• The first programme of its kind in Ireland aims to inspire young people to consider careers in film and screen media.
• Atticus Education awarded Screen Ireland funding to deliver innovative skills development initiative for transition-year students with support from University College Cork.
• Led by Oscar-winning producer Lord David Puttnam, the programme offers students the opportunity to discover the diverse opportunities available across the Irish and international film industry.

Ciara Hyland is a highly experienced documentary director having made many broadcast documentaries on topics ranging from hunger strikes, epidemic diseases, sexual abuse and gender identity to political history. She champions voices that have been side-lined and neglected and is particularly drawn to narratives that have not been previously given a mainstream platform.

A Film Cafe event, reminiscent of the earliest Lumiere screenings will take place on Saturday, 5th of October from 11:00-13:00 at the following address: 46 Sprigg's Road, Gurranabraher. "An Enchanting Grove", explores what it means to be away from home. It is also inspired by a Romanian children's storybook! See the poster attached for more information.

Published in print and online on Sunday 29th, the special edition looks at the lives of students and the issues they face.

Cork Opera House and University College Cork are delighted to announce that applications are now invited for the third Theatre Artist in Residence Programme, which is jointly funded by Cork Opera House and UCC.

The Arts Council and University College Cork invite applications from film artists of distinction for the role of Film Artist in Residence at UCC for the calendar year 2025.

The Film Artist in Residence, based in the School of Film, Music and Theatre, is designed to provide a film artist with a unique opportunity to develop their practice in a university environment while offering students of film and screen media the opportunity to engage with a practising artist in a meaningful way during the course of their studies.

Black Atlantic Space-Time is an art series that presents Afrodiasporic embodied knowledge as ‘rhythm codes' that synchronise image, sound, dance and spoken language into expressions of identity and belonging. By turning towards indigenous knowledge, this multimedia narrative reaches for a decolonised future.

From her interactive map of Black Atlantic rhythms as intangible heritage – Deirdre will present theory, design, and audio/visual map content examples, including performances by Unity and rhythm culture-bearers from Africa and the Americas.

It is fifty years since the untimely death in April 1974 of Denis Murphy, the iconic Sliabh Luachra fiddle-player, who left an indelible mark on the course of Irish traditional music. In this illustrated presentation, the various facets and eras of his life and music will be explored – the early days as a pupil of the legendary Pádraig O’Keeffe; the great years in New York; and finally his time at home in Ireland during which the ‘classic’ album The Star Above the Garter was released. Audio and video archive material will provide further contextual background and insights.