Cork Film Festival Is Worth €2.5 Million To The Local Economy

The festival, which is in its 63rd year, runs from the 9th to the 18th of November


It's estimated Cork Film Festival is worth €2.5 million to the local economy. 

The festival, which is in its 63rd year, launched last night and runs from the 9th to the 18th of November. 

The 2018 programme features films with themes centred on LGBT, mental health, child poverty, gender equality, and human rights. 

117 world-class shorts will be presented across the 10 days and will be considered for either the Grand Prix Irish Short or the Grand Prix International Short Awards.

The winners of both, announced at the Awards Ceremony on 18 November at the Triskel, will be automatically longlisted for the Oscars.

Speaking to RedFM News Festival producer and CEO Fiona Clark says the festival has become an integral part of the social calender in the city:

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