October Bank Holiday Weekend

Thursday October 21st - Sunday October 24th 2021

Clones Film Festival is coming back!

This October Bank Holiday weekend, we hope to present to our live audiences the best films, the best atmosphere, in a range of venues in a town that is small enough to appreciate the guests, smart enough to show the best films and grateful for the support of the Arts Council and all our other sponsors.

We're currently planning our programme, which will be in line with COVID regulations. Please check back soon for further details and follow us on social media for all updates as they happen.

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 comes to participate in our commissioned short film each year.

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 is also 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"?

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 nowhere 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 sponsors have generously stood up, 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 help and guidance. 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.