2025 Programme and Awards

DFF May 2026

Official Selection

  • Echoes Above – Director: Cathal Gargan
  • Home Visits – Directors: Brodie Harold and Sophie O’Toole
  • Deceitful Deceptions – Director: Adam Fitzpatrick
  • A Cage Called Home – Director: Brodie Harold
  • Sign of the Times – Director: Callum Rowe
  • Batting for Both Teams – Director: Sophie O’Toole
  • Everything You’ve Ever Loved – Director: Lily O’Brein
  • College Crib-Tastrophe – Director: Sean Cummins
  • Model Man – Director: Shane Hughes
  • Secrets of St Brides – Director: Luke Naughton
  • Go With Me – Director: Louise Murphy
  • After Dark – Director: Davis Ziedins
  • Same Time Tomorrow – Director: Eoin Lacey
  • Round After Round – Director: Sophie O’Toole
  • The Supporting Artist – Director: Patrick Reidy-Jesse

Award Winners

  • Best Narrative Short: Home Visits
  • Best Documentary Short: A Cage Called Home
  • Best Debut Narrative Short: Echoes Above
  • Best Debut Documentary: The Supporting Artist
  • Best Director: Brodie Harold and Sophie O’Toole (Home Visits)
  • Best Cinematography: Shane Hughes (Round After Round)
  • Best Editing: Eoin Lacey (Same Time Tomorrow)
  • Best Production Design: Emma O’Sullivan (Same Time Tomorrow)
  • Best Sound Recording: Adam Kenny (Deceitful Deceptions)
  • Best Three Minute Film: Model Man