Cork International Film Festival
Cork, Ireland
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Festival dossier
OFFline Film Festival
Birr, Ireland · Est. 2010 · Established legitimate festival with meaningful track record
Tier BTrusted
Birr, Ireland
65
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- No physical screenings
- 16 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
Overview
Based in County Offaly, Ireland, OFFline Film Festival is an exciting five-day event for film lovers and makers alike. Since 2010, we've been screening Irish and International films in quirky array of venues around Offaly. Every year, we accept short films of all genres from all over the world to be entered into our short film competition. Prizes include Best Irish Short, Best International Short, the OFFline Audience Award and Best Animation. We screen a specially curated selection of Irish and International feature and short films while also providing workshops on aspects of film-making given by industry professionals.
Last updated Sep 26, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+30 pts)
- 16 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
- Verified trusted status
- Legitimacy signals outweigh concerns (3 vs 1)
Red Flags (-15 pts)
- No physical screenings
Trust Signals
Positive Signals
- FilmFreeway Gold festival
- Documented history with archived programs
- Has FilmFreeway community ratings
Festival Details
Founded
2010
FilmFreeway communityGold festival
Avg. rating
3.9/ 5
Reviews
18
Synced 4 days ago
- Filmmaker
Always a pleasure. Lovely people behind a great festival
- Filmmaker
The way the festival ensures filmmakers' comfortable stay is fantastic. Terrific people, a beautiful town, a lovely screening venue. I had tons of fun, and interacting with the rest of the filmmakers was incredibly easy. I watched 30 to 40 short films from all over the world in a single day and I loved it.
- Filmmaker
I had such a nice time being welcomed at OFFline Film Festival in the lovely Birr. I was very impressed by the standard of films and also the number of filmmakers that made it to this small Irish town. It was a real pleasure and I hope to be part of future programmes!
- Filmmaker
Great festival and great crew. Very welcoming ! It was such a pleasure to meet you all ! We had a great week-end. Everything was perfect ! The only suggestion I can make is about the screening, the directors weren't introduced before or after, and I would've been pleased to know who was the director of what, just to go and talk more easily to them... Except that, the selection was fantastic ! So go and send your films to this fantastic crew !!! oh and Birr... what a charming town :)))
- Filmmaker
Although I couldn't attend, the team were so nice and communicated clearly throughout, hopefully I'll get to attend next time.
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