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Foyle Film Festival 2024: Light in Motion Competition Winners Unveiled in Northern Ireland
The Foyle Film Festival 2024 in Northern Ireland concluded with the announcement of the Light in Motion Competition winners. Honorees included "Póg Mo Pigeon," "Turnaround," "After Dark," and others,…
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Women Take the Spotlight at Foyle Film Festival’s 37th Edition in Derry, Northern Ireland
The 37th Foyle Film Festival in Derry, Northern Ireland, celebrates women in film with a packed Industry Day at the Nerve Centre on November 29, 2024. Highlights include a panel of trailblazing women,…
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Foyle Film Festival in Derry Spotlights AR, VR, and Motion Capture Through Adventures in Storytelling
Adventures in Storytelling, hosted by Nerve Centre in Derry, Northern Ireland, as part of Foyle Film Festival, highlights cutting-edge storytelling technologies like AR, VR, and motion capture. The fr…
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Foyle Film Festival in Northern Ireland Presents 2024 Line-Up of International and Irish Cinema
The Foyle Film Festival, Northern Ireland’s longest-running film event, takes place in Derry~Londonderry from November 22 to December 1, 2024. The 37th edition features international cinema, Irish fil…
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Foyle Film Festival Secures New BAFTA-Qualifying Category for British Short Animation
As of August 2024, the Foyle Film Festival in Northern Ireland has introduced a second BAFTA-qualifying award within its Light in Motion Short Film Competition, now including British Short Animation.…
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"Reel Lives" Returns to Illuminate Diverse Voices at Foyle Film Festival
Foyle Film Festival introduces "Reel Lives," a month-long programme spotlighting diversity, inclusion, and human rights through critically acclaimed films. Highlights include screenings of "The Teache…
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The Boat, Tomorrow, and Tuulikki Among the Winners of Foyle Film Festival’s Light in Motion Awards 2023
The Foyle Film Festival, one of the few international festivals with Oscar®, BAFTA, and BIFA recognition, held its Light in Motion Awards ceremony on November 26, 2023. The awards honoured the best an…
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Discover Foyle Film Festival’s Selections on Vurchel.com
Vurchel.com, a leading aggregator of festival films and film festivals worldwide, has updated its platform to include all films selected for the Foyle Film Festival 2023. Users can now easily track th…
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Next Goal Wins to Open Foyle Film Festival 2023
Foyle Film Festival 2023, which runs from November 17 to 26, has announced its programme of films and events, featuring Irish and international talent. The festival will open with Next Goal Wins, dire…
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The 2025 Light in Motion awards were announced on 30 November at Nerve Centre in Derry~Londonderry.

A Friend of Dorothy

Lee Knight

A Friend of Dorothy A lonely widow's quiet life is upended when a teenage boy accidentally kicks his football…

Across the Line

Niamh Bryson

Across the Line A mockumentary comedy documenting the first day of term at Dublin's "best" gaelscoil. New…

Alma

Lea Neumayer

Alma Set in a quiet rural village, the film follows an elderly woman as she grapples with the…

An inclination

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Ciara Ni E

An inclination Peigí is discovered in a bedroom she shouldn't be in.

Being Dead Should Be Easy

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Claire Harris Matson, Drew Brandon Jones

Being Dead Should Be Easy A Jewish Millennial woman has a breakdown at her great-aunt's shiva when she learns that…

Big Steps

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Junbo Qiu

Big Steps Six-year-old Sammy was living a carefree life - until his mother gave him a gift that…

Bottle

Finn Keenan

Bottle An innocent school boy is the subject of a hazing in a school corridor. What seems on the…

Brown Bread

Shaunagh Connaire

Brown Bread After years in New York, Áine returns to rural Ireland for her godmother's memorial,…

Bulls in the water

Kris Kelly

Bulls in the water In the fading summer light, fourteen-year-old Chris is tested by his friends — a journey…

Cardboard

Jean-Philippe Vine

Cardboard When an overwhelmed single dad pig moves his piglets into a trailer park, he fears he's…

Coyotes

Said Zagha

Coyotes A Palestinian surgeon drives home after a long night shift, but little does she know that…

Cuerpos

Reiff Gaskell

Cuerpos On her first day on the job, a young maid must survive the collapse of a household in…

Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty

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Aaron Chalke

Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty With just one day left to live, a man (Michael McElhatton) scrambles to fulfil his life’s…

Death's Peak

Willy Fair

Death's Peak Desperate for connection, David digs up his brother's corpse. With their trusty red…

Ducks

AJ Jefferies

Ducks A perfectly normal day in the park.

Éiru

Giovanna Ferrari

Éiru Éiru is the smallest child of an Iron-Age clan. All she wants is to be a mighty warrior…

For Rent

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Alejandro Millan

For Rent Javier, a young unemployed draftsman, faces the pressure of his economic instability and…

Forevergreen

Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears

Forevergreen An orphaned bear cub finds a home with a fatherly evergreen tree, until his hunger for…

G. S. W.

Johnny Durgan

G. S. W.A man is dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound when the paramedic treating him…

God Dam

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Abigail Hill

God Dam A mockumentary charting a typical work day for Clint Eatswood, the energetic manager, as…

Golden Swingers

Pol Aguilera

Golden Swingers Quique and Alfonso, two grumpy 80-year-old grandpas, must venture into a swingers' club…

Halfway Haunted

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Sam Rudykoff

Halfway Haunted A tenant in a haunted house teams up with a ghost to stop a real estate developer from…

Koko Suzanne

Zach Bandler

Koko Suzanne Based on true events, a young girl's life is turned upside down when her grandmother's…

Meteoric

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Paul Ó Muiris

Meteoric When an artist is hit by a meteor, the result is a “painting” that captivates the world.…

Minding

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Emily Foran

Minding Set in the countryside, a mother drops her college student daughter, now finished up her…

Moti

Yash Saraf

Moti At the start of the pandemic, a family in Kolkata discovers their pet dog Moti has turned…

Mouse

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Rosie Barrett

Mouse A headstrong single mother, struggling in her relationship with her teenage daughter,…

No Time Wasters

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Tara O'Callaghan

No Time Wasters A student on the brink of homelessness seeks refuge with a seemingly kind couple, only to…

Nuisance

The Nott Brothers

Nuisance An elderly couple find their quiet life unsettled by their new neighbours’ disturbing…

Ovary-Acting

Ida Melum

Ovary-Acting Surrounded by babies at her sister’s baby shower, EVA (34) is forced to fend off…

Plastic Surgery

Guy Trevellyan

Plastic Surgery A doctor on her last day before maternity leave is thrown into chaos when a hidden threat…

Poulastore

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Ann-Marie Kelly, Cabrini Cahill

Poulastore Geologist John O Hanlon navigates death, with a loving nurse at his side.

Retirement Plan

Johnny Kelly

Retirement Plan At apathy with his life, Ray (Domhnall Gleeson) dreams of the beauty and joy he will find…

Reunion

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Maura Foley

Reunion After years apart, Aoife collects Jen on a return home to a reunion honouring her friend…

Sara

Ariana Andrade Castro

Sara A solitary and inquisitive 9-year-old girl uncovers that her father, a truck driver…

Save me from heaven

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Sean Treacy

Save me from heaven With the help of a kind software engineer, a brave young woman must remember who she is…

Scatter

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Abi Timmins

Scatter Fulfilling her late father’s dying wish to have his ashes scattered at a famous monument…

She is guilty

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Zihao Yu

She is guilty In the dead of night, the daughter is suddenly awakened. Her brother has been in a car…

Taji

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Mahdi Borjian

Taji A gold bracelet has been stolen at the factory. Taji, the head worker, and her husband…

The 12 Inch Pianist

Lucas Ansel

The 12 Inch Pianist A bar joke goes awry, unraveling into a surreal tale that explores the acceptance of…

The Assassination of Michael D. Higgins

Dave Minogue

The Assassination of Michael D. Higgins Frankie, a burnt-out hospital orderly, decides to leave with a bang. On his final shift,…

The Cloud Herder

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Aidan McAteer

The Cloud Herder An ageing herder protects her flock of clouds from a ferocious storm of her own making

The Flowers of Malva

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Anna Lys

The Flowers of Malva In a small village in the Ukrainian countryside, Nina, a grandmother deeply attached to…

The Inspector

Jandro

The Inspector A fake gas inspector visits vulnerable elderly people to take advantage of them. It is…

The Last Word

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Rory Hanrahan

The Last Word A woman travels home for her Mothers funeral, unwillingly tasked with writing her eulogy.…

The Mourning Of

Merced Elizondo

The Mourning Of A woman grieves the tragic loss of her mother by secretly attending the funerals of…

The Second Time Around

Jack Howard

The Second Time Around On a rainy night, while closing a cafe, a waitress is confronted by a mysterious older…

The Undying Pain of Existence

Oscar Jacobson

The Undying Pain of Existence A nude model is posing with statuesque stillness for an elite drawing class — until an…

The White Lobster

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Shaun Doogan, Ciaran McCann

The White Lobster When a young lobster fisherman hauls up a white lobster from the deep, he ignores the…

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Andrew Nolan

This conversation has been removed When Peter and Jill engage in an online flame war, they learn just how wrong "making it…

Tiolacadh (Divine Gift)

Sadhbh Larkin Coyle, Sean Coyle

Tiolacadh (Divine Gift)A father and daughter's relationship has become strained and distant because of his…

Toad in the hole

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Ben Norris

Toad in the hole Stuck in a stagnant moment of her marriage, Kay (Juliet Cowan) orchestrates an evening…

Tuna Tartare

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Lena Greene

Tuna Tartare Los Angeles, 3036 A.D. Humans are on the verge of extinction and the world is now run…

Two Black Boys in Paradise

Baz Sells

Two Black Boys in Paradise Based on the poem by Dean Atta, ‘Two Black Boys in Paradise’ is a stop-motion short…

Wednesdays with Gramps

Justin Copeland, Chris Copeland

Wednesdays with Gramps A teenager realises he has much more in common with his Gramps than he initially thought.

When Ocean Rises

Yongxin Wang

When Ocean Rises A polar bear and a penguin, who have lost their home and are looking for a new place to…

White Hare

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Inkyu Jee

White Hare In a brutal forest ruled by predators, a mother rabbit risks everything to protect her…

WildKind

John McDaid

WildKind Voiced by three generations of one family, WildKind is a poem painted to awaken the…

Ya Hanouni

Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib

Ya Hanouni While the Mom and the Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between…

Zombie

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Jessica Husband, Ethan Finch

Zombie After getting a voicemail from her partner, a woman clings to his voice, until she can't…