Cost of running Cork Film Festival up 240% since pandemic 

The festival has gone from strength to strength in recent years

Fiona Clark, director and CEO of Cork International Film Festival, said sponsors and partnerships are vital to the festival's success. Picture: Miki Barlok

The cost of operating the Cork International Film Festival has soared by 240% since the pandemic, with everything from rising hotel costs to the price of equipment contributing to soaring expenses, the chief executive of the festival has said.

Speaking on the latest episode of the ieBusiness Podcast, in association with PwC, chief executive and festival director of Cork International Film Festival Fiona Clark said while the team has been able to increase revenue and income across all streams, operating the festival remained a “tight balancing act.”