Fleadh Forum
at Galway Film Fair
2026 Fleadh Forum Past Event
The Fleadh Forum is an annual platform to explore, discuss and share ideas about what is happening in the audiovisual industry, delivering a unique opportunity for filmmakers and industry professionals to come together and exchange news and views.
Previous editions have included:
National Talent Academy Network
Audiences: How do we know where they are? with Niels Alberg – Publikum
The Cinema Experience: What Does the Future Hold?
The Substance of Things Not Seen and keynote address with James Schamus
Building a Finance Plan to Beat the Market
How to Launch a Film in the International Market
New International Trends Emerging in Filmmaking
Future trends in Distribution
The Importance of Building Strong Creative Partnerships
Post-Production Technology
Market Trends in Europe
Partners of the Arctic Circle
The Global Cartoon Business
Independent Film: Sunset or New Dawn?
Market Saturation or Salvation? Horror’s new moment and it’s Irish Stars
From Script to Screen: Case Study on The Yank and You’ll Never Believe Who’s Dead
Fact to Feature: Ethical Adaptation in The Lost Children of Tuam
The Galway Film Fair provides many auxiliary events exploring the diverse fields of the audio-visual industry. Through the Film Fair’s talks and panel discussions, we take the pulse of the wider film community on the issues that are at the heart of the industry’s progress.
2026 Talks included:
- International Co-Production in Practice
- Focus on the Composer
- Smart VFX
- Ten Years of the 50/50 Gender Equality Campaign: Where Are We Now?
- Meet the Programmers & Networking
- The Art of the Unknown: Supporting creative documentary film in a risk-averse industry
- Screen Futures – Creativity, sustainability and success in a changing screen industry
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