Coloured Cap, a documentary on Sean O'Casey, directed by the playwright's daughter Shivaun O'Casey and The Abbey Theatre: The First 100 Years, by award-winning stage and screen director John Lynch will also be featured.
Stage & Screen Actor Fionnula Flanagan recieves the 2005 Excellence Award Honoree from Terry George.
Fionnula Flanagan was present at the Harvard Film Archive on Sunday, Nov.20 for a special ceremony in her honor. The night began with a special screening of Some Mother's Son and was followed by a retrospective of Ms. Flannagan's work. Some Mother's Son director Terry George made a special appearnce to present Ms. Flanagan with her award.
Filmmaker Aisling Walsh discusses Song for A Raggy Boy with audiences on the festival's opening night.
Director Terry Loane introduces the 2005 Best Feature Mickybo & Me.
Filmmaker Ian Thuillier at the DVD launch of Darkroom, the 2003 Best Documentary winner.
Local musician Flynn entertains festival attendees at one of the festival's many receptions.
Terry George with Dawn Morrissey before the screening of Some Mother's Son.
Left to Right: John Lynch, Dawn Morrissey. Garett O'Connor and Fionnula Flanagan
BIFF6: The Sixth Annual Boston Irish Film Festival
BIFF 6 was launched on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004 with a gala screening of Bloom at the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge. Director Sean Walsh and Angeline Ball (Molly Bloom) were on hand to introduce the film and answer questions afterwards. Other guests included Alan Gilsenan and Liam O'Maonlai (present for the screening of Best Feature winner Timbuktu), Andrew McCarthy (winner of a Special Jury Prize for News for the Church) and this year's Excellence Award winner, Gabriel Byrne. Mr. Byrne was present for the festival's closing night ceremony that included a retrospective of his career in film and television.
Gabriel Byrne receives the 2004 Excellence Award in a special ceremony on Oct. 25, 2004.
BIFF5: The Fifth Annual Boston Irish Film Festival was held April 2003
The 5th annual event featured the Boston premiere of Jim Sheridan's In America as well as Boxed, Photos to Send, The Ghost of Roger Casement and Disco Pigs.
BIFF5 also saw the inageuration of the BIFF Awards. Jim Sheridan was the recipient of the festival's first Excellence Award presented during a gala screening of In America. Marion Comer recieved the Best Feature Award for Boxed. Ian Thuiller was awarded the Best Documentary Award for Darkroom and Nora Twomey recieved the Best Short/Animation Award for From Darkness.
Jim Sheridan eyes the prize - the first annual Excellence Award offered during the Fifth Annual Boston Irish Film Festival.
BIFF premiered Intermission on March 3rd 2004
Actor Colm Meaney was present for the Boston premiere of Intermission at the Brattle Theatre. The film screened to a full house at Cambridge's Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square. A special post-film reception was sponsored by Magners Irish Cider and hosted by Grafton Street Bar and Grill.
Colm Meaney (above with festival director Peter Flynn)
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