2026 Festival Schedule
Nickel Independent Film Festival
MON
22 JUN
TUE
23 JUN

In Conversation
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
A discussion on auteur filmmaking in Newfoundland and Labrador. Free Justin Oakey is a bilingual (English-French) writer/director from Newfoundland, where he lives with his wife, children, and drov…



Wrong Husband
LSPU Hall
- Uiksaringitara (Canada)
WED
24 JUN



In Conversation
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
A discussion on how to advance your own creative work while earning a living. Free. Mary Walsh is a Newfoundland actor, writer, comedian, activist and mother who hardly needs an introduction. Among…
























A Little Tenderness
LSPU Hall
- Bad News Go to Therapy (NL)
- The Dress (NL)
- Kid Me Not (Canada)
- Candles (UK)
- Last Love Letter (NL)
- Jazz Infernal (Canada)
- Intercambio (Spain)
THU
25 JUN



In Conversation
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
Strengthening Development: A discussion about how deepening creative work in development and (pre)pre-production will enrich and elevate your story. While you're writing and pitching your film, there …


















Love, Almost
LSPU Hall
- Sawdust (NL)
- My Plastic Mother (Indonesia)
- Julian and the Wind (Canada)
- Second Place (NL)
- Casi Septiembre (Spain)


























The Darkest Timeline
LSPU Hall
- (For Once I Dreamed of You) (Canada)
- Black Hole (NL)
- And I Would Be Beautiful (France)
- Volcelest (France)
- Flickers (NL)
- Coyotes (France/Jordan/Palestine/UK)
- The Spectacle (France/Hungary)
FRI
26 JUN






Page to Performance Film Lab
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
Back 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 experimen…

Filmmaker Social
LSPU Hall
Come hang with some of the filmmakers from this year's festival! Free entry and open to all.

DIY Sci-Fi Screening
LSPU Hall


























Things Get Weird
LSPU Hall
- Radio Hell (NL)
- Technophobic (NL)
- Finger Guns (NL)
- An Interview with the Devil (NL)
- Luz Diabla (Argentina)
- Oliver (NL)
- Pimple (Portugal)
SAT
27 JUN





Making Your First "Real Money" Short Film
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
You've made films with friends. Now you want to do it properly — working with ACTRA, insurance, deal memos, the whole thing. Michael Peers and Yasmine Majchrzak break down what the jump to a "real mon…
























People's History
LSPU Hall
- If They're Not Dead, They're Still Alive (NL)
- The Lines She Carries (Canada)
- No Matter the Weather (Canada)
- Free Fish (Palestine)
- Motel Grand-Pré (Canada)
- Lorraine (NL)




In Conversation
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
A discussion about growing local on-screen comedy. Free. Dana Puddicombe is an actress, writer and improvisor from Newfoundland. She has appeared on various television shows, including The Handmaid…























Hope After All
LSPU Hall
- Balconada (Bulgaria)
- Sydney (NL)
- We Were the Scenery (Canada/USA)
- The Muse (NL)
- Sulaimani (France)
- Pique-Nique (Canada)

Reception and Karaoke
LSPU Hall
Karaoke hosted by Jamie Miller
SUN
28 JUN


Crash Course in 16Mm Film
LSPU Cox & Palmer Second Space
A hands-on crash course in loading and shooting a 16mm Bolex — one of the most tactile, immediate ways to engage with filmmaking. Participants will get their hands on the camera and shoot on 100ft of …



















Labrador in Focus
The Rooms
- ROCKS (NL)
- Talent Show (NL)
- Stagefright (NL)
- Partridge Cleaning (NL)
- Lydia Campbell (NL)
- The Labrador Creative Arts Festival (NL)









Striking Out the Boys
LSPU Hall
- Me and the Spaceman (NL)
- Le Tour De Canada (Canada)
- Striking Out the Boys (NL)
MON
22 JUN
TUE
23 JUN
WED
24 JUN
THU
25 JUN
FRI
26 JUN
SAT
27 JUN
SUN
28 JUN








