Cork Film Festival
Encyclopedia
The Cork Film Festival is a film festival
held annually in Cork City, Ireland. It was established in 1956 and has grown to be an internationally recognised festival, particularly in the area of short films.
Cork Film Festival is one of the oldest European Festivals, celebrating its 55th edition in November 2010. Established in 1956, the festival has enjoyed a steady growth in scale, in numbers of admissions and guests, in reputation and in media coverage. The festival has developed an ever-increasing audience of general public, film lovers and filmmakers.
Now known as the Corona Cork Film Festival after its title sponsor, the festival is held in high regard on a local, national and international level.
The programme is wide-ranging, an eclectic mix of big budget pictures, world cinema, innovative independent films, documentaries and short films from all over the globe. The festival is a major showcase for Irish film production.
The festival director and C.E.O. is Mick Hannigan.
The festival's creative programmer is Úna Feely.
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
held annually in Cork City, Ireland. It was established in 1956 and has grown to be an internationally recognised festival, particularly in the area of short films.
Cork Film Festival is one of the oldest European Festivals, celebrating its 55th edition in November 2010. Established in 1956, the festival has enjoyed a steady growth in scale, in numbers of admissions and guests, in reputation and in media coverage. The festival has developed an ever-increasing audience of general public, film lovers and filmmakers.
Now known as the Corona Cork Film Festival after its title sponsor, the festival is held in high regard on a local, national and international level.
The programme is wide-ranging, an eclectic mix of big budget pictures, world cinema, innovative independent films, documentaries and short films from all over the globe. The festival is a major showcase for Irish film production.
The festival director and C.E.O. is Mick Hannigan.
The festival's creative programmer is Úna Feely.
Awards
- Best International Short Film
- European Academy Award Nominated Short Film UIP
- Best Irish Short Film