13th Annual Baton Rouge Irish Film Festival

August 11-12, 2023 + August 14 for Pub Night Dear Irish Film Lovers, We are very excited to announce we’re returning to Celtic Media this year for our beloved film festival. We were extremely fortunate after a two-year hiatus, thanks to the pandemic, to hold an abbreviated festival at Celtic Media last year. We are […]

Congratulations, RUBY!

Congratulations to Director Michael Creagh and the entire RUBY cast & crew for taking home the O’Kalem Award for Audience Favorite Short Film of the 2019 Baton Rouge Irish Film Festival!  The award (pictured above) will be making its way safely across the pond to the RUBY team very soon. This year’s Wee Irish Film […]

The 2019 Festival Lineup Is Here!

Exciting news: the 2019 Festival lineup is set!  For the full rundown of all feature and short films screening at the Festival this year, visit the Schedule and Film Info pages, and our Facebook page. PURCHASE TICKETS PURCHASE TICKETS

Pub Night: July 22nd

There’s lots of exciting news about our 2019 Festival lineup just around the corner, but in the meantime, get excited for our “Pub Night” Festival kickoff party happening Monday, July 22nd at Phil Brady’s! We’ll have Irish Trivia with prizes, followed by the hilarious Irish film “The Van”, starring Colm Meaney, written by Roddy Doyle […]

2019 Submissions Are Now Open!

The submission season for the upcoming 2019 Baton Rouge Irish Film Festival has begun!  Submissions will remain open through April 30th, 2019, with certain exceptions made through May 31st, and acceptance notifications will go out on or before June 30th.  So get your submissions in now!  Head on over to our SUBMIT page for all […]

Congratulations, Man To Man!

Congratulations to A.W. Stevenson and the entire Man To Man crew for winning the 2018 O’Kalem Award for Audience Favorite Short Film of the Baton Rouge Irish Film Festival! We’re happy to report that members of the BRIFF Committee, the Baton Rouge Irish Club, and representatives from Louisiana Economic Development and the city of Baton […]

2017 O’Kalem Award Update

We’re happy to report that the 2017 O’Kalem Award has made its way safely over the pond and into the arms of Gridlock director Ian Hunt Duffy (pictured).  Another huge round of congratulations to the entire Gridlock team, especially since they continue to rack up awards on the Festival circuit!  We can’t wait to see what you […]

Congratulations, Rúbaí!

Congratulations to RÚBAÍ for taking home the 2014 O’Kalem Award of the Baton Rouge Irish Film Festival for Audience Favorite Short Film!   And a very special “thank you!” to all the shorts who were featured during Wee Irish Film Night at the 2014 Festival:  The Ledge End of Phil (from accounting), The Last Days of […]