IRFF26 Irish-Australian Short Film Program

The Irish Film Festival will present a dedicated session of Irish-Australian short films as part of the festival’s inaugural Short Film Competition in Sydney and Melbourne. This collection showcases stories shaped by the interweaving of Irish and Australian culture, through their producers, directors, actors, or themes. From Ireland, we have black comedy in Room for More, where tenants fight over possession of a rented house, music video from Sydney-based rapper, Aedan, a gentle queer love story in Flirt and an intergenerational getting of wisdom in Castlines, and four more short films. It has long been a focus of the Irish Film Festival to nurture Irish creativity especially in Australia and among the global diaspora. Spanning comedy, LGBTQ, documentary, Irish-language and music, the program highlights a new generation of Irish-Australian filmmakers expressing their heritage in cinematic terms. The winners will be announced at the Sydney screening.