Welcome to Film & Screen Media
Film and Screen Media at University College Cork is a vibrant community of lecturers, researchers and graduate students. Led by internationally recognised experts, and with a thriving visiting speakers and guest practitioners component, our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees explore the history of filmmaking through the study of films from around the world, from the birth of cinema to the age of the Internet.
News and Events
12 Jan 2026
Given access to over a million historic clips in the Reuters Screenocean Collection, six filmmakers have been shortlisted for their inventive films that bring archival footage into conversation with the present.
09 Dec 2025
Brendan Canty announced as University College Cork and Arts Council Film Artist in Residence 2026
Brendan Canty announced as recipient of 2026 Film Artist in Residence Award. The longstanding collaboration between the Arts Council and UCC celebrates diverse artistic voices and practices shaping Ireland’s creative landscape.
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08 Dec 2025
First-year Film and Screen Media BA students, Niamh Gascoigne and Niamh Toolen, awarded Quercus Entrance Scholarship.
Congratulations to our first-year BA students, Niamh Gascoigne and Niamh Toolen, who were each awarded a Quercus Entrance Scholarship at a ceremony on Thursday 3rd of December, in recognition of their academic excellence.
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26 Nov 2025
Food at Cinema at the FOCUS Forum.
The Film & Screen Media Department recently hosted a unique culinary event with a screening of Trần Anh Hùng’s 2023 romantic drama The Taste of Things, starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel.
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