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The 1976 Gala Premiere programme cover is text-heavy off-white with the partial image of a soldier on the lower-left corner – arm raised with spear in hand.The softbound programme was produced and designed by the London Friends of Cork to celebrate…

This is a black and white photo of the Army Band taken at a festival gala event in the 1970s. They are shown from the top in the flower-decorated orchestra pit of the City Hall. The unidentified conductor stands at the podium - head lowered as he…

The 1975 Gala Premiere programme cover is off-white with a line drawing on the front of a cinema with outline figures of people queuing up outside to enter. To the right spotlights throw up star-flecked light towards the right edge of the programme.…

This is a black and white photograph of the festival director Dermot Breen with an unidentified guest standing in front of a handwritten sign which asks patrons to be careful. Breen, shown in profile, right arm raised in gesticulation, is in animated…

This is a black and white photo of the art deco façade of the Cork Savoy cinema on Patrick Street, advertising the 1959 festival. Flags of the participating countries adorn the building in a daytime street scene. A group of boys on the left of the…

This is a black and white photo of the Savoy Cinema on Patrick Street in Cork, advertising the 1956 festival. Flags adorn the building in a night-time scene and crowds are gathered outside. Posters include signs for World Premiere - tonight at 8pm;…