*Best ‘Creative Cork’ Award * Date Night, dir. Ross Carey For his formally inventive yet deeply moving exploration of love and grief we were unanimous in giving the award to Ross Carey for the imaginative and affecting Date Night. Special Mention – Dig dir. Rob Mullins Squeezing fresh humour out of the established trope […]
The following article was written by IndieCork co-founder Mick Hannigan – on the genesis of Ireland’s most exciting showcase of independent cinema and music. The original article can be found on the RTÉ Website – Click Here. The genesis of the IndieCork festival of film & music was the parting of the ways four years […]
Pierre Étaix is a French comedy master in the tradition of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin and also in the tradition of Jacques Tati with whom Étaix served a comedic apprenticeship. Étaix’s films went unseen for years due to legal entanglements but his unique genius has recently been ‘rediscovered’ .We are delighted present a programme […]
Presented by award-winning, critically acclaimed director, David Keating this is a one-day, trauma-free workshop that teaches persuasive ways to present and pitch film projects. Exploring techniques that help us convey the essentials, you can learn to deal with nerves and get to a place where the process is not only enjoyable, but from where you […]
This is a great event every year and one increasingly copied – combine a great heart-warming foodie film and appropriate food from local producers and a wonderful and generous wine importer and happiness ensues. This year the Food Feast moves to the Blacknight Festival Centre in the Kino and takes on an Italian flavor with […]
There is a very strong lineup of Irish indie features this year including two made in Cork, both receiving their World Premieres with us; Sean Breathnach’s horror flic Beyond The Woods and the visual treat which is Storage, directed by Rupert MacCarthy-Morrogh. We’re delighted to welcome back to Cork two IndieCork alumni, Gerard Walsh with […]
Our Opening Film is that wonderful thing, a laugh-out-loud Irish indie feature. Dead Along The Way is a comedy of errors, with well-drawn characters situated within a tight plot. That is has so many Cork connections doesn’t harm it either. At the time of writing it seems that the screen is soon to be Sold […]
The IndieCork Festival of Independent Film and Music wrapped on the evening of Sunday 11th October 2015. Awards were made to selected short films, features and a new IndieMusic Discovery award for performers in the enhanced music programme this year. Festival organisers were particularly pleased with the third festival. Mick Hannigan, Festival Co-Director said: ‘We […]
After a fantastic festival, and some seriously tough decisions, here are the winners of the awards for IndieCork 2014. Best International Short A Million Miles Away, Jennifer Reader, USA. Best Irish Short Skunky Dog, James Fitzgerald Creative Cork Award All Mortal Flesh, John Corcoran Best Indie Feature Sé-Si-O Pol, Henrik Peschel, Germany Spirit of IndieCork […]
The ‘Ronan Phelan Script Award’ is an IndieCork initiative to support new talent in scriptwriting. The authors of the shortlisted scripts are invited to pitch their script to a panel of judges and audience during the festival. The winning pitch will be nominated to participate in the Euro Connection Short Film C0-production project of the Clermont Short Film […]