Irish Film Festival (Australia)

Name

Irish Film Festival (Australia)

Legal name

Irish Film Festival Australia

Website

https://irishfilmfestival.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Irish Film Festival (Australia) is a not-for-profit founded in 2015 that curates an annual Irish cinema festival across five Australian cities with nationwide online streaming, funded by ticket sales, corporate sponsors, donations, and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Festival & Cultural Events

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Exhibition (51213), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (71132)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Film Festivals & Festival Organizers (MPADAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Programming, Booking & Repertory Exhibition Services (MPADAKAL)

Keywords

• Irish film festival
• Cultural film screenings
• Short film competition
• Cinema event programming
• Online film streaming

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Box Office and Ticket Sales: Revenue from cinema ticket sales through Palace Cinemas and online rentals through ACMI Cinema 3 platform.
2. Sponsorship: Corporate sponsorship at Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze tiers providing marketing exposure to the Irish-Australian community.
3. Donations and Grants: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and cultural institution grants supporting the not-for-profit festival operations.
4. Short Film Competition Entry Fees: $20 AUD fee per submission for the Irish-Australian Short Film Competition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Irish Film Festival Australia operates an annual cinema and online film festival each October–November, screening Irish films in Palace Cinemas across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra and Perth with Opening Night parties featuring live Irish music, while also offering Australia-wide online streaming via the ACMI Cinema 3 platform. The festival curates 12 cinema films per year with exclusive director and cast Q&A sessions, runs an Irish-Australian Short Film Competition, and produces original documentaries and short films through its production arm Irish Screen Projects (ISP). Operations are funded by box office sales, corporate sponsorships, tax-deductible donations, and cultural grants.

Product overview

The Irish Film Festival Australia is a not-for-profit cultural organization offering two main delivery channels: in-cinema screenings across five Australian cities (Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra, Perth) featuring Opening Night parties with live Irish music, and online streaming via ACMI Cinema 3 available Australia-wide. The festival runs annually from October to November and includes an Irish-Australian Short Film Competition (starting 2026) and Shorts Program featuring films with Irish-Australian themes. Irish Screen Projects (ISP) is the production arm creating documentaries and short films about Irish culture in Australia. The organization also supports Irish film culture through donations and sponsorships, and connects the Irish expat community with Australian audiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Irish Screen Projects (ISP): The production company of the Irish Film Festival that has produced a range of documentaries and short films focusing on Irish culture and music in Australia

Products and services

• Irish Film Festival Cinema Program Annual curated program of Irish feature films screened in Palace Cinemas across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra and Perth, with Opening Night parties featuring drinks and live Irish music in each city. Each of the 12 cinema films includes an exclusive Q&A with directors, writers, or stars of the film.
• Irish Film Festival Online Streaming Program Australia-wide online streaming of festival films via the ACMI Cinema 3 platform during the festival month, available on PCs, Macs, Apple TVs, Android TV, tablets, and phones. Films are available for 48 hours after pressing play, with most titles including exclusive Q&A content. Streaming is restricted to Australia only.
• Irish-Australian Short Film Competition
• Irish-Australian Shorts Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Biggest Irish arts festival in Australia
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor, gold and silver.

• Palace CinemascoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary cinema screening partner across 5 Australian cities. Provides venue and ticketing infrastructure for festival screenings.
• ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial online streaming partner for the festival. Provides the Cinema 3 platform for nationwide online access to festival films.
• Culture IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body promoting Irish culture internationally. Key cultural institution supporter of the festival.
• Screen IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational development agency for Irish film. Key supporter providing cultural funding for Irish film promotion abroad.
• Irish Embassy CanberraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiplomatic representation supporting cultural events and hosting opening night celebrations.
• Irish Embassy SydneyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiplomatic representation supporting cultural events and community engagement.
• GuinnessgoldGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor of the festival, providing beverage sponsorship for opening night events.
• Jameson Irish WhiskeygoldGTM or Marketing PartnerGold sponsor providing whiskey sponsorship for festival events and celebrations.
• Irish Film Institute (IFI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational cultural institution for film in Ireland. Part of international network of Irish film festivals.
• Celtic Club MelbournesilverGTM or Marketing PartnerIrish cultural organization and venue providing community support and sponsorship.
• Gaelic Club SydneygoldGTM or Marketing PartnerIrish National Association venue hosting festival events and providing community support.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Travelling Film Festival Australia (Film Fest Australia): Australian organisation that takes curated cinema programming to regional centres; structurally comparable to IFF Australia's touring-city model and competes for touring-festival sponsorship and screen-agency funding.
• Celtic Festival Sydney / St Patrick's Day Sydney: Annual Irish cultural celebration in Sydney where IFF Australia already stages free outdoor screenings; comparable as a diaspora cultural event competing for sponsorship dollars, volunteers and audience attention in the same calendar window.

Others

• Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI): Federation Square-based national museum of screen culture and IFF Australia's online streaming partner via ACMI Cinema 3; relevant as the digital-distribution infrastructure provider enabling Australia-wide online festival reach.
• Palace Cinemas: IFF Australia's exclusive cinema partner across all five Australian cities; relevant as the operational exhibition partner whose platform the festival depends on for ticketing, venue access and front-of-house operations.

Direct peers

• Flickerfest: Australia's premier short film festival held annually in Sydney and touring nationally; highly comparable as a curated short-film competition platform using Film Freeway submissions and producing a national touring circuit.
• Sydney Film Festival: Australia's flagship film festival operating annually in Sydney with national and international cinema programming; directly comparable to IFF Australia as a curated cinema-based festival running Q&As and competing for sponsorship, audiences and cultural-institution funding.
• Brisbane International Film Festival: Queensland-based annual cinema film festival; operates in the same Brisbane market as IFF Australia's Palace Cinemas programming and competes for similar audiences and state-screen-agency support.
• Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF): Long-running Melbourne-based cinema festival screening world cinema with industry programming; comparable to IFF Australia as another Australian film festival drawing on cultural-agency funding and corporate sponsorships for an annual cinema-driven event.
• Irish Film Festival New York: Part of the same international network of Irish Film Festivals, screening Irish cinema to the American diaspora; directly comparable as a national-Irish-film showcase with cultural-institution backing and similar sponsorship tiers.
• Irish Film Festival London: UK-based sister festival in the international Irish Film Festival network; operates with the same diaspora-curation model, similar partnerships with Culture Ireland and Screen Ireland, and comparable single-nation cinema programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@irishfilmfestau/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/irishfilmfestau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/irish-film-festival-australia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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