Drumshanbo Poetry Film Competition 

Deadline: 30 Jun 2025

The 4th Annual Drumshanbo Written Word Poetry Film Competition  is now open for entries!


Shortlisted films will be shown at the Methodist Hall Drumshanbo on Friday 22nd Aug 2025 as part of the Drumshanbo Written Word Festival Opening Ceremony.
There will be a 1st Prize of €500 
The Judge this year is Steve Smart (Scottish Poet and Film maker)

Submit your work at Film Freeway here.

Submission Deadline: 30th June 2025

Drumshanbo County Leitrim, Ireland, hosts an annual literary festival bringing together some of Irelands finest writers and poets to celebrate the written word. As part of this we host an annual Poetry Film competition open to filmmakers and poets from everywhere. Each year we have an evening where we screen the shortlisted films as part of the festivals opening ceremony. Send your entries and come join us in this beautiful Lakelands town in August.