Schull to transform bank into film hub

Planning permission will be sought, this week, to redevelop a landmark building in a West Cork village, creating a home for an internationally successful film festival as final preparations are put in place for the event’s 10th anniversary celebrations.

The proposal is to redevelop the imposing stone-cut former AIB building, on the Square in Schull and, all going well, work is expected to begin this year to redevelop the premises into a state-of-the-art film centre.

“Hopefully we will have our new film centre for May 2019,” said Hilary McCarthy, communications director and vice chair of the Fastnet Film Festival which runs, this year, from Wednesday, May 23, to Sunday, May 27.