Ardán

12/06/2026

Ceantar Scannán Short Documentary Bursary Recipients Announced for 2026 / Faighteoirí Sparántacht Ceantar Scannán Clár Faisnéise Gairid Fógartha do 2026 🎬💚✨

Ardán, as manager of Galway City of Film, is delighted to announce the recipients of the Ceantar Scannán Short Doc Bursary for 2026! / Tá áthas ar Ardán, atá mar bhainisteoir ar Chathair Scannán na Gaillimhe, na faighteoirí do Sparántacht Ceantar Scannán Clár Faisnéise Gairid do 2026 a fhógairt!

The first documentary is ‘Stedi Whidden a Ladu / Whispers on Health with the Land’ by Aoife Ní Mhaoildeirg/ Delaney Reade, Oein DeBhairduin, and Cáit Dwyer, and the second documentary is ‘Getting Lost in the Garden’ by Jamie Costello.

An chéad chlár faisnéise isea ‘Stedi Whidden a Ladu / Whispers on Health with the Land’ le hAoife Ní Mhaoildeirg/ Delaney Reade, Oein DeBhairduin, agus Cáit Dwyer, agus an dara clár ná ‘Getting Lost in the Garden’ le Jamie Costello.

The successful applicants will receive €3,000 to help them make a short documentary of between five and fifteen minutes in duration. Alongside the bursary, the two teams will be mentored by Galway-based filmmaker Donal Haughey of Hawkeye Films.

Gheobhaidh na hiarrthóirí rathúla €3,000 chun cuidiú leo clár faisnéise gairid idir cúig agus cúig nóiméad déag ar fhad a léiriú. Taobh leis an sparántacht, déanfaidh an déantóir scannán Donal Haughey ó Hawkeye Films atá lonnaithe i nGaillimh meantóireacht ar an dá fhoireann.

One of the 2025 Short Doc Bursary teams – Normagh Heaney and Jessie Greene – will be premiering their work ‘Blackrock’ at this year’s Docs Ireland happening later this month! / Beidh ceann de na fóirne ó Sparántacht Clár Faisnéise Gairid 2025 – Normagh Heaney agus Jessie Greene – ag cur a gcuid oibre ‘Blackrock’ i láthair ag Docs Ireland na bliana seo níos déanaí sa mhí!

Read more about the 2026 recipients/ Tuilleadh faoi fhaighteoirí 2026 - https://ardan.ie/funding/ceantar-scannan-short-documentary-bursary-recipients-announced-for-2026/

Screen Ireland Department of Culture, Communications and Sport Galway City Council Galway County Council

09/06/2026

05/06/2026

Science on Screen Documentary Commission/ Coimisiún Cláir Fáisnéise 2026 💚✨🎬

STEM as Gaeilge - glaoch ar iarratais - éist le Dr Fintan Hegarty ar Raidió na Gaeltachta (Oifigiúil)

https://www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/clips/22610936/

05/06/2026

🎬✨Short Film Exchange returns to the Galway Film Fleadh & Fair for 2026 ✨🎬

The Film Fair and are excited to once again present the Short Film Exchange - an exclusive networking opportunity for live-action fiction writers, writer/directors, and producers 🎥

The Short Film Exchange offers one-on-one “speed dating” style meetings where writers can pitch their short film projects directly to producers.

💥 NEW for 2026 💥
We’re introducing a €500 Development Bursary for producer/writer teams formed during the event. Four newly formed teams will receive funding to support the further development of their script and project

📍 Galway Film Fleadh & Fair
🗓 Afternoon of Sunday, July 12th
⏰ Deadline to apply June 29th
👉 Apply now via nationaltalentacademies.ie

The National Talent Academy for Film & TV Drama is an initiative of , managed by

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

We're delighted to announce the dates for Misleór 2026!

📍 Galway
📅 24–27 September 2026

We can't wait to welcome old friends and new faces back to Galway for another unforgettable celebration of culture, creativity and community.

Save the date – more announcements coming soon!

02/06/2026

Comhghairdeas mhór to the team behind behind Learning to Breathe Underwater as it makes its world premiere at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and its Irish premiere at Galway Film Fleadh this July! ✨🎬💚

Filmed in Galway in 2025 – and starring Rory Kinnear, Maria Bakalova and Ezra Carlisle – Learning to Breathe Under Water follows an eight-year-old boy as he navigates life after the death of his mother while his father swings between manic creativity and debilitating anxiety. The arrival of a Bulgarian au pair brings unexpected changes to the household.

The film is directed by Rebekah Fortune from a script by Richard Barbin. The project is produced by Jack Tarling of the UK’s Shudder Films and Patrick O’Neill of Ireland’s Wildcard, co-produced by KeyFilm in the Netherlands, One Wave Films in Wales and made in association with Éiru Films and Finite Films.

Learning to Breathe Under Water is proudly supported by WRAP Fund, alongside Fís Éireann/ Screen Ireland, BFI Global Screen Fund, Ffilm Cymru, Netherlands Film Fund, Finite Films, Bankside Films, Three Point Capital, Kamila Serkabaeva and Dias Feld.

Find out more about the film & book your tickets:

https://www.kviff.com/en/homepage

https://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/

29/05/2026

29/05/2026

📣 REGULAR DEADLINE EXTENDED 📣

More time to submit your film to the 71st Cork International Film Festival.

Due to strong interest, we’re extending our Regular Deadline by one week - submissions are now open until Friday, 5 June 2026.

CIFF welcomes bold and original features, shorts, documentaries, animation, and experimental work from around the world for this year’s Festival taking place this November.

As an Academy Award®, BAFTA, and European Film Award qualifying festival, CIFF is proud to champion exciting new voices and outstanding cinema on an international stage.

🎬 Don’t miss your chance to be part of Ireland’s first and largest film festival.

🗓 New Regular Deadline: Friday, 5 June 2026

Submit now via