Spend your Saturday steeped in stories, song, and celebration. Enjoy a day of screenings that capture the heart of our community featuring our not-to-be-missed Awards Gala honouring this year’s most inspiring filmmakers. It’s a perfect mix of heartfelt storytelling and cinematic magic.
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AWARDS GALA: SONG SUNG BLUE + COMPETITION
Craig Brewer | United States | 2025 | 133 mins | Fiction
SAT 15 | EVERYMAN | 19:30
Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams.
Watch our Director of Programming, Aurélie Godet talk about why she picked this film as one of her must-see movies of CIFF 2025, here.
Courtesy of Universal Pictures | This Gala screening will include the presentation of the CIFF Features Awards.
AWARDS GALA COMPETITION!
WIN TICKETS to our Awards Gala: Song Sung Blue!
Join us for an unforgettable night celebrating the best of this year’s festival and you could be there for free!
All you have to do is answer one simple question on our entry form 👇
Be quick — entries close soon! Winner announced Friday.
SUPER CINE SATURDAY
IFI CORK ON CAMERA
Ireland | 1935–1965 | 82 mins | Documentary & Fiction
SAT 15 | BRIERY GAP MACROOM | 12:00
SAT 15 | CINEMAX BANTRY | 14:30
SAT 15 | REGAL CINEMA YOUGHAL | 14:30
Step back in time with a rare programme that shines a light on Cork’s cinematic and literary heritage. In partnership with the Irish Film Institute, we present two short films adapted from the works of Frank O’Connor, alongside newly uncovered archival footage from the 10th Cork International Film Festival.
Cork Film Festival, 1965 / Féile Scannán Chorcaí
Pádraig Ó Maidín | Ireland | 1965 | 17 mins
Larry
Shelah Richards | Ireland | 1935 | 25 mins
Guests of the Nation
Dennis Johnston | Ireland | 1935 | 40 mins
The films in this programme are preserved in the IFI Irish Film Archive.
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (YEK TASADOF-E SADEH)
Jafar Panahi | Iran, France, Luxembourg | 2025 | 102 mins | Subtitled | Fiction
SAT 15 | BRIERY GAP MACROOM | 14:00
SAT 15 | CINEMAX BANTRY | 17:00
SAT 15 | REGAL CINEMA YOUGHAL | 17:00
Eghbal hits and kills a dog by accident at night, damaging his car. A small mishap triggers a chain reaction of ever-growing problems in this darkly humorous thriller. Winner of the 2025 Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival, this gripping new drama from master filmmaker Jafar Panahi is a must-see event.
ANSWERING THE CALL + Q&A
Martin Danneels | Ireland | 2025 | 85 mins | Documentary
SAT 15 | TRISKEL | 20:00
Once common across Ireland, the distinctive rasping call of the corncrake is now a memory for most. Modern agriculture has driven this shy, mysterious bird to the brink – but hope remains. Set against the rugged beauty of Ireland’s west coast, Answering the Call follows the struggle to save the elusive corncrake a journey spanning from windswept Atlantic islands to the heart of the Congo. Along the way, it uncovers the intricate ties between farmland, folklore, and a fragile migratory path. Beautiful and precious.
Followed by Q&A with the filmmaker
LOOK@ME OUTREACH FILMMKAING PROJECT
SAT 15 | ARC CINEMA | 11:00
CIFF is proud to present a programme of short films created by young people at Cork Migrant Centre with the support of Rethink Ireland’s Impact for Munster Fund. Look@Me is a film education outreach project pioneered by CIFF with local DEIS primary schools in Cork City. It offers young people a unique opportunity to develop tools to express themselves through filmmaking.
Free but ticketed. To book: education@corkfilmfest.org
