Festival team:
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Nora Callanan, Festival Director
Hélène Duquin, Festival Manager
Paul Callanan, Artistic Director
Vytenė Laučytė, Festival Coordinator
Paul Callanan, Artistic Director
Paul Callanan studied film at Cluain Mhuire, Galway's Film College and continued his education with a degree course in Post Production at Ravensbourne College of Design in London. He works as a producer, director, camera operator and editor making music promos and documentaries. He has curated the festival for the last two years.
Vytenė Laučytė, Festival Coordinator
Vytenė LAUČYTĖ, came to Ireland from Lithuania in 2000 as an Erasmus student in UCC in the Arts Department, joined the Alliance Française de Cork, Ireland in 2005 as Cultural Coordinator. Cork French Film Festival Coordinator since 2007. Vytenė also works as a translator in the city of Cork, and is actively involved with the international community living in Cork.
Nora Callanan, Festival Director
Nora CALLANAN is President of Alliance Française de Cork, Ireland since 1992 and Cork French Film Festival Director since 1997. Awarded Chevalier des Palmes Académiques (1993) and Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (2007) by the French Government for her work and achievements in fostering Franco-Irish bonds in the cultural and educational field and for her commitment in the development of Alliance Française de Cork over the years. She is also CEO of VECSI Ireland, an organization promoting linguistic and cultural exchange between Ireland and France.
* VECSI: Visites et échanges culturels, sportifs internationaux
Hélène Duquin, Festival Manager
Hélène DUQUIN, Franco-Swiss, was appointed Director of the Alliance Française de Cork, Ireland by the French Foreign Office in September 2006, Cork French Film Festival Manager since 2007. Hélène has been involved over the last 10 years in diplomacy for the European Commission, the French European Ministry and the UNO. She is the Vice-President of the European Institute Robert SCHUMAN for Europe, is passionate about promoting the European ideals through culture.
