Dublin festival offers cinema paradise

IRISH actor Brendan Gleeson last night launched the 2nd Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.

The festival will screen 97 feature films from 35 countries between February 12 and 22 at the Screen Cinema, Savoy Cinema, UGC and the Irish Film Institute.

"This is a festival for the people of Dublin and for all those cinema-goers from all parts of Ireland or abroad who have the time and the inclination to immerse themselves in the event," said festival founder and director Michael Dwyer.