Lenny Abrahamson: 'There wouldn't be a dress code in Schull!'

As numerous heavyweights from the world of film head to West Cork for the Fastnet Film Festival, celebrated director Lenny Abrahamson tells Esther McCarthy why it's one of his favourite events of the year 

Lenny Abrahamson will host two events at Fastnet Film Festival in Schull. Picture: Alberto E Rodriguez/Getty

MANY OF the giants of the movie world may be posing on La Croisette for the Cannes Film Festival, but an increasing number of Irish and international filmmakers are this week making their annual trip to West Cork.

Schull’s Fastnet Film Festival has become one of the most beloved shindigs in Ireland’s movie calendar. With its low-key approach, intimate setting and friendly, inclusive vibe, it could hardly be more unlike the movie juggernaut that is Cannes - and that’s exactly what Ireland’s top filmmakers enjoy about it.