Artist Talk + Screening: Italian Artists’ Films
15 May 2026, 4–5.45pm
Exhibiting artist Rebecca Moccia and Marta Bianchi from Careof, Milan will host a curated series of short films followed by an artist talk.
03 September 2014
Selected by Nathaniel Mellors, TBG+S and the IFI are pleased to present this 70mm screening of Jean-Jacques Annaud’s spectacular ‘Quest for Fire’.
Film: Quest for Fire
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Film Information: 100 minutes, Canada-France-U.S.A., 1982, Colour, Subtitled, 70mm
Selected by Nathaniel Mellors
Irish Film Institute
Wednesday 3rd September 2014 | 6.30pm
In partnership with Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (TBG+S), the IFI is pleased to present the 70mm screening of Jean-Jacques Annaud’s spectacular Quest for Fire. Selected by artist Nathaniel Mellors, this event takes place in conjunction with his exhibition, ‘The Sophisticated Neanderthal Interview’ at TBG+ S. A fantasy sci-fi comedy set in the Neanderthal transition, Quest for Fire has an epic, unmistakably post-Space Odyssey aspect. Featuring an imaginary paleolithic language based on Inuit vocabulary and written by Anthony Burgess, the film employs an ancient setting as a lens for the present and is long overdue for reappraisal and critical acclaim.
Nathaniel Mellors will take part in a Q&A with Rayne Booth, Programme Curator of TBG+S following the screening
Tickets onsale from IFI boxoffice and website, click here to book your ticket.
15 May 2026, 4–5.45pm
Exhibiting artist Rebecca Moccia and Marta Bianchi from Careof, Milan will host a curated series of short films followed by an artist talk.
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An experimental drawing workshop with artist Shane Malone-Murphy exploring alternative ways of mapping experience through mark-making.
16 May 2026, 2-4pm
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