By Olivia KelleherIreland's first and largest film festival, the 63rd Cork Film Festival, which will feature films with themes centred on LGBT, mental health, child poverty, gender equality and human rights is set to take place next month. The festival, which runs from November 9-18, will showcase Irish and international films with a focus on current global issues. “Selecting Float like a Butterfly as the Opening Gala is indicative of the Festival’s commitment to celebrating Irish film." The programme features forty documentaries, with highlights to include veteran auteur Frederick Wiseman’s Monrovia, Indiana, and Werner Herzog’s Meeting Gorbachev, cementing Cork Film Festival as the destination festival for documentary in Ireland. Cork Film Festival is supported by principal funder the Arts Council, along with Cork City Council, Screen Ireland, Fáilte Ireland, Screen Training Ireland, Culture Ireland, Creative Ireland and Creative Europe Media.

Source: Irish Examiner October 17, 2018 10:18 UTC