Supported by Schools Programme
Mar 10, 2016
Supported by
Schools Programme
On lOcatiOn with thE
iRiSh EXaMinER
the irish Examiner, proudly supporting
the education programme with the
cork Film Festival.
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Primary Programme
A collection of inspirational short films from around the world which are programmed specifically for primary school students.
International Shorts Various Directors
Tuesday 9th 9.45am GATE CINEMA 5 euro
*Finnish Film Foundation.
Moomins And The Comet Chase is a spellbinding family animation in 3D. A tranquil day in the Moomin Valley is interrupted by a volcanic eruption and the Moomin family find refuge in a magical house full of drama and dreams. The Moomins were created by Finnish artist Tove Jansson and have been since regarded as cult cartoon classics all over the world.
Moomins And The Comet Chase Maria Lindberg Finland / 2010 / 75mins
Friday 12th 9.45am GATE CINEMA 5 euro
Schools Screenings in Blackrock Castle ObservatoryA chance for students to enjoy the full Blackrock Castle Observatory experience.Watch a selection of carefully chosen space-themed animations and short films and explore the award-winning interactive science exhibit, Cork’s fun and exciting location to learn about the Universe.
Screenings will screen at 10am from Monday 8th to Friday 12th of November subject to demand.Limited spaces. €8 per student.Please contact Raelene Casey [email protected]; 021 4271711 for more information.
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Post Primary Programme
This fascinating documentary profiles one of the world’s most inspirational and pioneering travel writers, Ireland’s Dervla Murphy. The filmmaker takes a very personal look at what makes this successful author, now 78, the strong individual Irish woman who broke through the parameters of her era to set off around the world in search of something different.Suitable for TY and Leaving Certificate Cycle students
*Mixed Bag Media
Who Is Dervla Murphy? Garret Daly Ireland / 2010 / 70mins
Monday 8th 11:00am GATE CINEMA 5 euro
A collection of new French language short films. Suitable for students of French
French Shorts Various Directors
A collection of inspirational short films from around the world.
International Shorts Various Directors
Tuesday 9th 11:00am GATE CINEMA 5 euro
Wednesday 10th 9.45am GATE CINEMA 5 euro
Bilal, a young 17 year old Kurdish boy, has travelled through the Middle East and Europe to join his girlfriend, freshly immigrated to England. His journey comes to an abrupt end when he is stopped on the French side of the Channel. Having decided to swim across, Bilal goes to the local swimming pool to train. There he meets Simon, a swimming instructor in the midst of a divorce. Simon decides to risk everything by taking Bilal under his wing.Suitable for French and English students. Study pack available.
Welcome Philippe Lioret France / 2009 / 110mins
Monday 8th 9.45am GATE CINEMA 5 euro
This documentary examines the inexplicable phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder which has left landscapes of empty beehives all across America. This threatens not only the beekeeping industry but global food supply. As scientists and beekeepers search for the cause, Colony captures the struggle within the beekeeping community to save the honey bee.
*Fastnet Films
Colony Ross McDonnell, Carter Gunn Ireland / 2009 / 84mins
Wednesday 10th 11.00am GATE CINEMA 5 euro
*Cinefile Ltd.
Post Primary Programme
Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II, an American expatriate and owner of a nightclub meets a former lover resulting in unforseen complications. An intense wartime drama laced with great performances.Leaving Certificate Comparitive study 2011/2012
*Park Circus
Casablanca Michael Curtiz USA / 1942 / 102mins
Thursday 11th 9.45am GATE CINEMA 5 euro
Pip Chodorov brings us on a personal journey into the world of avant garde and experimental cinema. The artists and poets of cinema since before WWI have always been free radicals, crazy about filmmaking and pushing the artform in radical new directions. Pip shares with us the films he loves and introduces us to some of the free radical artists who made them.An enjoyable, energetic foray in to the beginnings of a radical and essential art form.Pip will be present at the screening.
Free Radicals Pip Chodorov France / 2010 / 80mins
Friday 12th 11.00am GATE CINEMA 5 euro
*Fastnet Films
*Pip Chorodov
Schools Screenings in Blackrock Castle ObservatoryA chance for students to enjoy the full Blackrock Castle Observatory experience.Watch the award-winning documentary In The Shadow of the Moon and explore the award-winning interactive science exhibit, Cork’s fun and exciting location to learn about the Universe.
Between 1968 and 1972, 12 men voyaged to the Moon and walked upon it’s surface. They remain the only humans who have stood on another world. This award-winning documentary lets the surviving crew members from NASA’s Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
In The Shadow Of The Moon David Singleton USA / 2007 / 109mins
Friday 12th 11.00am GATE CINEMA 5 euro
*Vertigo Films
Screenings will screen at 10am from Monday 8th to Friday 12th of November subject to demand. Limited spaces. €8 per student. Please contact Raelene Casey [email protected]; 021 4271711 for more information
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Timetable - The Gate Cinema
Time Table & Booking Info
Booking DetailsBooking forms can be downloaded from our website www.corkfilmfest.org/schoolsFor bookings and information please call or email Raelene Casey, Education Officer
Tel: 021 4271711 Fax: 021 4275945
StaffEducation Officer and Programmer Raelene CaseyDesign Michael Lehane
Festival Director Michael HanniganFestival Manager Sean KellyFestival Programmer Una Feely
Cover Image: Lebensader
Thanks to:
Eoin O’Cathain; Theresa Murphy & Margaret Greene, Gate Cinema; Deirdre O’Dwyer & Clair McSweeney, Blackrock Castle Observatory; Catherine Lougheed & Shirley O’Regan, Irish Examiner; Niamh Leahy, EPA; Allied Print Ltd.; Finnish Film Institute; Fastnet Films; Allison Gardner, Cinefile Ltd.; Matthew Walker; Garet Daly, Mixed Bag Media; Colm McAuliffe; Eimear O’Brien; Richie O’Keeffe; Park Circus; Eva Steegmayer; Pip Chodorov; Unifrance; NonStop Sales; Vertigo Films.
Monday 8th
Welcome Who is Dervla Murphy? 9.45 am 11.00am
Tuesday 9th
Primary Int. Shorts French Shorts 9.45 am 11.00am
Wednesday 10th
Post Primary Int. Shorts Colony 9.45 am 11.00am
Thursday 11th
Casablanca 9.45 am
Friday 12th
Moomins & Free Radicals The Comet Chase 11.00am 9.45 am
Primary Screenings Post Primary Screenings
Blackrock Castle Screenings will screen at 10am from Monday 8th to Friday 12th of November subject to demand.
*image: Lebensader