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07/11/07
Hi All,
Well this is it! The festival is just 8 days away, I can not believe a year has passed since I started looking into setting it up and now its just around the corner.
There is going to be a lot on for the 1st year. I had only attended showing around 50 films but the response was so good, the total amount of films that will be screened is 78. There is a bit of everything at the festival, dramas, romance, horror, thrillers, period/historic films, foreign language, award winners, premiers from short films to feature films and documentaries, there is something for everyone. The festival programme is fully online including ticket information and links for accommodation. You can also pick up a printed version of the programme in the four sponsor venues where the films are been screened:
Revolution Bar |
Masons bar and Night Club |
Tower Hotel |
Granville Hotel
Plus copies have been and more will be in various venues of the city and county including :
Failte Ireland tourist office on the quays The Book Center, Gater Lane Arts Center, O Brien's Coffee Georges Street, plus many more pub, bars and business in Waterford city and surrounding areas. So keep your eyes open for them but they will be available each day during the festival also.
The Festival will open up on Thursday the 15th of November at 7.30 pm upstairs in Revolution Bar and opening film is Cuba –Libre, tickets are €10 which includes a wine reception and they are available at the entrance of the bar.
I hope you all can make it but if not for opening night some point over the weekend and I hope you all enjoy the films during the 3 days and 4 nights.
I would like to take this opportunity for thanking everyone for making the 1st Annual Waterford Film Festival Possible!
The support from our sponsors Failte Ireland, Waterford City Council, Revolution Bar, Johns Street Village, Tower Hotel, Masons bar and night club, The Granville Hotel, Concept, C.J. Falconer & Associates, Waterford Crystal, START Magazine, Film Ireland Magazine, Beat Fm, WLRFM and The Munster Express.
We would like to thank friends of the festival:
Superquinn Waterford, Ardkeen Stores, O Gorman’s Day-to-day store Tramore, Audrey, Joe, Kevin and Mary Byrne.
We would also like to thank Monica Leech and Claire Phelan from the Waterford Chamber for all there help, advice and support, Arts Officer Conor Nolan from the Waterford City Council for all of his help and assistance, Joe Kelly from the Waterford Area Partnership.
I will post one more newsletter post festival with an report and that will be the last one till about March of 2008.
If anyone has any questions on the festival or programme please email or ring
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