To mark 10 years of Galway’s UNESCO designation as a City of Film/ Ceantar Scannán, we have given the dedicated Galway City of Film website a new look and we’ve added a whole new section – a dynamic visual historical archive!
About: Find out the story of Galway’s designation in 2014, as the fifth city in the world to be honoured for film by UNESCO, and learn all about the global Creative Cities Network that we are part of.
Programme: Learn more about our annual programme of activities including the Little Cinema 48 Hour Challenge, the Short Documentary Bursary, Misleór Short Doc Grant, Culture Night, and more.
News: Read through the news section to see what film-related events have been happening lately in Galway city and county, and what’s coming up next for the annual programme of activities. Sign up to the Ardán newsletter to get all the important news directly to your email at the end of each month.
History: Galway film historical archive – a timeline all about the history of Galway as a city and region of film. This timeline is an easy-to-use ‘swipe-able’ carousel of images and information with an external “more info” link. What have we discovered so far? With the help of local historians William Henry and Tom Kenny we know that – dating back to 1898 – the first ‘living picture’ was shown at Mr. Mack’s Assembly Room in Eyre Square. And in 1905, the first reported short film’ or ‘cinematograph’ was shot in Galway as part of Burton Holmes’ Travelogues. Galway’s film history dates back at least 126 years (possibly 127 years – TBA once we get some more details!)
Please note – the timeline has been well researched with the support of local historians, but it is still a work in progress and we welcome your suggested edits with supporting information at info@ardan.ie
Check out the new website and tell us what you think!
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Galway City of Film is managed by Ardán on behalf of Galway City Council and Galway County Council, in partnership with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and Screen Ireland.
