The deadline to submit your film/screenplay for this year’s Catalyst International Film Festival is 16th February 2026.

Catalyst International Film Festival focuses exclusively on films that address under-representation on screen and behind the camera; gender equality, diversity and inclusion.

Full details here.

Catalyst Short Screenplay Award 2026

Submit your short screenplay to the Catalyst Short Screenplay Award 2026 and be considered to take part in the Catalyst Screenwriting Lab in Limerick City during the Catalyst International Film Festival in April (accommodation provided for participants for the duration of the programme).

Full details on the Lab here.

Submit here.

The Catalyst Screenwriting Lab is an intensive development programme designed to support promising short screenplays at a crucial stage of their development.

Writers whose submitted scripts are judged to show strong potential — and who would benefit from targeted, professional support — will be shortlisted for this opportunity.

The Catalyst Screenwriting Lab offers selected writers the chance to work closely with leading script editors and industry professionals to develop their screenplay to its strongest possible version.