WHO WE ARE

The Irish Film Festival Australia (IFF) is a not-for-profit cultural event, brought to you by passionate industry professionals and supported by Irish artists, filmmakers, cultural institutions, the Irish expat community, a champion team of volunteers and supporters, and thousands of film-lovers across Australia (hardly surprising given millions of Australians claim Irish ancestry).

Brought into being in 2015 through the vision and perseverance of Drogheda-born and bred Enda Murray (from his living room in Marrickville, Sydney), the festival has grown to encompass 5 cities and a national online audience. We now find ourselves the biggest Irish arts festival in Australia!

We’ve premiered Irish-language films (An Cailín Ciúin / The Quiet Girl), introduced audiences in Australia to early career artists (such as Barry Keoghan, Eve Hewson, Lola Petticrew and Éanna Hardwicke) and featured ground-breaking dramas, drop-dead funny comedies, toe-curling horrors, thought-provoking documentaries and family-friendly films in an annual celebration of Irish culture, language, music, and history.

In 2024 we celebrated our 10ᵗʰ year. As we enter our second decade, we are thrilled to return to our original home of Palace Cinemas (expanded to Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney), as well as offering films online via our screening partner, ACMI, for a month from 9 October to 9 November 2025.

Fáilte!

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