The Irish Film Institute is delighted to announce the 2018 IFI Family Festival, which will run from Friday, August 31st to Sunday, September 2nd. This year’s festival will include its usual mix of beautiful short films, features from across the globe, and fun special guests. The festival will open with a special travel-themed event, followed by the Irish première of animation Marnie’s World.
 
Two Irish co-productions will feature prominently at this year’s festival: animation Captain Morten and the Spider Queen and the live-action adventure The Ash Lad will both screen on September 2nd, with models from Captain Morten on display and members of The Ash Lad Visual Effects team in attendance.