Cork Film Festival 2008

Box Office
021 4272263
Merchant’s Quay shopping centre, St. Patrick’s St.

Sponsors

Media Sponsors

Gala Sponsor

Med-Screen is financed by the European Union in the framework of the Euromed Audiovisual programme

Embassy of Mexico

Outlook - Special Programmes

Welcome to Outlook 2008! This is the 18th year that Outlook has been a dynamic and successful part of the Festival. The foresight of the original organisers in 1991 has always amazed me, when one considers that decriminalisation did not come until 1993! It seems that we have come a long way since those days and yet there is still so much to do. This year promises to be one of the best programmes yet. The Gala presentation of Brideshead Revisited is much anticipated, and this year’s highlight for me is Mise Aerach, a programme of great Irish gay short filmmaking. This year is also tinged with sadness from the loss of Dónal Sheehan, a former director of the Festival and a lifelong advocate of gay rights. The Inaugural Dónal Sheehan Memorial Lecture with director Peter Greenaway is an initiative of Dónal?s friends and family and a wonderful tribute to him. We warmly welcome Terence Davies, a supremely talented and singular cinematic voice, presenting his new film Of Time and The City, and in public interview with Irish Times film critic Michael Dwyer. Such treats await us… enjoy!

Dave Roche, Outlook

Mise Aerach – A look at Irish gay short filmmaking and filmmakers Panel Discussion

We are delighted to present a special element in Outlook this year – a screening of great Irish gay short films; followed by a panel discussion. We invite you to join us for this event, when we explore the notion of Irish gay filmmaking with two of our most reknowned short filmmakers; Barry Dignam and Ken Wardrop

Great Irish Gay Short Films

Saturday 18th | The Gate Cinema | 1.00pm

Panel Discussion with Barry Dignam and Ken Wardrop

Saturday 18th | The Other Place | 3.00pm | Admission Free | All Welcome

Barry Dignam

Ken Wardrop

Barry Dignam studied drama at Trinity College Dublin and Film at the National Film School of Ireland (IADT). He has made a number of internationally successful shorts which have been nominated for a Palme d’Or at Cannes and a Berlin Bear. Barry’s work has also been screened by top broadcasters, and he is currently in development on three feature films. Barry lectures in Directing at the National Film School at IADT.

Ken studied documentary filmmaking at the National Film School at IADT. His graduation film Undressing My Mother is one of the most successful Irish short films of all time, winning a European Film Academy Award. With producer Andrew Freedman, Ken co-founded Venom Films, producing commercials, short films and documentaries for the world market. Ken is currently shooting his first feature film 100-to-1 Outsiders – A Creative Documentary.

	Grant Aided By :