Irish film makes a welcome début in Tampere, Finland, in the inaugural Irish Film Festival held from Friday September 18th through to Thursday September 24th 2009.

 Organised by the Embassy of Ireland in Finland and Pirkanmaa Film Centre, the festival will be showing a selection of feature length films and short stories that include titles such as Leonard Abrahamson's Garage (2007), Jim Sheridan's My Left Foot (1989) and Niall Heery's Small Engine Repair (2006).

Here is the full programme:

Fri 18th of September
at 6.30 p.m. Leonard Abrahamson: GARAGE (2007) 85 min

Sat 19th of September
at 2.00 p.m. David Gleeson: THE FRONT LINE (2006) 93 min
at 4.30 p.m. Leonard Abrahamson: ADAM & PAUL (2004) 83 min

Sun 20th of September
at 2.30 p.m. Tom Collins: KINGS (2007) 88 min
at 4.30 p.m. Jim Sheridan: MY LEFT FOOT - THE STORY OF CRISTY BROWN (1989) 103 min

Mon 21st of September
at 4.30 p.m. Niall Heery: SMALL ENGINE REPAIR (2006) 98 min

Tue 22nd of September
at 6.30 p.m. Martin Dwan: JOHN McCORMACK - THE PEOPLE'S TENOR (2006) 56 min
+ Part of the film SONG O'MY HEART (1930, Frank Borzage)

Wed 23rd of September
at 4.30 p.m. Dearbhla Glynn: DAMBÉ: THE MALI PROJECT (2008) 94 min
at 6.30 p.m. Pat O´Connor: BALLROOM OF ROMANCE (1982) 65 MIN

Thu 24nd of September
at 5.45 p.m. Ken Wardrop: SHORT FILMS 2004 - 2007 (Tickets 2€)
at 6.30 p.m. Marian Quinn: 32A (2007) 89 min

Tampere's Arthouse Cinema Niagra is hosting the festival with tickets priced at 5e.

http://www.elokuvakeskus.fi/iff/