REMERCIEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENT Air Canada * The St. Patrick's Society of Montreal * Hurley's Irish Pub * McKibbin's Irish Pub * The British Council * L'Hotel Ritz Carlton * L'Ambassade d'Irlande / The Embassy of Ireland * The Irish Film Archive * Concordia University [Marc Gervais, Peter Rist] * John Griffin * Trish McAdam * Joe Comerford * John T. Davis * et tous les réalisateurs irlandaise / and all the Irish filmmakers * Cine Gael Committee {Lynn Doyle, Fiona Dujardins, * Dana Hearne, Anthony Kirby, Antoine Maloney, * Mary McDaid. Shane McGovern, Beverly * McGuire, Kevin Tierney, Patrick Vallely. For graciously providing prints of the films shown: BBC London * Besom Productions Ltd., N. Ireland * Clarence Pictures. Dublin * John Davies, London * De Facto ?lms, Galway * East Lane Films, Dublin * Gael-Linn, Dublin * Hollywood Films, Belfast * Graham Jones, Dublin * High-Hat Productions, Dublin * Hot Shot Films, Belfast * Irish Film Archive, Dublin * Irish Film Board, Dublin * Peter Lannon, London * Lion's Gate Films, Montreal * Merlin Films, Dublin * Miramax Films, New York * Parallel Film Productions, Dublin * Polygram Television, London * Poolberg Productions, Dublin * Proinsias Ni Ghainne, Galway * The Shooting Gallery, New York * Temple Films, Dublin * Tolmayax Co., Ltd., London * Treasure Films, Dublin * Warner Brothers, Toronto. Conservatoire d'Art Cinematographique Directeur: Serge Losique Dir. de programmation: Danièle Cauchard Coordination: Maggie Lattuca

Ciné Gael cordially invites you to attend a Round Table Discussion Recasting Irish Identity The success of recent Irish cinema has played a big part in propelling the country into global prominence. The old songs were about emigration; has this forever changed'? We ask: To what extent does modern Irish Film refect the Ireland of to-day? What impact has modern Irish film had on how the Irish see themselves and on how the world perceives them. De Seve Cinema, Concordia University, 1400 de Maisonneuve West. Sunday, April 5 at 2pm Admission Free The Panel Fiona Downey is the popular host of the CBC programme Home Run. She has a long-time interest in things Irish and has graciously consented to moderate the discussion. Denis Sampson of County Clare is a Professor of English Literature at Vanier College. In 1993 Denis published an acclaimed study of the novelist John McGahern. His soon-to-be-published book is a study of Brian Moore. Denis is interested in the techniques that are employed in translating from the printed page to the screen; both McGahern and Moore have had success in this area. Dana Hearne of Dublin, is a professor of Irish Studies and Women's Studies at John Abbott College. Dana also teaches Women's Studies at Concordia University. She is particularly interested in the prominent role played by women in Irish cinema today. Paul Salmon is Film and Literature instructor at the University of Guelph. He is both an enthusiast of and an authority on Irish film. His most recent accomplishment has been to design and facilitate the first fully web-based cinema course in Canada. John T. Davis '...unquestionably Ireland's most creative and adventurous film-maker'. (Ted Sheehy, Film Ireland). Four of John Davis's films are presented in our Celebration of Irish Film. Graham Jones is from the Republic of Ireland. The film How to Cheat on the Leaving Certi?cate, his debut feature, has just been released. The title alone is intriguing to anyone who has spent even a day in the Irish school system. Jones is part of the new wave of Irish film-makers; interested film-goers will be looking at his work signs of where Irish cinema is headed. Presented as part of Festival '98 by Cine Gael Montreal and Montreal Conservatory of Cinematographic Art

Gala Closing Performance Saturday, April 18 at 7.30 pm Paddy Breathnach's I Went Down Playful and self-assured, Breathnach's film creates a very funny, sometimes absurd picture that hinges on several finely drawn characters from the Irish criminal community. Geoffrey Gilmore says of this film: 'With an exhuberant tone and a rude, even impudent attitude, this maverick film embraces non-conformity. Guest Speaker : John Brady, author of the Inspector Mart Minogue series of mystery stories, is uniquely qualified to introduce us to the background of the characters in this story.