As a part of the National Lasta Festival 2025, our young curators are programming a selection of short films to be screened during the nationwide festival in October 2025.
Lasta is looking to promote films made by filmmakers between the ages of 18 – 30 from or living on the island of Ireland. We will accept all genres of short film, documentaries, animation, student film, music video, dance film, experimental films, Irish language films and other languages. Submissions can be as short as you wish but no longer than 15 minutes in length.
The films will be screened in a number of venues across Ireland and will later have an online screening at the end of October.
Keydates
Submissions open: 30 July
Closing date for submissions: 28 August
Notification Date for successful submissions: 25 September.
Letterkenny Event Date: Thu 9 October at 7.30pm, Regional Cultural Centre.
See filmfreeway/lasta for further information and submission details.
About Lasta
An ambitious initiative first established in 2020 by Backstage Theatre, Longford, Lasta has grown into a nationwide festival of work for young people. Under the guidance of their individual venues and Network Mentor Maisie Lee, these young people will work collaboratively to deliver an ambitious programme of work for young people across the country. Featuring multiple disciplines and reflecting the diversity of modern Ireland, this project offers a unique opportunity to develop our future arts programmers and producers.
LASTA participating venues: Backstage Theatre (Longford), Dunamaise Arts Centre (Portlaoise), glór (Ennis), An Grianán (Letterkenny), Lime Tree Theatre (Limerick), Siamsa Tíre (Tralee), and Town Hall Theatre (Galway).
An Grianán’s Young Curators are Aimee Tourish, Kyle Harvey and Eoghan Roarty.
