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Director: Naqqash Khalid
Returning to his childhood home to heal, Flint slips back into familiar habits that slowly pull him toward violence.

Director: Emily Norling
Three teenagers roam door to door during a Christmas begging ritual, but their hunger for belonging pushes the night beyond tradition and into chaos.

Director: Mahmuda Sultana Rima
When men mysteriously vanish from a rural village, suspicion falls on a reclusive woman accused of witchcraft — but the truth challenges fear and superstition.

Director: Hashim Sharaf
A young man attempts to bring a horse into his apartment building, sparking conflict with neighbours in this surreal and darkly comic tale.

Directors: Jan Eilhardt, tanzbar_bremen
A diverse dance collective races to save their performance after an injury threatens the show, celebrating collaboration, inclusion, and artistic resilience.

Director: Hae-oh Park
An elderly woman drives through sleepless nights returning cars to their owners, searching for connection as loneliness follows her into the breaking dawn.

Director: Kialy Tihngang
A silenced office worker uncovers corporate corruption and escapes to a seemingly perfect startup, only to discover exploitation hiding behind progressive branding.

TOTAL DURATION: 1hr 40 minutes   RECOMMENDED VIEWING AGE: 15yrs+

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Irish Language Screenwriting

Featuring: Siobhán Ní Ghadhra (Danú Media), Richie Conroy (Crá), Cóilín Ó Scolaí, Leah Egan and contributing moderator Bláthnaid Altaf.

2.15pm - 3.30pm

'From Pitch to Package: Today's Market'

Industry professionals discuss how projects move from pitch to production, examining market realities, packaging strategies and collaboration between writers, producers and sales agents. Organised by the Writers Lab UK and Ireland.

3.30pm – 4.45pm

Screenwriting Masterclass with Ailbhe Keogan in conversation with Danny Brocklehurst 

4.45pm- 5.00 pm

Catalyst Short Screenplay Award 2026 Pitching Event

Finalists in the Catalyst Short Screenplay Award 2026 present live pitches of their projects, offering audiences an insight into the pitching process and the challenges of communicating story ideas effectively.

5.00pm

Informal networking reception bringing together writers, filmmakers and industry guests attending the Industry Day programme

Director: Cara Gaynor
An observational portrait capturing fleeting moments of everyday life, reflecting on connection, space, and quiet human presence.

Director: Cian Geoghegan
A former child soldier living in Ireland confronts his past trauma as his young son reaches the age at which his own childhood was taken from him.

Director: Tresca Mallon
An experimental documentary built from a young woman’s 1960 love letters, exploring memory, distance, and change across Ireland and America.

Director: Marion Chuniaud-Lacau
A choreographer retraces memories shaped by 1990s violence in Colombia, embarking on a personal journey through body, time, and healing.

Directors: Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini, Samar Taher Lulu
A Palestinian chef turns cooking into an act of resilience, sustaining hope and community amid famine and war in Gaza.

Director: Julia Mervis
Investigating a controversial London bus route, a filmmaker uncovers how confirmation bias shapes perception in this wry experimental documentary.

Director: Lucille Carolan
An observational coming-of-age documentary following teenage girls preparing for and attending a local farmyard disco, capturing moments both joyful and tender.

Director: Molly Kiely
Centred on a rural pub in County Tipperary, this documentary explores community resilience and the struggle to preserve tradition in a changing Ireland

TOTAL DURATION: 90 minutes   RECOMMENDED VIEWING AGE: 15yrs+

Director: Omar Rammal
An intimate, narration-free portrait of daily life in Gaza, following a family and a caregiver supporting vulnerable children with quiet resilience and dignity.

Directors: Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini, Samar Taher Lulu
A Palestinian chef uses cooking as an act of resistance, sustaining hope and community amid famine and war in Gaza.

Director: Bonnie Boyle
Set in Palestine in 2022, the film explores everyday realities and reflections on sumud — steadfast resilience — and the historical connections between Palestine and Ireland.

Director: Mo’men Ghanim Hasanain
An injured Gazan family travels to Qatar for medical care, revealing quiet strength and enduring hope in the face of loss and displacement.

Directors: Samar Taher Lulu, Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini
A family separated between Gaza and Belgium struggles with distance and longing, as children navigate a divided childhood shaped by conflict.

Director: Said Zagha
A Palestinian surgeon’s late-night drive home through the West Bank becomes a tense and life-changing journey.

TOTAL DURATION: 85 minutes   RECOMMENDED VIEWING AGE: 15yrs+