Clones Film Festival 2018

Welcome to the 17th annual Clones Film Festival. Once again, we have a wide range of national and international films and documentaries in this year’s programme. With the Old Post Office undergoing a significant refurbishment, we are delighted to bring to you a new venue ‘The Safe House’ in the old Ulster Bank. We are extremely grateful to Eamon McCaughey and family for allowing us to use this fine building. Our box office will be situated here, as will a 20-seater theatre. The Road House once again will be parked on the Diamond and The Courthouse has a packed programme including the short competitions on Sunday afternoon.

Ireland’s Biggest Little Film Festival

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Clones Film Festival - Ireland’s Biggest Little Film Festival - for the 17th time can show you our action-packed programme featuring new Irish & international cinema releases, interviews, documentaries, short film competitions, children’s films and live music festival club this October bank holiday weekend (Thurs 25th – Sun 28th October 2018). This is the 17th year of CFF and screenings will be hosted in Clones Courthouse, The "Safe House" (the old ulster bank) and as usual the Road House Mobile Cinema will rest it's weary wheels on the Diamond

Why Clones ?

Four of many sparkling reasons to visit Clones on October Bank Holiday Weekend

Fantastic Flippin' Films

Our festival brings films that require more thought than popcorn. But popcorn is of course an option.

Home Grown Talent

Not just FROM Clones, but talent from all over the world come to our creative hub to make a film in 48 hours.

Festival Club

Films need post viewing discussion which are enhanced with live music and some beverages in Adamsons Bar

Friendly Staff

The Old Post Office harbours our ticket sales office, but also is a haven for coffee, cakes, treats and nibbles.

Soliciting a savvy social sharing scheme

We all know that word of mouth is the very best form of recommendation. People take you at your word and go with that advice. We want to enjoy the benefit of the glowing recommendations we have heard so many of you say, so please take a few minutes to share those utterances with your friends.

WHAT WILL ‘SHARING’ DO FOR CLONES FILM FESTIVAL? Simply put, if we can keep our promotional cost to a minimum, this enables our team to bring our audiences more films. We hear you say "WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?" Well, we're glad you asked, as simply "LIKING" is not enough. Here's a list of things that you could do to help:
Share our Facebook entries on your timeline
Comment on our Facebook entries
Mention a friend’s Facebook name if you think they might be interested in a comment or a film
Share Clones Film Festival’s website by copying and pasting the following URL: http://www.clonesfilmfestival.com/ in your "Facebook status"
Go on, go ahead - just "Like" something on our Facebook page Did we mention the importance of "Sharing"?

This year we have added a ticket purchasing facility to our website. This means that you will be able to "Share" a screening you would like to go to with a friend and they too can buy a ticket. Or if you see a listing for a film that a friend was talking about, then go ahead, SHARE it with them. We're guessing that if you've read this far, you realise that our general wish is that you "share" our stuff.

Permitted Quotations

Spoken in the heat of the moment.

I Paraphrase Patrick Kavanagh "Clones has a standing army of Film Makers and you say...why Clones?....Well Why Not Clones? Eugene Mc Cabe, Playwright, Co. Monaghan.

I'm goin to the Clones Film Festival again this year, cause there's no where else like it on the planet, It's good for the sanity, it's full of electricity. Jinx Lennon, Bespectacled Madman.

“I can highly recommend this festival and its slightly bonkers team as the friendliest & most fun film festival in Ireland.”Peter ‘Magic’ Johnston, 15 Second Film Festival

...The Festival itself...has a wonderful sense of family about it. Clones ? the streets are thronged with the weird, the unpredictable and the brilliant... Barry Devlin, Musician.

Get in Touch!

Email: info@clonesfilmfestival.com
Website: www.clonesfilmfestival.com

1 Fortview, Newtownbutler Rd.
Clones, Co. Monaghan.

Business backed

Clones Film Festival is a bona fide asset to the town and they have generously stood up and put their hands in their pockets and pulled out some cash to sponsor CFF in doing what they do so well.

Politically empowered

CFF are truly thankful to the local and national organisations that have helped them with the funding they could not do without. The Arts Council of Ireland and Monaghan County Council have both supported the festival since its inception and it simply would not happen without their care. We are also ever thankful to Minister Heather Humphreys for having the vision to help all the arts groups in Clones realise the potential of the beautiful old Courthouse as a venue.