The Cork International Film Festival, also known as the Cork Film Festival (), is a
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...
held annually in
Cork City
Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city's ...
, Ireland. It was established in 1956 as part of
An Tóstal, and is one of Ireland's oldest and largest film festivals.
For the period 2007 to 2012, the festival was known (for sponsorship reasons) as the Corona Cork Film Festival.
The festival programme is a mix of big budget pictures, world cinema, independent films, documentaries and short films. While international films are also shown at the event, the festival organiser's describe it as a "showcase for Irish film production".
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Film festivals in Ireland
Film festivals established in 1956
1956 establishments in Ireland
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