This year's festival will take place on November 13th in the Whale Theatre ---
Submissions now open on FilmFreeway / CLICK HERE --
This year's festival will take place on November 13th in the Whale Theatre --- Submissions now open on FilmFreeway / CLICK HERE --
The Wicklow Stories Film Festival aims to highlight local filmmaking talent, local stories, and Wicklow as a county.
The Wicklow Stories Film Festival will return for its fifth year on the 13th of November, at the Whale Theatre in Greystones.
In previous years, guests such as Laura Whitmore, Ben Condron and Emer O’Neill graced the red carpet, while young Wicklow native Seán Treacy took away the coveted inaugural Ardmore Studios Recognition Award for his film Alive Again.
Stay tuned for the 2026 announcements!
We wish all filmmakers who choose to submit this year the best of luck, and are very excited to see your films.
Please enter the competition via the official FilmFreeWay Link here.
The Wicklow Stories Film Festival aims to highlight local filmmaking talent, local stories, and Wicklow as a county.
The window for submissions is officially open for 2026.
The official selection of short films will be announced soon!
Wicklow Stories Film Festival remains the only wholly independent and unfunded film festival in Ireland.
In 2022, 2023 and 2024, we showed several films, from several different genres, all made by filmmakers in various stages of their career. Baz Black’s “Reflection” was shown in its director’s cut, as well as Emmy winner Niall McKay’s “The Ferry”, which was widely celebrated as a highlight of the festival in 2022.
In 2023, we saw an early cut of David Thomas’ documentary “Journey to Pride” as well as Zeff Lawless’ hilarious comedy, “Bingo”.
"Wicklow Stories is a beautifully run film festival, highlighting the amazing talent that the county has to offer.
Our short film 'Ó LÁ GO LÁ' was selected for 2024 and everyone involved was blown away by the support and encouragement we received from everyone involved in the festival.
I would recommend any filmmaker, especially those with a Wicklow Story, to submit their film to next year's event. You're sure to be in good hands with the team behind the magic. Huge thank you to Marlena, Ronika, Gavin and all those involved in Wicklow Stories.
I can't wait to come back.
Paddy C. Courtney
Actor, Writer & Producer."
Baz Black - Filmmaker
“It was such a pleasure to have my film ‘Reflection’ selected at the Wicklow Stories Film Festival. Screened in the beautiful Whale Theatre this festival is run by passionate filmmakers so communication and promotion was amazing throughout. I have had numerous screenings of my films at festivals and this was a standout for sure.”
Contact Us
If you would like to submit a film for consideration, please use FilmFreeway as a portal.
Films must be at least 60% shot in Wicklow County, and may be no longer than 20 minutes. There is no age limit, and we do not require exclusivity.
If you’d like to get in touch, please contact us on wicklowstoriesfilmfestival@gmail.com
