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The Waterford International Film Festival celebrates its 20th edition in November, showcasing an exciting selection of independent films from Ireland and around the world.

The festival takes place on Saturday 14 November, with live screenings in Waterford and our online festival programme will be available from 7pm on 15 November until midnight on 21 November, featuring over 100 films to enjoy from home.

Collections

Strong Stories and Fresh Perspectives

Water Baby
15m • Documentary • 2026
Before the Dawn (Avant l'aurore)
11m • Drama • 2026
Queen Lizzy
14m • Travelling Community, Sexuality • 2026
The Wig for Washing-Up
13m • Documentary • 2026
Art That Rises
16m • Art, Health • 2026
The Journey of a Book | Bringing Hope & Opportunity to Remote Villages
3m • Documentary • 2026
Tell Her in the Sunshine
9m • Drama, Paranormal • 2026
Mini Transat 2025
18m • Documentary, Sailing • 2026
The Blow-In
11m • Comedy, Debut Film • 2026
Stutterbug
14m • Comedy • 2026
Our Own Game
19m • Drama, Lgbtqia+ • 2026

Suspense, Secrets and Dark Turns

The Stones of Dunamase Castle
18m • Crime, Drama • 2026
Sub5
13m • Thriller • 2026
GAP
12m • Black comedy, drama • 2026
Deadline
6m • Drama, Student • 2026
Thunderstorm
13m • Thriller • 2026
The Passing
3m • Experimental • 2026
The Drive
12m • Drama, Suspense • 2026
Contrition
14m • Drama, True Story • 2026
The White Lobster
17m • Fantasy, Folklore • 2026
Call Centre Shiva
16m • Dark Humor, Horror • 2026
The Cure
15m • Folklore, Horror • 2026

Conflict, Memory and Resistance

PUNT
20m • Drama, Dark Comedy • 2026
Mary Is Missing
22m • Drama • 2026
Blood Relative
14m • Dark Drama • 2026
Late Fall
18m • Drama • 2026
Drawing On Disaster
18m • Art, Social Justice • 2026
Fragmented
14m • Drama, Period • 2026
Macha
17m • Drama, Folklore • 2026
The Last Highlander
15m • DocuDrama, Historical • 2026
Sofiane
20m • Drama True Story • 2026
The Border
14m • Drama, Social • 2026
The Summer's Gone
15m • Drama • 2026

Relationships, Identity, and Life's Absurdities

The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty
14m • Drama, Dystopian • 2026
Identity
5m • Dance, Student • 2026
Mantle Peace
8m • Dark Comedy • 2026
Holly
13m • Family, Drama • 2026
Filíocht na Corcaí (The Poetry of Cork)
12m • Poetry, Community • 2026
Sweet Bread
18m • Drama, Family • 2026
Quelque chose à dire
9m • Dark Drama • 2026
Once Upon a Marriage
7m • Drama • 2026
The Third Date
8m • Comedy • 2026
Get A Grip
15m • Drama, Comedy • 2026

Music Style and Unexpected Worlds

Last Ride
11m • Drama • 2026
Elyze’s Jiguru Song
3m • Music Video • 2026
The Elders
21m • Documentary-art film • 2026
Need to feel your love
5m • Drama, Romance • 2026
You Can't Ask That - Pile of Poo
2m • Mockumentary, Comedy • 2026
Living Fast - Running Across Steel
4m • Music Video, Heavy Metal • 2026
In Four Stops
19m • Animation • 2026
Sure Isn't It Just a Bitta Craic
20m • Comedy, Drama • 2026
Amazônidas
4m • Music Video • 2026
Charity!
15m • LGBTQIA+, Musical • 2026

Family Friendly Shorts

GLITCH
14m • SCI-FI, Adventure • 2026
The Other People
6m • Folk horror, Irish • 2026
New Midlife Disco
3m • Musical, Experimental • 2026
Horseback
12m • Drama, Family • 2026
Mirror Sister
4m • Animation • 2026
The Cloud Herder
7m • Fantasy, adventure • 2025
Escape Velocity
3m • Sci-fi, Aciton • 2025
Happy Hauntings
8m • Comedy, fantasy • 2026

SETU Short Programme 1

Lipstick
4m • Animation • 2026
The Harpies
4m • Horror • 2026
Remembered If Outlived
11m • Horror, Period • 2026
Prescribed Laughter
12m • Documentary • 2026
Chara nó Namhaid
3m • Psychological horror, Student • 2026
Tragóid an Seahorse
14m • Documentary • 2026
Confinement
12m • Thriller • 2026
To a Flame
5m • Drama, Horror • 2026
Our Monsters
9m • Coming of Age, Drama • 2026
The Wanderer
19m • Drama, Fantasy • 2026

SETU Short Programme 2

Banshee
16m • Horror, folk horror • 2026
Iridescence
4m • Music Video, Animation • 2026
Minding
11m • Drama • 2026
Our Father
7m • Irreverent, Surreal • 2026
Ciorcal Kitty
14m • Comedy, Irish • 2026
Foxing: Kitsuné-tsuki
15m • Fantasy, Drama • 2026
Babysitter
11m • Comedy, Drama • 2026
Blur Theory
2m • Experimental animation, Surrealist animation • 2026
Sweet Delusion
14m • Crime, Thriller • 2025

Irish Language Shorts

ÉIST
17m • Drama, Irish • 2026
History of Irish
15m • Documentary, History • 2026
Clíodhna
10m • Drama • 2026
Alfie Hale
15m • Documentary, STUDENT • 2026
Agus Ni Duirt Muid Tada (And We Said Nothiing)
7m • Dystopian, Irish • 2026

Waterford Crystal Shorts 1

He Woke Up To Deflating News
12m • Comedy Drama • 2026
Newtown Boys
17m • True Story, Drama • 2026
Elsewars Fragments: Krieg
5m • Action, Thriller • 2026
Dobrina
5m • Western, Drama • 2026
Easy Sell
7m • Comedy • 2026
The Miracle of Healing
2m • Poetry • 2026
Blood Rush
4m • Music Video • 2026
An excess baggage
16m • Drama • 2026
5 Days to The End of The World
14m • Comedy, Drama • 2026
A Hand to Hold
15m • Horror, Drama • 2026

Waterford Crystal Shorts 2

Grýlu Sker : An Icelandic Ghost Story
22m • Animation, Stop Motion • 2026
Homecoming
7m • Drama • 2026
I'm Not F$#king 40!
6m • Comedy • 2026
I Wanted To Hear Your Voice
12m • Human Interest, Documentary • 2026
Emergency Accommodation
14m • Comedy, Drama • 2026
Actuality
10m • Thriller • 2026
Lullaby
4m • Horror, Mystery • 2026
Shush, Now
12m • Drama, Childhood • 2026
Blue Fog
8m • Drama, Crime • 2026
Til Death Do Us Part
9m • Dark Comedy • 2026

Sponsors

Waterford City and County Council
House of Waterford
SETU | South East Technolgical University
Eiretainment

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