Special Presentations Archives - Cork International Film Festival

Special Presentation

CIFF Legacy Day

Showtime: Wed 12 Nov at 10:00

UCC Film & Screen Media Auditorium

480 mins

CIFF, UCC and IFI present EXPANDING PERSPECTIVES ARCHIVES, ACCESS AND CREATIVE REUSE

Cine Concert: Stupid August

Showtime: Thu 13 Nov at 19:45, Sun 16 Nov at 15:00

School of Music - Curtis Auditorium, Arc Cinema - Screen 4

89 mins

Ireland

Padraig Trehy

An amnesiac clown finds himself exiled to the Ireland of the early 1960s. As the shadows of his past re-emerge, Gus must navigate the present dangers to find himself again and be finally free.

David Puttnam Talk: Festivals Matter

Showtime: Thu 13 Nov at 18:30

Triskel Cinema

45 mins

David Puttnam

A unique opportunity to hear from Oscar®-winning film producer, educator, and CIFF Patron David Puttnam as he delivers an illustrated talk and Q&A.

Defence of the Realm

Showtime: Fri 07 Nov at 17:00

Triskel Cinema

96 mins

United Kingdom

David Drury

Dennis Markahm (Ian Bannen) is forced to resign from the British Parliament after he is linked to a woman serving as an East German dignitary. As reporters Nick Mullen (Gabriel Byrne) and Vernon Bayliss (Denholm Elliott) investigate the case, they discover that there may be more to the incident than meets the eye.

Ed Guiney In Conversation

Showtime: Sun 09 Nov at 11:45

Triskel Cinema

45 mins mins

Join us in conversation with Ed Guiney (co-CEO of Element Pictures) for a public talk, an opportunity to hear from one of Ireland’s most influential TV and film producers.

Joan Bergin In Conversation

Showtime: Fri 07 Nov at 12:30

Arc Cinema - Screen 4

60 mins

Join Women in Film & Television Ireland (WFT) in conversation with legendary costume designer Joan Bergin (My Left Foot, The Tudors, Disenchanted) and award-winning director Hannah Quinn (Vikings: Valhalla, The Boy That Never Was, The Stranger).

John Boorman Shorts: Two Nudes Bathing & I Dreamt I Woke Up

Showtime: Sat 15 Nov at 14:15

Triskel Cinema

83 mins

United Kingdom, Ireland

John Boorman

We are thrilled to welcome John Boorman's longtime cinematographer Seamus Deasy, who will present the rare screening of two short films: the delightful and witty Two Nudes Bathing (2001) and I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991).

Music for Domes

Showtime: Mon 10 Nov at 18:30, Tue 11 Nov at 13:30, Tue 11 Nov at 16:00, Tue 11 Nov at 18:30

St Peters, St Peters, St Peters, St Peters

60 mins

Ireland, Northern Ireland

Dawn Richardson

In this immersive documentary experience, screened in a 360° dome, award-winning Irish artist Róis joins forces with the visionary Hosta Projects for a journey unlike any other.

RTE Lyric FM - Movies and Musicals with Aedin Gormley

Showtime: Sat 08 Nov at 13:00

School of Music - Curtis Auditorium

120 mins

Join Aedín Gormley for a very special broadcast of her Saturday afternoon radio programme, featuring the very best music from the world of movies and musicals.

Zardoz / Honorary Disruptor Award to John Boorman

Showtime: Tue 11 Nov at 20:00

Triskel Cinema

105 mins

Ireland, United States

John Boorman

It is the year 2293. A race of humans known as the Brutals worship a flying stone head called Zardoz, who provides them with weapons in exchange for food. But a Brutal Exterminator named Zed (Sean Connery) grows curious, uncovering the mysteries surrounding their society. A visionary sci-fi like no other from John Boorman.