Foyle Film Festival

Name: Foyle Film Festival
Address: Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street, Derry, BT486HJ, GB
Telephone: +442871260562
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Foyle Film Festival
November 2026

Led by Nerve Centre, Derry~Londonderry

Established in 1987 and led by Nerve Centre, Foyle Film Festival is Northern Ireland's only Oscar® and BAFTA-affiliated film festival. Celebrating its 38th year in 2025, Foyle Film Festival takes place in venues across Derry~Londonderry each November to bring the best of international cinema and industry players to the city. The festival also delivers screenings, events and workshops throughout the year, including the Intercultural Festival, and Educational and Community Outreach Screenings. The prestigious Light In Motion (LIM) competition is open to filmmakers and animators across the world, with winners qualifying for consideration in the Live Action and Animated Short Film categories of the Academy Awards® and BAFTA

12/10/2026

🎬🍿 This week's provides us with October's edition of Italian Film Club and an artfully crafted music biopic...

🇮🇹 Three Floors
⏰ Tuesday 13 October, 7pm
📍 Nerve Centre, Derry

Charting the interconnected lives of the residents in an elegant apartment block in Rome, 'Three Floors' captures their emotional travails at five-year intervals, weaving together stories of love, loyalty, loss and loneliness.

🎹 Everybody Digs Bill Evans
⏰ Wednesday 14 October, 7pm
📍 Nerve Centre, Derry

Everybody Digs Bill Evans is a biographical drama film about the legendary jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans. Directed by Grant Gee and starring Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman and Oscar® nominee Laurie Metcalf, the film is written by Mark O’Halloran and based on Owen Martell’s novel 'Intermission'.

👉 Book tickets: https://nervecentre.org/whats-on?topic=nerve-cinema

What's on Derry Strabane Film Hub N.I. Northern Ireland Screen

01/10/2026

🎃 🍂 Spooky season is officially here! 👻⚡

📽️ 🍿 Make the most of your trip into town this Halloween by throwing in an all-time cinema classic while you enjoy the Awakening the Walled City trail and the amazing Derry Halloween events programme 🤩🧟🦇

⌛ The countdown has officially begun! 🗓️

👉 Browse Halloween programme and book tickets: https://nervecentre.org/whats-on?topic=halloween

What's on Derry Strabane Visit Derry Film Hub N.I.

28/09/2026

📽️ 🍿 The final round of September's programme presents two very different love letters to the 1980's...

🩸 Teenage S*x & Death at Camp Miasma (sold out)
⏰ Tuesday 29 September, 7pm
📍 Nerve Centre, Derry

Starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, director Jane Schoenbrun ('I Saw the TV Glow') delivers a loving yet highly irreverent homage to 80's slasher films that is also a meaningful exploration of desire, pleasure, and gender in genre filmmaking.

🥾 Rip it Up: This Is England
⏰ Wednesday 30 September, 7pm
📍 Nerve Centre, Derry

Celebrating 20 years of Shane Meadow's magnum opus, we're bringing Shaun, Woody, Lol and the gang back to the big screen as we revisit the tale of young Shaun's initiation process while joining a local skinhead fraternity.

👉 Book tickets: https://nervecentre.org/whats-on?topic=nerve-cinema

The 2026 BFI FAN UK-wide season, Rip It Up, explores and celebrates the changing face of youth culture on screen in the UK with support from The National Lottery funding and Film Hub N.I. 🙏

Northern Ireland Screen What's on Derry Strabane Visit Derry

25/09/2026

🍂 ⛅ As September comes to a close, it's time to look forward to our October programme 🎬 👀

❤️ 🎶 ✊ Featuring stories of love, loss and youthful rebellion... this selection of quality titles platforms the best in modern filmmaking while celebrating beloved icons of the past 🎞️ 🙌

👉 Browse programme and book tickets: https://nervecentre.org/whats-on?topic=nerve-cinema

The 2026 BFI FAN UK-wide season, Rip It Up, explores and celebrates the changing face of youth culture on screen in the UK with support from The National Lottery funding and Film Hub N.I. 🙏

Northern Ireland Screen What's on Derry Strabane Visit Derry

21/09/2026

🎬 👀 This week's sees a contemporary British great paired with an acclaimed Italian comedy 🚓 🇮🇹

🚨 Ish
⏰ Tuesday 22 September, 7pm
📍 Nerve Centre, Derry

This powerful drama — co-written by celebrated Irish playwright Enda Walsh ('Hunger') — follows a pair of 12-year-old boys who wrestle to hold onto their friendship in the wake of a police stop and search. As the ripples take hold, the boys try to make sense of the men they are becoming — and how letting go can be the hardest part of growing up.

🍻 The Last One for the Road
⏰ Wednesday 23 September, 7pm
📍 Nerve Centre, Derry

Two broke fifty-somethings with a ‘never skip the last drink’ philosophy meet a shy architecture student adrift in life. What starts as a chance encounter turns into a chaotic road trip through the Venetian plains — where bad advice, hangovers, and unexpected friendship redraw Giulio’s plans for life and love.

👉 Browse programme and book tickets: https://nervecentre.org/whats-on?topic=nerve-cinema

Northern Ireland Screen What's on Derry Strabane Visit Derry Film Hub N.I.

11/09/2026

✍️ 🎬 We recently had the pleasure of delivering our first training session with Spotlight North West Network members North West Migrants Forum ❤️

The group completed valuable training that will assist them in the running of their own cinema programmes, and we're excited to see how this collaboration blossoms over the coming months 😊

👋 We're also pleased to welcome Tabassum Islam into the role of Spotlight North West Facilitator, where she will demonstrate her wealth of experience and passion for both cinema and community 📽️🫶

Spotlight is a screen audience development initiative designed to bring independent film to communities in the North West. The programme is delivered by Nerve Centre in partnership with Film Hub N.I. and supported by funds from the The National Lottery through the BFI Film Audience Network 🙏

07/09/2026

✌️😎 🎬 It's week 2 of our September programme...

🚓 Normal
⏰ Tuesday 8 September, 7pm
📍 Nerve Centre, Derry

From director Ben Wheatley comes this action-packed neo-Western starring Bob Odenkirk that has been described as "Die Hard meets Fargo". When a botched bank robbery disturbs the peace in a sleepy Midwestern town, a dark secret is inadvertently exposed, and Sheriff Ulysses (Odenkirk) soon discovers that his town of 'Normal' is anything but its namesake.

⚡ Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (low tickets)
⏰ Wednesday 9 September, 7pm
📍 Nerve Centre, Derry

This big-screen adaptation of the cult comedy series sees lifelong friends Matt and Jay continue their quest of booking a show at legendary Toronto venue The Rivoli, despite never having written or recorded a song. When their plan goes horribly awry, what happens next is a form-breaking meta comedy traversing time and space.

👉 Browse programme and book tickets: https://nervecentre.org/whats-on?topic=nerve-cinema

What's on Derry Strabane Visit Derry Film Hub N.I.

02/09/2026

🎬 📈 Designed for mid-career women, Women in Film and Television UK’s flagship mentoring programme combines one-to-one mentoring with senior industry professionals, practical career development workshops, and immerses you within a cohort of women who genuinely get it 💪🎥

You'll leave with fresh perspective, a stronger network, and a community that's there to celebrate your wins — and cheer you on to the next one! 👏😁

⏰ Deadline for applications: Friday 4 September

👉 Learn more: https://www.wftv.org.uk/mentoring

01/09/2026

Carson McDowell is back on board for Foyle Film Festival 🎬

Carson McDowell, Northern Ireland’s largest independent law firm and a leading adviser to the entertainment and creative industries, is returning as a sponsor of Foyle Film Festival for a second year.

Their support will help us deliver our industry and skills development activity creating opportunities for emerging filmmakers and the next generation of screen talent.

We’re looking forward to building on the partnership as Foyle Film Festival returns from 18–29 November.

Read the full story, link in comments 👇

31/08/2026

🔴 ⏳ Extended Deadline for Light in Motion Short Film Competition submissions: Monday 7 September 2026 ⏳ 🔴

☘️🏆 Our 2026 winner for Best Irish Short, the wonderful Aaron Chalke, got in touch to tell us of how entering his short film 'The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty' has positively shaped his experience on the festival circuit, brought him new exposure and allowed him the space to form further industry connections 🤝 🎬 😎

Thanks so much for the kind words, Aaron! We're always super delighted to hear of such supportive testimonials 😁🧡❤️💛

Foyle Film Festival is Northern Ireland's only Oscar® and BAFTA accredited short film competition, showcasing a diverse selection of homegrown across the UK and Ireland as well as international talent...

Academy Award® qualifying in:
☘️ Best Irish Short
🌍 Best International Short
🎨 Best Animated Short:

BAFTA qualifying in:
🏆 Best British Short
🏆 Best British Animated Short

Sponsored by City of Derry Crystal ❤️

👉 Submit your short film: https://foylefilmfestival.org/awards

Address

Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street
Derry
BT486HJ

Telephone

+442871260562

Website

http://www.foylefilmfestival.org/

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