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This black and white photo shows the festival director Dermot Breen sitting alongside Tom Nicholas. Breen is in full flight, arm outstretched, while Nicholas leans forward, glass in hand, smiling for the camera. Nicholas was a founding member of the…

This is a black and white photo of festival director Dermot Breen with Tom Nicholas on the grounds of Ashbourne House in Glounthaune, Cork. The two friends stand together and chat in the convivial setting. Nicholas, with a glass in hand, was a…

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 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 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…

This is a black and white photo of festival guests, taken on the grounds of Ashbourne House in Glounthaune, Cork. The festival director Dermot Breen is holding court while Lord Mayor Pearse Wyse and Tom Nicholas look on. Born in Cork, Pearse Wyse…

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, taken at Dublin airport, of film festival delegates at the Aer Lingus check-in desks. We recognise some of the delegates from the archive including the film director Terry Gilliam and the actor Linda Hayden, together…

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 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.…