Cork Film Festival was non-competitive
in this year

1984 Highlights

• Festival is launched by the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affaires, Mr Jim O'Keeffe
• Opening Gala: (Ireland) Pigs, directed by Cathal Black and stars Joan Harpur and Maurice O'Donoghue
• Festival is the longest festival to date as it runs for nine days and screens 52 feature films and 12 shorts. 27 countries are represented in the festival
• Robin O'Sullivan states that "the setting up of a new organisation is essential development if the festival is to survive". A deadline of 2 months is set for a final decision of the future of the Cork Festival of Film
• The festival marks the centenary of the birth of the great filmmaker, Robert Flaherty by screening his film, "Man of Aran"
• Closing Gala: (Ireland)World Premiere of Anne Devlin, directed by Pat Murphy