Belgrade Irish Festival 2025

04 Mar

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Neil Jordan, one of Ireland’s most acclaimed filmmakers and the country’s most internationally recognized screenwriter and director, will be the guest of honor at the 13th Belgrade Irish Festival. The festival will open with a screening of his film Michael Collins on March 8 at 7:00 PM at the Yugoslav Film Archive. Following the screening, Jordan will engage in a conversation with the audience, moderated by Nicholas O’Neill, a writer, film producer, and curator from Dublin. On this occasion, Neil Jordan will be awarded the Golden Seal of the Yugoslav Film Archive for his outstanding contribution to cinema. With 19 feature films to his name, Neil Jordan has won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (The Crying Game), two BAFTA Awards, the Golden Lion, the Silver Bear, as well as the French Order of Arts and Letters. In addition to his film career, Jordan is a successful fiction writer. His latest novel,...

04 Mar

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After a successful performance at BITEF Theatre last year, the internationally acclaimed Irish theatre company Fishamble and actor Pat Kinevane return to the Belgrade Irish Festival. This time, they will present Silent—a play that earned them the prestigious Olivier Award. Silent is a touching story about homeless man McGoldrig, a man who once had a beautiful life but lost everything—including his mind. Now, he revisits his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino, Hollywood’s first great screen idol. Those who saw Pat Kinevane in King last year—watching him embody Elvis Presley on stage, mop in hand, dancing, singing, and engaging with the audience—will certainly want to see him again as the lonely McGoldrig. This time, Kinevane appears not only as an actor but also as a playwright, having written the script for Silent. The play Silent will be performed at BITEF Theatre on Friday, March 14, at 8:00 PM. Tickets are...

28 Feb

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The Belgrade Irish Festival (BIF) and the "Monolog" gallery will exclusively present the exhibition “Godard Bardo” as part of this year’s BIF. The exhibition will showcase 13 frames from the iconic Jean-Luc Godard film Contempt (French: Le Mépris), starring the legendary Brigitte Bardot. The exhibition will open on Thursday, March 6th at 7:00 PM and will run for the next month. The exhibition is curated by Irish visual artist Jean Curran, one of the few photographers in the world who uses the nearly extinct "dye-transfer" photographic technique. This technique involves manual photo processing and a special process of applying color directly to photographic paper. The result is authentic, visually striking photographs dominated by rich, saturated colors, offering a new way to portray the film's frames. All the prints presented by Curran are based on the original film negatives from Contempt, with permission from French StudioCanal, which holds the distribution and restoration...

19 Feb

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This year, during Irish Film Week (March 8-14), you will have the opportunity to watch 15 films – including classics by Neil Jordan, black comedies, love stories, and films about contemporary Ireland, as well as films tackling important social issues such as mental health and women’s empowerment. Neil Jordan, a star of Irish cinema and the most internationally acclaimed screenwriter and director from Ireland, will be the honorary guest of the 13th Belgrade Irish Festival (March 6-17, 2025) and will visit Belgrade for the first time in March. Irish Film Week will open with Jordan’s historical biographical drama Michael Collins (March 8, 19:00), about the legendary Irish revolutionary Michael Collins, celebrated for his role in the fight for Irish independence from Great Britain in the early 20th century. Liam Neeson, who plays Michael Collins, won the Best Actor award at the 53rd Venice Film Festival. Julia Roberts stars as Collins’ fiancée, Kitty...

17 Feb

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The renowned Irish jazz diva, Mary Coughlan, will perform in Serbia for the first time this March as a special guest of the 13th Belgrade Irish Festival. Often called the "Irish Billie Holiday", Coughlan is known for her emotional and raw interpretations as well as provocative interaction with the audience. She will take the stage in Belgrade on March 13, performing at Dom omladine Beograda. Her music blends jazz, blues, folk, and rock, while music critics recognize influences of Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Édith Piaf, and Peggy Lee in her work. Last year, she released her latest album, "Repeat Rewind," celebrating 40 years on the international music scene. In Belgrade, she will perform with her four-piece band, presenting a carefully selected repertoire that showcases the best of her musical legacy. "I have 15 albums and 40 years of music behind me. I’m sure we’ll put together a great setlist so the Belgrade audience...

06 Feb

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Renowned Irish film director Neil Jordan and exceptional jazz and blues singer Mary Coughlan will visit Serbia for the first time this March as guests of the 13th Belgrade Irish Festival (BIF), taking place from March 6 to 17. This year’s BIF lasts for 12 days and will feature over 40 events across the city. The festival will conclude, as always, with the St. Patrick’s Day celebration on March 17, a national holiday in Ireland. On that day, some of Belgrade’s most iconic buildings will be illuminated in green, following a tradition embraced by many world capitals. “This year, BIF opens with an exclusive exhibition, ‘Godard Bardot,’ inspired by Jean-Luc Godard’s film ‘Contempt’ starring Brigitte Bardot, created by Irish visual artist Jean Curran. For the first time, Bardot has allowed her nude scenes from the film to be reinterpreted using a special photographic technique and displayed in an exhibition,” said the festival’s...