Galway News

To mark 10 years of Galway’s UNESCO designation as a City of Film/ Ceantar Scannán, we have given the dedicated Galway City of Film website a new look and we’ve added a whole new section – a dynamic visual historical archive!

Clifden Film Society has teamed up with Galway UNESCO Ceantar Scannán (Region of Film as Gaeilge) facilitated by Ardán, and with the support of Galway County Council, to celebrate Culture Night 2024 on September 20th with a shorts screening in The Lodge, McGrath’s, Clifden from 7.00pm!

We are working to digitise all of the Film West Magazines created and issued by Galway Film Centre between 1985 and 2001. This archive is a work in progress, and below is the first round of issues – 1-10 of 46 magazines.

Kimberly Gray Ennis is the second Ardán/ Galway City of Film short documentary bursary recipient for 2024! Alongside the bursary, she will be mentored by filmmaker Donal Haughey. ‘Vessels of Grief’ looks at the funeral lamenting practice of keening and the women who lead these practices within their community in Connemara. Kimberly is an emerging director and producer originally from … Read More

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