Docs Ireland is pleased to announce it’s first decision makers for the second Docs Ireland Marketplace, taking place online on Thursday June 17th and Friday June 18th, as part of the festival’s online industry programme. The Marketplace will bring together top documentary industry players and documentary filmmakers from Ireland, the UK and internationally, to pitch… Read Article →
Have you heard of European Heritage Open Days? Would you like to take part this year? This year marks the 24th year of European Heritage Open Days (EHOD) in Northern Ireland. It’s an annual celebration of local architecture, history and culture. It’s when many properties and locations open their doors and organise free events for… Read Article →
APPLICATIONS FOR THE NORTHERN IRELAND SCREEN FEATURE DEVELOPMENT PITCH ARE NOW OPEN. After the success of our online pitching competition in November 2020, Docs Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen are again offering a chance for documentary makers, from established filmmakers to new and emerging talent, to receive an award of up to £7,500 towards a… Read Article →
An archive film produced by Belfast Film Festival to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. The film consists of footage taken during Saint Patricks day from the 1950’s to the present day. You’ll see a young Seamus Heaney organising a children’s play, a bedraggled Richard Harris telling Gerry Kelly what St. Patricks Day means to him and… Read Article →
Be part of our dynamic team! We are looking for an experienced finance & administration manager. Finance & Administration Manager (part-time) Salary: £28,000 pro rata Hours: 20 hrs pw / increased hours at festival time Qualifications Professional (bookkeeping or accounting) qualification (AAT/IAB/ACCA/CIMA) (completed or in process) Experience At least 3 years experience in a similar… Read Article →
Docs Ireland will return with an online industry edition of the festival in June 2021. Docs Ireland, the island of Ireland’s only industry focused documentary festival will return in June, with an online industry programme for emerging and established filmmakers, including the second edition of the festival’s documentary marketplace. Industry events will take place online… Read Article →
Submissions for the 3rd Docs Ireland festival have just opened (Irish and International Feature Docs, Short Irish Docs, Young Filmmakers Competition and VR Films). Docs Ireland is back for our third year and this is your chance to be part of it! (Dates TBC) Docs Ireland is an annual dynamic programme of events showcasing the… Read Article →
Seasons Greetings from everyone at Belfast Film Festival and Docs Ireland. We hope you all have a peaceful and safe Christmas. We also want to take this opportunity to thank our funders, sponsors and all our customers for your continued support throughout this year. Here’s to a better and brighter 2021!
This year’s independent jury (Tanya Hatsura-Yavorska, David O Mahony, Charlotte Procter) have been very busy, watching and deliberating the 21 best Irish and Northern Irish short documentaries of 2020. And the winner of the Docs Ireland Short Documentary Competition 2020 is… Hydebank, Directed by Ross McClean Jury’s Statement Ross McClean’s Hydebank, a portrait of Ryan… Read Article →
This year’s Docs Ireland Competition Jury are: Tanya Hatsura-Yavorska Graduated from the faculty of journalism URAO (Moscow). In 2007-2010 – Executive Director, then Deputy Chair of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee. In 2010-2012 – Head of the EuroBelarus Consortium advocacy program. Head of the public association “Zvyano” since 2014, co-founder of the International Human Rights Documentary… Read Article →
Thank you to everyone who made a submission to this year’s NI Screen Pitch. We had a record number of submissions and it was very difficult to shortlist down to just six projects. Docs Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen are offering a chance for documentary makers, from established filmmakers to new and emerging talent, to receive… Read Article →
It’s been an incredibly hard year for the film industry, but we feel it is important to celebrate and support these films. Again, in the last few weeks, we’ve been forced to change our plans again, this time moving all of our films online, like many festivals before us. Our opening night film is The… Read Article →
We have not one but two festival trailers for you! Enjoy some of our Docs Ireland and Belfast Film Festival highlights coming up this November 2020.
Docs Ireland has a lot to offer this November. A programme of ‘not to be missed’ – new cinema, short films and industry events providing a unique insight into the documentary making process. A programme of fascinating new cinema including The 8th, Lost Boys: Belfast’s Missing Children, The Sheriff and world premiere of the new … Read Article →
After the postponement of Docs Ireland earlier in the year, we’re especially thrilled to present the second Docs Ireland Irish Short Documentary Competition. This year we have a fantastic range of films showing just how versatile and expressive the short film can be. The documentary short is an artform of its own, and excitingly, many… Read Article →
