CHERISHING 21 YEARS OF DIFF!

“This is my 'claim to fame' story I tell everyone! I was one of the first people to enter Lighthouse Screen 1 to see 'The Lure' at DIFF2016 edition and already there, standing by the screen was Jan Kaczmarek, the Polish composer who I believe had a workshop or a masterclass earlier that day. Anyway, since I recognized him, as I was passing, I greeted him politely, in Polish obviously, and went up to take my seat. As more people were coming in, he looked at me and asked if I was in the 'Polish section' and I responded that we can make it one. So, he came up and sat next to me, introduced himself and we chatted a bit before others started reaching out. Anyway, I now say that I know an Oscar winner!”

-Kasia Jasiecka, Season ticket holder

Some tips from our season ticket holders!

• Avoid the queues by attending the morning screenings.

• Buy 2 tickets and bring a friend!

• Hang around after the screenings... you don't know who you may bump into and thank the filmmakers if you meet them.

“My favourite memory from Diff is from around the time I was a student - so many years ago - just beginning to think about making films and I remember sitting in a pub drinking pints with the late Michael Dwyer and other film obsessives discussing what we’d just seen that day and relishing more days of seeing 4 or 5 films every day.”

-Lenny Abrahmson, Board Member and Director

“Jessie Buckley singing live after the screening of 'Wild Rose' at the 2019 festival was particularly moving, and who could forget the metal group 'Anvil' performing live after the screening of ‘Anvil: The Story of Anvil’ at the 2009 festival”

-Oisin Kane, Season ticket holder

“My favourite memory is definitely speaking to Patricia Clarkson over the phone is from 2010. It was a bit of a shocking event, I was so starstruck because her voice is so iconic. So I phoned her in her New York apartment and she went, "Hi, it's Patty", and I froze...So that was very cool. "

-Aideen Darcy, Hospitality Manager