The first clips of Lance Daly’s Black 47, a rare feature centred on the Great Famine which premieres tonight at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival, have been released. To do it another way might have been voyeuristic and horrible.”The Berlin Film Festival is one of the three most important events in the European cinema calendar. Other production partners include the Irish Film Board, the Luxembourg Film Fund, Wildcard Distribution, TV3 and the Broadcast Authority of Ireland. “It’s hard to get a premiere and get this acknowledgment on the world stage. I’ve seen Irish producers break their back to get this sort of attention.”Black 47 will open the Audi Dublin International Film Festival on Wednesday.

Source: The Irish Times February 16, 2018 13:50 UTC