Cork International Film Fest, Fiona Clark, Festival Director and CEO

Published: Nov. 8, 2020, 1:20 p.m.

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Cork International Film Festival is a local, national and international celebration of cinema, running annually for eight days in November. Award-winning films from the international film festival circuit, new discoveries and cinema classics are selected by our experienced curatorial team, to be premiered online via the Festival Digital Platform, available to viewers nationwideThe Festival presents nine awards, including Gradam Spiorad na F\\xe9ile / Spirit of the Festival Award, (presented by The Gate Cinema), Gradam na F\\xe9ile do Scann\\xe1in Faisn\\xe9ise / Award for Cinematic Documentary, and the Audience Award. Its awards for Grand Prix Irish Short (presented by RT\\xc9), Grand Prix International Short and Grand Prix Documentary Short Award are Academy Award\\xae qualifying, ensuring that the winners in Cork automatically join the Oscars\\u2019 longlist.The Festival is proudly supported by principal funder the Arts Council, along with Cork City Council, Screen Ireland, Creative Europe MEDIA, Cork County Council, Screen Skills Ireland, Creative Ireland, Rethink Ireland and ESB Energy for Generations Fund. Principal Media Partner is RT\\xc9 and Media Partners are the Irish Examiner and Red FM.The Festival is led by Fiona Clark, Festival Director and CEO

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