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Foyle Film Festival’s Oscar Affiliated Competition Now Open For Submissions
17 Jul 2015 : Seán Brosnan
The festival takes place from Wednesday, November 18 to Sunday, November 22 2015
Northern Ireland’s only Oscar-affiliated Film Festival has launched its 2015 Light In Motion (LIM) competition, open to filmmakers and animators across the world.

Based in Derry~Londonderry, the Foyle Film Festival competition is also BAFTA and BIFA recognised and will remain open for entries until 25 September 2015.

Over the past 16 years four different LIM competitors have all proceeded to Oscar wins, including Belfast director Terry George for Northern Ireland-set short ‘The Shore’ in 2012, Martin McDonagh with ‘Six Shooter’ and most recently, Laurent Witz, for animated feature ‘Mr Hublot’ in 2014.

The festival offers filmmakers, animators and artists a unique platform to screen their films, network with industry professionals and gain access to the international market. The 2013 winner of Best Irish Short, Stephen Fingleton made it onto the long list for best live-action short at the 2015 Academy Awards with his film ‘SLR’, and went on to premiere his first feature film ‘The Survivalist’ at Tribeca, Belfast and Galway this year. Also, receiving international acclaim was Belfast-based film ‘Boogaloo and Graham’, which after the Foyle Film Festival took home a BAFTA and was nominated for an Oscar.

Foyle Film Festival is an IMDb Qualifying Festival, granting all eligible film submissions a fast-tracked title page on IMDb.com. The Three Competition Categories under LIM are, Best Short Film, Best Animation and Best Documentary. Recipients of the LIM Award qualify for consideration in the Short Films category of the Academy Awards without needing the standard theatrical run.

Organised by the Nerve Centre, and funded by DCAL through Northern Ireland Screen and by Derry City and Strabane District Council, Foyle Film Festival delivers a comprehensive programme of documentaries, short films and feature films from all over the world; a full programme of educational events for schools, youth, and adults and an impressive array of industry networking events and panel discussions.

All entries for the 2015 festival must be submitted through affiliated website: www.withoutabox.com. Entries shortlisted for each category will be screened during this year’s festival, which will take place from Wednesday, November 18 to Sunday, November 22 2015. The winners will be announced at the Light In Motion awards ceremony before the closing night film at Brunswick Moviebowl on Sunday, November 22. The LIM awards are sponsored by City of Derry Crystal.





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