COYOTES · FRANCE/JORDAN/PALESTINE/UK · 20m · JUNE 25
MOTEL GRAND-PRÉ · CANADA · 15m · JUNE 27
INTERCAMBIO · SPAIN · 14m · JUNE 24
CANDLES · UK · 13m · JUNE 24
SAWDUST · NL · 9m · JUNE 25
VOLCELEST · FRANCE · 15m · JUNE 25
THE SPECTACLE · FRANCE/HUNGARY · 17m · JUNE 25
THE LINES SHE CARRIES · CANADA · 11m · JUNE 27
JAZZ INFERNAL · CANADA · 16m · JUNE 24
NO MATTER THE WEATHER · CANADA · 15m · JUNE 27
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DEVIL · NL · 16m · JUNE 26
LORRAINE · NL · 15m · JUNE 27
THE LABRADOR CREATIVE ARTS FESTIVAL · NL · 60m · JUNE 28
BALCONADA · BULGARIA · 8m · JUNE 27
LE TOUR DE CANADA · CANADA · 6m · JUNE 28
FINGER GUNS · NL · 10m · JUNE 26
BAD NEWS GO TO THERAPY · NL · 6m · JUNE 24
KID ME NOT · CANADA · 6m · JUNE 24
TALENT SHOW · NL · 7m · JUNE 28
MY PLASTIC MOTHER · INDONESIA · 19m · JUNE 25
THE MUSE · NL · 18m · JUNE 27
SECOND PLACE · NL · 15m · JUNE 25
PARTRIDGE CLEANING · NL · 5m · JUNE 28
UIKSARINGITARA · CANADA · 100m · JUNE 23
(FOR ONCE I DREAMED OF YOU) · CANADA · 6m · JUNE 25
LAST LOVE LETTER · NL · 6m · JUNE 24
SULAIMANI · FRANCE · 20m · JUNE 27
JULIAN AND THE WIND · CANADA · 15m · JUNE 25
LUZ DIABLA · ARGENTINA · 11m · JUNE 26
BLACK HOLE · NL · 12m · JUNE 25
STRIKING OUT THE BOYS · NL · 70m · JUNE 28
OLIVER · NL · 13m · JUNE 26
LYDIA CAMPBELL · NL · 13m · JUNE 28
RADIO HELL · NL · 13m · JUNE 26
FREE FISH · PALESTINE · 23m · JUNE 27
THE DRESS · NL · 8m · JUNE 24
ROCKS · NL · 6m · JUNE 28
PIQUE-NIQUE · CANADA · 9m · JUNE 27
PIMPLE · PORTUGAL · 4m · JUNE 26
CASI SEPTIEMBRE · SPAIN · 30m · JUNE 25
FLICKERS · NL · 6m · JUNE 25
WE WERE THE SCENERY · CANADA/USA · 15m · JUNE 27
ME AND THE SPACEMAN · NL · 14m · JUNE 28
HANGASHORE · NL · 87m · JUNE 22
TECHNOPHOBIC · NL · 8m · JUNE 26
HISTORY'S HEADLINES · NL · 17m · JUNE 22
SYDNEY · NL · 17m · JUNE 27
STAGEFRIGHT · NL · 14m · JUNE 28
IF THEY'RE NOT DEAD, THEY'RE STILL ALIVE · NL · 10m · JUNE 27
June 22-28, 2026
Nickel Independent Film Festival 2026
June 22–28, 2026 · LSPU Hall · St. John's, NL
Screenings
Hangashore
MON, JUN 22 · 7:00 PM
Hangashore
Hangashore and History's Headlines
Uiksaringitara
TUE, JUN 23 · 7:00 PM
Wrong Husband
From Zacharias Kunuk, director of Atanarjuat The Fast Runner
Intercambio
WED, JUN 24 · 7:00 PM
A Little Tenderness
Seven short films with heart. Presented by Coast 101.1 FM.
Casi Septiembre
THU, JUN 25 · 7:00 PM
Love, Almost
Short films exploring the space between what the heart wants and what the heart gets
The Spectacle
THU, JUN 25 · 10:00 PM
The Darkest Timeline
Stunning short films, from the surreal to the all too real
FRI, JUN 26 · 7:00 PM
DIY Sci-Fi Screening
A ten-day challenge to create a sci-fi short and have it shown at the Nickel
Pimple
FRI, JUN 26 · 10:00 PM
Things Get Weird
Twisted tales about darkness lurking beneath the surface. Presented by CNA.
Lorraine
SAT, JUN 27 · 2:30 PM
People's History
Six documentaries about life at the human scale
Pique-nique
SAT, JUN 27 · 7:00 PM
Hope After All
Short films about finding human connection in surprising places. Presented by CBC NL.
The Labrador Creative Arts Festival
SUN, JUN 28 · 2:30 PM
Labrador in Focus
New Films from the Big Land
Striking Out The Boys
SUN, JUN 28 · 7:00 PM
Striking Out the Boys
World Premiere of this feature documentary about groundbreaking local baseball player Jaida Lee
Other Events
- MON, JUN 229:00 PM
Reception
EventWith DJ Corey Clocksy
LSPU Hall
- TUE, JUN 235:30 PM
In Conversation
EventChristian Sparkes in conversation with Justin Oakey
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
- WED, JUN 245:30 PM
In Conversation
EventMary Walsh, Santiago Guzman and Ruth Lawrence in conversation
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
- THU, JUN 255:30 PM
In Conversation
EventAllison White and Melanie Oates in conversation with Jamie Miller
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
- FRI, JUN 261:00 PM
Page to Performance Film Lab
WorkshopBack by popular demand! A hands-on workshop from multi award-winning local filmmaker Ruth Lawrence designed to bring screenwriters, directors, and actors of all experience levels together to experiment, and bring short script scenes to life. The lab serves as a mentored workspace for local filmmakers to freely connect and create. Writers can bring a short 2–3 page scene, or arrive early to use a provided prompt. Actors will stretch their skills with new characters, and directors can practice interpreting scripts and collaborating with talent in real-time. 1pm-4pm. Free but registration required — send an email to info@nickelfestival.com.
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
- FRI, JUN 265:30 PM
Filmmaker Social
EventLSPU Hall
- SAT, JUN 271:00 PM
Making Your First "Real Money" Short Film
WorkshopWorkshop by filmmakers Michael Peers and Yasmine Majchrzak. Free
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
- SAT, JUN 275:30 PM
In Conversation
EventDana Puddicombe and Mike Fardy in conversation with Matt Wright
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
- SAT, JUN 279:00 PM
Reception and Karaoke
EventWith Karaoke hosted by Jamie Miller
LSPU Hall
- SUN, JUN 281:00 PM
Crash Course in 16Mm Film
WorkshopHands-on workshop by Pique-Nique writer-director Jérémy Gagnon. Free
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
Major Funders
ArtsNL · Canada Council for the Arts · Newfoundland and Labrador · Picture NL · Telefilm Canada · Government of Canada · City of St. John’s
Festival Sponsors
College of the North Atlantic · CBC NL · Pope Productions · ACTRA Newfoundland · Coast 101.1 FM Classic Hits · Fogfest · NLDGC · IATSE Local 709 · St. John's International Women's Film Festival · Lawnya Vawnya · NIFCO · The Battery Cafe · Bluedrop ISM · Sheilagh O'Leary · St. John's Storytelling Festival · Breakwater Books
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These three lovely short films—“S’ils sont pas morts ils sont encore vivants (If they haven’t died, they’re still alive)”, “The Lines She Carries,” & “Lorraine”—screen at 2:30pm on Saturday, June 27 at the 2026 @nickelfestival as part of the program “PEOPLE’S HISTORY.”
Sunday at the Nickle Film Fest offers a collection of piece from Labrador, largely created from the ground up by students. It gives them a fresh, enjoyably unhinged vibe. The power of place and community are everywhere, sometimes shown in personal, documentary recollections of important events, people, and places. Sometimes subverted into a cult that turns people into rocks. The documentary feature ‘The Labrador Creative Arts Festival’ celebrates decades of giving students in our remotest places the platform to tell their own stories on stage. We see snippets of plays written and performed there, reflecting the worlds they came from. Weird, personal, familiar. Invitations to visit briefly on the performers’ terms. The vast land around them, the cultures and environments from which the creators are formed... They inform, but don’t limit the pieces being created. Or, they just love rocks, man, there’s nothing wrong with it. LABRADOR IN FOCUS 2:30 pm, Sunday, June 28 at the LSPU Hall
Composer Sarah Harris chats with @iwielddarkmagic7 about using an unusual instrument to score The Muse — a short documentary screening at the Nickel this Saturday at 7pm. For more info on Sarah check out her website s-harris.com
"Your shorts and your first features — those are the last times you'll have all the control." Allison White @sarafostpictures on producers, distributors, and why you need someone on your side who agrees on the movie you're making. From a Strengthening Development panel at the 2026 Nickel Independent Film Festival, with Melanie Oates and Jamie Miller.
SANTIAGO GUZMÁN: "Don't get in your own way of trying to be perfect. I don't believe in perfection. Just do it. Fail. You will learn by failing." Actor-writer-director Santiago Guzmán In Conversation with Mary Walsh and Ruth Lawrence at the 2026 Nickel Independent Film Festival
"Why don't you just do your own work? We did it because we had to. Who was going to give us any work?" Mary Walsh on the founding logic of the Newfoundland and Labrador creative community. From In Conversation at the 2026 Nickel Independent Film Festival with Ruth Lawrence and Santiago Guzmán.
