Fastnet Film Festival in Schull: 'There is no red carpet. There's no dress code'

Being a small village without a cinema hasn't stopped Schull's festival from attracting stars like Barry Keoghan, Nicola Coughlan, and Paul Mescal, writes Esther McCarthy 
Fastnet Film Festival in Schull: 'There is no red carpet. There's no dress code'

Barry Keoghan is one of the stars heading to Fastnet Film Festival in Schull later this month; right, Lenny Abrahamson, Daisy Edgar Jones and Paul Mescal at a previous festival; festival chairman Tom McCarthy, and programme manager Hilary McCarthy.

It has grown from modest beginnings to become one of Ireland’s most popular and vibrant film festivals. Fastnet Film Festival is set to delight movie fans again this month with a guest list that blends Hollywood stars and Irish talent, screenings, panels and masterclasses in the striking setting of Schull.

Actors Domhnall Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Nicola Coughlan, filmmaker Rebecca Miller and US acting legend Bill Pullman are among the stars heading to West Cork for Fastnet, which runs from May 21st-25th.

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