THE Kerry International Film Festival has confirmed an exciting new headline sponsor partnership with Kerry Airport.
Now in its 22nd year, the festival will take place in October and the new partnership has provided a significant boost as a common goal of both Kerry Airport and the festival is the promotion of Kerry on a global scale.
Kerry Airport CEO John Mulhern said the benevolent and lasting relationship between the arts and Kerry, with the film industry in particular, is one which is acclaimed all over the globe. “Remember when Jimmy Stewart’s Charles Lindbergh finally spots land, Skellig Michael and the Iveragh Peninsula, a historic event in aviation and experienced by us all through the wonders of film?” he said.
“How could Kerry Airport resist the opportunity to partner with the festival and with them celebrate both renowned and emerging talent in their craft? We look forward to October with much anticipation,” Mr Mulhern added.
To celebrate the partnership, the festival has introduced the Kerry Airport Take Flight Award which will recognise up and coming new talent in the film industry.
Festival chair Grace O’Donnell, said she sees the new partnership as a natural progressive partnership.
“For most of our visitors to the festival, stepping off the plane at Kerry Airport is their first taste of Kerry. We look forward to working with C John Mulhern along with his team at the airport to make the festival one of the most important film festivals in the world and to continuously support Kerry as a destination,” she said.
