Live Music On Film

Film Ist
As the Film Festival celebrates its 50th birthday, it reflects on the key influencers of early cinema. Assembled by Gustav Deutsch, Film Ist is a unique collection of silent moving pictures from the first thirty years of film history. This step back in time in cinema will be brought to life by live musical performances from well known film musicians including the world renowned Christian Fennesz. Pioneering digital improvisers Dafeldecker, Siewert and Stangl will also provide the spontaneous soundtrack to a live re-editing of Gustav DeutschÕs meta-cinematographic epic Film Ist. There is a strong element of improvisation involved which makes every Film Ist performance unique and very much linked to the specific venue where it is taking place. This unique innovative event will take place at 9pm on October 8th in Millennium Hall in Cork.

George Melies
This year the festival will bring the work of George Melies, one of the pioneers of early cinema at the end of the nineteenth century, to the big screen. Melies' unique black and white silent films will be presented by his granddaughter, Marie Helene, and her son will provide live musical entertainment for the evening on a grand piano. The evening will include a screening of "A Trip to the Moon", one of the most popular Melies films which will be instantly recognizable to audiences. The Melies family maintain the old performance tradition by travelling around the world and their presence in Cork will be a once in a lifetime experience that is sure to be one of the highlights of the 50th Cork Film Festival.

Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul (GER), directed by Fatih Akin
Alexander Hacke, a collector of musical styles and an experimenter with sound, roams the streets of Istanbul with his mobile recording studio and magic mike to assemble an inspired portrait of Turkish music. The film features a variety of ethnic singers, instrumentalists and bands. This film is a must for music lovers and film lovers alike. Following the screening of the documentary, Alexander Hacke will DJ in the Blue Angel Club in the Opera House.

Addictive TV Club Night
Addictive TV is an event to savour as it combines music with cinematography images. The organisers of Addictive TV are leading players in the DJ/ VJ scene and have mixed live visual sets for artists such as Derrick May, Jazzanova, Fatboy Slim, Carl Craig and 808 State. Performing internationally criss-crossing the art and club worlds, Addictive TV have played at venues from the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the roof of the national theatre in London to Tokyo's superclub Ageha and the UK Glastonbury Festival. This evening will take place in the Savoy Night Club in Cork and a unique night of quality tunes accompanied by spectacular visuals is guaranteed.