IndieCork gets in on the city's film scene

LAUNCHED earlier this week, the inaugural IndieCork Film Festival (Oct 16-20) is very much a showcase for independent films. It includes seven Irish premieres, consisting of three feature films, two documentaries, one experimental film and an anthology of Cork-themed films entitled ‘Cork, Like’. There are two ‘Creative Cork’ programmes, featuring 20 short films from established and first-time local filmmakers.

One of these filmmakers is the talented Mark Cogan, who has shown the first two instalments of his trilogy at the Cork Film Festival over the last couple of years. The third part The Handsome Shadows will be screened at IndieCork.

The founder of the festival, Mick Hannigan, former director of the Cork Film Festival hopes the city can sustain two festivals. The Cork Film Festival takes place in November. There will be some crossover of short films to be screened at both festivals.