Established in 2007 by Maurice Galway, the festival screened a number of films over the years, including the World Premiere of We'll Always Have Dingle, a documentary about Galway founding the festival. The film played in 2010 and again in 2011. Galway won the Gregory Peck award at the festival in 2019. Notable guests have included inventor
Garrett Brown,
Gabriel Bryne,
Laura Dern,
Ned Dowd,
Aidan Gillen, sound engineer
Tom Johnson,
Sarah Miles,
Cillian Murphy,
Barry Keoghan,
Barbara Kopple,
Maureen O Hara,
Sir Alan Parker,
Jack Reynor,
Saoirse Ronan,
Jim Sheridan and
Scott Wilson.
Festival closing The festival closed its doors for financial reasons in July 2019. The
Animation Dingle Film Festival, an "offshoot" of DIFF, will continue. The 2020 presentations, scheduled for 20–21 March 2020, was cancelled due to
COVID-19 but winners were announced via a live-stream awards announcement presented by JAM Media. Since this iteration closed, a new team came together and continue the great tradition of film on the Dingle Peninsula. The new festival has run three very successful festivals and multiple events since 2022. Upcoming festival DFF Dingle Film Festival takes place in Dingle 13-15 November 2025. More info at festival website - dingelfilmfest.com == Awards ==