Foyle Film Festival

Foyle Film Festival 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 th

e 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

🎬 👏 🤩 Congratulations to our festival friend Peter Young on being awarded the position of opening the Galway Film Fleadh...
26/06/2026

🎬 👏 🤩 Congratulations to our festival friend Peter Young on being awarded the position of opening the Galway Film Fleadh with his debut feature 'Our House'!

An alum of the BFI Film Academy Filmmaker Bursary, this is an impressive achievement for Peter, as 'Our House' is also the first Northern Ireland Screen New Talent Focus Feature to open the Fleadh — which includes Derry actor Andy Doherty in a starring role 💪😎

🙌 Sending best wishes from the team at Foyle and Nerve Centre to Peter and all Northern Irish talent represented at this year's Fleadh! ❤️😁

👉 Read more: https://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/project/our-house/

🎬 💙 It's the final week of the 2026 programme, and we're signing off with a tremendous selection of documentaries, the...
22/06/2026

🎬 💙 It's the final week of the 2026 programme, and we're signing off with a tremendous selection of documentaries, the highest-grossing live action film of all time in Japan, and a Billy Wilder classic!

🎤 Broken English
⏰ Tuesday 23 June, 7pm

🇯🇵 Kokuho
⏰ Wednesday 24 June, 7pm

✊ Everybody to Kenmure Street
⏰ Thursday 25 June, 7pm

🧨 Ace in the Hole (Cinematic Breakfasts)
⏰ Saturday 27 June, 11am

All screenings at Nerve Centre📍

👉 Browse programme and book tickets: https://foylefilmfestival.org/whats-on

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

It was a great pleasure to welcome Oscar-shortlisted director Nick Kelly for a screening event of his documentary 'The S...
19/06/2026

It was a great pleasure to welcome Oscar-shortlisted director Nick Kelly for a screening event of his documentary 'The Song Cycle', followed by a Q&A and special live music performance. 🚴🎶🎵

Featuring one of Ireland's most acclaimed musical talents, 'The Song Cycle' shares the story of Nick's grand journey cycling from Ireland to perform at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival! 🎸🤘😎

Thank you to Screen Ireland and access > CINEMA for their support and helping make this event possible.

Film Hub N.I. | Northern Ireland Screen

16/06/2026

🇮🇪 🚴‍♂️ 🎶 Join Oscar-shortlisted director Nick Kelly at a special Q&A screening of his new documentary feature 'The Song Cycle', where he will also stay on for some post screening music! 😃

Featuring one of Ireland’s most acclaimed musical talents — and former member of famed 90s band The Fat Lady Sings — 'The Song Cycle' shares the story of Nick's grand journey... cycling from Ireland to perform at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival! 🎸🤘😎

A road movie, a musical — and an engaging, funny and moving meditation on art, mortality and friendship — 'The Song Cycle' is Nick's first documentary project.

Thanks to the support from Screen Ireland and access > CINEMA for helping make this event possible 🙏

🚲 The Song Cycle (with Q&A + Music)
🗓️ Thursday 18 June, 7pm
📍 Nerve Centre, Derry

👉 Browse Reel Lives cinema programme and book tickets: https://foylefilmfestival.org/whats-on

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

🎬 💫 🙌 We enjoyed playing host to a special showcase of wonderful shorts based on scripts developed through the BFI Film ...
16/06/2026

🎬 💫 🙌 We enjoyed playing host to a special showcase of wonderful shorts based on scripts developed through the BFI Film Academy Story Development Intensives delivered by Nerve Centre, which marks 4 years of local artists and craftspeople receiving such incredible support 🙏

✨ Among the four shorts screened, the showcase saw the premiere of the newly-produced 'Calling Gloria', a heartfelt comedy-drama short produced through Northern Ireland Screen's Skills Accelerator programme, and supported by the best of local talent and industry professionals.

It was a lovely occasion to bring back some quality productions we recently screened at our 38th festival in November 2025. Congratulations to the teams behind 'Locker', 'The Milkman' and 'Hi Jack High Jinks' for bringing such fantastic displays of craft to the big screen 👏😁

Lastly, we'd like to publicly acknowledge the efforts and commitment our very own Head of Film Eavan King for helping make all of these opportunities happen, and allowing aspiring filmmakers to participate in an invaluable learning experience that has benefited their skillset enormously 💪😎

📢 That's a wrap! On to the next shoot! ❤️

Supported by the BFI Film Academy, awarding funding.

💙 🎬 This week sees the penultimate round of screenings, including Irish releases, a special Q&A screening, the latest ...
15/06/2026

💙 🎬 This week sees the penultimate round of screenings, including Irish releases, a special Q&A screening, the latest comedy from Steven Soderbergh and a Jimmy Stewart classic for breakfast! 😁

🇮🇪 Spilt Milk
⏰ Tuesday 16 June, 7pm

🖼️ The Christophers
⏰ Wednesday 17 June, 7pm

🚴‍♂️ The Song Cycle (with Q&A + Music)
⏰ Thursday 18 June, 7pm

💼 Mr Smith Goes to Washington (Cinematic Breakfast)
⏰ Saturday 20 June, 11am

🧏 Deaf
⏰ Saturday 20 June, 2pm

📽️ All screenings Nerve Centre, Derry📍

👉 Browse programme and book tickets: https://foylefilmfestival.org/whats-on

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