The Galway Film Fleadh, will celebrate its 38th edition from 7th-12th July in the Town Hall Theatre and Pálás Cinema. With six days of feature films, documentaries and short films, audiences can look forward to an array of powerful, moving, funny and provocative films from both emerging and renowned filmmakers. 

Speaking about the programme, Festival Programmer, Charlene Lydon noted that:  

“As always, the Fleadh will platform the very best of new Irish cinema alongside award-winning films from around the world. This year there’s a particular focus on music films, across a broad spectrum of genres, celebrating music as a unifying force in a time of great division in the world. We continue our Generation Fleadh programme which highlights thoughtful and illuminating films for young people, alongside Out On Film, a devoted LGBTQIA+ strand, Peripheral Visions highlighting first and second-time filmmakers and Architecture on Film. Our Country of Focus is Estonia where we will showcase the work of the most exciting Estonian talent across feature-length, short and documentary films. 

Films in the Conflict programme will open our eyes and provoke discussion with themes around social inequality, war and injustice while our genre strand, What The Fleadh?!, returns with some of the most weird and wonderful cinematic oddities I’ve uncovered throughout the year. As always, we will be bringing Galway the best of Irish and international short films, which includes over 100 films, including two dedicated late-night horror programmes.”