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This is a black and white photo of festival director Robin O’Sullivan with the Irish actor Mary Larkin. O’Sullivan, with a rose in the lapel of his jacket, is turned towards Larkin as she speaks to him. Born in Dublin, Larkin played parts in the…

This is a black and white photo, marked ‘1960s’, of two unidentified festival guests seated at a table laden with papers. The grey-haired man, in a casual light-coloured jacket, faces forward smiling, while his companion, in a natty trilby-style hat,…

This is a black and white photo of unidentified guests taken outdoors. The photo is unmarked but we guess that two of the guests are the Monty Python actor Carol Cleveland on the far left, and actor Imogen Hassall on the far right. Hassall came to…

This black and white image shows two unidentified festival guests standing together smiling for the camera. Between them they are holding a St Finbarr statuette. We recognise the trellis in the background from other archive images which suggests that…

This is a black and white photo of the 1956 Cork Film Festival Jury. The eight jury members are grouped formally with five seated at the front with three standing behind them. The seven men are dressed formally in dark suits with bow ties, while the…

This is a black and white photo marked ‘festival jury’ in a photo dated ‘1960s’. The small group of five sit on a leather-covered high-backed bench, and smile for the camera. While some faces are familiar to us from the archive they remain…

This is a black and white photograph of a street sweeper pushing his cleaning truck in front of the Cork Opera House and being escorted by two festival mascots. The mascots, dressed as film negatives, are holding balloons decorated with the 1996…

This is a black and white photo of an unidentified choir participating at the annual film festival mass. We can see the back of the choir, facing the conductor, as they sing. The conductor is looking down at his music - his arms raised in…

This is an undated black and white photo of the congregation at the festival's annual mass. The pews are full and at the back of the Church, by the stained glass doors, we can just about make out the crowds standing by the open doors of the Church.…

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…