• 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.

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.

Canon Fodder Club is UCC Film and Screen Media’s dedicated cinéclub where every Tuesday at 5pm we gather to watch cult gems and obscure would-be-classics on the big screen.

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. 

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.

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...