Team Lavinia De Vito and Tess Doolan Burke are the first of two Ardán/ Galway City of Film short documentary bursary recipients for 2024! Alongside the bursary, the team will be mentored by filmmaker Donal Haughey.

We are delighted to announce the recipient of the Misleór Short Doc Grant for 2024 – Ella Louise Ward! Hailing from Tuam, County Galway, Ella is an artist and a renaissance (wo)man who thrives on learning new things, embracing creativity, and taking on fresh challenges. Her passion for art and creativity drives her to explore and push boundaries which fuels … Read More

As Concerned gets ready for its premiere at GAZE International Film Festival this August, Hazel McGuire and her mother Jenny Roche chatted to us about their experience as part of the Ardán/ Galway City of Film Short Documentary Bursary 2023, with mentor Donal Haughey. The mother and daughter team created the short documentary Concerned, a piece that ponders the gap … Read More

Applications for the 2024 Little Cinema & Galway City of Film 48 Hour Challenge are open from Monday, 29th July from 10am and close on Wednesday 14th August 5pm! Apply here from Monday, July 29th, at 10am: 48 Hour Applications | The Little Cinema The 8th annual Challenge will happen over the weekend of August 22nd-25th, 2024. Up to 10 … Read More

Ardán and Galway City of Film are delighted to announce the opening of applications for the Misléor Short Documentary Grant for 2024! This annual funding and mentorship scheme is open to emerging filmmakers from the Traveller community.  Applicants must be aged 18+ and be based in County Galway OR telling a story connected to County Galway. There is 3,000€ in funding available to the … Read More

Ardán and Galway City of Film are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the Short Documentary Bursary 2024, the documentary funding and mentorship scheme for filmmakers in Galway City and County. We are looking for up-and-coming filmmakers to apply to this bursary to help them make one of their first steps in their filmmaking career. Successful applicants … Read More

The second annual Galway City of Film Culture Night Screening will be held at Eyre Square on Friday, September 22nd, from 8 pm to 10 pm We are excited to screen short films and short documentaries that were created as part of our City of Film training and funding programs over the past couple of years after last year’s open-air … Read More

Galway City of Film, led by Ardán, and supported by Galway City Council, Galway County Council, and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media are launching an Irish Language Mentorship Scheme for 2023. The purpose of this programme is to help Irish language filmmakers who are just starting out in their careers as well as those who are … Read More

Applications for the 2023 The Little Cinema, & Galway City of Film 48 Hour Challenge, supported by Ardán are opening on Monday, 3rd July from 10am, and will close on Friday, 21st July at 5 pm! This year’s Challenge will happen over the August Bank Holiday Weekend, 3rd-6th, 2023! Up to 10 teams of 4-10 people will take part in … Read More

Supported by Ardán and Galway City of Film, the Misleór Short Documentary Grant for 2023 is now open! Emerging filmmakers from the Traveller community in Galway, Ireland, are encouraged to apply for this annual funding award and mentorship programme. Candidates must be at least 18 years old, should be Galway (city or county) residents, OR can be tellers of stories … Read More