CORK FILM FEST

Aaron · 16 October 2006, 11:11

So how was it folks?

Highlights? Lessons learned? Defining moments? Pints?!

A.

Aaron · 20 October 2006, 12:43

Ehhh, did everyone at the Cork Film Fest sign a vow of secrecy or something??! Or did y'all just drink too much and forgot about all the shorts and events ye were at?!

Jason Butler · 20 October 2006, 13:07

I'm just a bit swamped with work to truly express my Cork experiences. But house parties and free drink events did feature in there somewhere....

Jason Butler · 22 October 2006, 16:53

Okay apart from the Short Film Business seminar and the FAS/STI and FilmBoard drinks receptions I only managed to see one feature film and a programme of Irish shorts.

Feature film was Friday's Gala Screening "The Page Turner". Somewhow I knew it was going to be terrible by the prgramme description and it's poster image. It was a kinda Poison Ivy (the Drew Barrymore erotic thriller) only with lesbianism and pianos. Sounds better than it actually is. Very corny, unthrilling and if it was in English it would have been laughed (or snored) off the screen.
"Cherry Season" the accompanying short about two oldies getting down was very graphic and very good.

Irish shorts programme was as always a bit hit and miss. The animations "Pilgrim" and "Badly Drawn Roy" were crowd pleasers though I thought both could've been better. "Roy" was also too long and didn't do enough with it's great concept.

One of the shorts was so bad I dare someone to try and make a worse film. Bad in every way it could be including the camera unable to keep the characters in shot. Seems like they did everything in one take regardless of whether the camera was pointing in the right direction or not. I won't name names to protect the guilty.

Best of the bunch for me was "Tell It To The Fishes" - the one with Dylan Moran and Ger McSorley. Tight and effective. Not the best short I've ever seen but very nicely done and didn't hang around. Was talking to the filmmaker and thought him a very friendly chap indeed. Or maybe he was just drunk. Or both.

Echoing Aaron, anyone else got something to report from Cork Film Fest?

Cian McGarrigle · 23 October 2006, 16:15

G'wan tell us which one it was. Sure there's only a few in that programme to choose from.

It's funny how every festival seems to let one or two in that are just appalling bad.

16 October 2006, 11:11	#1
Aaron Writer / Director Dublin City Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 678	CORK FILM FEST So how was it folks? Highlights? Lessons learned? Defining moments? Pints?! A.

20 October 2006, 13:07	#3
Jason Butler Administrator Writer / Director Dublin City Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,432	I'm just a bit swamped with work to truly express my Cork experiences. But house parties and free drink events did feature in there somewhere.... __________________ Watch BUTCHERS on RTÉ Storyland www.tuftybear.com for trailer and other info my short film TUFTY My FilmmakersNetwork.ie profile

22 October 2006, 16:53	#4
Jason Butler Administrator Writer / Director Dublin City Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,432	Okay apart from the Short Film Business seminar and the FAS/STI and FilmBoard drinks receptions I only managed to see one feature film and a programme of Irish shorts. Feature film was Friday's Gala Screening "The Page Turner". Somewhow I knew it was going to be terrible by the prgramme description and it's poster image. It was a kinda Poison Ivy (the Drew Barrymore erotic thriller) only with lesbianism and pianos. Sounds better than it actually is. Very corny, unthrilling and if it was in English it would have been laughed (or snored) off the screen. "Cherry Season" the accompanying short about two oldies getting down was very graphic and very good. Irish shorts programme was as always a bit hit and miss. The animations "Pilgrim" and "Badly Drawn Roy" were crowd pleasers though I thought both could've been better. "Roy" was also too long and didn't do enough with it's great concept. One of the shorts was so bad I dare someone to try and make a worse film. Bad in every way it could be including the camera unable to keep the characters in shot. Seems like they did everything in one take regardless of whether the camera was pointing in the right direction or not. I won't name names to protect the guilty. Best of the bunch for me was "Tell It To The Fishes" - the one with Dylan Moran and Ger McSorley. Tight and effective. Not the best short I've ever seen but very nicely done and didn't hang around. Was talking to the filmmaker and thought him a very friendly chap indeed. Or maybe he was just drunk. Or both. Echoing Aaron, anyone else got something to report from Cork Film Fest? __________________ Watch BUTCHERS on RTÉ Storyland www.tuftybear.com for trailer and other info my short film TUFTY My FilmmakersNetwork.ie profile

20 October 2006, 12:43	#2
Aaron Writer / Director Dublin City Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 678	Ehhh, did everyone at the Cork Film Fest sign a vow of secrecy or something??! Or did y'all just drink too much and forgot about all the shorts and events ye were at?!

23 October 2006, 16:15	#5
Cian McGarrigle Writer/Director Dublin City Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 641	G'wan tell us which one it was. Sure there's only a few in that programme to choose from. It's funny how every festival seems to let one or two in that are just appalling bad.

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