24/01/2014 - Richard Dreyfuss, Terry Gilliam and Peter Morgan to receive career achievement Volta awards

The 12^th Dublin International Film Festival (February 13-23) will open with John Michael McDonagh’s Calvary [+see also:
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trailer
making of
interview: John Michael McDonagh
film profile] and close with John Butler’s The Stag [+see also:
trailer
film profile]. The festival will feature more than 135 films, including 17 new Irish films like Brendan Muldowney’s Love Eternal [+see also:
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This year, the festival’s annual career achievement Volta awards will be presented to Richard Dreyfuss, Terry Gilliam and Peter Morgan. Other guests at the festival include John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Brenda Fricker, James Fox, Jean-Marc Barr, Pollyanna McIntosh, Richard Ayoade, David Mackenzie and Jonathan Glazer.

The Out of the Past strand will screen 16 titles and includes Harold Lloyd’s Safety Last with live musical accompaniment by Neil Brand.  The filmmaker’s granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd, will attend the screening.  A William Klein retrospective is another highlight with the famed photographer and filmmaker attending a public interview. A 50th anniversary presentation of the classic The Umbrellas of Cherbourg will also be screened.

Gráinne Humphreys, Festival Director, said, “We’re particularly proud to be opening and closing the festival this year with remarkable Irish films, both of which demonstrate the Irish industry’s ability to produce quality films that can be positioned on a world stage.  The selection of films has been very carefully considered and chosen to ensure that there is very much something for all audiences.”