1969 Irish Film Society Award
Then The Rains
Director: Ramesh Gupta
Producer: Film Division, Govt. of India,
Bombay India

1969 Waterford GlassTrophy For
Outstanding Film
Why Man Creates
Director: Saul Bass
Producer: Saul Bass
USA

1969 Best General Interest
And Documentary
Why Man Creates
Director: Saul Bass
Producer: Saul Bass
USA

1969 Best Animated Or Cartoon Short
The Shepard
Director: Cameron Guess
Producer: Cameron Guess
USA

1969 Best Short Film On Art
Test Of Violence
Director: Stuart Cooper
Producer: Daniel Rees
UK

1969 Cinema Brevite Award
Red And White
Director: Keld Helmer-Petersen
Producer: Minerva Film A/S for the Danish
Short Film Committee, Copenhaugen
Denmark

1969 Highlights

• Visitors given an opportuntiy to make their own films. A filmmaking workshop takes place every mornning given by professional film makers.
• Cork Film Festival serious policy to continue "Cork International Festival is one without stunts or sensations and this policy has clearly paid off" says Dermot Breen, Festival Director
• Dilemma for Festival Committee on whether to continue holding the festival in Autumn or to bring it forward to Spring
• For the first time in the history of the Festival the opening feature film is Irish. Opening Gala: I can't, I can't, directed by Piers Haggard
• Bishop of Cork, Most Rev, Dr. C. Lucey critised the Film Festival for screening the controversial 'I can't, I can't'. Film shows actress Tess Wyatt in bed with her screen husband, Denis Waterman.
• Closing Gala: (UK) The Royal Hunt of the Sun, directed by Irving Lerner