5th Corona Fastnet Short Film (22-26 May)

I have decided to write down my experience of this festival that is taking place over this week from 22-26 May 2013. I can only attend the last couple days, but just wanted to write about it.

After the organizing process of the Turkish Programme of Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival, finally the festival weekend arrived.  We woke up early in the morning and drove to Cork and then to Schull. It is my first time to be here, and even in Cork. The sun was beaming, which is unusual for Ireland, but can’t complain…it almost feels like summer!

The village consists of one main road, houses, and shops all around. They have put banners of film names on every shop which really makes you feel like it is going to be a weekend full of cinema. We went to the pub where the film screening was going

to be, a pub that’s co-run by a Turkish man.  After I have done the opening, we started to watch the short films from Turkey. Later we had a walk by the beach.

Pauline, who has been a great support and host, has provided us with VIP Passes for us which I could get in to every talk in the village. I went to the “An Evening with Jack Gold”, where he discussed his films, and watched clips while he explained how and why he has shot them.

Later we were invited to the festival dinner where had the chance to meet people who took part in the festival. I have eaten in the same room with Lenny Abrahamson and talked and shaken hands with Jim Sheridan. Now, that’s what I will call a golden night (: There were of course many other important people from the sector. I have sung “Happy Birthday” in Turkish as it is the fifth anniversary of the festival.