Events Archive - Cork International Film Festival

20 Nov 2023

Apostles of Cinema | Cork International Film Festival

We Will Not Fade Away (My Ne Zhasnemo)

Mon 20 Nov

Showtime: 15:00

Award for Cinematic Documentary

International Documentary

100 mins

Ukraine, France, Poland, United States

Alisa Kovalenko

Five teenagers growing from the war-torn Donbass region in Ukraine

Knit's Island

Mon 20 Nov

Showtime: 17:30

Award for Cinematic Documentary

International Documentary

96 mins

France

Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse, Quentin L'helgoualc'h

In a curious corner of the internet is a sprawling

Contamination

Mon 20 Nov

Showtime: 20:30

Guilty Pleasures

91 mins

Italy, West Germany

Luigi Cozzi

It's government scientist, Brooklyn cop and disgraced astronaut versus the

1923 Commemoration Event: Souls and Shadows: Reminiscences on Ireland’s Revolution

Tue 21 Nov

Showtime: 18:00

Special Presentation

Ireland

Barry Monahan

Landshaft

Tue 21 Nov

Showtime: 20:45

Award for Cinematic Documentary

International Documentary

97 mins

Germany, Armenia

Daniel Kötter

The ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is etched out

Queendom

Wed 22 Nov

Showtime: 13:00

Award for Cinematic Documentary

International Documentary

98 mins

France, United States

Agniia Galdanova

Through radical performance and presentation, artist and activist Gena challenges

Dreaming In Between (Nigekireta Yume)

Wed 22 Nov

Showtime: 15:30

Youth Jury Award

International Fiction

96 mins

Japan

Ryûtarô NINOMIYA

A life-changing situation leaves a high school vice principal taking

If Only I Could Hibernate (Baavgai Bolohson)

Wed 22 Nov

Showtime: 18:00

International Fiction

99 mins

France, Mongolia

Zoljargal PUREVDASH

In Mongolia, teenager and physics genius, Ulizii, is torn between

Pictures of Ghosts (Retratos Fantasmas)

Wed 22 Nov

Showtime: 20:30

Award for Cinematic Documentary

International Documentary

93 mins

Brazil

Kleber Mendonça Filho

With Pictures of Ghosts Brazilian director Cleber Mendoca Filho created

Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer)

Thu 23 Nov

Showtime: 10:00

Retrospectives: Dreamers and Visionaries

127 mins

Belgium, France

Chantal Akerman

Dutch trader Almayer marries out of greed local girl in

In Our Day (우리의 하루)

Thu 23 Nov

Showtime: 13:00

International Fiction

84 mins

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

HONG Sang-soo

A simple story of an actress returning home, contemplating life

Songs of Earth

Thu 23 Nov

Showtime: 15:15

Green Screen

International Documentary

Award for Cinematic Documentary

90 mins

Norway

Margreth Olin

A daughter documents her father’s deeply personal communion with the

My Friend Lanre

Thu 23 Nov

Showtime: 17:45

Irish Documentary (Out of Competition)

85 mins

United Kingdom

Leo Regan

What do you do when the charismatic friend and collaborator

The Sweet East

Thu 23 Nov

Showtime: 20:30

Youth Jury Award

International Fiction

104 mins

United States

Sean Price Williams

Lillian runs away whilst on a school trip, and so

Come and Go (Vai e Vem)

Fri 24 Nov

Showtime: 10:30

Retrospectives: Dreamers and Visionaries

175 mins

Portugal

João César Monteiro

Another anniversary in our retrospective is 20 years since the

Sisi & I (Sisi & Ich)

Fri 24 Nov

Showtime: 14:30

International Fiction

132 mins

Germany, Switzerland, Austria

Frauke Finsterwalder

Delightful comedy about a relationship between Empress Sisi and her

Tiger Stripes

Fri 24 Nov

Showtime: 17:30

Youth Jury Award

International Fiction

95 mins

Malaysia, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia, Qatar

Amanda Nell Eu

12-year-old schoolgirl Zaffan starts to notice unexpected and terrifying changes

Documentary Gala: Is There Anybody Out There?

Fri 24 Nov

Showtime: 20:00

Gala

International Documentary

87 mins

United Kingdom

Ella Glendining

How does the world look and feel when it seems

26 Nov 2023

Anselm

Sun 26 Nov

Showtime: 12:00

International Documentary

98 mins

Germany

Wim Wenders

Famous German director Wim Wenders is chronicling the work of

Deep Sea

Sun 26 Nov

Showtime: 14:30

Family & Young People

112 mins

China

Xiaopeng TIAN

A young girl embarks on a quest for the Eye

The Holdovers

Sun 26 Nov

Showtime: 18:00

International Fiction

133 mins

United States

Alexander Payne

American period comedy-drama by Alexander Payne set on the campus

Festival Events

20 Nov 2023

We Will Not Fade Away (My Ne Zhasnemo)

Knit's Island

Contamination

21 Nov 2023

1923 Commemoration Event: Souls and Shadows: Reminiscences on Ireland’s Revolution

Landshaft

22 Nov 2023

Queendom

Dreaming In Between (Nigekireta Yume)

If Only I Could Hibernate (Baavgai Bolohson)

Pictures of Ghosts (Retratos Fantasmas)

23 Nov 2023

Almayer's Folly (La folie Almayer)

In Our Day (우리의 하루)

Songs of Earth

My Friend Lanre

The Sweet East

24 Nov 2023

Come and Go (Vai e Vem)

Sisi & I (Sisi & Ich)

Tiger Stripes

Documentary Gala: Is There Anybody Out There?

25 Nov 2023

26 Nov 2023

Anselm

Deep Sea

The Holdovers