ROSCOMMON
INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
22ND - 24TH OCTOBER 2026
Roscommon Arts Centre | Circular Road Roscommon | F42YX61
A WORLD
OF STORIES
ROSCOMMON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME -
FRIDAY - 3:05PM - 4:05PM 6 FILMS - 58m 49s
Ordinary Lives,
Unexpected Worlds
Beneath the Quiet — 3:30
Unfinished — 5:00
Going Home: Ireland — 10:58
How Fast Can You Eat A Pickled Egg? — 13:12
The Vandeleur-Lynams Project — 14:36
Always On My Mind — 11:33
4:05PM - 4:30PM - BREAK
FRIDAY - 4:30PM - 6:30PM 6 FILMS - 1h 36m 48s
Growing Up,
Finding Your Way
Pike — 11:56
Class Clown — 20:00
Horseback — 12:07
Fry Day — 16:00
Shush, Now — 11:45
Grace — 25:00
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Q&A with Lee Moss, writer/director of Fry Day — 15 mins
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6:30PM - 6:50PM - BREAK
FRIDAY - 6:50PM - 8:40PM 8 FILMS - 1h 45m 32s
Strange Ways
To Carry On
The Miracle of You — 4:58
Comfortable Arrangements — 12:57
In AI We Trust — 12:00
You Look Like Sh!t — 14:22
The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty — 13:31
To a Flame — 5:20
Call Centre Shiva — 15:54
The Reckoning of Darkness — 26:30
8:40PM - 8:50PM - BREAK
FRIDAY - 8:50PM - 10:10PM 7 FILMS - 1h 16m 35s
Behind Closed
Doors
Babysitter — 11:11
Reunion — 13:31
At What Cost? — 11:14
La Boheme — 10:00
A Blanket Made of Stone — 12:00
Barefaced — 7:27
Our Father — 11:12​
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SATURDAY - 10:30AM - 12:00PM 1h 30m
Identified Purchasable Object — 2:23
Operation Pablo — 14:58
It Takes A Village — 41:00
What Is Dyslexia? — 5:00
Also includes locally made films by Roscommon's youngest filmmakers!
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KIDS & TEENS SCREENINGS
Separately ticketed event · €7 per person
12:00PM - 1:00PM - LUNCH
SATURDAY - 1:00PM - 2:25PM 7 FILMS - 1h 23m 47s
Local Stories/
Creative Heartlands
Happy Hauntings — 8:26
The Blow-In — 11:24
Hope — 3:47
R-eject — 12:00
Svitlana — 14:00
One By One, The Lights Go Out — 6:30
Water Baby — 14:40
Ireland’s Oldest Altar Boy — 13:00
2:25PM - 2:40PM - BREAK
SATURDAY - 2:40PM - 4:10PM 5 FILMS - 1h 8m 42s
As Gaeilge:
Beyond Words
Splanctha — 3:30
Nine Counties — 4:44
The Emerald Underground — 13:48
ÉIST — 16:50
PÚCA — 29:50
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Q&A in Irish — 20 mins
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4:10PM - 4:25PM - BREAK
SATURDAY - 4:25PM - 6:00PM 8 FILMS - 1h 33m 13s
Funny
Business
A Man In Uniform — 2:17
Stuck — 10:50
'Til Death Do Us Part — 8:45
The Reunion — 13:51
Structure — 9:00
We Are Where We Are — 17:30
Wax, Whips and My Hairy Bits — 15:00
That’s So Feis — 16:00
6:00PM - 6:30PM - BREAK
SATURDAY - 6:30PM - 8:20PM 5 FILMS - 1h 26m 42s
European
Perspectives
The Dark Bus — 10:15
Lifelines — 12:57
Percheron — 17:04
The Temple in the Dark — 18:26
The Reach — 28:00
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Q&A with Shane Jonathan Collins, writer/director of Percheron — 20 mins
8:20PM - 8:35PM - BREAK
SATURDAY - 8:35PM - 10:15PM 7 FILMS - 1h 39m 17s
After
Dark
Fido — 7:05
Remembered If Outlived — 10:45
Ribbit — 11:00
Tabby Daly — 16:00
The Hollowing — 19:40
An Ríomh — 19:44
The Cure — 15:03
10:15PM – 10:30PM | Awards and closing
Weekend pass (Friday & Saturday): €50
Day pass: €30
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Book weekend and day passes online in advance.
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Single film block: €10
Available on the door only, subject to space. These tickets cannot be booked online.
Festival directors
CC Braithwaite is a member of a BAFTA winning crew for her work on Emmerdale. With over twenty five years' experience in the film and TV industry, she is a multi-award winning director and producer of numerous short films, including Skylark, Expiry Date and Circuit Love.
Andrew Hannon is a best selling author, theatre and film producer, playwright and screenwriter. He wrote and starred in the short Irish film Creepy Hill. With a decade of experience running film festivals and contests, Andrew is delighted to bring RIFF back for 2026 to help promote Irish talent on a global stage.
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RIFF Script to Screen
Featuring Lee Moss, writer and director of Fry Day
A networking and development event for screenwriters and filmmakers.
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Whether you’re taking your first steps into filmmaking or already have projects under your belt, RIFF Script to Screen is designed to inspire, inform and connect.
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Join us for an afternoon of guest speakers, industry discussions and informal networking, exploring the journey from screenplay to finished film. Meet fellow writers, filmmakers and creatives, gain practical insights into the industry, and become part of Ireland’s growing independent film community.
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Guest speaker is Lee Moss, writer and director of Fry Day.
Thursday 22 October 2026 | 2-4pm | FREE ADMISSION*
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*Pre-booking essential - register via roscommonartscentre.ie/event/riff-script-to-screen-riff-2026