Galway Film Fleadh

OVERVIEW

The Galway Film Fleadh 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.

The Galway Film Fleadh is both a platform for international cinema in Ireland and an advocate for Irish national cinema. Uniquely in Ireland, it is also an industry festival, with many industry events taking place under the name of the Galway Film Fair, including conferences, screenings, masterclasses, networking events, Ireland’s longest-running pitching competition and Ireland’s only film marketplace.

[caption id="attachment_1617" align="aligncenter" width="660"] Photo courtesy of Galway Film Fleadh.[/caption] Galway’s international film festival is a “film lover’s festival.” What was born out of a beer tent nearly 30 years ago, now brings industry professionals—actors, directors, producers, etc.— film geeks and the movie-watching public together in an intimate setting. The Galway Film Fleadh, an Oscar qualifying festival, sets itself apart from other major festivals like...

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