BIFFL 2021: 12th Annual Film Festival

The Irish Club of Luxembourg, together with G-Media sarl, is delighted that no less than 13 feature films from Ireland, plus a short film showcase and a film in the Irish-language, have been included in this year’s 12th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg to be held over ten days from Thursday 16 September until Saturday 25 September 2021, with a hybrid format this year and In-Cinema screenings held under CovidCheck. 

The film festival provides a unique opportunity for viewers to experience a wide selection of new films from Britain and Ireland. The festival will screen 21 feature-length films (21 In-Cinema and 9 online (5 online-only)), from a cross-section of genres and representing mainly independent cinema, as well as some short films. 

The British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg will have screenings across two venues, Ciné Utopia in Limpertsberg and the Cinémathèque in Luxembourg-ville, as well as online, and will open with the screening of “Herself” am Irish drama set in the background of the housing crisis, and will close with the British-American co-production “The Current War”, a drama set in the world of innovation and energy. All but one films will be receiving their Luxembourg premiers during the festival, with the other having its English-language premier.

For more detailed information on the programme, please visit www.bifilmseason.lu.

Music for Helping PAWS – Saturday 28th August

After more than 18 months away from the stage, Kitchen Quartet are BACK!

They will be performing at a charity event, Music for Helping PAWS at Centre Culturel, Oetrange, on Saturday 28th August.

Kitchen Quartet will be on stage from 7pm.

Hope to see you there.

Dance Against Cancer – 2nd Feb

To mark World Cancer Day (on 4 February 2019), and to raise funds for the Luxembourg Cancer Foundation, a Scottish/Irish Cèilidh is being organised on Saturday 2 February 2018 from 19:00 at the Centre Cultural Altrimenti (5 Avenue Marie-Therese, Luxembourg-ville).

The 2019 Dance Against Cancer Cèilidh is the third such event held in the Grand Duchy, with €2,051.60 raised in 2018 for the Luxembourg Cancer Foundation.

Following the success of previous events in 2017 and 2018, the traditional Irish band Kitchen Quartet will again provide the music, with a dance caller organising those on the dance floor who may not know the various dances. The Luxembourg Pipe Band will also perform.

A cash bar will be in operation. All money raised will be donated to the Cancer Foundation.

 

 

Celebrating 10 Years of Kitchen Quartet

Kitchen Quartet are now in their tenth year of being together.

We would like to thank the organisers of the Fête de l’Intégration for helping us to celebrate this milestone and for presenting us with an anniversary cake  at the end of our performance in Steinsel on Sunday!

Here are some photos of the Steinsel event.

 

And a photo from the Irish Whiskey Dinner event on Friday

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