Boyne Valley International Film Festival 2026

7th - 9th August

Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Boyne Valley, the Boyne Valley International Film Festival (BVIFF) returns from the 7-9 August for its fifth year in partnership with LOVE Drogheda BIDS. Creating an environment for filmmakers and audiences to connect and celebrate film in the historical medieval town of Drogheda, located in the heart of the Boyne Valley Region.

Funded by The Arts Council, Louth County Council Festival Fund, Love Drogheda BIDS, Meath County Council and The National Talent Academy for Animation. With sponsorship from Tom Clinch and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, KMN Ltd, Scotch Hall, and support from Boann Distillery, Anglo Printers, Scholars and The Marcy Hotel.

Please note the Season Ticket does not include workshops, gala screening, or the animation day, tickets available for these events separately at https://www.droichead.com/whats-on.html .

FRI 7 AUG

Made in the Boyne Valley | 7pm - 8.50pm |Followed by reception sponsored by Boann Distillery.

MOLLY AND THE ROBOT – Director: Táine King, Writer: Robert Tyrrell, Producer: Jo Heffernan.
AGUS NI DUIRT MUID TADA (AND WE SAID NOTHING) – Director/Writer/Producer: Jonny Farrelly.
STONE ELEGY – Director/Writer: Shane Smith. Producers: Maya O'Shea, Darragh Conway, Shane Smith.
DEARG – Director/Writer: Emma Ray. Producer: Baz Black.
WARRIOR – Directors: Katie Joan Maguire, Aaron Oliver Kelly. Writer: Katie Joan Maguire. Producer: Daniel Lane.
FOR THE CURE – Director/Writer: Conor McCormick. Producer: Lorcan O'Hanlon.
GET A GRIP – Director: John Anderson Jnr. Writer: Barry John Kinsella. Producer: John Delaney.

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SAT 8 AUG

National Programme 1 | 12:00pm - 2pm

HOLLY – Director/Writer: Margaret Kane-Rowe. Producer: Richard Kearney.
I SEE A VOICE – Director/Writer: Leah Egan. Producers: Leah Egan, Aaron Eccles.
THE DEATH NOTICE OF EAMONN MCCARTY – Director/Writer: Aaron Clarke. Producers: Aaron Clarke, Louise McCabe.
JOE'S FINALE – Director/Writer: Michael Creagh. Producer: Liam Creagh.
CULCHIE – Director: Richard Lennon. Writer: Brian McCarthy. Producer: Brian McCarthy.
SNOT ROCKET: EINE BOHEMIAN SCHNAPSIDEE – Director/Writer: Sean Gormley. Producers: Andrew Kingston, Sean Gormley, Miki Molnar.
DAWN OF THE ICK – Director/Writer: Nell Mercier. Producer: Anne Gately.
TIL DEATH DO US PART – Director/Writer: Adam Collins. Producer: Joe Mullins.

International Programme | 3pm - 4:50pm

FATHER ON FIRE – Director: Rafa Piqueras. Writer: María José Miguel. Producers: Rafa Piqueras, Jorge Acosta.
COYOTES – Director/Writer: Said Zagha. Producers: Myriam Sassine, Laura Junnel.
THE WOLF – Director: Maeve Murphy. Writer: Kellie Shirley. Producer: Kayleigh Paige Rees.
LAST CALL – Director: Harry Holland. Writers: Harry Holland, Will South. Producers: Harry Holland, Marie-Elena Dyche.
MANTLE – Director/Writer: Henry Cobb. Producer: Ulysse Audouard.

National Programme 2 | 5:15pm to 7:05pm

BLOOD RELATIVE – Director: Cody Farren. Writers: Cody Farren, Parnell Scott. Producer: Niamh Branigan.
THE THINGS WE DO – Director/Writer: Shane O'Connor. Producers: Steve Sheehy, Colin Brady, Shane O'Connor.
DRESS SMART – Director/Writer: Trevor Kaneswaran. Producer: Niamh Branigan.
HIS HOUSE, HOME – Director: Aisling O'Regan Sargent. Writer: Killian Cassidy. Producers: Killian Cassidy, Philip Emo.
COGAR – Director/Writer: Elaine Kennedy. Producer: Claire Cassidy.
ÉIST – Director/Writer: Róisín Kearney. Producers: Caroline Grace-Cassidy, Kevin Cassidy.

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SUN 9 AUG

National Programme 3 | 10am to 11:50pm

CLIÓDHNA – Director/Writer: Aaron Ryan. Producers: Aaron Ryan, Lorenxo-Atreides Hohensee.
HORSEBACK – Director: Mark McAuley. Writer: Bairbre O'Toole. Producers: Emer Durcan, Dorothy Whittaker.
MARY CHRISTMAS – Director/Writer: Colm S Herron.
THE AFTERMATH – Director/Writer/Producer: Mark Loughran.
POULASTORE – Directors: Ann-Marie Kelly, Cabrina Cahill. Writer: Cabrina Cahill. Producer: Mark de Carreau.
OUR LAST SUMMER – Director/Writer: Alannah Wilson. Producers: Alannah Wilson, Ann Marie Shields.

Filmmaker in Focus| Aisling Connolly Byrne | 12:15pm to 2pm | Followed by interview with Aisling, facilitated by Sinead Brassil.

CONNECTIONS – Writers: Mark Smith & Colm Keegan. Director: Aisling Connolly Byrne. Producer, Killian Coyle.
HEAD SPACE – Aisling Connolly Byrne, Killian Coyle.
MISREAD – Directors: Aisling Connolly Byrne, Sinead O'Loughlin. Writer: Aisling Connolly Byrne. Producer: Killian Byrne.
TURNAROUND – Director: Aisling Connolly Byrne. Writer: Aisling Connolly Byrne. Producer: Killian Coyle.
MARY IS MISSING – Director: Aisling Connolly Byrne. Writers: Aisling Connolly Byrne, Caitríona Daly. Producer: Killian Coyle.

PANEL DISCUSSION - Working Class Voices in and on Film | 3pm to 4pm

Guests: Shane Meadows, Hilda Fay, Thomas Kane Byrne and Aisling O’Mara

Documentary | 4:15pm to 6:05pm

A VINYL GOODBYE – Director: Garret Daly. Producer: Martina McGlynn.
BEYOND THE WAKE – Directors/Producers: Joe Rooney, Simeon Brois.
LAUGHING BOYS – Directors: Roisin Kearney, Caroline Grace-Cassidy. Writer: Roisin Kearney. Producer: Kevin Cassidy.
QUEEN LIZZY – Director: David McDonagh. Producer: Keith Bogue.
LONG BALCONIES – Director: Cara Gaynor. Producers: Michael Roulstone, Kevin Goss-Ross.
THE TRANSATLANTIC WAY – Director/Producer: Fergus Coyle.

National Programme 4 | 6:30pm to 8:30pm

THE PARTING – Director: Marrissa Aroy. Writer: Libby McCormack. Producer: Elaine Walsh.
BABYSITTER – Director: Clare Monnelly. Writer: Aisling O'Mara. Producer: Niamh Ní Chonchubhair.
SHUSH, NOW – Director/Writer: Craig Austin Reynolds. Producers: Hana Mohamed, Arianna Owens.
FIELD QUEENS – Director/Writer: Áine Ryan. Producers: Áine Ryan, David Burler.
DIVE – Director/Writer: Amy-Joyce Hastings. Producer: Michelle King.
MINDING – Director: Emily Foran. Writer: Shannon Welby. Producer: Grace Pdumosu.
THE LAST WORD – Director: Rory Hanrahan. Writer: Clara FitzGerald.
SAMHAIN – Director: Sean Branigan. Writer: Amy De Brún. Producer: Michael Donnelly.

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