Docs Ireland

LOMU 📆 Thurs 18th June 🕣 7.00pm 📍 The Odeon An intimate and heartfelt character study tracing Jonah Lomu’s Tongan upbringing, meteoric rise to fame, and the complicated personal and health battles he faced at the pinnacle of world rugby.

More Docs Ireland 2026 events incoming! I Know Catherine, The Log Lady 📆 Friday 19th June 🕣 7.30pm 📍 Harland and Wolff Staff Club Fall in love with the extraordinary Catherine Coulson - Twin Peaks’ beloved Log Lady. She was the woman behind Lynch’s camera, a celebrated theatre artist, deeply spiritual and a fierce friend. In 2014 when Twin Peaks: The Return (set 25 years later) was announced, facing terminal illness, she was determined to play the Log Lady one last time. Dressing up encouraged / B.Y.O. log (prize for best log), damn good coffee & cherry pie on arrival.  Presented by The Strand - which will open again to the adoring public in late 2026.

Award for Manchán Magan: Outstanding Contribution to Irish Documentary 📆 Weds 17th June 🕣 7.30pm 📍 The Odeon Manchán Magan was an author, traveller, broadcaster and documentary maker. Following a cancer diagnosis, he departed, imithe ar shlí na fírinne, on October 2nd 2025 at the age of 55. We want to pay tribute to the immense contribution Manchán made to Irish culture, Irish language and Irish life, by presenting him with a posthumous award for Outstanding Contribution to Irish Documentary, following the screening of Listen to the Land Speak. Listen to the Land Speak follows Manchán on a journey across Ireland’s sacred sites, uncovering wisdom encoded in our land, language, and myths.

Tá lúcháir mhór ar Docs Ireland, i gcomhar le Féile Idirnáisiúnta Scannán Chorcaí, seacht dtionscadal nua a fhógairt d’eagrán píolótach LASAIR, an Clár Forbartha Gearrscannán Faisnéise Gaeilge. 📣 Is gorlann trasteorann faoi stiúir tionscadail í LASAIR fá choinne gearrscannáin faisnéise ardchaighdeáin i nGaeilge. Tá an scéim oscailte do scannánóirí ag achan céim dá ngairmréim, ó thallann a bheadh ag teacht chun cinn go scannánóirí seanbhunaithe. Tabharfar tacaíocht dóibh fríd chlár coimeádta oiliúna agus forbartha, agus tabharfar deis dóibh cur i láthair a dhéanamh le cistiú léiriúcháin a mhealladh dá scannán. 🔥 /// Docs Ireland, in association with Cork International Film Festival, is delighted to announce seven new projects for the pilot edition of the LASAIR Irish Short Documentary Development Programme. 📣 LASAIR (meaning flame in Irish) is a cross-border, project-led development incubator for high-quality short documentary films in the Irish language. The scheme is open to filmmakers at all career stages, from emerging to established talent, who will be supported through a curated training and development programme, and given an opportunity to pitch for production funding for their film. 🔥 👉 A Dark Day on the Blaskets Stiúrthóir: Cormac Morel Léiritheoir: Lia Nic Craith 👉 In Aon Bhreith (Born Together) Stiúrthóir: Paul Webster Léiritheoir: Deirdre Learmont 👉 Leos Stiúrthóir: Soso Ní Cheallaigh 👉 Part-time Fixers Comhstiúrthóir: James Skerritt Comhstiúrthóir: Ciana March 👉 Na Máistrí Rince Comhstiúrthóir: Seán Hughes Comhstiúrthóir: Kyle Macaulay 👉 Tionscadal gan teideal faoi lucht tacaíochta peile Stiúrthóir: Molly Wallace 👉 Tairseach Ár Linne Stiúrthóir: Ainle Ó Cairealláin Léiritheoir: Hazar Azzeh 🔗 Le haghaidh tuilleadh eolais, tabhair cuairt ar an nasc sa bheathaisnéis / For more information, visit the link in bio. Is tionscnamh de chuid Docs Ireland é Lasair, i gcomhar le Féile Idirnáisiúnta Scannán Chorcaí lena dtacaíonn an Ciste na nOileán Comhroinnte sa Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála, TG4, BBC Thuaisceart Eireann, an Ciste Craoltóireachta Gaeilge Scáileán Thuaisceart Éireann, agus Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland.

Docs Ireland, in association with @corkfilmfest , is delighted to announce seven new projects for the pilot edition of the LASAIR Irish Short Documentary Development Programme. Tá lúcháir mhór ar Docs Ireland, i gcomhar le Féile Idirnáisiúnta Scannán Chorcaí, seacht dtionscadal nua a fhógairt d’eagrán píolótach LASAIR, an Clár Forbartha Gearrscannán Faisnéise Gaeilge. The participants for LASAIR are/Is iad seo a leanas rannpháirtithe LASAIR: Cormac Morel Lia Nic Craith Paul Webster Deirdre Learmont Soso Ní Cheallaigh James Skerritt Ciana March Seán Hughes Kyle Macaulay Ainle Ó Cairealláin Hazar Azzeh Lasair is an initiative of @docsireland , in association with @corkfilmfest and supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Shared Island Fund, @tg4tv @bbcni , @northernirelandscreen Irish Language Broadcast Fund, and @screenireland . Further information at link in bio/Tuilleadh eolais ag an nasc sa bheathaisnéis.

Early bird industry passes for Docs Ireland 2026 end this Friday! 🦆 You can grab your Pure Class Delegate Pass for £70 or if you are a current student, the Pure Class Student Pass for £45. Both tickets go up in price after Friday 15th May, so don’t forget to pick up yours to have access to the reduced rate. Grab yours through the link in our bio, or at docsireland.ie.

Opening Night Announcement 📣 We are excited to share that our Opening Gala film for Docs Ireland 2026 will be Steal This Story, Please! Fiercely independent U.S. journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades holding the powerful to account, reporting from conflict zones and the Democracy Now! Newsroom. Amy Goodman and the filmmakers of Steal This Story, Please! will join us in person for a special Q&A after the film, hosted by Northern Irish journalist Aoife Moore. 📆 Tuesday 16th June 🕣 6.30pm 📍 Queens Film Theatre Tickets can be purchased through the link in our bio, or docsireland.ie

Still thinking about it? This is your sign. We’ve extended applications for DIALOGUES to 15 May - a little more time to get yours in. APPLY NOW 🔗 in bio / dumbworld.co.uk Funded by Shared Island Civic Society Fund (Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade) #visualarts #soundarts #emergingcreatives #creativeopportunity

Director, writer, and producer John McIlduff chats us through the thinking behind our new DIALOGUES strand. A shared space made for emerging moving image & music makers. Both strands will take place across June-July in various locations in NI&ROI. Deadline for applications is next week (link in bio & on the Dumbworld website) ❕ 📩 DM us if you have any questions. Funded by the Shared Island Civic Society Fund @dumbworldltd @regionalculturalcentre @soundfilmfestival @ulsteruni @yarn_ballycastle @docsireland @hardrainse @cmcireland #VisualArt #SoundArt #CreativeOpportunities #OpenCall #EmergingArtists

we are extremely excited and ecstatic to announce that in june we will be back with @docsireland to present THE PYTHON HUNT by @xanderrobin the film follows a rag-tag bunch of snake-hunters as they take part in an annual contest to exterminate an invasive species of python. what begins as an exercise in 'conservation' quickly becomes an examination of the Floridian psyche and the money-driven bloodlust that exists in American society before the feature we will show xander's short LANCE LIZARDI, a beautiful character study that speaks to the line between obsession and identity highly recommended for fans of lance oppenheim's work, HBO's neighbors and that one bit from the Simpsons with Barry White tickets in bio

Sneak Peek at Docs Ireland 2026 👀 Docs Ireland returns to Belfast from 16th - 21st June, and this year we are sharing a few of our events for early access! Útóipe Cheilteach / Celtic Utopia 📆 Sat 20th June | 8pm | Oh Yeah Music Centre The Road to Mexico 📆 Weds 10th June | 7pm | Odeon The Python Hunt 📆 Tues 9th June | 7pm | Black Box (Green Room) Anatomy of an Audio Doc 📆 Sat 20th June | 10:00 - 12:30 The MAC The New Doc-Making Reality | Producing Docs in a Precarious Landscape 📆 Fri 19th June | 10:45 - 12:45 The MAC You can book tickets and learn more through the link in our bio, or by heading to docsireland.ie.

Don’t forget; the Northern Ireland Screen Pitch deadline is upcoming! Present your project during Docs Ireland 2026 to receive feedback from a panel of leading Irish film industry players, and be in for a chance of receiving up to £9,000 towards a pilot for a documentary feature. Shortlisted projects will be announced on Friday 29th May, and the winner will be selected and announced on the closing night of Docs Ireland. This project is in association with Yellowmoon Post Production. Further criteria and application info can be found through the link in our bio!