As Ireland’s most literary film festival, Bloomsday Film Festival is a celebration of cinema, literature and artistic innovation and encourages all films with a modernist slant from Dubin based stories to poetry, literature and experimental films and of course Joycean-themed works.

All winners will receive the coveted handcrafted Joycean Glasses trophy and prize for Best Overall Short film is €1000 sponsored by the James Joyce Centre.

The deadline is 23rd April 2026.

You can submit your films here