Light in Motion Competition | Animated Short Film Programme 1Light in Motion Competition | Animated Short Film Programme 1
Nerve Centre, Magazine Street, Derry~Londonderry
Admission
£7 + £0.70 booking fee
Run Times & Intervals
1hr 10 mins
Age Guidance
TBC
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Foyle Film Festival is proud to be an Academy Award® and BAFTA qualifying festival through our Light in Motion short film competition.
Short films showcased at Foyle Film Festival qualify for further consideration at the Academy Awards® in the categories of International, Irish and Animated Short Film.
British Short Films and Animated Shorts qualify for further consideration for BAFTA awards.
Winners of the Light in Motion Short Film Competition will be announced at the Closing Night ceremony in Nerve Centre with Gala Reception on Sunday 29 November at 7pm.
Please note all films in competition have yet to receive certification. Some films may contain strong language, adult scenes and graphic content that may be upsetting. For viewers under the age of 18, parental discretion is advised.
The Light in Motion Short Film Competition is sponsored by City of Derry Crystal.
SOS: Save Our Souls
Inès Dumont, Amandine Bordera, Imane Djouadi-Gueham, Sam Anty, Marie-Lou Lejeune | France | 2026 | 6 mins
In a world of chimeras where strong emotions turn into natural disasters, Dr. Bear, a doctor of broken souls, has been in need of an assistant for a very long time. That's when Malo, freshly graduated, comes into the picture. However, he will need to control his emotions to achieve his dream of becoming Dr.Bear's assistant…
Crashcat
Brian Ellis, Daniel Kruse | Sweden |2026 | 6 mins
During her final exam, hot-headed space cadet Crashcat must rein in her fiery temper—or risk losing more than just her diploma.
Pinchu Is Like That
Carmen Cordóba González | Spain |2026 | 9 mins
Pinchu is pervy, and everyone laughs at his antics — including his girlfriend Jimena, who’s turning 30 this weekend and throwing an epic party. Only Bea sees him for what he really is, though this traumatic experience may make her question whether she’s been excusing the behaviour of someone she loves in the same way.
Pigeons
Amos Sussigan | Switzerland, United States | 2026 | 12 mins
In a world that keeps changing, "PIGEONS" follows a carrier pigeon who loses his job the day a telephone is installed in his owner’s home. Searching for food, shelter, and purpose, the film explores freedom, progress, and what gets lost along the way.
Please
Anna Mantzaris | Czechia, Finland, France, Norway, Sweden | 2026 | 9 mins
PLEASE is a dark comedy about humankind’s desire to love and to be loved. An animated short centred around neediness, intimacy and romance.
A Little Death
Leto Meade, Jonathan Rockefeller | United Kingdom, United States | 2026 | 12 mins
Death’s patience is tested when his sweet and gentle apprentice appears incapable of the task, leading him to seek professional help from the most unlikely of places. Based on the graphic novel Notes on a Case of Melancholia, Or: A Little Death by Nicholas Gurewitch.
The Flesh Dress
Joachim Hérissé | France | 2026 | 15 mins
John, an old nostalgic tailor, makes his wife work on dresses out of fashion. A macabre event inspires the designer a new dress, gorgeous but freaky…
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