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The Cork City 48-Hour Film Challenge is back!
Teams of filmmakers across Cork will have just two days, from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 June, to write, shoot and edit their brand-new original short films. Not only that, but they must adhere to a whole new set of special rules – it’s truly filmmaking on hard mode! Once their films have been completed, they will be judged by a panel of industry experts and awarded across a range of categories. Join us for the Screening and Awards Show at The Everyman at 5.30pm on Sunday 28 June


People's Picturehouse Showcase March 2026 - The Migrant Special
It was a People's Picturehouse favourite this month - our Migrant Special, which featured a host of brilliant shorts from talented migrant filmmakers of all backgrounds. The showcase was hosted by the wonderful Daniel Lukas and brought us beautfiul dramas, comedies, music videos and more. A group picture of some our the filmmakers who presented work on the night. We had a lovely crowd on the night- but if you missed it, or want to reflect on the evening's festivites, you cam


People's Picturehouse Showcase February 2026 - Shot for Seachtain
It was a very special occasion at February's Picturehouse - our first Shot for Seachtain at the Irish Language Special. Filmmakers created all new shorts as Gaeilge based on their favourite films, and we also had some great submissions - thanks especially to our friends at Little Cinema Galway. Míle buíochas to our wonderful host Seán Mac Gearailt! Let’s take a quick look back at the works shared on the night! Thanks to those who joined us on the night, those who submitted th


A Very Merry Picturehouse Christmas Special (2025)
We had a record breaking crowd attend our third Christmas Special on the 17th December. Every film screened was made specially for our beloved Christmas Challenge - filmmakers were asked to create a Christmas film of any genre, medium or style. The result was a mixture of horror, drama, romance, comedy, music and animation. Our wonderful guest judges, Baz Black and Emma Ray, gave awards for Best film, Best Script, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Performance. Our c


The People's Haunted House 3 -October 2025
This October we witnessed a truly horrifying selection of films that thrilled, shocked and excited one of the largest crowds we've ever had at the People's Picturehouse! We also witnessed a huge selction of ghoulishly good costumes and incredible transformations. Thanks to all who joined us, and thank you to @thepav.ie as usual for hosting us! Congratulations to all of the fantastic filmmakers who screened their work on the night! 🎬 Congratulations also to the winners


August 2025: 2nd Birthday Party!
Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating 2 years of The People’s Picturehouse Cork last night! We’ve had 14 showcases, 3 film challenges and 189 films screened this year which is simply amazing. However none of it would be possible without all of the talented artists that submitted their work over the years and the INCREDIBLE audience that come out and support us each month ❤️ Thank you to all of the filmmakers, our audience, our committee and an extra special thank


The Picturehouse Pictures Of The Year Awards 2025
This year we screened 199 comedies, dramas, animations, music videos, visual art, tone poems, horrors and more! The People's Pictures of...


Taking Flight - Take Two: Screenwriting Master Class with Brock Norman Brock
Taking Flight is back! On July 26thl, join us at The Calyton Hotel Lapp's Quay for a screenwriting session with Brock Norman Brock, the...


Cork City's 48 Hour Film Challenge 2025
On the 27th to the 29th June, we held our second Cork City 48 Hour Film Challenge with the aim for each team was to write, shoot and...


April 2025: Chancer's Comedy Special
We had so much fun celebrating the comedy scene in Cork at The People’s Picturehouse’s second iteration of our comedy special! 🎙️ Thank...


Watch The Lumière Challenge 2025 Entries!
Watch all the entrants for this year's Lumière Challenge, in association with Out of Frame and Deep Red Productions. On Wednesday 26th of...


Taking Flight Take One: Irish Short Film Funding
The People’s Picturehouse is excited to bring you a new series of talks, information sessions and workshops which will aim to ensure that...


IndieCork Special 2024 Showcase
On October 9th, we teamed up with IndieCork Festival for a special collaboration showcase, celebrating the first incredible year of the...


48 Hour Filmmaking Challenge
On the 26th to the 28th, we held our first Cork City 48 Hour Film Challenge with the aim for each team was to write, shoot and edit a...


The Lumière Film Challenge
All month long, in association with Out of Frame Cork , filmmakers have been creating shorts for our Lumière Challenge and you can watch...


The People's Picturehouse Christmas Film Challenge
Call for Submissions: Too early? We're launching our Christmas Challenge to give you all as much of a head start as possible! The rules...
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