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Designated in 2014, Galway is one of 30 UNESCO Cities Of Film!

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Galway is one of only eight cities worldwide that has been designated an UNESCO City Of Film! www.galwaycityoffilm.com

29/10/2026

22/10/2026

21/10/2026

A new RTÉ crime drama filmed in Connemara, Co Galway, will premiere next month, with the broadcaster releasing the first trailer for The Galway Bay Murders.

The six-part series will begin on Sunday, November 8, at 9.30pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.

Starring Kate Mulgrew, best known for Orange Is the New Black, the drama follows New York Police Department detective Nora Savage, who moves to her family home in Galway after a traumatic experience.

🔗Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bdzz4brn

21/10/2026

19/10/2026

Submissions are open for the IRISH FILM FESTA short film competition, ttaking place in April 2027 at the Casa del Cinema in Rome.

16/10/2026

15/10/2026

And that's a wrap on the UNESCO Cities of Film 2026 Subnetwork Meeting in Galway✨💚🎬

Míle buíochas to Ray Grady for putting together this great reel from the Cultural Event at St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church.

Agus ní neart go cur le chéile!

Go raibh maith agaibh to all the contractors & suppliers, as well as hospitality and industry partners who helped us in the background to make this 4 day event happen alongside the Ardán team.

Subnetwork Event External Support:

✨Social Media: Aoife Kilkelly (Rogue Marketing) and Vinny McBrien
✨Press Support: Ado Lyons (This is Galway) and Kernan Andrews
✨ Event Assistant: Miriam Finnegan
✨Videography: Dave Qualter
✨Hospitality: Galway Bay Hotel, Claregalway Castle, St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church, Stroll to the Stout, Padraicín's, Póta Café, Mia O'Flaherty, Big O Taxis, Nash's Buses
✨Industry Partners: TG4, Fíbín Media, Danú Media, Magamedia
✨Prints: iSupply, Fluid Branding, Standard Printers, Snap Galway, Advertees, & Bizay
✨Gifts: Socksciety, Brigid Vinnell, Mike Swords, Standún
✨Translations: Gaillimh le Gaeilge

St. Nic's Event External Support:

✨Our Event Performers, Exhibitors, Dignitaries, Delegates, & Guests +

✨MC: Sinéad Ní Uallaichaín
✨Tech: Sound to Light
✨ Gobos: Goboland
✨Photography: Marc Jennings & Claire Sheehan
✨Videography: Unbound Media
✨Event Assistants: Alanah Ryan and Conor Tuohy

Galway City of Film/ Ceantar Scannán is a UNESCO designation managed by Ardán on behalf of Galway City Council & Galway County Council. The annual City of Film programme is managed with the additional support of Fís Éireann/ Screen Ireland & the Dept of Culture, Communication and Sport.

This Film Subnetwork meeting has been made possible with additional support from Culture Ireland as part of ‘Cultúr 2026: Sharing Ireland’s Culture’, the culture programme for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026.

14/10/2026

13/10/2026

🎬GFS is proud to present THE STRANGER, the acclaimed new film from celebrated French director François Ozon, based on Albert Camus’ iconic novel.

Set in 1930s Algiers and filmed in striking black and white, this compelling adaptation follows Meursault, an unassuming young man whose seemingly detached response to life leads to a fateful encounter and a murder trial.

THE STRANGER screens at the EYE Cinema this Sunday the 18th at 5pm and 8pm, and Monday the 19th at 6:30pm.

🎟Ticket info
€10 + booking fee online/card
€8 + booking fee online/card (students, seniors, unwaged)
€10 / €8 cash at the box office before each screening

📎Buy tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/galwayfilmsociety/2417357

Address

C/o Ardán
Galway

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+35391770748

Website

http://www.galwaycityoffilm.com/, https://ardan.ie/what-we-do/initiatives/galway-city-of-film/

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