Short Film Submissions for 2025 GENERATION Fleadh are now open. 

GENERATION Fleadh is the youth branch of the Galway Film Fleadh for people aged 12 – 24 taking place in October 2025. 

GENERATION Fleadh consists of three short film programmes:  

• Gearrscannáin: Dedicated to screening new Irish language short films.  

• GENERATION Shorts: Showcasing the best films created by young people and curated by young people.  

• World Shorts: Showcasing films from young people or about young people from around the globe 

Please read the rules and regulations before submitting your film.   

If you have made a film as part of a Foróige group, youth group, school, university, film club, etc., we would especially love to hear from you. If you are 24+ and submitting a film, please remember if selected your film will be shown to a youth audience, so please make sure the content is suitable for this level. Films in the Irish language are especially welcome.  

*Please note that GENERATION Fleadh is a much smaller programme than the Galway Film Fleadh programme, making this a highly competitive category.   

The deadline to submit your short film is Monday, 8 September 2025 at 17:00 G.M.T.   

Short Film Submissions Rules & Regulations:  

• Your short film must be under 15 minutes or less for consideration.  

• There is no submission fee, it is FREE to submit.  

• We welcome films in all languages. Submissions and screeners of non-English language films must contain English subtitles.  

• Any film that has been previously broadcast (television or online video-on-demand, including YouTube) in Ireland or screened at another festival shall have less priority in programming terms than those that will premiere at the festival.   

• Please provide a valid Vimeo link with a password to submit your film. *Please ensure, if providing a link, that it does not expire until mid-September 2025. We do not accept Google Drive or Dropbox links as submission links.  

• If selected, you will be informed of the latest date at which content must be delivered to the festival.  

• In submitting to Galway Film Fleadh, the Festival may occasionally contact you about relevant industry events and updates.  

• Due to the volume of submissions, the festival is not able to provide feedback.  

For any queries, email generation@filmfleadh.ie