21st FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ENTRIES

21st Foyle Film Festival 2008 Light In Motion (LIM) Film Awards

Friday 21-Saturday 29 November 2008 - Ireland¹s 21st Foyle Film Festival announces Call For Entries to all filmmakers for the prestigious Light In Motion (LIM) Film Awards.
The selection process will see entrants battle it out for selection into one of five categories:

- Best Irish Short
- Best International Short
- Best Animation
- Best Documentary
- Best Feature

Previous winners and competitors have proceeded to win what is known as the ultimate in film recognition, the Oscar®. Winners include: Martin McDonagh, Director of 'Six Shooter', Andrea Arnold, Director of 'Wasp', Adam Elliot Director of 'Harvie Krumpet' and Eric Armstrong Director of 'Chubbchubbs'.

Independently funded British feature films (fiction and documentary) screening at Foyle Film Festival also automatically become qualified for the prestigious British Independent Film Awards. BIFA also consider foreign independent films for the Best Foreign Independent Film Category.

In 2007 'Control' won 5 Awards at BIFA - including Best British Independent Film, Best Director (Anton Corbijn), Most Promising Newcomer (Sam Riley), Best Performance by a Supporting Actor (Toby Kebbell), and the Douglas Hickox Award (Anton Corbijn). While 'Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten' picked up the BIFA for Best British Documentary. For further details please log on to www.bifa.org.uk.

For More Information on how to apply to the LIM Film Awards please contact the festival office, or go directly to www.withoutabox.com by clicking the link below and sign up.

The winners of the LIM Awards will be announced on Saturday 29 November.