Cork International Film Festival 9-26 November 2023

 

From surrealist gastronomic adventures to exquisite French cuisine to elevating the humble pizza, feast your eyes on our Culinary Cinema strand this November. See below for details of our special film and food event packages, and our new Culinary and Film Heritage Walking Tour.   For more food-related films, check out our Green Screen feature, Virgilio. Highlighting the urgent issue of climate change and promoting actions to make positive changes in our communities, Green Screen is sponsored by our Sustainability Partner Future Planet. Together, we were awarded Best Small Sponsorship by the Business to Arts Awards 2023 for our partnership to improve climate literacy and promote activism. CULINARY CINEMA The Taste of Things (aka The Pot-au-Feu) by Tran Anh Hung: A Belle Époque feast for all the senses. Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel serve up gastronomic marvels with a moving tale of love. (3pm, Sun 19th Nov, The Everyman) Followed by: Cave-á-manger style French dining and wine pairing at L'Atitude 51   A Chef for Dalí  (Esperando a Dalí) by David Pujol: In 1970s Spain, a talented chef, Fernando arrives at 'The Surreal' beach bar, Cadaqués, home to artist Salvador Dalí - and their paths cross to create a new culinary genius. Deliciously fun! (5pm, Fri 10th Nov, The Everyman) Followed by: a local, seasonal, after hours pop-up supper at The Farmgate Café, English Market. Stella by Tyler Doehring: Mouthwatering and joyful. Can a humble Neapolitan pizzeria achieve the first Michelin Star whilst retaining its vital role as the soul of its community? (6pm, Tue 14th Nov, Triskel) Followed by: Volcano Pizza, Neapolitan sweet treats and refreshments pop-up event at NeighbourFood and Apple Market. Note: screening-only tickets are also available for our Culinary Cinema films Walking Tour: Culinary and Film Heritage with Regina Sexton: Join UCC's food and culinary historian, Regina Sexton, for a culinary walking tour of Cork City. The tour will highlight the importance of food in shaping the city's social, economic and cultural profile through time. (12pm, Sun 19th Nov, meeting point at The English Market, Grand Parade) Images (clockwise from top): The Taste of Things (Aka The Pot-au-Feu); A Chef for Dalí; Stella BOOK NOW GREEN SCREEN Virgilio by Alred Oliveri: Peruvian superstar chef Virgilio Martinez embarks on an expedition through his native Peru to investigate the origins of its ingredients and re-evaluate his life, his restaurant, and the sustainability of food production post pandemic. (6pm, Wed 15th Nov, Triskel). A post-screening panel discussion will be facilitated by food writer and journalist Joe McNamee, with Cork Michelin Star chef Takashi Miyazaki; Virginia O'Gara, co-founder of My Goodness; and Dr. Barbara Doyle Prestwich, Head of Plant Science, UCC Presented in partnership with Songs of Earth (Fedrelandet) by Margareth Olin: A daughter documents her father's deeply personal communion with the stunningly beautiful and mountainous terrain he grew up in. (3.15pm, Thu 23rd Nov, Triskel. Mighty Afrin: In the Time of Floods by Angelos Rallis: Twelve-year-old Afrin flees from her flooded river home to the overpopulated city of Dhaka, alone on a small boat, in this immersive enviromental documentary. (2.30pm, Tue 14th Nov, The Everyman)  Green Screen is sponsored by Images (clockwise from top): Virgilio; Songs of Earth; Mighty Afrin: In the Time of Floods BOOK NOW

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