Galway Film Fleadh announces selected films from the 2025 programme and confirmation of Pálás venue
Posted: 3rd June 2025
The Galway Film Fleadh, celebrating its 37th edition from 8th – 13th July, has announced the Festival's agreement with Galway City Council to manage the Pálás venue for the duration of the festival.
Galway Film Fleadh CEO, Miriam Allen noted that:
The Pálás has been an important venue for the Fleadh with screenings taking place in three screens simultaneously. We are pleased to have made an agreement with Galway City Council to manage Pálás for our screenings for the 37th edition of the festival. The Fleadh has seen our audience increase year on year with an appetite for World cinema growing alongside Irish cinema. The Fleadh provides the Galway audience with an opportunity to see films they may not normally have access to and builds the profile of cultural cinema in the region.”
In addition to this announcement, the Galway Film Fleadh revealed new titles to feature on its 2025 programme. Screen Ireland supported feature films Báite, Sunphlowers and Horseshoe are among the films to make their World Premiere at the Festival next month.
Directed by Ruán Magan, Galway film Báite is an Irish language feature set in 1975 which follows the story of a body found in the receding waters of a lake and of 23-year-old Peggy Casey, who runs the local pub, and for whom nothing will ever be the same again. With a cast that includes Eleanor O'Brien, Moe Dunford, Pádraig Ó Loingsigh, Juliette Crosbie, Denis Conway, Gearóid Kavanagh, Fionnuala Gygax, Mark MacGearailt, Aonghus Óg McAnally, Tara Breathnach and Oisín Mistéil, the World Premiere of Báite will take place on 9th July at 7pm at the Town Hall Theatre.
In Irish drama Sunphlowers, Catherine discovers her husband Michael dead on their farm. As she begins to sort through his affairs, she uncovers a web of secrets and devastation that forces her to re-evaluate things, changing the course of her grief forever. Directed by Dave Byrne, with a cast that includes, Anne McCrudden, Patrick Bergin, Abigail O’Regan and Jerry Fish, the World Premiere of Sunphlowers takes place on 10th July at 9:30pm at the Town Hall Theatre.
Horseshoe is an Irish drama comedy with a twist set in the wild West of Ireland. When Colm, the head of the family, dies, there are few who mourn his passing, not even his four estranged adult children. But the legalities of his will must be observed, and more than one Canavan sibling is harbouring secrets. As the Canavans return to the family home, the fate of the family unit, their sanity and the Canavan estate all hang in the balance. Directed by Adam O’Keefe and Edwin Mullane, the World Premiere of Horseshoe takes place on 12th July at 7pm at the Town Hall Theatre.
Other newly announced titles to feature on the 2025 programme include Canadian documentary Agatha's Almanac, US drama Adult Children, Maurice O'Brien's Listen to the Land Speak, and the Irish Premiere of Sundance 2025 Official Selection All That's Left of You.
The Shorts programme will feature over 100 short films while the Galway Film Fair, the industry arm of the festival, will host meetings for industry professionals with networking events, panel discussions and masterclasses.
Full programme details will be announced on June 24th with hundreds of events including screenings, Q&A’s and filmmaker interviews, panel discussions, and more.
Tickets to all announced films are now available at galwayfilmfleadh.com or by contacting the Town Hall Theatre box office on 091 569777.
The Galway Film Fleadh is supported by The Arts Council of Ireland, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, TG4, Coimisiún na Meán, Galway City Council and Fáilte Ireland.