Rathmullan Film Festival 2020

20 Feb | 10am-1pm | St Joseph’s N.S. | 9-14Yrs - Slide, fly and drive chairs around the studio to create a surreal chase film where the laws of physics and the real world no longer apply. Cormac O'Kane, award-winning Animation Lecturer at LYIT will teach the ins and outs of Pixilation, a stop-motion technique which uses people instead of puppets.

20 Feb | 10am-1pm | St Joseph’s N.S. | 5-9Yrs - Build your favorite movie character using recycling material and bring your new friend along with you to watch Pinocchio (1940, 88min, PG) about a living puppet who, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy. Workshop from 10-11am and must be pre-booked as places are limited. Screening starts at 11.15am, it is FREE and open to everyone. No pre-booking needed.

20 Feb | 7-8:30pm | Drumhalla House - Comic Con comes to Rathmullan! Put on your favourite super hero costume, take a walk down our red carpet & join us for a celebration of local creativity.You will be treated to face painting, virtual reality & green screen fun, followed by a screening of short films featuring children from the Rathmullan Celtic Academy, St Garvan’s N.S. & St Joseph’s N.S. Tea, coffee & sweet treats for all.

20 Feb | 7-8:30pm | Drumhalla House - Comic Con comes to Rathmullan! Put on your favourite super hero costume, take a walk down our red carpet & join us for a celebration of local creativity.You will be treated to face painting, virtual reality & green screen fun, followed by a screening of short films featuring children from the Rathmullan Celtic Academy, St Garvan’s N.S. & St Joseph’s N.S. Tea, coffee & sweet treats for all.

Ticket valid for: 2 Adults & 2 Children - 20 Feb | 7-8:30pm | Drumhalla House - Comic Con comes to Rathmullan! Put on your favourite super hero costume, take a walk down our red carpet & join us for a celebration of local creativity.You will be treated to face painting, virtual reality & green screen fun, followed by a screening of short films featuring children from the Rathmullan Celtic Academy, St Garvan’s N.S. & St Joseph’s N.S. Tea, coffee & sweet treats for all.

21 Feb | 10am-1pm | St Joseph’s N.S. | 9-14Yrs - The time has never been better for young people to dip their toes into the world of filmmaking! Learn how to use smartphone technology to produce films using industry standard techniques with Póca Productions. Explore the various roles on a film set and how to shoot and edit a scene on a mobile device.

21 Feb | 10am-1pm | St Joseph’s N.S | 5-9Yrs - Join Susan Harding, Pixalili Fabric POD, for a pre-screening workshop where you will make, shape and build your very own clay character. Chicken Run (2000, 84min, PG) tells the story of rooster Rocky and chicken Ginger who decide to escape from a chicken farm when they learn that their owner is plotting to have them killed. Workshop from 10-11.00am and must be pre-booked. FREE Screening starts at 11.15am and doesn't require pre-booking.

Fri 21 Feb | 4-6pm | Big Paddy's Pub - Selection of short films made by the Women in the Archives project which celebrate women’s history, heritage and social roles in Northern Ireland: Voices of Gullion (6min), The Threads That Bind Us (17min), Breaking The Mould (17min), Women in Farming (17min), ROGHA (6min), A Fantastic Journey: from the Mournes to the Rockies (26 min).

21 Feb | 6-7pm | Flagpole Pitch | 5-12Yrs - An evening of soccer fun hosted by Rathmullan Celtic FC. Learn a few new skills including dribbling, passing, shooting, and ‘Head Catch’.

21 Feb | An Stad | 6.30-8.30pm - Prince fans unite! Written and directed by Prince, Under the Cherry Moon (1986, 100min, 15A) tells the story of a trust-fund beauty and the pianist at a hotel in Nice on the Riviera. A film that is ‘so delightfully deranged that you stare at it in amazement that such a thing could have possibly emerged from a Hollywood studio.” (Peter Sobczynski, May 4, 2016). Prince-themed food available and live Prince-themed music to follow film.

21 Feb | 8-11pm | An Bonnan Bui Café & Bistro - Directed by Julie Taymor and starred by Salma Hayek, Frida (2002, 123min, 15A) charts the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who channelled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work. The film will be followed by The Arty Quiz where Shelagh Cullity, Art Historian, will test your knowledge of art, from cup cake depictions of famous paintings to names of artists. Pre-theatre menu available.