Cork Film Festival brings Irish shorts to Hungary

Cork Film Festival recently presented a programme of nine Irish short films at the MEDIAWAVE International Film and Music Festival in the city of Gyor, Hungary.

The MEDIAWAVE festival was founded in 1991 as an independent, cultural initiative which was rooted in underground and alternative art movements taking place in Hungary during a time of great political and cultural change. The MEDIAWAVE festival now focuses on experimental films, animation and documentaries, with special attention paid to music films. The festival prides itself as a meeting point of the western and eastern film culture.

Festival manager, Eimear O’Herlihy, who represented Cork Film Festival in Hungary, said “We are delighted to have this opportunity to bring Irish short films to new audiences. The Irish showcase was very well attended and all of the films received a great response from Hungarian audiences.”

The films screened were:

Imagine This, directed by John Callaghan
Joyride, directed by Margaret Corkery
The Faeries of Blackheath Woods, directed by Ciaran Foy
Christy, directed by Alex Gill
Wednesday, directed by Sam Keogh
Joyriders, directed by Rebecca Daly
Pilgrim, directed by Matthew Darragh
POV, directed by Heroesforzeroes
Bongo Bong, directed by Ken Wardrop