Light in Motion Competition | Irish Short Film Programme 3Light in Motion Competition | Irish Short Film Programme 3
Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street, Derry~Londonderry
Admission
£7 + £0.70 booking fee
Run Times & Intervals
1hr 38 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.
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Roisin Kearney | Ireland | 2026 | 17 mins | Subtitled
When a young boy hears his ailing grandfather cry out, he hatches a plan to break him out of his nursing home and return him to his island home, where he hopes to make peace with the ocean that claimed his brother's life. Stars Stephen Rea.
The Cure
Sean Connolly | Ireland | 2026 | 15 mins
After a visit to a man claiming to have the old Irish folklore “cure” goes dreadfully wrong, a woman is haunted by a demonic manifestation of the very thing she was hoping to be cured of . . . her smoking addiction.
All You Can Eat
Diana Cheung | Ireland | 2026 | 16 mins
Annie, a young aspiring musician returns to help keep her ill Mum's Chinese buffet restaurant open. As the business starts to unravel an unexpected friendship develops between her and a regular customer Billy, that changes the course of her life.
Lucky Liam
Thomas Hefferon, TJ Hundtofte | Ireland | 2026 | 11 mins
Lucky Liam’s notorious luck may finally have run out. Digging his own grave, the motor-mouthed hustler tries every plea, bribe, and bargain to survive — buying himself time for one last miracle.
Elephant in the Room
Maureen O’Connell | Ireland | 2026 | 14 mins
When a withheld secret threatens to derail their first date, Alan and Laoise are forced to confront their presumptions and decide when a dealbreaker really is a dealbreaker.
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