Press Release

Waterford Film Festival masthead (as pdf for print)

Bio Stephen Byrne -
Producer, Creative Director and founder of the Annual Waterford Film Festival

Thursday 11th October

1st Annual Waterford Film Festival attracts strong international interest

Inaugural Year of the Waterford Film Festival

Details were announced today for the first Waterford Film Festival which will take place from the 15th – 18th November at a number of venues around the City.

The brainchild of Waterford Film maker Stephen Byrne (25) this Festival will feature the work of key independent film makers films from all over the world including Ireland, the UK, the USA, Spain, Portugal, Canada, Germany and Australia.

Many of the directors and producers of these movies will attend the event including Greg Chwerchak, US Director who will be screening “Greetings from the Shore”, a romantic comedy that makes its Irish debut at the Festival. The movie follows one young girl as she spends her last summer at the Jersey Shore before heading off to college. Mourning the recent death of her Father, her plans for a normal summer soon Festival. ..... read more ->

(full press release is available here as pdf)