This is a black and white photo of the festival director, Dermot Breen, with the vice-chairman of the festival committee, Richard (Dick) Beamish, and Tom Nicholas (centre) from the London Friends of Cork. They are attending a reception at the Martini…
This black and white photo shows the festival director Dermot Breen in conversation with two colleagues, one of whom is identified as Mr J Chapman. The small convivial group are huddled together, with food and drink in hand, smiling and laughing as…
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;…
This is a black and white photo of the film producer Greg Smith standing with Tom Nicholas, festival director Dermot Breen, and the actor Lynda Bellingham. Breen and Bellingham are facing the camera smiling, while Nicholas and Smith are in…
This is a black and white photo of the festival director Dermot Breen with an unidentified colleague. They are turned towards each other in conversation, while the light of the camera catches the warm smile of the woman. The photo is marked ‘London,…
This is a black and white photo of the film critic Francis Koval with the festival director Dermot Breen and a colleague identified as Dimitri Kazma. Koval, on the left with glass in hand, is smiling directly at the camera while Breen is turned…
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 back cover is an advertisement for the advertising agency Downton Pulford Compton.The…
The original 1980 programme is a slim soft card-bound issue measuring 26.5cm x 11cm. The bind is stapled and it has 82 numbered pages. The pdf version includes profiles of festival jury members Michael O’Herlihy (Ireland), Carmen Dillon (UK), Dagmar…
This is a black and white photo of guests at a reception for the festival at the Martini Terrace in London. The only guest identified at the back of this undated photo is John Stapleton. The three guests are in a huddle and oblivious to the camera.…
This is a black and white photo of guests at a reception for the Cork Film Festival at the Martini Terrace in London. The only guest identified at the back of this undated photo is the singer and dancer Margaret Savage, on the far left, wearing a fur…