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The original 1981 programme cover is predominately red and black with the image of a film clapperboard across its front. The festival details are printed across the slate displays. The back of the programme is blank. The programme is a soft…

The 1961 festival programme cover is cream-coloured with a Celtic-stylised faded image of a saint holding a staff in his right hand - probably St Finbarr of Cork. The image is flanked by two emblems – one of the harp and one of the coat of arms of…

This is a signed black and white publicity photo of the English actor Vicki Michelle. It is signed in blue ink with a short note to the former festival director Dermot Breen: To Dermot Breen, Lots of Love, Vicki Michelle.

The original 1965 programme is a slim soft card-bound issue measuring 26.5cm x 11cm. The bind is stapled and it has 84 numbered pages. There is minor wear & tear on the cover which is coming away from the rust-damaged staples. The 1965 pdf…

The original 1966 programme is a slim soft card-bound issue measuring 26cm x 11cm. The bind is stapled and it has 80 numbered pages. The pdf version includes profiles and images of Jury president film critic Dilys Powell (Britain), Kashiko Kawakita…

The 1966 festival programme is slim, with an abstract design on its cover in the form of a stylised logo of the CIFF letters arranged against a cream coloured background. The back cover is plain white with an advertisement for ‘Nordoff Vodka’ in the…

This is a black and white publicity photo of a young Dawn Addams posing on the metal handrails of a concrete staircase. Dressed in jeans with cowboy boots - her left leg stretched out on the handrail – she is shown looking over her left shoulder…

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 a black and white photo of the President of Ireland, Patrick Hillery, inspecting the troops on MacCurtain Street, Cork. He is wearing a dark suit and his trademark trilby hat walking along the street, accompanied by a uniformed officer in a…

This is an undated black and white photo of an award presentation to unidentified participants of the festival. The image is interesting because of the nature of the award itself which is an elaborate three-tiered multi-column confection unlike the…