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JAMESON DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014THURSDAY 13 – SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARYCHAIRPERSON’S WELCOMEIT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TOWARMLY WELCOME YOU TOANOTHER YEAR OF THISWONDERFUL FILM FESTIVALIN OUR CAPITAL CITY.Our Director, Gráinne Humphreys, hasprogrammed an enticing line-up of films,continuing to challenge, entertain andexcite our audience. As ever, Gráinne haspreviewed many hundreds of films, in tensof locations, to ensure we have the bestof Irish and world cinema at our festival.This festival enjoys the unique andinvaluable support of our title sponsor,Jameson. Now, in its twelfth year, ourremarkable partnership with Jamesonsets a gold standard for business-to-artssponsorship in Ireland, and I look forwardto developing and evolving this strongand fruitful relationship into the future.I would also like to acknowledge theenduring support, since the outset of thefestival, of two key State agencies: TheArts Council/An Comhairle Ealaíon andThe Irish Film Board/Bord Scannán nahÉireann. Indeed, we are deeply gratefulto all our sponsors and supporters.The enormous effort in making ourfestival an annual success is shoulderedby a committed and dedicated staffand a good-humoured squadron ofvolunteers. Led by Jackie Ryan, thisteam delivers at the highest level eachyear and the festival is a credit to them.I would particularly like to acknowledgeand thank the Board of Directors, whogovern and advise with a balance ofexperience, wisdom and common sense.The directors give unstintingly of theirtime and expertise, and the festival isindebted to them for their commitment.Of course, it would all be in vain wereit not for the festival audience, whichturns out year upon year to attendthis great event. We are enormouslygrateful for your loyalty and I wish youa wonderful festival.Gaby Smyth, ChairpersonJAMESON INTRODUCTIONIT IS A GREAT JOY TO WELCOMEYOU TO THE 12TH JAMESONDUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL2014 marks the 12th Jameson DublinInternational Film Festival. We at IrishDistillers Pernod Ricard are very proudto be sponsors of this prestigious event,which contributes to showcasing Dublinas a cultural hotspot around the world. Itmoulds together the charming aspectsof our home town Dublin – the heritage,the storytelling, the creativity and thesociability. We can think of no better timeor place to share a glass of Jameson withfriends, old and new! As part of this year’sfestival, we are delighted that OscarwinnerRichard Dreyfuss will be joining usfor a special Q&A session at the JamesonCult Film Club screening of Jaws. It hasproved to be a hugely popular eventsince its launch and cements Jameson’sassociation with film, delivering anunforgettable screening experience forall those who attend.Film as an art form has been close to theheart of the Jameson brand for a verylong time. Jameson is involved with someof the most dynamic film festivals aroundthe world, including the Jameson EmpireAwards in London. Internationally, we alsowork with other film projects like ‘Donein 60 Seconds’ which gives movie loversthe chance to retell their favourite film in60 seconds. We are extremely proud tobe supporting Jameson First Shot, a cooperationwith Kevin Spacey and TriggerStreet to give young, aspiring film-makersthe chance to write and direct a short filmfor an international audience.Sometimes I get asked the question ‘whyis everyone at Jameson so passionateabout film?’ My answer is simple: it goesback to the heart and soul of the brand.The art of storytelling, in a pub, withfriends, is still very much alive and oneway for this heritage to be expressed isstorytelling through film. Today, we areproud to have a globally successful brand,with Jameson nights like this happeningeverywhere, from Tokyo to São Paolo,but nothing beats gathering in Dublin!So I hope to see you over the festival andthat you join me in raising a glass to theeternal art of storytelling. Sláinte!Anna MalmhakeChairman & CEO, Irish Distillers PernodRicardBOOK ONLINE AT JDIFF.COM 13