An amateur Belfast filmmaker has said he was “shell-shocked” today after being nominated for an Oscar.

Singer and actress Andrea Corr launches the 18th Foyle Film Festival this week, and will be in Derry for the opening-night screening on November 11 of The Bridge, in which she stars.

The 18th Foyle Film Festival is seeking submissions for its Light in Motion Awards.

Irish playwright Martin McDonagh is facing an anxious week as his debut short film is destined for the prestigious BAFTA awards next weekend.

Irish cinema has yet to move beyond being a cottage industry, a leading film producer claimed today.

A Belfast novelist who scooped an award for his first venture into movie-making has been lined up for an appearance at the Foyle Film Festival.

The popular Foyle Film Festival in Derry, the 16th, kicks off from November 21-30, and one of its many highlights is a controversial film by debut director John Deery.

The popular Foyle Film Festival in Derry is seeking entries for this year's bonanza, which runs from November 21, during which over 200 films will be shown.