Recent and upcoming film festivals continue to showcase the bounty of work produced and screened in Ireland in the past year, and the wealth of international titles shown to local audiences.
The IFI Horrothon concluded yesterday, Monday October 31st, with a particular honour this year paid to Peter Cushing (Twins of Evil).
Irish titles included ‘My Father, Die’ from Sean Brosnan and Dublin-based feature ‘Don’t You Recognise Me’ from Jason Figgis. Mark Sheridan’s ‘Crone Wood’ set in Co. Wicklow also featured in the line-up, and marks his directorial feature debut.
Notable international titles included Oscar-winning ‘The Fly’ from Canadian horror master David Cronenberg (Rabid) and 1986 comedy horror ‘Critters’ from Stephen Herek.
Cork Film Festival, November 11th - 20th
The programme for the 61st Cork Film Festival was announced late last month, with seventy feature films and over a hundred short films included in the line-up.
Leading Irish titles are Billy O’Briens’ ‘I Am Not a Serial Killer’, which also received three nominations at the British Independent Film Awards 2016 just this morning, for Best Screenplay, Best Actor (Max Records) and Best Supporting Actor (Christopher Lloyd).
Other special screenings and events include a Deaf Shorts line-up on Saturday November 19th, from Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival. The Industry Documentary Day, which is supported by Screen Training Ireland will bring together Irish and international industry leaders on Friday, November 18th in the River Lee Hotel.
The festival is a flagship project of the Nerve Centre and takes place in Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The 2016 line-up includes ‘American Honey’ which also credits Robbie Ryan, Documentaries ‘Armagh Stories: Voices From The Gaol’ (Cahal McLaughlin) and ‘Life, Animated’ (Roger Ross Williams), and feature title ‘In View’ from Irish director Ciaran Creagh.
Irish Film Festival London November 23rd - 27th
‘A Date for Mad Mary’ is set to open the 6th annual festival, which features Peter Foott’s ‘The Young Offenders’ and the ‘After ‘16’ Shorts collection, which was commissioned by the Irish Film Board as part of this year’s centenary celebrations.
The leading Irish title for the third instalment of this Dublin-based festival is the 1998 documentary ‘Mother Ireland’ from Anne Crilly which is produced by Margo Harkin (Waveriders).
‘The Piano’ (1993) directed and written by Jane Campion is also set to screen, as is Germaine Dulac’s silent ‘The Seashell and The Clergyman’, which will feature a live score.
Special events include Dr. Jennifer O’Meara’s discussion on the absence of female narrators, means to measure the verbal representation of women such as The Bechdel Test and other trends in the treatment of female voices in cinema. This talk will take place on Saturday November 19th.
