Irish Film Festival returns for 8th edition

The Embassy of Ireland in Thailand is hosting the Irish Film Festival, with 2026 marking the 8th edition of the festival in Thailand.

This year, the festival will bring a diverse selection of contemporary Irish cinema to audiences in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, showcasing stories that reflect Ireland’s creativity, culture and distinctive filmmaking tradition.

The festival will showcase contemporary Irish cinema including the Irish-language murder mystery Báite, which is an Irish-language film titled The Drowned in English. The 2025 film noir is directed by Ruán Magan and adapted from Sheena Lambert's 2015 novel The Lake. 

A Quiet Love is Ireland's first feature film entirely in Irish Sign language, directed by award-winning filmmaker Garry Keane. It shares an intimate, immersive look at resilience, connection and everyday life within the deaf community.

• In Bangkok, the films will be screened at House Samyan, Samyan Mitrtown on the following days:

Oct 8 at 7.30pm: Small Things Like These

Oct 9 at 7pm: Báite (In Irish with English and Thai subtitles) 

Oct 10 at 2.40pm: Spilt Milk

Oct 10 at 4.30pm: Girls & Boys

Oct 11 at 2.40pm: A Quiet Love (an Irish Sign Language documentary with English and Thai subtitles) 

• In Chiang Mai, the films will be screened at SFX Cinema, Maya Chiang Mai on the following days:

Oct 23 at 7pm: Small Things Like These

Oct 24 at 3pm: A Quiet Love (an Irish sign language documentary with English and Thai subtitles)

Oct 24 at 5pm: Girls & Boys

Oct 25 at 3pm: Báite (In Irish with English and Thai subtitles)

Oct 25 at 5pm: Spilt Milk

Admission is free, with a maximum of two tickets per person, available at the cinema an hour before each screening. Seats are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, with no advance reservations.