The IndieCork Film Festival has launched an initiative named in honour of a pioneering young filmmaker who died suddenly, aged just 29.

Among the seven world premieres of Irish films to be screened at IndieCork is Donncha Ó Briain’s documentary, Peripheral Vision.

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.

A unique filmic portrait of Cork will be premiered at Ireland’s newest film festival for independent film makers next week.

A new film festival is to be held in Cork next October — a month before Cork Film Festival.

Two key figures who were made redundant by the Cork Film Festival are planning to screen a rival “fan-funded” film event this year.