Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Boyne Valley, the Boyne Valley International Film Festival (BVIFF) returns from the 8-10 August for its fourth year in partnership with LOVE Drogheda BIDS. Creating an environment for filmmakers and audiences to connect and celebrate film in the historical medieval town of Drogheda, located in the heart of the Boyne Valley Region, BVIFF will once again feature an extended festival over three days featuring screenings, events and a range of awards to help support filmmakers.
BVIFF 2025 is made possible through funding from The Arts Council, Louth County Council Festival Fund, Meath County Council and Love Drogheda B.I.D.S., sponsorship from The Clinch Family and Gleesons Bar, and support from Boann Distillery, Anglo Printers and The Marcy.
Fri Aug 8th
Made in the Boyne Valley Programme | 7pm – 8.50pm
THE LAST HARVEST – Director: Maeve Stone, Writers: Maeve Stone, Aoibhéann McCann, Producer: Marie-Thérésa Mackle (Out of Competition)
ADDICTION – Director: Frank W. Kelly, Writer/Producer: Colin Condon (Out of Competition)
SADIE – Director/Writer/Producer: John Paul Donnelly
COAST – Director/Writer: Tracy Martin, Producers: Collette Farrell, Jo Halpin, Sharyn Hayden, Tracy Martin
FLIRT– Directors: Aisling Kane, Louis Flanagan, Writer: Louis Flanagan, Producer: Clara Mooney
MEDICINAL – Director/Writer: Eoghan Timothy Hand, Producer: Onai Tafuma
BEYOND THE SYSTEM– Director/Writer/Producer: Fergus Mulligan
Sat Aug 9th
Saturday Morning Animation | 10.30am – 11:45am
CHRISTOPHER & THE BUG – Directors: Vanessa Esteves, Kevin Micallef, Writer: Vanessa Esteves. Producers: Lydia Ferreira, Vanessa Esteves, Kevin Micallef, Scott Williamson, Don Gauthier
THE HIGH KING’S DAUGHTER – Director: Joël Gibbs , Writer: Kurt Rosenberg (Original Song) Producers: Jake Morgan, Luke Morgan, Kurt Rosenberg, Brendan Dunlea
REROOTED – Director: Christian Spurling, Writer: Delphine Coudray, Producer: Michael Lee
LITTLE CAESAR – Director/Writer: Amy Tierney, Producer: Rowena Kelly
38A – Director/Producer: Dylan Kirwan O’Brien
ELDRITCH KARAOKE – Director/Writer/Producer: John Loftus
THE GOD MAN – Director/Writer/Producer: Andrew Foerster
National Programme 1 | 12:00pm – 2pm
TÍOLACABH/ A DIVINE GIFT – Directors: Sadhbh Larkin Coyle, Séan Coyle, Writer: Sadhbh Larkin Coyle, Producer: Sarah Josephine M’Rad
A DAY IN THE SUN – Director/Writer: Edwin Mullane, Producers: Ger Leamy, Mo O’Connell
GAP – Director/Writer: Stephen Colfer, Producers: Cal McLoughlin, John Morton, Alan Slattery
SETANTA & JIM CULLEN – Directors: Jack Desmond, Cian Desmond, Writer: Jack Desmond
I CAN’T GO ON – Director/Writer: Laoisa Sexton, Producer: Pale Rebel Productions, Producer for Fís Eireann/ Screen Ireland: Emma Scott
DEAR IMELDA – Director: Árón Holden, Writer: Declan Curran, Producers: Árón Holden & Declan Curran
International Programme | 4:00pm – 5.50pm
THE NIGHT INSIDE – Director/Writer: Antonio Cuesta, Producers: Fernando Infante & Javier Infante
FILTER – Director: James Oates, Writer: Hannah Ellis Ryan, Producers: Amy Du Quesne, Hannah Ellis, Jon Furlong, James Oates & Jack Johnson
BLOOD REGRETS – Director/Writer: Mara Cisse
CLEANER – Director/Writer: Kostas Gerampinis, Producer: Christos Giannakopoulos
THE STEAK – Director/Writer/Producer: Kiarash Dadgar, Writer: Ali Narimani
Á TOI LES OREILLES – Director/Writer/Producer: Alexandre Isabelle
National Programme 2 | 6.30pm – 8.20.pm
GALAR – Director/Writer/Producer: Niall Duffy
THE WILDE SISTER – Director: Táine King, Writers: Joanne Heffernan, Lorraine Higgins, Táine King Producers: Táine King, Úna Spilliane
DEAD ON ARRIVAL – Director/Writer/Producer: Niamh McAllister, Producers: Odhran McNulty, Michael Foster
UPPER CURRENT – Director/Writer/Producer: Gregory O’Reilly
HOMETIME – Director: Jonathan Lambert, Writer: Joe McGucken, Producers: Joe McGucken, Jonathan Lambert, Shane Mulrennan, Katriona O’Sullivan
HANDBAG – Director/Writer: Brogan Wakeley, Producer: Gary Crossan
Sun Aug 10th National Programme 3 | 11am – 12.50pm
THE FEAR – Director/Writer: Eoin Ó hAnnracháin, Writer/Producers: James Browne, Eoin Ó hAnnracháin
JANE’S A JUNKIE – Director: David McDonagh, Producer: Helen Gillard, David McDonagh
FOR THE LOVE OF WOMEN – Director/Writer: Órla James Morris Toolen, Producer: Claudia McCormick
LIPSTICK ON A PIG – Director/Writer: Karen Gunn
RETURN – Director: Rosie Barrett, Writer: lynn Rafferty, Producers: lynn Rafferty, Nicola Long
WHERE THE OLD MAN LIVES – Director: Sonya O’Donoghue, Writer/Producers: Eamonn Keane, Ruaidhri Hallinan
OGHAM – Director/Writer: Alan Hopkins, Producer: Husni Hafid
PEAT – Director/Writer: Paudie Baggott, Producer: Maggie Ryan
Film Maker in Focus – TJ O’Grady-Peyton | 2pm – 3.45pm
WAVE – Directors: Benjamin Cleary, TJ O’Grady-Peyton, Writer: Benjamin Cleary, Producer: Rebecca Bourke
SILENCE – Director: TJ O’Grady-Peyton, Writers: Ivan Cush, Kensaku Kakimoto, TJ O’Grady-Peyton
BROKEN – Director: TJ O’Grady-Peyton, Writer: John Craine, Producers: Katie Cogan, Ross Killeen, Daniel Morris, TJ O’Grady-Peyton
SENTINEL – Director: TJ O’Grady Peyton, Writer: Tony Kiernan, Producers: Ronan Cassidy, Gregory Burrowes
A RUNNER – Director: TJ O’Grady Peyton, Writer: Ivan Cush, Producers: Ronan Cassidy, Gregory Burrowes
ROOM TAKEN – Director: TJ O’Grady Peyton, Writer: Michael Whelan, Producers: Colmán Mac Cionnaith
Documentary Programme | 4:15pm to 6.15pm
CHILDREN OF THE CASTLE – Producer/Directors: Keith Bogue & Maeve McGrath, Executive Producer: Monica Spencer
GAEL FORCE – Writer/Director: Tara Hegarty, Producer: Roisín Geraghty
BOOB – Director/Writer: Nicola Leddy,Producer: Zlata Filipovic
DINOSAUR MAN – Director/Producer: Kazuya Ashizawa
WALKING THE WALK – Director/Writer/Producer: Donal Moloney
I’M GRAND – Director/Writer/Producer: Caroline Harvey
National Programme 4 | 6:45pm to 8:45pm
BUNKER BABY – Director/Writer: Conor McCormick, Producer: Lorcan O’ Hanlon
NAKED LIGHTS – Director/Writer: Jeda de Brí, Producer: Gregory Burrowes
DANCE ME CLEAN – Director: Hildegard Ryan, Writer: Eva O’Connor, Producers: Two Sparks, Sunday’s Child
TRASNA NA LINE – Director/Writer: Niamh Bryson, Writer: Heather O’Sullivan, Producers: Lisa Turnbull-Daly, Rosie Sorrell
CAT & MOUSE – Director: Michael-David McKernan, Writer: Clare Monnelly, Producer: Mícheál Fleming
THE INVITATION – Director: Sinead O’Brien, Writer: Niamh O’Connor, Producer: Sharon Lawless
TURNAROUND – Director/Writer: Aisling Byrne, Producer: Killian Coyle
Award Ceremony: 9pm to 9.30pm
Individual programme screenings are also available for €8 per programme.