29/06/2017 - The festival will screen more than 80 features, including 16 world premieres

Song of Granite by Pat Collins

Pat Collins’ Song of Granite [+see also:
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The focus country this year is Poland and films include Agnieszka Holland and Kasia Adamik’s Spoor [+see also:
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interview: Agnieszka Holland
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film profile], Michal Jaskulski and Lawrence Loewinger’s Bogdan’s Journey [+see also:
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interview: Bartosz M. Kowalski
film profile]. The festival will also host the Irish premiere of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.

“Between being both a UNESCO City of Film and the destined European Capital of Culture in 2020, we felt more pressure than ever to deliver a programme to satisfy the cineaste audiences in Galway but I think we’ve put together something for everyone across the six days,” said Director of Programming Gar O’Brien.