The First Cut Youth Film Festival, now in its 14th year, runs in Youghal from March 7 to 11. JENNIFER HORGAN catches up with some of those involved in the event

Mark Lynch lost his father during the first lockdown. He tells CARA O’DOHERTY how he coped with the grief by making a documentary about him, revolving around his father’s car, which has now won awards

It took him two years to complete, and the pandemic didn’t help, but Corkman Jerry O’Mullane tells NICOLA DEPUIS how he created his own version of a 007 movie, with mental health as a central theme

Writer, director and producer Yvonne Coughlan wants to see more equality in the world of film-making - especially on the film festival circuit, writes COLETTE SHERIDAN