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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.

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10 Sep 2024

Film & Screen Media MA student Olivia Rose Barrameda Enos on programming for the Dublin International Film Festival

MA student Olivia Rose Barrameda Enos has been working with the Irish Film Curators Programme, hosted by the Dublin International Film Festival, to curate a three-day festival in the Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin from September 27-29. 
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03 Sep 2024

Film & Screen Media MA graduate Daniel Heaphy launches his debut novel Breanne 1975 at Dubray Books, Cork, Wednesday 4th September at 6pm

Breanne 1975 is out now. The book is a fantasy-adventure set in a fictional village in rural Ireland. It is aimed at readers aged 11-15.
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07 Aug 2024

Souls, Shadows and Secrets. A new play written and directed by Barry Monahan. The Everyman, Cork, August 21 and 22

For lovers of theatre and history! Glance into a magical theatrical time capsule... Observe Michael Collins, Constance Markievicz and Éamon de Valera both in person and in beautiful Pathé newsreel footage from Ireland's period of revolution... Hear the historical figures' thoughts on Ireland's turbulent years and witness intimate reflections on their experiences...
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30 Jul 2024

The Cork City 48-Hour Filmmaking Challenge by the People's Picturehouse

Over the weekend, July 26th to 28th, thirteen teams of filmmakers across Cork wrote, shot and edited five-minute films as part of the Cork City 48-Hour Filmmaking Challenge by the People's Picturehouse. The films were then judged by a jury of experts including Una Feely, Emily Murray, Sinead O'Riordan and Kenny Gaughan before being screened for all the participants. 
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UCC’s Department of Film and Screen Media - Kane Building B10.B

The Fastnet Short Film Festival, in Schull, West Cork, continues to attract the cream of filmmakers from Ireland and beyond.

Dr Gwenda Young

Lecturer in Film Studies, Film and Screen Media, UCC

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Film and Screen Media at UCC is excellently placed to wear the AATCe badge, and assist in the transformation of students into digital leaders in a digital age.

Niamh McCartney

Education Account Manager | Apple Distribution International, Education

Any film studies course worth its salt needs to examine the opportunities and challenges presented by digital media.

Lord David Puttnam

Adjunct Professor of Film and Screen Media

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The aim of this initiative is to spread the "European idea" and to transport the spirit of European cinema to an audience of university students.

European University Film Awards

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UCC Film Writers is a collective of university students in Film and Screen Media, who are committed to delivering original, thought-provoking work on contemporary cinema.

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Testimonials

I enjoyed my time studying Film & Screen Media at UCC immensely and the MA in particular gave me the chance to research and write about the subjects.

Ellen Scally

Film and Screen Media
Masters Graduate

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I really enjoyed the MA, learning all about the history of cinema. It took me into research areas I never thought I would go in to before.

Nicole Clinton

Film and Screen Media
Masters Graduate

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The BA in Film and Screen Media gave me the core knowledge of both the practical and theoretical elements which are essential in the industry.

Kathleen Horan

Film and Screen Media
BA Graduate

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I'd been looking for a Masters in Film that was theoretical and that would also be okay with my practical knowledge in film-making.

Meera Sankar

Film and Screen Media
Masters Graduate

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