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Tue 05 May 2009Keeping it short and sweet in Schull
TO SOME, THE notion of a small west Cork coastal community hosting a film festival may seem as intriguing as the city of Cannes deciding to hold a country mart, but there is nothing fanciful about the pragmatic approach that the organisers have been taking to the first Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival, which is to be held in Schull this month, writes CONOR POWER
Festival PR officer John D’Alton cites the powerful draw of west Cork as a factor in the festival’s promising build-up, as well as the good fortune of having an eclectic mix of artists, writers, film-makers and musicians already in its midst, all of whom, according to D’Alton, have given their time and made use of their connections in organising the event.
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