Human rights will be the focus this weekend as the 54th Corona Cork Film Festival hosts the launch of the second annual Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) Human Rights Film Awards.
The 2010 ICCL Human Rights Film Awards will kick off with a screening of the six finalist short films from 2009’s hugely successful inaugural competition, including the winning film My Identity, directed by promising Irish filmmaker Vittoria Colonna (for details of screening see editors’ notes).
The screening will take place at the Gate Multiplex, North Main Street, Cork, on Saturday 7 November at 1pm. The screening will be followed by a reception in the Bodega, St Peter’s Market, Cornmarket St, Cork for delegates, Jury members and friends of the ICCL. Jury members for the 2010 Awards will include acclaimed filmmakers Kirsten Sheridan and Rebecca Miller.
Speaking today about the 2010 competition launch, ICCL Director Mr Mark Kelly said:
“The ICCL is delighted to be on the programme of the 54th Cork Film Festival to launch our 2010 Human Rights Film Awards.”
“Our inaugural competition, which ended earlier this year, showed the great filmmaking talent that exists in Ireland, and the powerful force film can be in raising awareness of human rights issues”, he added.
“We hope that this launch screening will provide inspiration to prospective entrants to the 2010 awards and look forward to promoting the competition nationwide over the coming months”, he concluded.
Press and broadcast media are invited to attend the launch screening, where shortlisted filmmakers from the 2009 competition and ICCL representatives will be available for interview.
For further details please contact:
Walter Jayawardene
Campaigns & Communications Officer
Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL)
9-13 Blackhall Place
Dublin 7
Ireland
Tel. + 353 1 799 4503
Mob: +353 87 9981574
Fax. + 353 1 799 4512
E-mail walter.jayawardene@iccl.ie
Web www.iccl.ie
Full details of the competition are available at www.humanrightsfilmawards.org