"★★★★ Warm and sure-footed, the film has the feel of a richly satisfying meal in an excellent neighbourhood bistro. Old world pleasures of character and story are generously apportioned." Danny Leigh @financialtimes.com The Marching Band (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tues, Dec 9th.

"The predictable elements are mitigated by lived-in performances from an engaging cast of French character actors, and a closing sequence so shamelessly and cheerfully manipulative that any resistance is entirely useless." @wendyide.bsky.social @theobserveruk.bsky.social @vertigorel.bsky.social

"★★★★ This film may not surprise, but it’s a sincere and uplifting tale that is in tune with the spirit of underdog crowd-pleasers Brassed Off and The Full Monty." Dulcie Pearce @thesun.co.uk The Marching Band (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Dec 9th. @vertigorel.bsky.social

We finish out our 2025 film programme with the poignant French comedy drama The Marching Band (12A). It screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Dec 9th, at 7.30pm. Full details in our latest newsletter; bit.ly/Mar_band #wffa2025 #wffaautumn2025 #themarchingband @vertigorel.bsky.social

Co-produced by Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, and with Naomi Osaka on board as Executive Producer, Leonardo van Dijl's debut feature film, set in an elite tennis academy in Belgium, ratchets up the tension until the strings are at breaking point. Julie Keeps Quiet (12A) screens @garterlane Dec 2nd.

"A tense, taut, artfully hushed debut feature by Belgian writer-director Leonardo van Dijl, 'Julie Keeps Quiet' also knows the value of control -- though its own calm is fraught with anxiety and anger." @guylodge.bsky.social @variety.com Julie Keeps Quiet (12A) screens @garterlane on Dec 2nd.

"Julie Keeps Quiet, the feature directorial debut from Leonardo Van Dijl, is a taut, haunting character study whose patient rhythms effectively breeds inescapable tension." Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com Julie Keeps Quiet (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Dec 2nd. @812filmreviews.com

Accumulating power and tension thanks to Leonardo Van Dijl's coiled direction and Tessa Van den Broeck's guileless performance, Julie Keeps Quiet is a drama about silence that speaks volumes. @rottentomatoes.com Julie Keeps Quiet (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on December 2nd, at 7.30pm.

"A brilliant political allegory in the form of a psychological thriller, Michael Haneke's Hidden achieves the remarkable, building power on both fronts as it proceeds." Sheri Linden, Boxoffice Magazine Hidden (16) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, November 25th, at 7.30pm. #wffa2025

"It's an indecently gripping movie, undeniably about colonial guilt and the legacy of the Algerian War. But, equally, by the film’s closing credits multiple questions remain." Kevin Maher @thetimes.com Hidden (16) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, November 25th, at 7.30pm. #wffa2025

Twenty years after its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Hidden (Caché) has cemented its status as a modern classic. Read all about it in our latest newsletter; bit.ly/Hidd_en Hidden (16) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, November 25th, at 7.30pm. #Hidden #wffa2025 #wffaautumn25 📼

"★★★★ Deaf takes an intimate, incisive look at the all-too common challenges of new parenthood, while presenting circumstances that are fascinatingly specific. Affecting and enlightening, it’s a powerful piece of cinema." @emmasimmonds.bsky.social @thelistuk.bsky.social #wffa2025 #wffaautumn25

"★★★★ It is a moving exploration of the difficulties of new motherhood, a moment full of anxiety and pain as much as joy for some people." Cath Clarke @theguardian.com Deaf (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 18th. Advance booking available in-person, online and 051-855038.

Deaf (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 18th, at 7.30pm. Advance booking available in-person, online and 051-855038. #deafmovie #sorda #evalibertad #panoramaaudienceaward #berlinale #berlinale2025 #luxaudienceaward #luxaudienceaward2025 #waterford #waterfordcity

Our autumn film programme resumes in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Nov 18th, with Deaf (12A) In the meantime, you can catch Abode (15A) in Movies@Dungarvan and the upcoming Waterford International Film Festival. Get full details in our latest newsletter; bit.ly/D_eaf #wffa2025 #Deaf #Sorda

We can't wait to see Camogie: Inside the Championship, coming up after Prime Time on @rteone.rte.ie Those of you who made it to @garterlane for #BeattheLotto got the heads up from Director Ross Whitaker who was working on the two part documentary at the time. @rosswhitakertv.bsky.social

"A stunning, emotionally satisfying adventure tale, built on rock-solid source material." Peter Debruge @variety.com The Count of Monte Cristo (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 28th at 7.30pm. Advance booking available in-person, online & 051-855038. #wffa2025 #wffaautumn25

★★★★★ A masterful adaptation that stands as one of the best renditions of Dumas' work to date. This is a visually stunning adaptation, which honours the original novel but also enhances it, offering a fresh and compelling take on a timeless tale." @lindamarric.bsky.social @heyuguys.bsky.social

Join us on Tuesday next for a lavish, big screen adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic tale, The Count of Monte Cristo (12A). We promise you an evening of swashbuckling, derring-do, the righting of wrongs and the vanquishing of villains. Read all about it in our latest newsletter; bit.ly/TCoMC

"Condensing Alexandre Dumas' hefty tome into a brisk and lavishly appointed action-adventure, this French adaptation of The Count of Monte-Cristo hits the sweet spot with rapier-like precision." @rottentomatoes.com The Count of Monte Cristo (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Oct 28th.

"★★★★ I walked away from de La Patellière and Delaporte’s take on the Dumas tale invigorated. Its intensity, its majesty, its larger-than-life virtuosity, all of that and more filled my heart with glee." @moviefreaksara.bsky.social MovieFreak.com The Count of Monte Cristo (12A) screens Oct 28th.

Arrested on his wedding day for a crime he didn't commit, Edmond Dantes spends fourteen years in the notorious Château d’If. After a daring escape, he becomes the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo and seeks revenge on the three men who betrayed him. #AlexandreDumas #TheCountofMonteCristo #filmadpatation

"★★★★ The Encampments proves essential as an exposé on wild distortion of messaging and the betrayal of institutions’ promoted values." JOSH SLATER-WILLIAMS, LITTLE WHITE LIES @lwlies.com The Encampments (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 14th at 7.30pm. #wffa2025

"An eye-opening, timely and provocative human rights documentary. A powerful protest for truth, justice and democracy, and a protest against war, hatred and fascism." AVI OFFER, NYC MOVIE GURU The Encampments (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 14th at 7.30pm. #wffa2025

"★★★★ The pace is studied but there's plenty to see, not just in Santosh's compelling quest for answers but in two performances of remarkable restraint and subtlety, from Shahana Goswami as the titular widow and Sunita Rajwar as her superior." Sean McGeady @radiotimes.bsky.social #shahanagoswami

"Shahana Goswami delivers a performance of astounding emotional depth." Saibal Chatterjee @ndtv.com Santosh (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 7th at 7.30pm. Read further in our latest newsletter; bit.ly/San_tosh Advance booking available in-person, online and 051-855038.

“★★★★★ A phenomenal achievement… strikes a tricky balance between perceptive, issue-led film-making and propulsive entertainment." @wendyide.bsky.social The Observer Santosh (15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 7th at 7.30pm. Advance booking; in-person, online and 051-855038.

A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in Northern India. When a lowcaste girl is murdered, Santosh is pulled into the investigation by charismatic feminist Inspector Sharma. Santosh(15A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Oct 7th.

“Clear, direct, and compelling … At its core Beat The Lotto is a story about a group of underdogs trying to crack a complex system.” Dale Kearney @filmireland.bsky.social Beat the Lotto (G) will be introduced by Director Ross Whitaker in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 30th. #wffa2025

“Nicely pitched for a dramatic remake, Beat the Lotto is a ripping yarn from a director who’s good at telling them.” Fionnuala Halligan @screendaily.com.web.brid.gy Beat the Lotto (G) will be introduced by Director Ross Whitaker in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 30th at 7.30pm.

Beat the Lotto is a terrific yarn, with plenty of humour and drama as a group of ambitious schemers look back at their effort to best a national institution. Beat the Lotto (G) will be introduced by Director Ross Whitaker in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 30th at 7.30pm. #wffa2025

We're delighted to host @rosswhitakertv.bsky.social, the director of Beat the Lotto (G), on Tuesday, Sept 30th. Ross is no stranger to Garter Lane audiences. As best we recall, this will be his fourth time to introduce one of his feature length documentaries in Waterford. Newsletter; bit.ly/B_lotto

"With Vermiglio, Delpero has solidified her bold voice as a writer, a creator and filmmaker. She once again presents a story that’s thoughtful, beautifully executed and at its very core celebrates the sheer resilience of women and mothers." Gemma Creagh @filmireland.bsky.social @creagh.bsky.social

"★★★★ It is wonderfully acted with unaffected naturalism by its cast of professionals and newcomers and plays an extravagant, almost shameless pizzicato on the audience’s heartstrings.." Peter Bradshaw @theguardian.com Vermiglio (PG) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tues, Sept 23rd at 7.30pm.

"★★★★★ Delpero’s dense, meticulous accumulation of intimate detail makes us feel that we’re really inhabiting this small universe, with all its harshness and its comforts, as much at home in it as the family." Jonathan Romney @financialtimes.com Vermiglio (PG) screens on Sept 23rd at 7.30pm.

"★★★★★ Vermiglio is exquisite. There’s a rough, earthy tenderness to the picture and a kinship with other recent examples of Italian folk cinema." @wendyide.bsky.social @theobserveruk.bsky.social Vermiglio (PG) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 23rd at 7.30pm. #wffa2025

Towards the end of WWII in Vermiglio - a remote mountain village in the Italian Alps - the arrival of Pietro, a deserter from the Italian army, disrupts the dynamics of the local teacher’s family, changing them forever. Vermiglio (PG) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 23rd.

"★★★★ The Ballad Of Wallis Island is a big-hearted, consoling hug of a movie." Ian Freer @empiremagazine.bsky.social The Ballad of Wallis Island (PG) opens our autumn film programme in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 16th, at 7.30pm. Advance booking online, in-person and 051 855 038.

'He's getting the band back together, whether they like it or not.' The Ballad of Wallis Island (PG) is a winning crowd-pleaser with a perfect mix of humour and poignant character work. Get full details of our autumn film programme by clicking on this link; bit.ly/autumn_25 #wffa2025 #wffaautumn25

The Ballad of Wallis Island (PG) opens our autumn film programme in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, Sept 16th, at 7.30pm. Advance booking available online, in-person and 051 855 038. #tbowi #WallisIsland #TimKeay #TomBasden #CareyMulligan #HerbMcGwyer #wffa2025 #wffaautumn25 #waterfordfilm

"This sensational true-life tale from director Walter Salles depicts the abduction of a congressman in military-occupied Brazil in 1970 – and fully deserves its three Oscar nods." @clarisseloughrey.bsky.social @the-independent.com I'm Still Here screens @garterlane Tuesday, June 10th, at 7.30pm.

“★ ★ ★ ★ Based on a true story that spans four decades, this Brazilian drama is gorgeously well made, packed with earthy character detail that keeps it from turning melodramatic or sentimental.” Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall I'm Still Here (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on June 10th.

"Walter Salles’ superb factually-based film -- he was a real-life friend of the Paiva family as a teenager -- is an engrossing, affecting tribute to a formidable woman and her family." @wendyide.bsky.social @screendaily.com.web.brid.gy I'm Still Here (12A) screens in @garterlane, June 10th.

'Torres deserves her Oscar nod. She gives a wonderful performance as Eunice, whose stoicism even after she and one of her daughters are also carted off, whose pride in her identity and determination to protect her kids, drive the rest of the film.' @vinerbrian.bsky.social @dailymail.co.uk #wffa2025

'There’s an ethereal quality to Jolie’s performance that matches Callas’ legendary persona, and despite the deep sense of melancholy that pervades the film like a ghostly veil, this is still a love story – and one where the heroine lives forever.' @hannahstrong.co.uk @lwlies.com #Maria #wffa2025

'★ ★ ★ ★ La Divina, Jolie-style, is as much a performance as a person – a diva who never encountered a rococo staircase she couldn’t imperiously sweep down.' @wendyide.bsky.social @theobserveruk.bsky.social Maria (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tuesday, June 3rd, at 7.30pm. #wffa2025

'★ ★ ★ ★ More than half a year of vocal training was required for Jolie’s own singing voice to be blended in harmoniously with that of Callas – a task that contributes significantly to the exquisitely calibrated piece of filmmaking.' Laura Delaney @rte.ie Maria (12A) screens @garterlane June 3rd

'★ ★ ★ ★ La Diva Eterna lives in Jolie, with a performance as towering as it is understated: sad and soulful and heartbreaking. She has never been better. Brava!' @thenuge.bsky.social @empiremagazine.bsky.social Maria (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on June 3rd, at 7.30pm. #wffa2025

“A gruelling but ultimately rewarding experience, this is Leigh at his most confrontational, devastating and humane” @lauravenning.bsky.social @empiremagazine.bsky.social Hard Truths (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre this evening at 7.30pm. #MikeLeigh #MarianneJeanBaptiste #wffa2025

“★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A knotty, rough-hewn marvel.” @donaldclarke.bsky.social @irishtimes.com Hard Truths (12A) screens in Garter Lane Arts Centre on Tues, May 27th, at 7.30pm. Further details in this week's newsletter; bit.ly/H_Truths #HardTruths #MikeLeigh #MarianneJeanBaptiste #wffasummer25 #wffa2025