Thu. 16 – Sun. 20 Sep. 2026
Screening in Leitrim and Sligo
For the first time in its thirteen years, Adaptation takes a sharp international turn while maintaining its commitment to Irish screen adaptations and the growing body of cinema from our part of the North West. We are delighted to celebrate some of the key adaptation work of German Oscar-winning filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff from his sixty-year long career. Leitrim’s focus on Cyprus as part of the Irish EU Presidency allows us to screen the Sundance 2026 winning work of director Myrsini Aristidou.
Pat Murphy, a trailblazing director for women in Irish cinema in the 1980s, reprises her take on James Joyce and film adaptation. Pat will also deliver a workshop focusing on collaboration in filmmaking. The local and the international go hand in hand in our opening night event: a series of short film adaptations by a number of North Leitrim’s filmmakers.
The festival culminates with writer Colm Tóibín in conversation with friend and collaborator Volker Schlöndorff.
Venues
The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton
The Model Cinema, Sligo
Manorhamilton Library
Sligo Youth Theatre
