This year’s symposium, Expanding Perspectives: Archives, Access and Creative Reuse, brings together filmmakers, archivists, academics and other film practitioners to explore how amateur films, newsreels, and other overlooked forms capture the minutiae of everyday life, and to ask vital questions about who preserves these stories, who gets access to them, and how they can be reimagined for the future.
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Opinion: Despite Flora Kerrigan's youth at the time of her filmmaking, her work demonstrates someone ahead of her time and at the forefront of a transformative period in Irish society
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Introduction and screening of recently restored footage of the Cork International Film Festival 1965 with Ciara Chambers, UCC and Don O’Mahony, CIFF - Wed 12th Nov @10am Film and Screen Media Auditorium, Kane building Basement B10.B
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The third annual Haunted Futures Conference will take place in the Department of Film and Screen Media at University College Cork from 12–14 November 2025.
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A 'Texan' Cinema? Archival perspectives on Tobe Hooper's Eggshells and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Research Seminar by Dr Nessa Johnston (University of Liverpool).
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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 2026.
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.
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A masterclass on experimental and personal filmmaking, followed by a double-bill screening of my recent films Elpis (2023) and Dreaming Is Not Sleeping (2025). The Light House Cinema, Dublin, on Saturday, 27 September 2025. The event will conclude with a Q&A and open discussion. Full details and tickets are available here:
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The ethics of spectatorship raises complex and compelling questions about the roles and responsibilities of audiences in engaging with visual media. This conference seeks to explore the ethical dimensions of the spectator's role, the way in which individual spectatorship is experienced, and our understanding of the scope and practice of spectatorship in action.
The Talking Heads Toastmasters club, based in Garryvoe in East Cork, is a thriving and supportive community dedicated to helping people improve their public speaking and leadership skills. Meeting regularly at the Garryvoe Hotel, the club draws members from all walks of life across East Cork, united by a shared desire to become more confident communicators. Whether you are a complete beginner or an experienced speaker, Talking Heads offers a friendly, encouraging environment where everyone is welcome to learn at their own pace.
O'Rahilly Building, University College Cork, Ireland
