VIDEO: 60th Cork Film festival reels in the years

The landmark 60th edition of the Cork Film Festival kicked off 10 days of exciting events at Cork Opera House last night with a gala reception and the screening of the Irish-Polish co-production 11 Minutes, a riveting thriller.

This was preceded by a feature-length presentation of Cork-made short films, entitled Homegrown.

The longest-running film festival in the country is principally funded by the Arts Council Ireland and runs until November 15 with some 150 events, 40 participating countries, 84 feature films and 112 short films.