67th Cork International Film Festival

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We are delighted to warmly welcome you to cinemas across Cork City for our 67th edition of Cork International Film Festival.

Our sincere thanks to all of you who have bought tickets, and to our Festival Friends, Corporate Members, funders, donors, sponsors and partners whose continued support we value enormously. It is you, our audience and supporters, who enable us to deliver your annual Festival and our vital year-round outreach work.

Over the past three years, we have engaged 6,000+ young people, supporting their mental wellbeing through our unique, free film and mental health programme, Intinn Your support has been vital in enabling us to develop this and other important outreach projects throughout the year.

Please help us to continue this valuable work. If you are able, please help us do more by becoming a Festival Friend or Corporate Member, or simply add a donation to your ticket purchase; your support, whatever size, makes a big difference.

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Booking

Introduction

Festival Schedule

Opening Gala 10

Documentary Gala & Animation Gala

Family Gala & Closing Gala

Special Presentations: Cine ConcertA Trip to the Moon & The Harder They Come

Awards 14

Spirit of the Festival Award Competition

Cinematic Documentary Award Competition

Youth Jury Award Competition

Irish Fiction & Documentaries

International Fiction

International Documentaries

Wild Child Retrospective

Guilty Pleasures

Culinary Cinema

Green Screen

Illuminate

Family & Young People

Parallax

Irish Shorts

International Shorts

Special Presentation: The Wind that Shakes the Barley

Cork Film Trail

Industry Events

Online Programme

Index

Safety & Accessibility

BOOK

TICKET PRICES unless otherwise stated IN CINEMA Galas

Opening Night Gala: Aisha €20/€16

Documentary Gala: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed €16/€14

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Animation Gala: Strange World €16/€14

Animation Gala: Strange World (Family Ticket: 2 adults & 2 children €48

Family Gala: Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical €16/€14

Family Gala: Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical (Family Ticket: 2 adults & 2 children) €48

Closing Gala: Empire of Light €16/14

Special Presentations

Cine Concert: A Trip to the Moon €12/€10

Cine Concert: A Trip to the Moon (Family Ticket: 2 adults & 2 children) €35

The Harder They Come 50th Anniversary + After Party (cinema screening only at standard prices) €16/€14

1922 Commemoration Screening: The Wind That Shakes the Barley €10.50/€9

Culinary Cinema events individually priced, see corkfilmfest.org

Standard Screenings

Daytime (weekdays before 18:00) €8 Evening (weekdays 18:00 onwards) €10.50/€9

Weekends €10.50/€9

Child (applicable to family films only) €7.50

5 Film Cinema Pass* €42

*Standard screenings only. Not applicable to Galas or Special Presentations.

Schools Screenings

Per Student (Accompanying teachers go free) €6.50 INTINN Free but ticketed

ONLINE PROGRAMME

Digital Screenings (unless otherwise stated) €8

5 Film Digital Pass €35

All-Access Digital Pass €70

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INDUSTRY EVENTS

First Take €15 Doc Day €20/€15 Doc Day online sessions Free

FESTIVAL FRIENDS

Festival Friend €175

Double Festival Friend €295 Festival Best Friend (Ticket to all films) €265

Double Festival Best Friend (Ticket to all films) €390

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Concession prices apply to senior citizens (65+), full-time students and the unemployed. For full details of our ticketing terms and conditions, and for additional information, please visit our website at corkfilmfest.org. Please note that all information contained in this guide is correct at the time of printing but that changes may occur. Access info on p. 50 and at corkfilmfest.org/access.

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WELCOME

LORD DAVID PUTTNAM PATRON

I am honoured to join Cork International Film Festival as its Patron.

Film festivals have become ever more important places of discovery, where the opportunity for film to tell important stories is truly activated. Talent sits in every corner of our society, and to challenge our ever-more complex and difficult world we need

to encourage creative risk-taking and enable a diversity of voices to enrich and ignite our knowledge and experience. Film can be a great force for good, and film festivals create a unique space for shared experience, to entertain and provoke, to inspire and delight, and to promote thought and action.

This 67th edition places discovery at its core, encouraging us to reimagine our world through a wonderful diversity of features and documentaries from around the world, alongside a thoughtful retrospective on childhood, ‘Wild Child’. A new generation of filmmakers will showcase their work with an extensive shorts programme, and we will proudly present the contribution from this year’s Puttnam Scholars, drawn from all disciplines at University College Cork, demonstrating the opportunity this valuable creative partnership once again offers.

The Festival plays a vital role in the cultural life of Cork, maximising participation for audiences and artists in a shared creative experience. As Patron I am delighted to support the Festival’s continued development and success as it approaches its 70th anniversary in 2025.

We look forward to welcoming you!

CLLR. DEIRDRE FORDE ARDMHÉARA CHORCAÍ -

LORD MAYOR OF CORK

It is with great pleasure and anticipation that we invite you to join us in celebrating the 67th edition of Cork International Film Festival, which the City Council is truly proud to support. Cork has long been a city that embraces its unique culture and through the arts, the city and its people find expression for layers of our shared lives in this place. As the past few years have demonstrated, the value of arts in our lives has never been so apparent. Cork is renowned for its resilience, creativity and independent spirit, qualities that underpin our internationally respected film festival. Built on 67 years of legacy, Ireland’s first and largest film festival will showcase the very best in Irish and international film, enhancing the city, and welcoming all.

INTRODUCTION

DISCOVER FILM, REIMAGINE THE WORLD

We are really delighted to return with a full 11-day Festival in cinemas this year, following two years of delivering different hybrid formats of the Festival, as we responded to the ever-changing landscape of the Pandemic. At 67 years young, we are proud that our Festival continues to be pioneering, innovative, inclusive and welcoming, and we hope that you will find all of that and much more in this year’s rich and diverse programme.

Cork International Film Festival’s mission is to present Ireland’s most exciting, diverse and ambitious annual film festival, connecting Cork audiences and artists to the world, and bringing the world to Cork through a carefully curated selection of the best films. We champion the power of film to tell great stories that challenge and delight, spark conversation, encourage action, and create a unique cultural experience of discovery, rooted in Cork, open to the world.

We hope that you will explore the programme and discover much to entice you to the cinema in November. Alongside many fresh new voices, there are award-winning, world-class features and documentaries from Cannes, Berlin, Rotterdam, and Venice, and films from acclaimed filmmakers such as François Ozon, Laura Poitras, and Sam Mendes, with no less than 80 Irish feature premieres at the Festival - come and see it first in Cork!

You’ll find an expanded focus on films and activities for young people and families, including accessible sensory-friendly screenings, amplifying our yearround outreach programmes, particularly supporting young people’s mental well-being through film. Alongside our Family Gala, Roald Dahl’s Matilda the

Musical, our Animation Gala celebrates the best in magical film storytelling with Strange World. This year’s Cine Concert, A Trip to the Moon, will appeal to all ages, with a wonderful commissioned score from award-winning Cork composers Irene Buckley and Linda Buckley, performed by local music students.

For many aspiring and emerging filmmakers, our Festival provides the access route to the sector; we actively encourage filmmakers to submit their films, to join our Industry Days, to meet their peers and dare to dream. Great careers start in Cork.

We are committed to advancing our sustainability journey and to using the emotional capacity of film to stimulate and influence change; our Green Screen strand this year explores human impact on the environment, climate action and sustainable fashion.

We want the Festival to be a welcoming and inclusive experience, with a programme that reflects the diversity of our local and global society, and a place that encourages engagement with all of our community. We could not be prouder to open the 67th edition with Frank Berry’s stunning and timely drama, Aisha, a quietly powerful film about belonging, love and sanctuary.

We hope that the Festival will be a memorable meeting point, a destination of discovery and a springboard for new experiences. We can’t wait to welcome you.

“There can be nothing as enjoyable as attending the cinema in person. It is great to see cinema back up and running and your Festival continuing to go from strength to strength.” Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland / Uachtarán na hÉireann

BARNEY WHELAN CHAIR OF THE BOARD

ANNA KOPECKÁ DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING

FIONA CLARK FESTIVAL DIRECTOR & CEO

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Filmmaking Workshop 10:00 (see p. 34)

Rabiye Kurnaz Vs. George W. Bush (R) 11:00 Gate (see p. 23)

If You Are a Man 11:30 Gate (see p. 16)

Into the Ice 11:00 Gate (see p. 32)

Filmmaking Workshop 11:00 (see p. 34)

Dragon Princess 11:30 Gate (see p. 34)

Man on Earth 14:00 Gate (see p. 26)

Anima 14:30 Gate (see p. 20)

Dancing Madness 14:30 Triskel (see p. 33)

Irish Shorts 4 15:15 Gate (see p. 38)

Free Radicals 16:30 Gate (see p. 37)

The Menu 17:30 Gate (see p. 31)

Metronom 17:30 Triskel (see p. 23)

Aisha (R) 17:45 Gate (see p. 10)

Terroir to Table 12:00 Gate (see p. 31)

Cine Concert: A Trip to the Moon 12:30 Triskel (see p. 13)

Tommy Guns 13:30 Gate (see p. 24)

The Childhood of a Leader 14:00 Gate (see p. 28)

Best Unsaid 14:30 Gate (see p. 21)

Cine Concert: A Trip to the Moon (R) 14:30 Triskel (see p. 13)

Beautiful Beings 16:30 Gate (see p. 17)

Daughters 16:30 Triskel (see p. 33)

Anima (R) 12:00 Gate (see p. 20)

The Girl Can’t Help It 13:30 Gate (see p. 30)

Family Friendly Shorts 14:00 The Everyman (see p. 41)

Karaoke Paradise 14:30 Triskel (see p. 26)

Leonor Will Never Die 14:30 Gate (see p. 17)

Hercules 15:30 Gate (see p. 30)

The Ghost of Richard Harris 16:30 The Everyman (see p. 19)

Retrograde 16:30 Gate (see p. 27)

The Legend of Sealed Book 17:00 Gate (see p. 34) Falcon Lake 17:00 Gate (see p. 22)

Arvéd 17:30 Gate (see p. 15)

Nocebo 17:30 The Everyman (see p. 19)

Opening Gala: Aisha 19:30 Cork Opera House (see p. 10)

Rabiye Kurnaz Vs. George W. Bush 19:30 Gate (see p. 23)

The Blue Caftan 20:00 Gate (see p. 21)

Robe of Gems 19:30 Gate (see p. 23)

Mixtape 20:00 Triskel (see p.

Eami 17:30 Triskel (see p. 25)

Schools Screenings from 10:30 Gate Cork, Midleton & Mallow (see p. 35)

Schools Screenings from 10:30 Gate Cork, Midleton & Mallow (see p. 35)

Irish Shorts 5 13:00 Gate (see p. 39)

Metronom (R) 14:00 Gate (see p. 23)

Leonor Will Never Die (R) 14:30 Triskel (see p. 17)

International Shorts 2: Everyday Living 13:00 Gate (see p. 40)

Wadjda 14:00 Triskel (see p. 29)

The Adventures of Gigi the Law 14:30 Gate (see p. 20)

The Wild One 14:30 Gate (see p. 27) Domingo and the Mist 15:00 Gate (see p. 22)

International Shorts 1ROYGBIV 15:30 Gate (see p. 40)

Small, Slow but Steady 16:30 Gate (see p. 24)

Nightsiren 17:00 Gate (see p. 17)

Matter Out of Place 17:30 Triskel (see p. 32)

Sirius Programme: Marianne Keating 15:00 Sirius (see p. 37)

International Shorts 3Lesson in Survival 15:30 Gate (see p. 40)

Irish Shorts 1: In Competition 17:15 Gate (see p. 38)

Midwives 17:30 Triskel (see p. 26)

Return to Seoul 18:00 Gate (see p. 23)

EUNIC Short Shorts from Europe 18:00 Gate (see p. 41)

Come Back Anytime 18:00 Gate (see p. 31)

10-20 NOVEMBER

Schools Screenings from 10:30 Gate Cork, Midleton & Mallow (see p. 35)

First Take Industry Day 10:00 Metropole Hotel (see p 44)

Schools Screenings from 10:30 Gate Cork, Midleton & Mallow (see p. 35)

Doc Day Industry Day 10:00 Metropole Hotel (see p 45)

Schools Screenings from 10:30 Gate Cork, Midleton & Mallow (see p. 35)

The Wind That Shakes the Barley 10:30 The Everyman (see p. 42)

Family Friendly Shorts (R) (SF) 11:00 Gate (see p. 41)

Piaffe (R) 11:30 Gate (see p. 15)

International Shorts 4: Documentary Shorts 13:00 Gate (see p. 40)

Last Dance 14:00 Gate (see p. 26)

Small, Slow But Steady (R) 14:30 Triskel (see p. 24)

Screen Ireland: Actor As Creator 15:00 Gate (see p. 39)

Where Is This Street? or With No Before And After 15:30 Gate (see p. 27)

Kash Kash – Without Feathers We Can’t Live 16:30 Gate (see p. 16)

Cesária Évora 17:15 Triskel (see p. 25)

Irish Shorts 2: In Competition 17:30 Gate (see p. 38)

How to Save a Dead Friend 13:45 Gate (see p. 16)

Burning Days (R) 14:00 Gate (see p. 21)

Black Mambas 14:00 Triskel (see p. 32)

Domingo and the Mist (R) 15:30 Gate (see p. 22)

Raise Ravens 15:00 The Everyman (see p. 28)

Hyphen 16:30 Triskel (see p. 34,44)

1341 Frames of Love & War 16:45 Gate (see p. 16)

The Woodcutter Story 17:15 Gate (see p. 15)

A Taste of Whale (R) 13:30 Gate (see p. 27)

Safe Place 14:00 Gate (see p. 15, 33)

The Butcher Boy 14:30 The Everyman (see p. 28)

Calendar Girls 14:30 Triskel (see p. 25)

Children of the Mist 14:30 Gate (see p. 16)

The Visitors 17:00 Gate (see p. 16)

Ballywalter (R) 17:15 Gate (see p. 18)

The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales 17:30 Gate (see p. 25)

Corsage 17:30 The Everyman (see p. 21)

Arnold Is a Model Student (R) 12:00 Gate (see p. 17)

A E I O U - A Quick Alphabet of Love (R) 12:15 Gate (see p. 20)

Arvéd (R) 13:30 Gate (see p. 15)

Irish Shorts 3: Pure Cork 13:30 The Everyman (see p. 38)

A Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé 14:30 Triskel (see p. 25)

How Is Katia? 14:30 Gate (see p. 17)

aemi Experimental Shorts 2: Figure Ground Perception 15:00 Gate (see p. 36)

Animation Gala: Strange World 16:30 The Everyman (see p. 11)

The Natural History of Destruction 17:00 Triskel (see p. 27)

Paul Muldoon: A Life in Lyrics 17:00 Gate (see p. 19)

Battleground 17:30 Gate (see p. 25)

The Magical Tortilla Chip 12:00 Everyman (see p. 35)

Dragon Princess (R) (SF) 12:00 Gate (see p. 34)

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer 12:00 Gate (see p. 27)

Family Gala: Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical 13:30 The Everyman (see p. 12)

The Gates (R) 14:00 Gate (see p. 18)

Cork on Camera 14:30 Triskel (see p. 42)

Yeelen 14:30 Gate (see p. 30)

Last Dance (R) 15:00 Gate (see p. 26)

Safe Place (R) 17:00 Gate (see p. 15,33)

Unicorn Wars (R) 17:30 Gate (see p. 24)

Closing Gala: Empire of Light 17:30 The Everyman (see p. 12)

p.

Gate (see p.

Piaffe

Blue Jean

Gate (see p. 21)

Gates

Gate (see p. 18)

Wild Child Short Programme 18:00 Gate (see p. 28)

She Said 19:30 The Everyman

WAYWARD FRONDS EXHIBITION

OPENING GALA

PANEL DISCUSSION

Aisha charts the experiences of a young Nigerian woman (an outstanding performance by Letitia Wright) as she seeks asylum in Ireland. Caught in limbo for years in the Direct Provision system, Aisha develops an unlikely friendship with kind Conor Healy (Josh O’Connor), a former prisoner now employed by her accommodation centre. Aisha and Conor’s burgeoning friendship soon looks in jeopardy as Aisha’s future in Ireland comes under threat. Frank Berry’s (Michael Inside, I Used to Live Here) beautifully observed and acted drama is immensely moving, a delicate and intimate character study, and a quietly powerful critique on bureaucratic systems which exacerbate the trauma of those seeking refuge. FC

BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED Laura Poitras

Academy® Award-winning documentarist Laura Poitras’ portrait of American photographer Nan Goldin won the Golden Lion Award at this year’s Venice Film Festival. This multi-layered documentary includes rare footage and intimate interviews with Goldin, and covers not just her own life journey, her famous friends and iconic photographic work, but also her fight against the Sackler family and their company, Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin. AK

GALA

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ original action-packed adventure Strange World introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog and a slew of ravenous creatures.

The voice cast includes Jake Gyllenhaal as Searcher Clade, a family man who finds himself out of his element on an unpredictable mission; Dennis Quaid as Searcher’s larger than-life explorer father, Jaeger; Jaboukie Young-White as Searcher’s 16-year-old son, Ethan, who longs for adventure; Gabrielle Union as Meridian Clade, an accomplished pilot and Searcher’s partner in all things; and Lucy Liu as Callisto Mal, Avalonia’s fearless leader who spearheads the exploration into the strange world. Helmed by Don Hall (Oscar®-winning Big Hero 6, Raya and the Last Dragon) and co-director/writer Qui Nguyen (co-writer Raya and the Last Dragon), and produced by Roy Conli (Oscar®-winning Big Hero 6, Tangled).

ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL

Matthew Warchus

Matilda Wormwood (impressive newcomer Alisha Weir) is a little girl with big curiosity, a sharp mind and a vivid imagination - and the worst parents in the world. While her parents (played by Andrea Riseborough and Stephen Graham) content themselves with trashy TV and dodgy money-making schemes, she loves to lose herself in the pages of her beloved books, and think up cheeky acts of rebellion and revenge. On meeting inspirational teacher, Miss Honey (Lashana Lynch),

Matilda begins conjuring her own fantastical tales. She dares to take a stand against her parents and head teacher Miss Trunchbull (Emma Thompson), to fight for what’s right and change her story, with miraculous results. Adapted from the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. FC

Courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing

Actor Alisha Weir, who plays Matilda, will be in attendance to introduce the screening.

CLOSING GALA

EMPIRE OF LIGHT

Mendes

Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, Academy Award®-winning director Sam Mendes delivers a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema. Manager Hilary (an outstanding, brave performance by Olivia Colman), and her colleagues, (a stellar ensemble cast including Colin Firth and Toby Jones), are sprucing up their seafront picture palace in preparation for a regional premiere of Chariots of Fire. Outside, skinheads are on the rampage as a rising far-right presence seeps into the dilapidated town. Kind new recruit Stephen (BAFTA winner Micheal Ward) befriends troubled

Hilary, a relationship that both warms and breaks the heart. The film is at once beautifully nostalgic, shining a light on the wonder of cinema, and a surprisingly unflinching look at the realities of mental illness.

Empire of Light is a reminder that cinema is a space for collective experience, offering beautiful tales we take away for the rest of our lives. FC

Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures

The winners of the CIFF2022 Features Awards will be announced at the Closing Gala.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS CINE CONCERT

A TRIP TO THE MOON (LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE) Georges Méliès France, USA | 1898 - 1929

12

TRISKEL

53 mins

12:30 & 14:30

A cine concert is always a cause for celebration, bringing some extra sparkle to memorable classic films. This year’s presentation does indeed do that! Award-winning Cork composers Irene Buckley and Linda Buckley return to the Festival to present a brand new score for George Méliès’ seminal short film A Trip to the Moon. This new score was composed in collaboration with, and will be performed by, students from Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Cork. Accompanying the performance is a special selection of classic short films from early cinema, which will delight the child in us all.

This Special Presentation will include screenings of The Astronomer’s Dream (Georges Méliès, France, 1898), Steamboat Willie (Walt Disney, Ub Iwerks, USA, 1928), The Skeleton Dance (Walt Disney, USA, 1929) and Cops (Buster Keaton, USA, 1922).

Presented in association with the French Embassy in Ireland

Uncompromising cult classic and quite simply the greatest Jamaican film of

time!

Director Perry Henzell’s 1972 debut celebrates 50 years and was first screened at Cork International Film Festival just six days after its Kingston premiere. An unflinching tale of Ivan (reggae icon Jimmy Cliff) as the innocent country boy corrupted by the harsh brutality of Kingston life, the soundtrack introduced the world to reggae music long before many had heard of Bob Marley. CMC

Continue the celebration with us at Wavelength at Cyprus Avenue for an after-party with some Jamaican-inspired tunes. See corkfilmfest.org for event and ticket details

AMBASSADE DE FRANCE EN IRLANDE

AWARDS

For 67 years, Cork International Film Festival has celebrated excellence in filmmaking, championing new and emerging voices, and established filmmakers, through its prestigious awards. Three of our awards – the Grand Prix Irish Short, the Grand Prix International Short and the Grand Prix Documentary Short – are Academy Award®-qualifying, ensuring that the winners in Cork will be automatically longlisted for the Oscars®

SHORTS AWARDS

GRAND PRIX IRISH SHORT Academy Award®-Qualifying Category

Jurors: Ben Thompson, Tribeca Film Festival, USA; Ioakim Mylonas, International Short Film Festival Cyprus; Cara Holmes, Director

GRAND PRIX INTERNATIONAL SHORT Academy Award®-Qualifying Category

Jurors: Sophia Georgiadou, Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece; Colm McAuliffe, Leeds International Film Festival; Paul Sng, Director

GRAND PRIX DOCUMENTARY SHORT Academy Award®-Qualifying Category

BEST DIRECTOR: IRISH SHORT Supported by Screen Directors Guild Ireland

BEST CORK SHORT AWARD

Supported by Murphy’s Cork International Film Festival is the official Irish representative for:

SHORT FILM CANDIDATE FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2023

AUDIENCE AWARD (SHORTS)

Chosen by you, the audience. Vote online for your favourite short from across the Irish, International and Family Friendly programmes.

FEATURES AWARDS

GRADAM SPIORAD NA FÉILE (SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD)

Presented by The Gate Cinemas

Jurors: Marcin Pieńkowski, Artistic Director, New Horizons International Film Festival, Poland; Yvonne McDevitt, UCC Film Artist in Residence; Tara Brady, Film Critic, The Irish Times

GRADAM NA FÉILE DO SCANNÁIN FAISNÉISE (AWARD FOR CINEMATIC DOCUMENTARY)

Jurors: Inka Achté, DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival; Joana de Sousa, Doclisboa International Film Festival; Daan Vermeulen, Cinema Delicatessen / Formerly IDFA

CORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL YOUTH JURY AWARD

Chosen by our youth jury comprising students from UCC, MTU and St. John’s Central College

AUDIENCE AWARD (FEATURES)

Chosen by you, the audience, by voting online. All Festival features that have their Irish premiere in cinema are eligible for the award.

2022 AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Winners of the CIFF2022 shorts awards will be announced on Thu 17 November (see p. 44).

Winners of the CIFF2022 features awards will be announced on Sun 20 November at our Closing Gala (see p. 12). Both Audience Award winners will be announced on 22 November.

ARVED (ARVÉD)

PAMFIR

COMPETITION

PIAFFE

Vojtech Masek

Czech Republic, Germany

Mysterious occult period thriller Arved is based on the real controversial figure from early 20th-century Prague, philosopher, occultist and Nazi collaborator, Jiri Arved Smichovsky.

Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

Ukraine, France,

106 mins

Subtitled

When Pamfir returns to his family in Western Ukraine, an incident caused by his son forces him to revisit his troubled past.

THE

(METSURIN

Mikko

Damir’s

his mother struggle against institutional bureaucracy to ensure that

attempt, Bruno

Dark comedy about a woodcutter, Pepe, who has recently experienced a spell of really bad luck, but is determined to remain calm no matter what.

Shy, introverted

artist Eva discovers a horse’s tail growing from her spine and becomes empowered by her new appendage.

THE

Lise

This gripping drama, which follows kids from a tough neighbourhood on a film shoot,

at the

the Un Certain Regard

Film Festival

Spirit of the Festival Award celebrates new and daring voices in contemporary fiction cinema from European

directors.

AWARD FOR CINEMATIC DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION

This award celebrates and recognises documentary filmmakers who push cinematic boundaries whilst drawing you into an up-close-and-personal exploration of their fascinating chosen topics.

1341 FRAMES OF LOVE & WAR

Ran Tal | Israel | 2022 | 90 mins Subtitled

A mesmerising portrait of war photographer Micha Bar-Am, who has chronicled Israel’s various conflicts for half a century.

THU 17 | GATE | 16:45

CHILDREN OF THE MIST

Diem Ha Le | Vietnam | 2021 | 90 mins Subtitled

A heart-wrenching and utterly riveting film about the life of a teenage girl in a North Vietnamese mountain village.

FRI 18 | GATE | 14:30

HOW TO SAVE A DEAD FRIEND

Marusya Syroechkovskaya | Sweden, Norway, France, Germany | 2022 | 103 mins | Subtitled

Marusya and Kimi’s love story straddles a lost generation of Russian millennials, seeking out euphoric self-destruction in a world that doesn’t care.

THU 17 | GATE | 13:45

IF YOU ARE A MAN

Simon Panay | France | 2022 | 76 mins Subtitled

13-year-old Opio is determined to go to school, even if raising the fee means working the Burkina Faso goldmines.

SAT 12 | GATE

THU 17 | GATE | 20:30

KASH KASH – WITHOUT FEATHERS WE CAN’T LIVE

Lea Najjar | Germany, Lebanon, Qatar | 2022 | 90 mins | Subtitled

The modern-day travails of Beirut as seen from the eccentric perspective of the city’s hyper-competitive roof-top pigeon fanciers.

WED 16 | GATE | 16:30

THE VISITORS (NÁVŠTĚVNÍCI)

Veronika Lisková | Czech Republic, Norway, Slovakia | 2022 | 99 mins | Subtitled

A Czech anthropologist moves with her family to Svalbard, a Norwegian town in the middle of the Arctic ocean, to study the local community

FRI 18 | GATE | 17:00

YOUTH JURY AWARD COMPETITION

Youth Jury Award recognises and highlights films tackling powerful themes that resonate with young

The Jury comprises students from UCC, MTU and St John’s Central College.

ARNOLD IS A MODEL STUDENT Sorayos Prapapan | Thailand, Singapore, France, Netherlands, Philippines | 80 mins

Subtitled

star Arnold

BEAUTIFUL BEINGS (BERDREYMI)

a

who helps others cheat

protest for student

NIGHTSIREN (SVETLONOC)

Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson | Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Czech Republic | 2022 | 123 mins | Subtitled

A violent yet poetic coming-of-age Icelandic drama focussing on 14-yearold Addi, the leader of a gang of misfits.

HOW IS KATIA? (YAK TAM KATIA?)

Christina Tynkevych | Ukraine | 2022 | 101 mins | Subtitled

When a tragedy turns Anya’s life upside-down, she questions society’s lack of morals, and upends her own. Exceptional Ukrainian cinema.

LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE

IRISH

DOCUMENTARIES

GAME OF TRUTH (AR LORG NA FÍRINNE)

THE GATES

HARRIS

A

IN LYRICS

INTERNATIONAL FICTION

newcomers, all screened in Irish premiere.

THE ADVENTURES OF GIGI THE LAW (GIGI LA LEGGE)

Alessandro Comodin | Italy, France, 2022 | 102 mins | Subtitled

In this interesing blend of drama and documentary we follow Gigi, the traffic policeman guarding the roads of Friulu, a quiet rural area where nothing exciting nor extreme ever happens.

TUE 15 | GATE | 14:30

A E I O U - A QUICK ALPHABET OF LOVE (A E I O U - DAS SCHNELLE ALPHABET DER LIEBE)

Nicolette Krebitz | Germany, France | 2022 | 104 mins | Subtitled

Dramatic comedy about the mutual attraction between an actress and a juvenile delinquent which will surprise and delight you in a way only German romance can.

SUN 13 | GATE | 19:30

SAT 19 | GATE | 12:15

ALCARRÁS

Carla Simón | Spain, Italy | 2022 | 120 mins | Subtitled

This year’s winner of the Berlinale Golden Bear Award, Alcarrás follows a family facing an uncertain future when their peach orchard is to be replaced by solar panels.

TUE 15 | GATE | 20:00

ANIMA

CAO Jinling | China | 2020 | 119 mins Subtitled

Sibling rivalry faces Mother Nature’s divine retribution in this gripping drama set in the woods of Inner Mongolia.

FRI 11 | GATE | 14:30 SUN 13 | GATE | 12:00

AFTERSUN

Charlotte Wells | United Kingdom | 2022 | 96 mins

Twenty years after a childhood holiday, Sophie tries to reconcile the father (Paul Mescal, Normal People) she knew then, with the man she didn’t.

SUN 13 | EVERYMAN | 20:00

A PERFECT DAY FOR CARIBOU

Jeff Rutherford | United States | 2022 | 95 mins

One strange day in the life of a father and son, as they journey together around both a cemetery and the wilderness in their compelling search for understanding and love.

MON 14 | GATE | 20:30

ONLINE

ARMAGEDDON TIME

James Gray | United States, Brazil | 2022 | 115 mins

This coming-of-age period drama about family and the American dream features Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong, and is inspired by the director’s childhood in Queens.

SAT 12 | EVERYMAN | 20:30

BEST UNSAID

SONG Chuan | China | 2022 | 113 mins Subtitled

A frustrated poet, working as a teacher in a desolate village, looks for hope in the hopeless misty mountains.

THE BLUE CAFTAN

Maryam Touzani | Morocco, France, Belgium | 2022 | 118 mins | Subtitled

In this beautifully tender tale from Morocco, the wife of a master tailor notices her husbands’ attraction to their new apprentice.

SAT 12 | GATE | 14:30

FRI 11 | GATE | 20:00

BLUE JEAN

Georgia Oakley | United Kingdom | 2022 | 97 mins

In ‘80s ‘Thatcher’s Britain’, PE teacher Jean hides her sexuality from her colleagues, until a new pupil’s actions threaten to reveal her secrets.

FRI 18 | GATE | 19:30

BURNING DAYS (KURAK GUNLER)

Emin Alper | Türkiye, France, Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Croatia | 2022 | 130 mins | Subtitled

A young prosecutor is dragged into local politics and unwelcome tensions in a small town, causing matters to spin out of control.

TUE 15 | GATE | 20:30

THU 17 | GATE | 14:00

CORSAGE

Marie Kreutzer | Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, France | 2022 | 113 mins | Subtitled

Fascinating yet sobering portrait of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria. “Sissi” was admired yet lonely, and patronised by both the Royal Court and society itself.

FRI 18 | EVERYMAN | 17:30

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THE BLUE CAFTAN

INTERNATIONAL FICTION

DOMINGO AND THE MIST (DOMINGO Y LA NIEBLA)

Ariel Escalante Meza | Costa Rica, Qatar, | 86 mins | Subtitled

This story of widower Domingo’s fight against unscrupulous developers unfolds in the midst of the misty mountains of Costa Rica.

TUE 15

GATE

GATE

ENYS MEN

Mark Jenkin | United Kingdom | 2022 | 91 mins

A wildlife volunteer on a remote island begins to question reality in Bait director Mark Jenkin’s cerebral folk horror.

FALCON LAKE

Charlotte Le Bon | Canada, France | 2022 | 99 mins | Subtitled

Young Bastien and the older Chloé spend the holiday with their parents in a lakeside cabin in this haunting and delicate coming-of-age story.

TUE 15

GODLAND (VANSKABTE LAND)

Hlynur Pálmason

134 mins

Denmark, Iceland, France, Sweden

Subtitled

Intense historical drama about a young, inexperienced Danish priest sent to Iceland to build a church in the late 19th century.

MON

GRAND JETÉ

Isabelle Stever

Germany

2022

mins

Subtitled

Nadja meets her estranged son after years dedicated to her ballet career, however, their affection ventures beyond motherly love.

METRONOM

Alexandru Belc | Romania, France | 2022 | 102 mins | Subtitled

Bucharest, 1972. Ana and her friends decide to write to a pirate radio station, but then Ceausescu’s secret police crash the party.

FRI 11 | TRISKEL | 17:30 MON 14 | GATE | 14:00

PETER VON KANT

François Ozon | France, Belgium | 2022 | 85 mins | Subtitled

François Ozon’s psychological drama is a loose adaptation of Rainer W. Fassbinder’s The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant.

SAT 12 | GATE | 20:00

RABIYE KURNAZ VS. GEORGE W. BUSH

Andreas Dresen | Germany, France | 2022 | 119 mins | Subtitled

A delightful German comedy about an ordinary housewife and her brave fight against the US goverment for her son’s freedom.

FRI 11 | GATE | 19:30 SAT 12 | GATE | 11:00

RETURN TO SEOUL (RETOUR À SÉOUL)

Davy Chou | France, Germany, Belgium, South Korea | 2022 | 115 mins | Subtitled

A young French woman visits Korea, where she was born before being adopted, and decides to track down her biological parents.

SUN 13 | GATE | 18:00

ROBE OF GEMS

Natalia López Gallardo | Argentina, Mexico | 117 mins | Subtitled

A ‘missing persons’ case in Mexico causes the paths of three women to collide in Natalia López Gallardo‘s astonishing directorial debut.

SAT 12 | GATE | 19:30

RODEO

Lola Quivoron | France | 2022 | 104 mins | Subtitled

A young woman who just doesn’t fit in, insinuates herself into a crew of motorcycle thieves in this stylish crime drama.

SAT 19 | GATE | 20:00

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INTERNATIONAL FICTION

Maria Schrader | United States | 2022 | 135 mins

THE SILENT TWINSSHE SAID Agnieszka Smoczynska | Poland, United Kingdom, United States | 2022 | 113 mins

Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan star as the New York Times reporters who together exposed sexual assaults in Hollywood and helped propel the #MeToo movement.

A mysterious dream of a film based upon the astounding true story of peculiarly introverted twin sisters in 1970s Wales.

THU

TOMMY GUNS (NACAO VALENTE)

Carlos Conceição | Portugal, France, Angola

2022

Subtitled

Artistically radical take on the events of the 1974-75 civil war in Angola after its declaration of independence from Portugal.

UNICORN WARS

Alberto Vázquez | Spain, France | 2022 | 93 mins

Subtitled

Apocalypse Now meets The Care Bears Movie in Alberto Vázquez’s bloody anti-war fable about the eternal battle between teddy bears and unicorns.

SMALL, SLOW BUT STEADY Sho Miyake | Japan | 2022 | 99 mins

Subtitled

Keiko, a young professional boxer born with a hearing impairment, starts to doubt her place when her coach falls ill.

14

GATE

TRISKEL

YOU HAVE TO COME AND SEE IT (TENÉIS QUE VENIR A VERLA)

Jonás Trueba | Spain | 2022 | 64 mins | Subtitled

Two couples meet, talk, listen, walk and enjoy life in this charming cinematic miniature by “Spanish Rohmer” Jonás Trueba.

FRI

TRISKEL

20:15 SUN 20

GATE

17:30

THU 17

EVERYMAN

SMALL,

INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY

THE AMERICAN DREAM AND OTHER FAIRY TALES

Presented in the first person

Abigail

the inherent

BATTLEGROUND

CALENDAR GIRLS

CESÁRIA ÉVORA

A

FATHER: SOULEYMANE CISSÉ

Fatou

An

EAMI

Paz

A

INTERNATIONAL

KARAOKE PARADISE

Einari Paakkanen

76 mins

Finland

Subtitled

2022

A wryly observed trawl through Finland’s dingy bars and pubs asking if there is anything lonelier than the karaoke singer and their song?

LAST DANCE

Coline Abert

100 mins

France

2022

Vince, a.k.a. iconic New Orleans drag queen Lady Vinsantos, is bidding adieu to his creation by realising his greatest dream.

LOVE AROUND THE WORLD

Anđela Rostuhar

76

Croatia

2021

Warm and human documentary on, yes, love and its many faces told through interviews with couples from all around the world.

MAN ON EARTH

Amiel Courtin-Wilson

2022

Australia

MIDWIVES

97 mins

Bob, having contracted Parkinson’s disease, explored Washington’s voluntary euthanasia programme for those who have been given less than six months to live.

MIXTAPE

Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing

Myanmar, Germany, Canada

Omar Acosta

United States

2022

2022

91 mins Subtitled A wonderfully intimate and moving window into war-torn Myanmar through the work of two midwives from across the religious divide.

TUE

mins

The story of how mixtape culture was instrumental in the emergence of hiphop culture from the underground into a global phenomenon.

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF DESTRUCTION Sergei Loznitsa | Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands | 2022 | 112 mins | Subtitled Ukrainian cinematic maestro Sergei Loznitsa adapts the work of W.G. Sebald to create a haunting portrait of modern conflict.

19 | TRISKEL | 17:00

RETROGRADE

Matthew Heineman | United States | 96 mins | 2022

Matthew Heinemann’s dizzying documentary follows the final days of the US military in Afghanistan, and the country’s rapid fall to the Taliban.

SUN 13 | GATE | 16:30

A TASTE OF WHALE

Vincent Kelner | France | 2022 | 85 mins | Subtitled

An immersive exploration of the centuries-old Faroese tradition of whale hunting, now increasingly the site of animal rights activism.

SUN 13 | GATE | 20:00 FRI 18 | GATE | 13:30

WERNER HERZOG: RADICAL DREAMER

Thomas von Steinaecker | Germany, United Kingdom | 2022 | 103 mins

Portrait of infamous, wonderful and terrible master of fiction and documentary cinema, director and actor Werner Herzog, celebrating his 80th birthday.

20 | GATE | 12:00

Directors and partners Rodriguez and Mata join forces again in this stylish homage to cult 1963 movie The Green Years by Paulo Rocha.

WHERE IS THIS STREET? OR WITH NO BEFORE AND AFTER (ONDE FICA ESTA RUA? OU SEM ANTES NEM DEPOIS) João Pedro Rodrigues | Portugal | 2022 | 88 mins | Subtitled WED 16 | GATE | 15:30

THE WILD ONE

Tessa Louise-Salomé | France | 2022 | 94 mins | Subtitled

An illuminating portrait of theatre director and filmmaker Jack Garfein, that presents a creative and touching reflection of this overlooked genius.

MON 14 | GATE | 14:30

WILD CHILD RETROSPECTIVE

Our Retrospective of international and Irish fiction films brings a special focus to wild, free, unusual, and unexpected portraits of children and childhood.

THE

Neil Jordan | Ireland | 1997

A ride through the mind of young Francie Brady, schoolboy and sociopath, in Neil Jordan’s darkly entertaining adaptation of Patrick McCabe’s novel.

THE CHILDHOOD

A LEADER

Brady Corbet | United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Hungary, Belgium | 2015 | 115 mins

Brady Corbet’s directorial debut about the childhood years of a future dictator is a cinematic triumph with an outstanding cast.

THE MISCHIEF MAKERS (LES MISTONS) and ZERO FOR CONDUCT (ZÉRO DE CONDUIT)

François Truffaut | France | 1957 | 26 mins | Subtitled Jean Vigo | France | 1933 | 44 mins | Subtitled

Shorts by two of France’s greatest directors, one a tale of young boys following a couple, directed by a founding member of the French New Wave, the other an Anarchistic comedy banned in France until 1945.

RAISE RAVENS (CRÍA CUERVOS)

Carlos Saura

Subtitled

Spain

Allegorical drama about death, loss and childhood innocence by master of Spanish cinema, Carlos Saura.

THE WHITE RIBBON (DAS WEISSE BAND - EINE DEUTSCHE KINDERGESCHICHTE)

Michael Haneke | Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Canada | 2009 | 144 mins

Subtitled

A monochrome masterpiece from Haneke, following strange events in a German village, and an essential edition to our Wild Child Retrospective.

SAT 19

GATE

20:00

THE WONDERS (LE MERAVIGLIE)

Alice Rohrwacher

Italy, Switzerland, Germany | 2014 | 110 mins | Subtitled

Enchanting story from the sunny Tuscan countryside about a family of beekeepers facing an unexpected disruption to their otherwise calm way of life.

14 | TRISKEL

20:30

GUILTY PLEASURES

Undead cowboys, conjoined twins, swords and sandals, face-flipping action and the golden age of rock ’n’ roll. What’s not to love!

BASKET CASE

Frank Henenlotter | United States 1982 | 91 mins

A staple of the 1980s New York midnight movie scene, Basket Case remains sleazy, schlocky, and seriously twisted fun.

SAT 12 | GATE | 20:30

DJANGO KILL... IF YOU LIVE, SHOOT!

Giulio Questi | Italy, Spain | 1967 | 117 mins | Subtitled

Giulio Questi’s Django Kill caused outrage when it appeared in 1967, and remains one of the most controversial spaghetti westerns ever made.

SAT 19 | GATE | 20:30

FACE/OFF

John Woo | United States | 1997 | 140 mins

Two megastars of best and worse action movies, John Travolta and Nicolas Cage excel in the story of stolen identites, directed by cult director John Woo.

WED 16 | GATE | 20:30

CLAS SIC SCREENING:

HERCULES

Luigi Cozzi | Italy, United States | 1983 | 101 mins

Ex-Hulk Lou Ferrigno dons his leather trunks in this “swords and sandals” classic from cult director Luigi Cozzi (Starcrash).

SUN 13 | GATE | 15:30

THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT

Frank Tashlin | United States | 1956 | 99 mins

Tom Ewell and Jayne Mansfield star in legendary animator Frank Tashlin’s live action comedy, bursting with 1950s rock ‘n’ roll legends.

SUN 13 | GATE | 13:30

YEELEN

Mali | Burkina Faso, France, Germany, Japan | 1987 | 105 mins | Subtitled

A mythical story about a young man with special powers searching for help in the fight against his father, which was the opening film at CIFF in 1987.

Companion Screening: A Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé, see p. 25

SUN 20 | GATE | 14:30

CULINARY

BACK

Culinary

Ireland’s

and

accompanied by a

See corkfilmfest.org

THE MENU

TERROIR TO TABLE

GREEN

FASHION REIMAGINED

BLACK MAMBAS

PANEL DISCUSSION

OUT OF PLACE

FAMILY AND YOUNG PEOPLE

(SF)

DRAGON PRINCESS (PRINCESSE DRAGON)

Jean-Jacques Denis, Anthony Roux | France | 2022 | 78 mins | Subtitled

A delightful tale of a fire-breathing girl, raised by dragons, suddenly plunged into the human world after befriending a princess.

SUN 13 | GATE | 11:30

SUN 20 | GATE | 12:00 (SF)

THE LEGEND OF SEALED BOOK (TIAN SHU QI TAN)

WANG Shuchen | China | 1983 | 90 mins

Grandpa Yuan takes a sneak-peek at the heavenly book and sets in motion a magical chain of events in this delightful classic Chinese animation.

Presented in partnership with Shanghai International Film Festival

SAT 12 | GATE | 17:00

FAMILY FRIENDLY SHORTS

Various | International | 2022 | 73 mins

An exciting selection of films for tots up to teens.

See p.41 for details

SUN 13 | EVERYMAN | 14:00 SAT 19 | GATE | 11:00 (SF)

ALSO ONLINE

See page 13 of our family-friendly Cine Concert presentation of A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la lune) and a selection of shorts.

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When Akin arrives in Ireland he embarks on a difficult journey to cultivate a new sense of identity in this strange country. Followed by a Q&A with the Scholars and Lord David Puttnam. See corkfilmfest.org for details and to book.

FILMMAKING WORKSHOPS

JUNIOR FILMMAKING WORKSHOP

(8-12 y.o.) - Sat 12 Nov, 10:00 - 13:00

A great introduction to the fun and creativity of filmmaking, participants will work in groups to plan, write and shoot a short film under the expert guidance of filmmaking professionals.

SENIOR FILMMAKING WORKSHOP (13-17 y.o.) - Sun 13 Nov, 11:00 - 16:30

A full-day practical workshop for teens with a passion for filmmaking. From script to screen, learn how to create a short film working with professionals.

See corkfilmfest.org or contact education@corkfilmfest.org for bookings/info.

WORKSHOP

SCORING FOR SILENT FILM

A workshop with composers

Irene Buckley and Linda Buckley (A Trip to the Moon, Metropolis, Nosferatu) supporting the development of creative skills for third level students interested in exploring scoring for silent film, in partnership with MTU.

HYPHEN

LORD PUTTNAM SCHOLARS

SCHOOLS

INTINN

Our Schools Programme includes a diverse and inspiring programme of films for young people, specially selected to support Junior and Leaving Cert French, German, English and History curricula. There will be a special Green Screen film focused on environmental issues suitable for students from Junior Cert up, and a free 1920s Commemoration Screening accompanied by a documentary short (available in-person and online).

Gate Cinemas Cork, Midleton and Mallow, 14 - 18 Nov. For booking and enquiries contact schools@corkfilmfest.org

Leaving Cert French MY BROTHERS AND I (LA TRAVIATA:MES FRÈRES ET MOI)

Yohan Manca | France | 2021 | 108 mins Junior Cert French KING*

David Moreau | France, Belgium | 2022 | 105 mins

Leaving Cert German KLAMMER: CHASING THE LINE* Andreas Schmied | Austria | 2021 | 100 mins Junior Cert German THE PATH (DER PFAD)

Tobias Wiemann | Germany, Spain | 2021 | 100 mins Junior Cert and TY WHERE IS ANNE FRANK?*

Ari Folman | Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Netherlands, Israel | 2021 | 99 mins

Junior, Leaving Cert and TY - Environmental Activism THE HORIZON (L’HORIZON)

Emilie Carpentier | France | 2021 | 85 mins

TY: 1922 - 2022 COMMEMORATION: CELEBRATING CORK WOMEN

ENGAGEMENT & ENDURANCE: CORK CITY WOMEN IN THE 1920S Ciara Buckley | Ireland | 2021 | 35 mins

WHEEL OF DREAMS

Toma McCullim | Ireland | 2022 | 21 mins

ALSO ONLINE

*Presented in association with the Irish Film Institute Education Department

CIFF is proud to present Intinn, a unique film and mental health programme that offers Transition Year students the opportunity to explore mental health, personal well-being and strategies of resilience through film and well-being workshops led by youth mental health specialists.

Developed in collaboration with University College Cork School of Nursing and Midwifery, Intinn is supported by ESB Energy for Generations Fund and The Gate Cinema, and has been shortlisted for multiple Business to Arts Awards in 2021 and 2022.

Offered for free, in person in Cork City and county (7 - 10 Nov) the programme will be available online for free to students nationwide, from 21 Nov to 21 Dec. To book, contact schools@corkfilmfest.org

INTINN FILMS

HUM

Nathan Fagan | Ireland | 2017 | 19 mins

An intimate portrait of artist and musician Kevin Nolan, diagnosed at 19 with schizoaffective disorder.

AN OPEN DOOR

Aoise Tutty Jackson | Ireland | 2018 | 15 mins

A pioneering initiative within the Mental Health Service provides a space for hope and recovery for the local community. Proudly supported by ESB Energy for Generations Fund

LOOK@ME

OUTREACH

FILMMAKING PROJECT

THE MAGICAL TORTILLLA CHIP 2021/2022 5th Year Class, Blarney Street CBS | Ireland | 2022 | 12 mins

SUN 20 | EVERYMAN | 12:00

An anthology of six stories from the creative minds of 33 primary school students, developed under the guidance of filmmaker Maximilian Le Cain. Supported by the Bank of Ireland Begin Together Arts Fund in partnership with Business to Arts. Note: flashing lights.

AMBASSADE DE FRANCE EN IRLANDE

AMBASSADE DE FRANCE EN IRLANDE

PARALLAX ARTIST MOVING IMAGE

We’re delighted to present Parallax, a programming strand that gives a renewed focus to the Festival’s long-running interest in artist film and experimental work.

SHORTS 1

AEMI EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS 1: SÚITÚ + Q&A WITH FEATURED ARTISTS/FILMMAKERS

THU 17 | GATE | 18:00

Súitú’: Irish term, the sucking-in sound of stones at the shore line. Contemporary artist moving image works curated by aemi, ‘Súitú’ is a new programme of recent Irish and international artist film.

CONTOUR

Fábio Andrade, Brazil, 2021, 10 mins

“Open the leaves I will see my body turned into flower.” - Gabriel Joaquim dos Santos.

EYES LIKE CATS

Susan Hughes, Northern Ireland, 2022, 2.5 mins, Subtitled After an encounter with bioluminescent phosphorescence, a line of enquiry begins into how humans throughout history have made sense of mysterious natural occurrences.

A HUMAN CERTAINT Y

Morgan Quaintance, United Kingdom, 2021, 20 mins, 16mm transferred to digital

The inevitability of separation, loss and death are explored through an introspective written monologue and a selection of stills, moving images and written text.

YON

Bárbara Lago, Argentina, 2021, 8 mins, Subtitled

Using archive material from their childhood, Bárbara Lago reprogrammes their childhood’s mythology and reflects on their body traversed by affections, fictions and the passing of time.

OTHER TIDAL EFFECTS

Sofia Theodore Pierce, USA, 2021, 7 mins

“And there are other tidal effects, mysterious and intangible,” Rachel Carson, ‘The Edge of the Sea’ (1955).

HOOK, SPILL, CRY YOUR EYES OUT

Lisa Freeman, Ireland, 2020, 2.5 mins

The work touches on things that are inflated; bills, lungs, bellies, airbags, egos.

CABBAGE

Holly Márie Parnell, Ireland, 2022, 30 mins

Through intimate moments of reflection and observation, Cabbage explores layers of agency and power, dissecting the ways in which a human life is measured and valued.

SHORTS 2

AEMI EXPERIMENTAL SHORTS 2: FIGURE GROUND PERCEPTION + Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS FERN SILVA AND FRANK SWEENEY

SAT 19 | GATE | 15:00

A new programme of contemporary artist films curated by aemi and including works by aemi’s Artist-in-Focus Fern Silva as well as the premiere of aemi’s newly commissioned work by Frank Sweeney (aemi/Sirius Film Commission 2022).

SEKUNDENARBEITEN

Christiana Perschon, Austria, 2021, 14 mins

Christiana Perschon presents an extraordinary portrait of a reclusive female artist, Lieselott Beschorner, but also a consideration of the fundamental properties of film.

SCALES IN THE SPECTRUM OF SPACE

Fern Silva, USA, 2015, 7 mins

A glimpse into the collective memory of the city of Chicago at the invitation of the Chicago Film Archive with music by Phil Cohran.

MISSING TIME

Morgan Quaintance, United Kingdom, 2019, 15 mins

Missing Time is a film that considers the relation between amnesia, concealed histories, state secrecy and the constitution of the self.

KICKING THE CLOUDS

Sky Hopinka, USA, 2021, 16 mins

A reflection on descendants and ancestors, guided by a 50-year-old audio recording of Hopinka’s grandmother learning the Pechanga language from her mother.

RIDE LIKE LIGHTNING, CRASH LIKE THUNDER

Fern Silva, USA, 2017, 9 mins

A 16mm portrait of a multi-generational artist community, a meditation on landscape, and a swan song for the idyll of rural America.

2 CHANNEL LAND

Frank Sweeney, Ireland, 2022, 15 mins aemi/Sirus Film Commission 2022

Frank Sweeney’s hybrid docu-fiction explores the history of analogue radio and television signals spilling across the borders of these islands.

AEMI MASTERCLASS

AEMI MASTERCLASS WITH FILMMAKER FERN SILVA: ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS

FEATURE PROGRAMME EXHIBITION

AEMI: ARTIST IN FOCUS ROCK BOTTOM RISER + Q&A WITH THE FILMMAKER

FRI 18 | SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE COBH SAT 19 | TRISKEL | 20:00

A film & video masterclass for participants interested in social and environmental issues, reportage, travelogues, and other forms of non-fiction art making. For more information visit corkfilmfest.org Please email info@aemi.ie in advance to secure a place.

FREE RADICALS

Fern Silva, USA, 2021, 70 mins

In his dynamic feature debut, Fern Silva examines myriad encounters with an island world at sea. Irish premiere.

AEMI AND CIFF PRESENT FERN SILVA - WAYWARD FRONDS SAMPLE-STUDIOS AT LORD MAYOR’S PAVILION

FRI 11 - SUN 20 | LORD MAYOR’S PAVILION | 20:00

Fern Silva, USA, 2014, 15 mins

For the duration of the festival, in collaboration with Sample-Studios, an installation of Fern Silva’s film Wayward Fronds at Lord Mayor’s Pavilion.

GATE

A CELEBRATION OF LIGHT

Daughters of the Sun, Maximilian Le Cain, Ireland, 2021, 24 mins Based on the Irish legend of the Cailleach Beara or Hag of Beara. Showers of Light, Ian Helliwell, UK, 2022, 4 mins

Answering the Sun, Rainer Kohlberger, Austria, Germany, 2022, 60 mins Rainer Kohlberger is a maximalist, ready to take things to the limit when it comes to visual, auditory, and ultimately also bodily experiences.

Warning: These films contain flashing lights which may not be suitable for light-sensitive epilepsy.

NATIONAL SCULPTURE FACTORY

WED 16 | TRISKEL | 20:00

The National Sculpture Factory presents three films by artists Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca: One Hundred steps (2020); Swinguerra (2019) and Terremoto Santo (2017). There will be Q+A between an invited chair and the artists between the screenings.

One Hundred Steps, 2020 2K, pb/cor, som [2K, BW/color, sound] 30’00

Swinguerra, 2019 2K, cor, som [2K, color, sound] 21’00

Terremoto Santo / Holy Tremor, 2017 2K, cor, som 5.1 [2K, color, 5.1 sound] 19’

SIRIUS COBH, CO.CORK

Marianne Keating

TUE 15 | SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE COBH | 15:00

This programme features three films by Irish artist Marianne Keating. Two of them - Meet Fire with Fire and A Beautiful Dream - explore the Irish War of Independence through archival footage. The third film, Landlessness (2017–’22), focuses on the migration of Irish indentured labourers to Jamaica (then a British colony) between 1835 and 1842.

Meet Fire with Fire (2022) Single-channel video, colour, sound, 15 min.

A Beautiful Dream (2020–’22) Single-channel video, colour, sound, 8:20 min.

Landlessness (2017–’22) Single-channel video, colour, sound, 26:54 min

GRADUATE ARTIST BURSARY

Cork International Film Festival, National Sculpture Factory and Sample-Studios proudly announce the launch of a new collaboration, the Graduate Artist Bursary, to start in 2023. The inaugural awardee is Myfanwy Frost-Jones, a recent graduate of MTU CCAD.

IRISH

IN-COMPETITION PROGRAMMES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR GRAND PRIX IRISH SHORT AWARD

IRISH SHORTS 1: IN COMPETITION

IRISH SHORTS 2: IN COMPETITION

TUE 15

Irish and world premieres, featuring portrayals of complicated family dynamics, the mystical, and the cosmic.

MAKE UP - Sinéad O’Loughlin THICKER THAN WATER - Pippa Molony HEADSPACE - Aisling Byrne

BEAN FEASA / WISE WOMAN - Daniel Butler THE COMET - Reuben Harvey

IRISH

PURE CORK IN

New work from Cork

music and dark drama - in a word, Cork!

SCATTERBRAINS - Myles Horgan [C]

A BOATED ROOF - Aoife Desmond [C]

THIS TOWN STILL TALKS ABOUT YOU - Matthew McGuigan [C] A CITY UNDER QUIET LIGHTS - Myles O’Reilly [C] [D] DO-GOODERS - Sarah Horgan [C]

2022 | 92 mins

WED 16 | GATE |

ALSO

Irish and world premieres, featuring the mysterious, the poetic, and the intuitive.

ATALI’I O LE CREZENT / SONS OF THE CREZENT - Brendan Canty [C] LURE - Dominic Curran POULAPHOUCA - Ian Fallon [D] SAUDADE; - Eimear Young TAR ANSEO / COME HERE - Zoe Ní Riordáin LOWLAND - Fergal Ward, Adrian Duncan [D] THE REWILDING - Clare Langan

IRISH SHORTS

FRI

15:15

Madcap animations and sombre dramas, featuring the work of some of the best up-and-coming Irish filmmakers.

EMPTY LITTLE PEOPLE - Josh O’Caoimh, Mikai Geronimo

REGULAR RABBIT - Eoin Duffy DEPARTURE - Aaron Monaghan NOT MY SISTER - Jessica Courtney Leen [C] LAMB - Sinéad O’Loughlin SAFE AS HOUSES - Mia Mullarkey LAMBING - Katie McNeice

PREMIERES:

GHOSTS - (La)Horde

SPIRAL - María

DEBUTANTE - Elizabeth

SHORT

EXTERIOR DAY - Giulia Magno

CLAP, GIRLS DANCE - Dena

WOMXN TIME MACHINE - Adrien Peskine,

RATICIDE - João Niza

TRIA - Giulia Grandinetti

THE FENCE - Tomasz Wolski PEACE OFF - Stefan Mandachi

Hana

(SIMONE AND I, A MECHANICAL FRIENDSHIP) - Laurène Dervieux, Maxime Charden

GREECE PRESENTS: I DON’T WANT TO FORGET ANYTHINGVaggelio Soumeli PORTUGAL PRESENTS: O OFÍCIO DA ILUSÃO (THE ART OF DELUSION) - Cláudia Varejão ITALY PRESENTS: MI PIACE SPIDERMAN E ALLORA? (I LIKE SPIDERMAN ... SO WHAT?) - Federico Micali GERMANY PRESENTS: THE BEAUTY - Pascal Schelbli IRELAND PRESENTS: HER SONG - Eabha Bortolozzo & Jack Kirwan POLAND PRESENTS: WE HAVE ONE HEART - Katarzyna Warzecha SPAIN PRESENTS: EL TRATAMIENTO (THE TREATMENT)Álvaro Carmona

LUXEMBOURG PRESENTS: MUTATIOUNEN (MUTATIONS)Govinda Van Maele AUSTRIA PRESENTS: DER BESUCH (THE VISIT) - Conrad Tambour

OUT OF COMPETITION

CORK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS: SNOOZE - Adam Collins

TUS LIMERICK SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN PRESENTS: UNDERGROUND ÉIRE - Shane Joyce & Corrine Gibbons

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

1922 COMMEMORATION EVENT

THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY

Ken Loach

Ireland, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Switzerland | 2006 | 127 mins SAT 19 | EVERYMAN | 10.30

Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, The Wind that Shakes the Barley intricately depicts the brutal realities of war and families torn apart, scrutinizing the complex truths that led to the foundation of the Irish Free State. This is an uncompromising portrait of a turbulent time in Irish history, and an important work in the canon of historical Irish cinema. RG

Engagement and Endurance: Cork City Women in the 1920s will also screen as part of our Schools Programme, see p.35.

IN CONVERSATION

UCC Film Artist in Residence

Yvonne McDevitt

THE HEBREW LESSON

Wolf Mankowitz | Ireland | 1972 | 30 mins

An intense two-hander set during the War of Independence when an IRA man (Patrick Dawson) encounters an elderly Jew (Milo O’Shea) at prayer in a synagogue. The film screened at Cork International Film Festival in 1972.

DUHALLOW HOME

Colin Hill | Ireland | 1973 | 30 mins

Cork-themed treasures from collections in the IFI Irish Film Archive, introduced by Sunniva O’Flynn, IFI Head of Irish Film Programming.

A young woman (Margaret Hill) returns to Ireland after a broken affair and is haunted by a terrifying memory and spirals towards mental breakdown. The film premiered at the Cork International Film Festival in 1973

SUN 13 | TRISKEL | 20:00

Yvonne McDevitt discusses her inspirations, working process and current projects with Maximilian Le Cain, moderated by Professor Laura Rascaroli, Head of the School of Film, Music and Theatre, UCC.

With excerpts from her own and others’ work, the conversation will engage with ideas and practices of Experimental Filmmaking.

Proudly supported by Cork City Council

CORK FILM TRAIL

During the Festival, take a wander through the streets of Cork City on our ever popular Cork Film Trail, which features stunning film and TV costumes across four locations. The vibrant displays will highlight themes of the Festival programme, including music, sustainability, fashion, history and the 1922 Commemoration, and showcase Cork’s rich film and cultural heritage. Keep your eyes peeled for some familiar outfits, including costume designer Sandy Powell’s lavish creation for Olivia Colman’s character Queen Anne in The Favourite, and Lorna Marie Mugan’s sustainably sourced clothing worn by Normal People’s Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar Jones.

Follow our online Trail map and tune in to our accompanying podcasts all while soaking up the Festival atmosphere in the city and enjoying the finest hospitality Cork has to offer. Look out for competitions and our pub quiz, and share your Trail experience on social media with #CIFF2022.

CIFF

Presented in collaboration with the Irish Costume Archive Project, with the support of Cork City Council’s Placemaking Fund and sponsored by Murphy’s.

Find out more and follow our free online map on the myCIFF app or on corkfilmfest.org

Cork International Film Festival’s unique Digital Archive is a treasure trove of precious materials, including photographs, programme covers and posters from previous Festival editions, tracking the history of modern film and Cork amassed over 67 years. Developed in collaboration with the Department of Digital Humanities at University College Cork, the Archive provides a unique snapshot of modern film history and the story of Cork’s development. View the archive online at corkfilmfest.ucc.ie.

(enjoy responsibly)

INDUSTRY EVENTS

First Take is a training and development platform for newly established film professionals, film and media students and the wider film industry, which comprises case studies, presentations and panel discussions. Its intention is to promote fresh thinking amongst emerging and working filmmakers, inspiring them to be proactive in creating and promoting their own film work.

This year’s event will include sessions focusing on the Screen Guilds of Ireland and their important work in the Irish film industry, as well as the new National Talent Academies, a Screen Ireland initiative that provides courses, programmes and career opportunities for the Irish film, television and animation industry.

We will also present a case study of a high profile feature from the CIFF programme and a special career interview with filmmaker Frank Berry, whose new feature film Aisha will screen at this year’s festival (see p. 10).

€15. Visit corkfilmfest.org/industry for further details and to book.

Presented in partnership with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,

supported by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.

First Take will be followed by a special screening of the Puttnam Scholars’ short film Hyphen with a Q&A hosted by Festival Patron, Lord David Puttnam. The screening will take place at the Triskel at 16:30. Following this event will be the announcement of CIFF2022 Short Award winners.

Cork International Film Festival continues to develop its focus on highquality Irish and international documentary cinema with Doc Day, connecting emerging and established non-fiction filmmakers with industry professionals and the wider documentary sector, with the objective of helping to inform, inspire and develop opportunities within the global documentary landscape.

Doc Day will comprise a session dissecting current trends and shifts in the non-fiction film industry, as well as a focus on impact distribution with Together Films, one of the most prominent impact strategists and distributors working in the documentary industry today. The event will also include an ‘in-conversation’ session about personal filmmaking with director Abigail Disney.

A drinks reception will conclude the event 16:00-17:00, followed by the screening of Abigail Disney’s new feature documentary The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales at 17:30 at the Gate Cinema (see p. 25).

FREE OF CHARGE

In addition to the in person offering for Doc Day 2022, the Festival will host a series of online sessions, complimenting this year’s non-fiction programme and encompassing in-depth filmmaker conversations and case studies. Visit corkfilmfest.org/industry for further details and to book. Presented in partnership with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, and supported by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.

IGNITE

IGNITE is a bilingual talent development programme led by Cork International Film Festival and Docs Ireland, directed towards emerging Irish and Northern Irish documentary filmmakers embarking on their first or second non-fiction feature film.

A joint initiative of Cork International Film Festival & Docs Ireland, Belfast, supported by TG4, the Arts Council of Ireland, Screen Ireland, Screen Skillnet, Northern Ireland Screen, and Arts & Business NI.

ONLINE PROGRAMME

We’re delighted to offer a programme of film highlights online nationwide from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 November. Our digital programme comprises a selection of features and shorts that screened in cinema in the Festival, giving you a second chance to catch them no matter where you are in Ireland. Just like cinema screenings, online screenings have limited capacity so we recommend pre-booking. See corkfilmfest.org to book and watch.

TO BOOK YOUR ONLINE TICKET

• Visit corkfilmfest.org and choose your film. Click on ‘Book Now’

• Book/pre-book and pay for your film when prompted

• When you have successfully paid, your film will become available to watch at 12.01 on Fri 18 Nov (if you are pre-booking) or as soon as you have paid during the three-day programme period

• Once you start watching your film, you have 30 hours to finish it

• You can pause your film at any time during the 30-hour watch window

• Each film in the online programme is available to start watching at any time during the three-day availability period (18 - 20 Nov)

FEATURES

HOW TO FESTIVAL

myCIFF

1341 Frames of Love & War 16

2 Channel Land 36

Adventures of Gigi the Law, The 20 A E I O U A Quick Alphabet of Love 20

Aftersun 20

Agapé 39

Aisha 10

Alcarrás 20

All The Beauty and The Bloodshed 11 American Dream and Other Fairy Tales, The 25 Anima 20

Answering the Sun 37 Armageddon Time 21 Arnold Is A Model Student 17

Arvéd 15

Astronomer’s Dream, The 13 Atali’i O Le Crezent/ Sons of the Crezent 38

Ballywalter 18 Basket Case 30 Battleground 25

Bean Feasa (Wise Woman) 38 Beautiful Beings 17 Beautiful Dream, A 37 Best Unsaid 21

Black Mambas 32 Boated Roof, A 38

Blue Caftan, The 21 Blue Has No Dimensions 40 Blue Jean 21

Boys Clap, Girls Dance 40

Burning Days 21 Butcher Boy, The 28 Cabbage 36 Calendar Girls 25

Call Me Mommy 39 Calling, The 40

Cesária Évora 25

Childhood of a Leader, the 28 Children of the Mist 16

City Under Quiet Lights, A 38 Colour! 41

Come Back Anytime 31 Comet, The 38 Concrete Keys 18 Contour 36 Cops 13

Corsage 21 Dancing Madness 33 Daughters 33

Daughters of the Sun 37

Daughter’s Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé, A 25 Debutante, The 40 Departure 38 Despondence 39 Devotions, The 39 Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot! 30 Do Gooders 38 Domingo and The Mist 22 Don’t Blow It Up 41 Dragon Princess 34 Duhallow Home 42 Eami 25 Echo 39 Empire of Light 12

Empty Little People 38

Energy 39 Engagement & Endurance: Cork City Women in the 1920s 35

Enys Men 22

EUNIC Short Shorts from Europe 41 Exterior Day 40

Eyes Like Cats 36 Face/Off 30 Falcon Lake 22 Fashion Reimagined 32 Fence, The 40 Forest Coal Pit 40 Fundamentals of Art 41 Game of Truth 18 Gates, The 18 Ghost of Richard Harris, The 19 Ghosts 40 Girl Can’t Help It, The 30 Glitterbug 39 Godland 22 Grand Jeté 22 Harder They Come, The 13 Haulout 40 Headspace 38 Hebrew Lesson, The 42 Hercules 30 Hook, Spill, Cry Your Eyes Out 36 Horizon, The 35 How Is Katia? 17

How to Save a Dead Friend 16 Human Certainty, A 36 Hyphen 34, 44

If You Are A Man 16

In The Beginning Was Water 39 Into The Ice 32

Karaoke Paradise 26

Kash Kash Without Feathers We Can’t Live 16 Kicking the Clouds 36 King 35

Klammer: Chasing the Line 35 Laika & Nemo 41

Lamb 38

Lambing 38 Landlessness 37

Last Dance 26

Legend of Sealed Book, The 34 Leonor Will Never Die 17

Love Around The World 26 Lowland 38 Luce and the Rock 41 Lure 38

Magical Tortilla Chip, The 35 Make Up 38 Man On Earth 26

Matter Out Of Place 32 Meet Fire With Fire 37 Menu, The 31 Metronom 23 Midwives 26 Mischief Makers, The 28 Missing Time 36 Mixtape 26 Mortimer and the Vanishings 41 Most Boring Granny in the Whole World, The 41 Mount Trenchard 39 My Brothers & I/La Traviata, 35

Natural History of Destruction, The 27 Nest 40 Nettle Bush 39

Nightsiren 17 Nocebo 19

Not My Home 40 Not My Sister 38

Not Today 40

One Hundred Steps 37 Other Tidal Effects 36

Pamfir 15 Path, The 35 Paul Muldoon: A Life in Lyrics 19 Peace Off! 40

Perfect Day for Caribou, A 20 Peter von Kant 23 Piaffe 15

Point of View 39 Poulaphouca 38

Rabiye Kurnaz Vs George W Bush 23 Raise Ravens 28 Raticide 40

Regular Rabbit 38 Retrograde 27

Return to Seoul 23 Rewilding, The 38 Ride Like Lightning 36

Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical 12 Robe of Gems 23 Rock Bottom Riser 37 Rodeo 23 Safe as Houses 38 Safe Place 15, 33 Saudade 38 Scales in the Spectrum of Space 36 Scatterbrains 38 Sekundenarbeiten 36 She Said 24 Short Story, A 40 Showers of Light 37 Silent Twins, The 24 Skeleton Dance, The 13 Small, Slow But Steady 24 Spiral, The 40

Steakhouse 40

Steamboat Willie 13 Strange World 11 Swinguerra 37

Tar Anseo / Come Here 38 Taste of Whale, A 27 Terremoto Santo / Holy Tremor 37 Terroir to Table 31

Thicker Than Water 38 This Town Still Talks About You 38 Tommy Guns 24 Tria 40

Trip to The Moon, A 13 Unicorn Wars 24 Visitors, The 16 Wadjda 29 War of the Buttons 29 We Love Life 40

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer 27 Wheel of Dreams 35 Where is Anne Frank? 35 Where Is This Street?

or With No Before And After 27 White Ribbon, The 28 Wild One, The 27

Wind That Shakes The Barley, The 42 Woman in Retrograde 39 Womxn Time Machine 40 Wonders, The 28 Woodcutter Story, The 15 Worst Ones, The 15 Yeelen 30

Yon 36

You Have To Come And See It 24 Zero for Conduct 28

FIND US

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ACCESS

As a local festival with global focus, CIFF has celebrated and promoted multiculturalism, diversity, and inclusion for 67 years. We welcome all visitors to screenings and events and are committed to ensuring that the Festival, its venues and activities, are accessible and inclusive.

• All venues will have accessible seating

• All non-English language films will be subtitled

• A selection of English-language features and shorts will be accessible online with Closed Caption (CC) subtitles and descriptions of non-dialogue audio, for audiences who are D/ deaf or hard of hearing. These films will be tagged as ‘CC’ on corkfilmfest.org.

• Sensory-friendly screenings for young people and families are included and tagged as (SF) on corkfilmfest.org.

More information about venue and online accessibility is available at corkfilmfest.org/access. If you have any specific access needs or queries, we would be happy to help: access@corkfilmfest.org +353 (0) 21 427 1711

YOUR SAFETY & COMFORT

Your comfort and safety is our priority. If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, please follow HSE guidelines, and stay at home if you are sick. Please check corkfilmfest.org for information updates.

SUSTAINABILITY

CIFF believes in championing film as a platform to raise awareness on the challenges and solutions of climate and social issues, and promote discussion, debate and action by carefully creating our film programme. We are committed to continuing to develop how we conduct our own operations at the Festival, aiming to measure and reduce our impact, and becoming a greener organisation that can lead the way for a more sustainable cultural landscape in Ireland.

We encourage our audiences to support us on our sustainability journey, and we welcome any feedback that can help us improve: sustainability@corkfilmfest.org

As part of our sustainability policy, we have reduced our volume of printed materials and this brochure has been printed on FSC-certified paper meaning it has been responsibly sourced.

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