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Dublin elevates the film industry

Ireland’s film industry is thriving. According to the Irish Film Board, the industry is estimated to be worth over €550 million and employs over 6,000 people across the country. Irish films have also receive international acclaim, including winning the Palm D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and several Academy Awards.

With a favourable tax regime that offers incentives to productions that locate in Ireland, Dublin has been the setting for several films, including music themed films, The Commitments and Once. Academy Award-winning film My Left Foot, Michael Collins, Haywire, and About Adam were also filmed in the city.

The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, Ireland’s premier film festival, has been held in the city since 2003.

Organised every February over eleven days, the festival showcases over 120 films from around the world. Films are featured at cinemas across Dublin, including Cineworld, The Savoy, Screen, the Irish Film Institute, and the Light House Cinema. The festival has attracted some of the most famous names in cinema, including Quentin Tarantino and Daniel Day Lewis.

Many of Ireland’s most notable actors hail from Dublin. Dublin-born actor Barry Fitzgerald was nominated for two Academy Awards for his performance in Going My Way in 1944. Gabriel Bryne, who began his career in the Irish soap opera The Riordans, has starred in over 35 feature films, including the Academy Award-nominated film In the Name of the Father. Golden Globe Award-nominated actor Colin Farrell was also born in Dublin, starring in films including S.W.A.T., Total Recall, Alexander, and In Bruges. Dubliner Brenda Fricker won the Academy Award for Best Support Actress for her role in My Left Foot in 1990. Other notable actors from Dublin include Sir Michael Gambon, who appeared as Professor Albus Dumbledore in six Harry Potter films.