Final call for submissions made to celebrate filmmakers at the Boyne Valley International Film Festival
The festival creates an environment for filmmakers and audiences to connect and celebrate film in the historical medieval town of Drogheda.
It is curated by Frank W. Kelly and Collette Farrell, produced by Droichead Arts Centre in partnership with LOVE Drogheda BIDS.
Screenwriters are invited to pitch a short film idea before July, 4 to be shortlisted by a panel of filmmakers including Clare Monnelly from 'Fréwaka', Naomi Sheridan from 'In America' and Peter McKenna from 'Kin'.
The four shortlisted filmmakers will be awarded a bursary of €500, and each will be invited to present their short film idea to the panel during the festival. One lucky filmmaker will be chosen and awarded a further bursary of €2,500 to write the script.
There will be awards given for the following categories: Best Short Film Made in the Boyne Valley; Best Irish Narrative Short Film; Best International Narrative Short Film; Best Animated Short Film; and Best Documentary Short Film.
Boyne Valley International Film Festival also announced that the 2025 Filmmaker in Focus is award-winning filmmaker and commercial director, TJ O'Grady-Peyton.
He first gained recognition at the Young Director Awards at Cannes and has directed international campaigns for Guinness, Under Armour, UEFA, BMW, the European Union and the Premier League.
His short film 'Wave' won an Irish Film and Television Award and was featured in The New Yorker and by Disney after premiering at Tribeca.
His latest short, 'Room Taken' - funded by Screen Ireland and executive produced by Colin Farrell - has won 45 awards and was shortlisted among the final 15 for the 2025 Academy Awards.
A member of the Directors Guild of America, TJ was also selected for a Werner Herzog masterclass and Les Nuits en Or, a UNESCO and French Academy of Film-backed showcase of standout short films.
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