National Programme 3 | 10am to 11:50pm (Includes 20m Q&A)

A selection of some of the best short films from around the country.

CLIÓDHNA

Director/Writer: Aaron Ryan. Producers: Aaron Ryan, Lorenxo-Atreides Hohensee.

From a community in decline, a young woman facing emigration is drawn into the otherworld, where the hidden ties between language, land, and belonging are revealed to her.

HORSEBACK

Director: Mark McAuley. Writer: Bairbre O'Toole. Producers: Emer Durcan, Dorothy Whittaker.

Ali, a 10-year-old non-verbal refugee boy seeking asylum in rural Ireland finds unexpected hope and healing when he forms a life-changing bond with a piebald pony.

MARY CHRISTMAS

Director/Writer: Colm S Herron.

In an attempt to buy a nice Christmas present for her mother; Mary tries gambling what money she has.

THE AFTERMATH

Director/Writer/Producer: Mark Loughran.

An estranged son discovers an unsettling secret about his late father.

POULASTORE

Directors: Ann-Marie Kelly, Cabrina Cahill. Writer: Cabrina Cahill. Producer: Mark de Carreau.

As two lifelong friends prepare to follow separate paths after school, their final summer together becomes a poignant reflection on friendship, ambition, growing up and a devastating loss that changes everything.

OUR LAST SUMMER

Director/Writer: Alannah Wilson. Producers: Alannah Wilson, Ann Marie Shields.

As two lifelong friends prepare to follow separate paths after school, their final summer together becomes a poignant reflection on friendship, ambition, growing up and a devastating loss that changes everything.

Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Boyne Valley, the Boyne Valley International Film Festival (BVIFF) returns from the 7-9 August for its fifth year in partnership with LOVE Drogheda BIDS. Creating an environment for filmmakers and audiences to connect and celebrate film in the historical medieval town of Drogheda, located in the heart of the Boyne Valley Region.

Funded by The Arts Council, Louth County Council Festival Fund, Love Drogheda BIDS, Meath County Council and The National Talent Academy for Animation. With sponsorship from Tom Clinch and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, KMN Ltd, Scotch Hall, and support from Boann Distillery, Anglo Printers, Scholars and The Marcy Hotel.