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The film won best independent feature at the Underground Cinema Film Festival in Dún Laoghaire and then announced a limited theatrical release [9] where it had its theatrical premiere in the Gate Cinema in Cork City. Donald Clarke" of "The Irish Times commented saying the film was "A dead ringer for tarantino, in a good way."
Cork International Film Festival (CIFF), also known the Cork Film Festival (Irish: Féile Scannán Chorcaí), [3] is a film festival held annually in Cork City, Ireland. It was established in 1956 as part of An Tóstal, and is Ireland's oldest and largest film festival. [4] It is typically held in November. [2]
It opened in 1897, and is the oldest purpose-built theatre building in Cork. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] The theatre is housed in a protected [ 3 ] Victorian building with a large stage and auditorium, a proscenium arch , four elaborately decorated boxes, a studio space and a bar.
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Cork was founded in the 6th century as a monastic settlement, and was expanded by Viking invaders around 915. Its charter was granted by Prince John in 1185. Cork city was once fully walled, and the remnants of the old medieval town centre can be found around South and North Main streets.
At the top of the North Main street in medieval Cork was the North Gate Bridge and adjacent North Gate Castle, which later saw use as a jail. [10] [11] The street was also the principal street of the parish of St. Peter's, [12] the parish church now in use as the Cork Vision Centre. [5]
The Firkin Crane building is located near the Church of St Anne, Shandon close to the Cork Butter Museum and the site of the original Cork City Butter Exchange. [6] The building was opened in August 1855, designed to a rotunda plan by Sir John Benson [7] for the Butter Exchange.
The result, released by Gael Linn to great acclaim at the 1959 Cork Film Festival, was the first feature-length Irish language film. [3] Morrison later revealed that he was paid £375 for his work on Mise Éire and received no further royalties. [ 5 ]