Foyle Film Festival

Featuring the prestigious Stella Artois Film Awards for: Best Irish Short, Best International Short, Best Animation, Best Documentary and Best Short Feature. Highlights include Irish premieres of the most current films on the festivals circuit, workshops by industry experts and a stand alone educational strand, this year will see the 19th Seagate Foyle Film Festival presenting a diverse, dynamic programme, crossing genres, ages, tastes and venues in the North West from 10th-19th November 2006.

With the theme of the festival being 'Film Dynasties' the work of renowned American screenwriter, director and actor John Huston will include an event with Rod Stoneman which celebrates his life and work.

The Notorious Bettie Page
17/11/2006 | Strand Multiplex Screen 4
In an incandescent performance, Gretchen Mol (The Shape of Things) stars as Bettie Page, who grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model ... more >>

Three Years, Eight Months And Twenty Days In kampuchea
14/11/2006 | The Nerve Centre
In April 1975 the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia, and were intent on transforming Cambodia into a revolutionary utopian society. In reality, blinded by their ideology, a ... more >>

Jan Harlan - Executive Producer, Director
16/11/06 7.30pm
Strand Multiplex Screen 4
In 1969 Jan Harlan began working with Stanley Kubrick initially to research the aborted Napoleon project. In 1971 we worked on A Clockwork Orange as Assistant Producer.
He... more >>

Penny Nagle, Independent Producer – Word of Mouth Films
17/11/2006 2pm – 3.30pm
The Nerve Centre
Featured recently in Screen International, Penny Nagle is one of the UK’s rising independent producers. Penny started life in the music industry as an IP lawyer and migrated... more >>