(AGENPARL) – Wed 18 February 2026 ** The Bloomsday Film Festival
Submissions are Open!
11-16 June 2026
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Whenever I am obliged to lie with my eyes closed I see a cinematograph going on and on and it brings back to my memory things I had almost forgotten.
– James Joyce
We are delighted to announce that the Bloomsday Film Festival is now open for film submissions for the Bloomsday Festival 2026 (https://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/?mc_cid=ebc4fd757f&mc_eid=UNIQID) !
Ireland’s most literary film festival was set up as a celebration of cinema, literature, and artistic innovation, inspired by the long reaching arm of Ireland’s father of modernism, James Joyce. The festival is run in partnership with the Bloomsday Festival and the James Joyce Centre at the James Joyce Centre, Belvedere Townhouse and the Irish Film Institute.
The festival welcomes short and feature films on a Joycean theme in addition to films inspired by Dublin, Literature, Experimental and Poetry Films.
The Bloomsday Film Festival is passionate about innovation within the medium of film. They aim to encourage filmmakers and artists who do things their own way making films that seek to push the craft forward, as Joyce did so greatly within his own craft of literature.
Submit your films by clicking the button below. Use the special discount code BFFJJC26 for James Joyce Centre subscribers!
Submit Film (https://filmfreeway.com/BloomsdayFilmFestival?mc_cid=ebc4fd757f&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The Bloomsday Festival features more than 100 events throughout Dublin. The programme for this year’s festival on June 11-16th will be available soon. Visit our website to find out more!
Bloomsday Festival Homepage (https://www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/?mc_cid=ebc4fd757f&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The James Joyce Centre makes great effort to keep our events free and open to the public. We rely upon public and private donations in order to do so. We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider making a donation.
Donate (https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QXNZ3GYS?mc_cid=ebc4fd757f&mc_eid=UNIQID)
The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.
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