Last week, the Galway Film Fleadh (7-12 July) announced the programme for its 2020 edition through a 20-minute live broadcast on its official YouTube channel. For the first time, the historic Irish gathering will take place entirely online, in response to the coronavirus crisis and the unpredictable times we live in.

The Fleadh will kick off on 7 July with a digital screening of Aideen Kane, Lucy Kennedy and Maeve Boyle’s much-anticipated documentary The 8^th [+lee también:
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The New Irish Cinema section includes several first features, such as Philip Doherty’s black comedy Redemption of a Rogue [+lee también:
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Meanwhile, among this year’s international films are Nathalie Biancheri’s Nocturnal [+lee también:
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Moreover, among the non-fiction hits that the Fleadh will stream are Pat Collins’ Henry Glassie: Field Work [+lee también:
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Finally, a new competitive strand called “Peripheral Visions” will be presented in co-operation with Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture. The section was co-curated by the programmers of 12 different festivals representing the new Europa Film Festivals network (see the news).

In total, the upcoming edition of the Fleadh will showcase ten world premieres and 73 new Irish and international shorts. The members of the jury are actors Michael Smiley, Fionnula Flanagan, Keith Carradine, Ruth Negga and Liam Cunningham, alongside TG4 commissioning editor Laura Ní Cheallaigh, director Allison Anders and screenwriter Kirsten Smith.

The titles will be available to rent on www.galwayfilmfleadh.com and viewable across multiple devices for up to 30 hours.