Welcome To JFF 2025! Ireland's only truly national film festival
Featured Films
Ghost Cat Anzu
Yoko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita, 2024
Karin, a young girl who has recently lost her mother, is left in the care of her grandfather while her father attempts to pay off his debts. Now living in the scenic grounds of a temple, Karin encounters Anzu - a giant walking and talking cat who liv
Takano Tofu
Mitsuhiro Mihara, 2023
Tatsuo is a dedicated tofu maker who still makes tofu the traditional way. As well as supplying bigger stores, he runs a small tofu shop with his daughter Haru. Facing serious health issues, Tatsuo is deeply worried about his daughter’s future. He
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
Hayao Miyazaki, 1979
JFF is delighted to present the great Hayao Miyazaki’s first feature film on the big screen. Released in 1979 - six years before the foundation of Studio Ghibli - this is the second animated film based on the beloved Lupin III manga series. It foll
All the Long Nights
Sho Miyake, 2024
Misa and Takatoshi are each living with an often debilitating condition: Misa with intense monthly PMS, and Takatoshi with frequent panic attacks. Both have found it hard to hold down jobs and relationships due to their intense mood swings. When they
Kanasando
Toshiyuki Teruya (Gori), 2024
After growing up on the Ryukyu Islands in the south of Japan, Mika - traumatised by her father's infidelity and her mother's death - left her island home, intending to never return. However, when her father is diagnosed with a serious illness, she tr
Tekkonkinkreet
Michael Arias, 2025
JFF is delighted to present screenings of this 2006 anime classic Tekkonkinkreet. In Treasure Town, where the moon smiles and young boys can fly, life can be both gentle and brutal. This is never truer than for Black and White, two street urchins who
Welcome To JFF 2025! Ireland's only truly national film festival
JFF is back for 2025 in our usual April spot!
Between April 1 - 27, we are presenting screenings in Bray, Dundalk, Sligo, Cork, Waterford, Galway, Wexford and Dublin.
Tickets are on sale now. We look forward to seeing you at JFF25!