Galway Film Fleadh

Galway Film Fleadh
LocationGalway, Ireland
Founded1989
Festival date11–16 July 2023
LanguageEnglish, Irish, others
Websitegalwayfilmfleadh.com

The Galway Film Fleadh (pronounced [fʲlʲaː]; Irish for "festival") is an international film festival founded in 1989 as part of the Galway Arts Festival. Describing itself as Ireland’s leading film festival, the event is held every July in Galway city in Ireland.[1]

In 2022, a MovieMaker magazine panel of U.S. filmmakers, critics and industry executives included the Galway Film Fleadh on its list of the "50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee".[2]

Background

The festival was founded in 1989,[3] as part of the Galway Arts Festival and was held at the Claddagh Palace until that venue closed in 1995.[4] The festival has become known as a venue for the premiere of domestic Irish films, but as an international festival, it also exhibits foreign film works.[5][6]

The festival includes the Galway Film Fair, a focused film market which allows filmmakers with projects in development to meet with a large number of potential producers, financiers, and distributors.[7]

In 2006 the Galway Film Fleadh was the site of the first screening of John Carney's film Once.[7]

Since 1995 the Fleadh has also conducted the Junior Film Fleadh, held in November and oriented to youth films and student audiences.[4][8]

References

  1. ^ staff. "Welcome to the Galway Film Fleadh". Galway Film Fleadh. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ^ "The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2014", MovieMaker, 17 November 2014.
  3. ^ staff (2013). "Galway Film Fleadh". Indie Wire. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b Andrews, Kernan (9 July 2009). "Looking back on twenty-one years of the Galway Film Fleadh". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  5. ^ Clarke, Donald (24 June 2011). "23rd Fleadh makes holy show of Stella line-up". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2014..
  6. ^ Lodderhose, Diana (26 June 2010). "Fleadh harvests Irish film bounty". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b Danielsen, Shane (16 May 2008). "Galway Film Fleadh carves out niche: Festival's victories include 'Once'". Variety. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  8. ^ Faller, Grainne (16 November 2005). "Film school". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2014..