Peugeot IFI French Film Festival 2026
We are proud to be partner of the Peugeot IFI French Film Festival again! The 27th edition will take place between November 18th to 29th at the Irish Film Institute in Temple Bar. The 2026 programme features over 34 French films, of which 22 Irish premieres, for every taste: drama, comedy, action, documentary, thriller, animation; short film selections; plus a focus on Catherine Deneuve.
This year’s film supported by Alliance Française Dublin is the 2026 acclaimed thriller Le Triangle d’Or
directed by Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz. There will be free tickets, discounted price for AF Friends and prizes to be won during the Festival – don’t miss out, subscribe to our emailing list!
Screening tickets for the Peugeot IFI French Film Festival are now on sale from the IFI Box Office on 01-6793477 or on www.ifi.ie/frenchfest. Multi-film packages and online bundles are also available.
Monday 23th November at 8.30pm
Director: Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz
20-year-old Laura is training to join the French army but needs money. She lands an interview at a Paris mansion to be a live-in assistant, on call 24/7, catering to the whims of a Saudi prince’s mistress. Behind closed doors, paranoia reigns in luxurious confinement. Drawing on her experience as a maid for a wealthy Saudi woman, Rosselet-Ruiz’s gripping thriller traps its characters in a gilded palace where the walls slowly close in.
Alliance Française Friends get a discounted price at €13 instead of €16.50. There will also be free tickets to be won on social networks, and prizes to win on the night!
We are delighted to invite ticket-holders to a pre-screening cocktail reception at our new café, Madeleine! Join us for a convivial moment with fellow film lovers before the screening — enjoy a drink, light bites, and a glimpse of our new space. Places are limited — attendance will be on a first-come, first-served basis, so make sure to secure your spot early!
Four rarely seen films starring Catherine Deneuve will be presented at the Festival
Born in 1943 to a family of actors, Catherine Deneuve is one of French cinema’s most enduring stars, with a career spanning over sixty years. Film scholar Ginette Vincendeau calls her ‘ice maiden’ and ‘living divinity,’ the embodiment of elegance, cool reserve and national identity. Deneuve rose to international fame with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) before taking provocative roles like Belle de Jour, moving between arthouse and mainstream. Her looks and style made her a cultural symbol, and her political profile evolved with her.
Explore her evolution, from Luis Buñuel to Jacques Demy, to Nicole Garcia and François Ozon.
The restored silent classic Island Fishermen (1924), a poignant drama of love, fate and the sea by Jacques de Baroncelli, will be presented. A prolific director of the silent era, de Baroncelli was acclaimed for his fine book-to-screen adaptations and dramas set on the high seas.
The programme also features a unique selection of eight restored silent shorts from the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation, which will screen before some of the new features in the main programme.
The Silent Film Programme is curated with the support of MK2, and the short films were selected in collaboration with the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation (Paris). Special thanks to Carole Fodor.
Pêcheur d’Islande (1924)
Shorts Films Selection
