Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival Gets Underway with Irish and International Shorts Screening
The Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival kicks off in Schull, Co. Cork today, with short films funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board included in the lineup. See the full festival programme here or visit the website here. The festival takes place from Wednesday, May 20th to Sunday, May 24th.
The festival aims to bring together established and first time filmmakers to celebrate short film. The festival is committed to screening as many of the short films entered into competition as possible, by streaming them on their own intranet network to venues all over the village of Schull. There will also be wifi hotspots available, so festival goers can view the films on smart devices and laptops throughout the village. Uniquely, it is a festival without cinemas: screenings take place in the village hall, in pubs, restaurants, shops, galleries and on the sides of buildings. Films are shown both in or out of competition, and there are workshops and family events over the weekend.
In addition to the short films, Lance Daly's film Life's A Breeze will also screen at the festival, starring Fionnula Flanagan and Pat Shortt. A selection of IFB short films screening at the festival can be seen below.
Seventh Son by Narayan Van Meale
Programme 5 | Wednesday 20th May | Plaza Cinema CHURCH HALL | 3pm
Sophie at the Races by Alan Friel
Programme 9 | Wednesday 20th May | Plaza Cinema CHURCH HALL | 7pm
Fresh Cut Grass by Robert Cullen
Programme 15 | Thursday 21st May | Adelphi Cinema VILLAGE HALL | 1pm
Rince by Medb Johnstone
Programme 23 | Friday 22nd May | Adelphi Cinema VILLAGE HALL | 3pm
Deadly by Aidan McAteer
Programme 27 |Saturday 23rd May | Adelphi Cinema VILLAGE HALL | 12 noon
Rockmount by Dave Tynan
Programme 27 |Saturday 23rd May | Adelphi Cinema VILLAGE HALL | 12 noon
Personal Development by Tom Sullivan
Programme 28 |Saturday 23rd May | Adelphi Cinema VILLAGE HALL | 1pm
Somewhere Down the Line by Julien Regnard
Programme 29 |Saturday 23rd May | Adelphi Cinema VILLAGE HALL | 4.30pm
Céad Ghrá by Brian Deane
Programme 30 |Saturday 23rd May | Adelphi Cinema VILLAGE HALL | 5.30pm
Cutting Grass by John Kennedy & Ruairí O'Brien
Programme 30 |Saturday 23rd May | Adelphi Cinema VILLAGE HALL | 5.30pm