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This black and white photo shows a formally dressed George McSweeney (or McSwiney) sitting at the piano of the Cork City Hall in a photo marked ‘60s or 70s’. It might be the 1970s as we have an archive photo of an award presentation that was…

This is a black and white photo from 1974 during the mayoralty of Pearse Wyse. It shows the Lord Mayor seated with festival committee colleagues as they listen to a speaker at the microphone. The photo identifies the small group as Brother Jerome,…

This is a black and white photo of the festival committee delegation arriving at the Savoy in 1974, during the mayoralty of Pearse Wyse. The photo is taken from the top of the steps in the marble foyer of the Savoy and looks down at the crowd milling…

This is a black and white photo of festival director Dermot Breen and his wife Vida Breen with their colleague Tom Nicholas on the grounds of Ashbourne House in Glounthaune, Cork. They stand together and chat in the convivial setting of the Ashbourne…

This is a black and white group photo of festival director Dermot Breen with festival friend Dick Burke, the film director Richard Lester and an unidentified colleague. Lester in a light-coloured check suit smiles for the camera. Around the time of…

This is a black and white photo of film festival committee member Dan Donovan standing in front of a microphone alongside a festival delegate identified as a 'Jamaican actor' at the rear of the photo. Dan Donovan (1926-2008) was a founding member of…

This black and white photo shows an audience listening to an unidentified speaker at the Pavilion Cinema in Cork as part of the festival workshop programme. We can see the back of the audience facing the stage with its empty white screen. The…

This black and white photo shows a young audience listening to a speaker out of our vision. The back of the photo notes the name ‘Ida McSweeny’ who might have organised or presented the workshop. A provisional date of ‘1970s’ is also attributed to…

This black and white photo shows four men seated together for a festival press briefing. A large banner for Cork Film International acts as a backdrop. The back of the photo identifies the actor and filmmaker John Boorman, the former film censor…

This is a black and white photo of the Irish director Louis Marcus holding the Waterford Glass Film Critics’ Award in the company of the politicians Pearse Wyse, Peter Barry, and Gus Healy. The four men are all wearing dinner suits accessorised with…