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This is a black and white photo of unidentified guests at a drinks reception for the festival in London. The undated picture shows a distinctive young couple, both wearing glasses, with a drink in hand. The drinks reception was held at the Martini…

This is a black and white photo of the journalist Francis Koval standing with colleagues, one of whom is identified as the journalist Mary Young. Koval, in the middle with a bow-tie and glass in hand, appears to be in mid-conversation, as his…

This is a black and white photo of the festival director Dermot Breen at a promotional event for the film festival. The photo is undated but notes that the event includes the London Friends of Cork including actor David Hemmings, Prudence de…

This is a black and white photo of the English actor Sylvia Syms at a drinks reception at the Piccadilly Hotel in London, organised by the London Friends of the festival. Syms, in a bright knee-length dress and cigarette in hand, is turned towards…

This is a colour photograph of the Children’s Choir posing at the altar of St Francis's Church on Liberty Street in Cork. The girls, in matching red frocks accessorised with a white headband, line up with the boys, in their black trousers and white…

This is a black and white photo of the English film and television composer and conductor Philip Green in conversation Cardinal John Carmel Heenan. The photo is undated but it was probably taken in 1971 during the recording of St Patrick’s Mass which…

This is an undated black and white photo of the congregation at a film festival mass in St Francis Church, Cork. The pews are full and those without seats stand up against the church walls. We notice the Lord Mayor Seán O’Leary kneeling at the…

This is a black and white undated photo of Donal Lehane reading from the pulpit of St. Francis Church on Liberty Street in Cork. Flanked by priests Lehane is shown in profile looking out to an unseen congregation. The spacious interior and its city…

This is a black and white undated photo of the festival director Dermot Breen reading from the pulpit of St. Francis Church on Liberty Street in Cork. To his right a large group of young children listen attentively. All dressed similarly they might…

This is an undated black and white photo of the festival director Dermot Breen in a solitary pose. Breen is a familiar presence in the archive – he was a visionary and the driving force behind the inception of the festival in 1956 as part of An…