The Lasta Short Film Programme is part of the National Lasta Arts Festival 2025 for Young People by Young People in Ireland.
Lasta is an innovative approach to programming. Seventeen young curators have been engaged by the NASC Network to programme Lasta, a festival of work for young people during the month of October 2025.
The NASC Network Venues involved are: Backstage Theatre (Longford) www.backstage.ie; Dunamaise Arts Centre (Portlaoise) www.dunamaise.ie; glór (Ennis) www.glor.ie; An Grianán (Letterkenny) www.angrianan.com; Lime Tree Theatre (Limerick) www.limetreetheatre.ie; Siamsa Tíre (Tralee) www.siamsatire.com and Town Hall Theatre (Galway) www.tht.ie
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 is based on an original project conceived and delivered by Backstage Theatre, Longford in 2020 and is funded by The Arts Council.
CALLING ALL YOUNG FILMMAKERS
Do you have a short film that you want screened?
Lasta Short Film Programme 2025
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.
There will be in person events in a number of the Lasta venues, as well as a online screening at the end of the month.
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 deadline to submit is the 28th of August 2025
Please submit your film through www.FilmFreeway/Lasta
GENERAL RULES:
We will accept all genres of short film, documentaries, animation, student film, music video, dance film, experimental films, Irish language films and other languages.
Foreign language films must have subtitles.
Submissions can be as short as you wish but no longer than 15 minutes in length.
The festival will only contact those filmmakers with work selected for screening during the festival.
To be screened as a part of the festival, a DCP must be provided.
The director or lead filmmaker must be aged between 18-30 and from or living on the island of Ireland.
No premiere status requirements.
The films will be screened as part of the local Lasta events in:
Backstage Theatre (Longford) www.backstage.ie;
Dunamaise Arts Centre (Portlaoise) www.dunamaise.ie;
An Grianán (Letterkenny) www.angrianan.com;
Siamsa Tíre (Tralee) www.siamsatire.com;
As well as an online event at the end of the month.
The deadline to apply is 28th of August 2025
Awards:
- Best Overall Film (Curators Choice) €100
- Best Direction of a Film €50
- Best Screenwriting €50
- Best Documentary €50
- Best Overall Film (Audience Choice) €100
