The thirtieth edition of the festival which is set to run from November 17th-26th with the Light In Motion competition open to filmmakers, in the categories of Best Irish Short, Best International Short and Best Animation.
The deadline for submissions to the Oscar-qualifying festival is Friday September 15th 2017.
Foyle Film Festival is also an IMDb Qualifying Festival, granting all eligible film submissions a fast-tracked title page on IMDb.com.
Previous Foyle Film Festival winners and competitors who have proceeded to win the Oscar® include: Terry George for The Shore (2012), Martin McDonagh for Six Shooter (2006), Andrea Arnold for Wasp (2004), Adam Elliot for Harvie Krumpet (2003), and Eric Armstrong for Chubbchubbs (2002).