Galway Film Fleadh

It’s here! 🎬 The GENERATION Fleadh 2026 programme has officially launched.

From 4th to 8th November, we’re bringing films, shorts, workshops and more to young audiences and filmmakers in Galway.

Discover this year’s programme and start planning your GENERATION Fleadh!

👉 https://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/generation-fleadh/

We’re a proud partner of the annual Stowe Story Labs Connemara Writers’ Retreat.

Thanks to our friends at Stowe Story Labs for an amazing week with writers, showrunners, producers and commissioners from around the world in a uniquely Galway environment for fostering creativity. ✍ 🌊

Galway Film Fair’s Will Fitzgerald just returned from the Focus Forward Industry Lab at Athens International Film Festival 🇬🇷

Galway and Athens are part of the Europa Film Festivals network - sharing ideas, championing independent cinema, and helping great films find new audiences.

Because sharing and investing in culture makes us a more united Europe 💙

If you have a short film project with international potential, you have one week left to apply for Euro Connection, to take it to the next stage. 🇪🇺

⏰Deadline: 20th October 2026
⛓️‍💥Full details and application information below.

🇮🇪 Take your short film to Europe. 🎬✈️ Applications are now open for Euro Connection 2027, the European Short Film Co-production Forum taking place as part of the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival & Short Film Market. Euro Connection connects short film projects with producers and industry professionals from across Europe, creating opportunities to develop new international partnerships and bring projects towards production. The selected Irish project will have the opportunity to: 🎬 Pitch at Euro Connection 2027 🤝 Meet European producers and potential co-production partners 💬 Take part in one-to-one industry meetings 📝 Receive script consultation and pitch training 💶 Receive up to €3,000 in production support from NTA Film & TV If you have a short film project with international potential, this could be your opportunity to take it to the next stage. 📅 Deadline: 20 October 2026 🔗 Full details and application information nationaltalentacademies.ie The National Talent Academy for Film & TV Drama is an initiative of Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland, managed by Ardán.

Team ‘Lesbian Lines’ pictured at the film’s Galway premiere this summer.

Now in cinemas across Ireland, witness the history of this life-changing underground network, told with grace and humour by many of the volunteers themselves. Don't miss it.

The Lost Children of Tuam is in cinemas nationwide this Friday. Don’t miss this moving story of Galway woman Catherine Corless (played by Monica Dolan) whose perseverance ignited a campaign for justice that continues to this day.

Pictured are Catherine, Monica, friends and filmmakers at the World Premiere at Film Fleadh 2026, where the film won the Best Irish Film Award.

📸 Andrew Downes, XPOSURE
& EmJcamera

Are you a producer with a short film in development? Would you like to gain more experience in European Co-production?

The Galway Film Fair is now accepting applications for short film projects from Ireland for Euro Connection at Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand🇪🇺

The National Talent Academies Ireland will support projects selected for Euro Connection with a production grant of up to €3000.

Deadline for application: 20 October 2026.

Get ready! 🎬 Submissions are now open for the 2027 Galway Film Fleadh.

We are now accepting short and feature film submissions for the 39th Galway Film Fleadh, taking place 6th to 11th July 2027.

Find full details on submission deadlines, fees and terms & conditions on our website.

👉 Submit your film & find out more https://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/submissions/film-submissions/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

GENERATION Fleadh Short Film Submissions are now open! 🎬

GENERATION Fleadh is looking for short films made by young people, about young people, and for young audiences.

Films can be in any language, must be 15 minutes or under, and are free to submit.

Deadline: Monday 14 September 2026 at 5pm GMT.

Find out more and submit your film:
https://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/generation-fleadh/short-film-submissions/