CORONA COCK FILM FESTIVAL

People who missed Oktoberfest in Germany can let their hair down by enjoying an eve at the Corona Cork Film Festival in Ireland. Cork Film Festival is one of the Ireland's premier cultural events. It was established in 1956, since then 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.

The festival will take place from October 14th to October 21st this year. Mick Hannigan, director of the Corona Cork Film Festival has informed that this year, the number of short film entries submitted into the Corona Cork Film Festival has exceeded that of all previous years with the festival receiving over 2734 shorts. He added that audience will enjoy and appreciate the films which make up Cork’s 52nd short programme.

Since 1956, short films have been an integral part of the festival. People can enjoy short films from all over the globe as shorts from a diverse range of countries including Costa Rica, Bulgaria, Chile, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Sweden, USA and Australia will be screened in the Festival. The full list of films selected is available on the festival website - www.corkfilmfest.org . This year the festival will add a new flavour by offering short film-makers the opportunity to compete for several prestigious awards.
Tickets for all events and the festival catalogue can be purchased from early October at the Corona Cork Film Festival Box Office which is situated at 56 Patrick's Street, Cork. The festival programme and tickets will also be available online at www.corkfilmfest.org