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Our Mission

When we established the Guth Gafa international documentary film festival in 2006 there were a number of factors we could be certain of; we knew the location was first-rate in terms of its beauty, that’s one of the reasons we’re based here after all; we could be sure that visitors would be warmly received in the best Donegal tradition, and that they would revel in the local culture; and we knew we could run a good festival with local support and co-operation.

What was less certain was whether we could get sufficient quality films and film-makers to come, not only to Ireland, but to one of the most remote parts of the country. We think we’ve succeeded beyond anything we could have hoped for when we started out in 2006, in attracting multi-award winning directors and films to Gort an Choirce.

The challenge , after four years, is to maintain the high standards that we have set ourselves and continue to build the Festival from year to year.

Our Company

Guth Gafa Teoranta/Ltd was formed in late 2006 to oversee the development of the annual Guth Gafa Festival based in Gort an Choirce in the Donegal Gaeltacht. The first Guth Gafa festival held in May 2006 operated under the umbrella of local film production company, Soilsiú Films Ltd.

It was felt for 2007 onwards that the aims of the festival would be more effectively implemented if a separate non-profit making company was formed with a full-time manager appointed to coordinate all festival related activities including fundraising, publicity, and outreach and local community involvement.

Our Aims

The aims and objectives of the festival are to bring to the Donegal Gaeltacht, documentary films made to the highest international standards, including in the Irish language; to promote the use of Irish in the documentary film industry by developing a festival that operates through Irish and that is Gaeltacht based; to attract internationally renowned film directors to Ireland and to introduce them to a national and local audience.

We also hope that Guth Gafa will contribute to the local economy by bringing in a significant number of international visitors and by attracting a large local and national audience to festival events, and to bring them together in the spectacular setting of the Donegal Gaeltacht.

On an educational and training level, we hope to stimulate the development of best international practice in documentary film making by providing a forum for screening, discussions and masterclasses, and to specifically target selected audiences ranging from local community groups, schools, third level colleges.

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