Damian McCarthy, an award-winning filmmaker based in Cork City, Ireland, graduated with a Distinction in Scriptwriting and Directing from St. Johns College Cork. His focus on crafting short horror films, including He Dies At The End, Hatch, Hungry Hickory, Never Ever Open It, and How Olin Lost His Eye has garnered him international recognition at festivals such as Frightfest in London, Screamfest in LA, The New York City Horror Film Festival, and the San Sebastien Horror & Fantasy Film Festival.

As part of IndieCork Film Festival 2023 housed in the newly refurbished Arc Cinema, James Mulvey, lecturer in Film and Screen Media and Documentary Programmer at IndieCork, curates a selection of creative practice films from the MA in Film and Screen Media program.

The Film Artist in Residence role, based in the School of Film, Music and Theatre, is jointly funded by the Arts Council and UCC and is now celebrating a decade of successful residencies. The scheme is designed to provide a film artist of distinction with a unique opportunity to develop their practice in a university environment, while offering students and staff of Film & Screen Media the opportunity to engage with a practising artist in a meaningful way during the course of their studies.

The lights dim, the projector clicks on, and as you lift your face towards the screen, panoramic images sweep over you: of stunning Californian vistas, of majestic trains traversing steep mountain inclines, of the men that work the intricate machinery that allows humans to conquer Nature…

We hope you can join us for a very special event on Tuesday 14th November at 6pm, when we will be marking the end of the Residency of our 2023 Film Artist, Maxmilian Le Cain.

Out of Frame is Cork’s new Film Talk in the upstairs of the Roundy. Every month we invite filmmakers to present their work before participating in a discussion where we learn more about their background and their specific roles, and get a unique insight into the stories behind their films. Followed by an open Q&A, Out of Frame serves as a platform to showcase Cork’s talented and diverse film community and to provide a space for exchange and connection among filmmakers.

Dr Anna Viola Sborgi will be screening two Portuguese short films on housing precarity, from 6 -7 pm in the MTU building on the Grand Parade.