The Galway Film Fleadh has struck an agreement with Galway City Council to manage the recently shuttered Pálás for the duration of the festival.
"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,” said Fleadh CEO, Miriam Allen.
“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.”
The festival’s box office is now open for advance ticket sales, with full listings to be confirmed on June 24.
Directed by Ruán Magan, Galway film, Báite is an Irish language feature set in 1975 when a body is discovered in a lake. Its world premier is on July 9 at the Town Hall Theatre.
Directed by Amalie Atkins, the Irish premiere of Agatha’s Almanac will also take place on July 9 at Pálás. Winner of the Best Canadian Documentary at Hot Docs 25, it follows 90-year-old Agatha who forges a solitary existence on her ancestral farm, preserving heirloom seeds in her handmade universe.
In Irish drama, Sunphlowers, Catherine discovers her farmer husband Michael dead, and a web of secrets. The world premiere will be on July 10.
US drama Adult Children follows Morgan, a sheltered 17-year-old, struggling to define who she is, in order to write her college entrance essay on July 11.
In Listen To The Land Speak writer Manchan Magan journeys across Ireland’s sacred sites, uncovering deep wisdom encoded in our land, language, and myths, on July 12.
Horseshoe is an Irish drama comedy with a twist set in the west of Ireland with secrets, sanity and a contested estate, on July 12.
All That’s Left of You focuses on a Palestinian couple who find hope and courage in the midst of relentless struggle as they face an extraordinary life decision that will change their family’s destiny. The Irish premiere takes place on July 13.
The festival’s 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.
Book tickets at www.galwayfilmfleadh.com or contact the Town Hall Theatre box office on 091 569777
