1989 Cork Film Festival programme content

This is a PDF of the 1989 festival programme. The cover shows a laughing turquoise blue-faced man against a bright pink-red background. He has bright yellow hair and lips and is wearing a winged-green hat and a green short-sleeved shirt decorated with small black images of film cameras. Programme content includes an introduction by Theo Dorgan and Mick Hannigan. The accompanying image of festival staff standing around an office desk includes Fran Bergin, Theo Dorgan, John Halpin, Eddie Noonan, Kieran O’Connor and Mick Hannigan.

Festival films included Jesus of Montreal (Denys Arcand, 1989), Tour D'Amour (Veit El-Mer, 1989) and Fragments of Isabella (Ronan O’Leary, 1989) which received its world premiere that year. The programme also includes notes for Focus on John T Davis – the Irish filmmaker (page 59); Homage to Black & White Cinematography by Mick Hannigan (page 61); and Northern Lights – Video Work From Belfast & Derry (page 62).