A music-mad 16-year-old outcast forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate in ‘Handsome Devil’, a funny and observant coming-of-age tale from Irish novelist and filmmaker John Butler (The Stag) who will attend our Mid-Week Gala at the Queen’s Film Theatre on Wednesday 5th April. Q: What inspired this story? Did you have… Read Article →
The Belfast Film Festival, in association with the Strand Arts Centre and the Northern Ireland Hospice, presents a very special screening of horror classic Friday the 13th with director Sean S. Cunningham in attendance for Q&A! A truly spine-tingling surprise addition to the 17th Belfast Film Festival, the original Friday the 13th will be screened… Read Article →
With only two weeks to go until the Belfast Film Festival gets underway for the seventeenth time, we look at some of the highlights you might have missed in this year’s programme. MINDHORN This year’s opening film is British comedy Mindhorn starring cult actor Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh, Nathan Barley, A Field In… Read Article →
Belfast Film Festival has unveiled its eye-popping 11 day line-up of unforgettable movie moments from 30th March to 9th April. The Festival has already revealed its coup of bringing Hollywood star John Cusack to the city to receive the Réalta Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema. But it’s not all about Cusack! There are over… Read Article →
We’ve been proud to support the Respect Film Festival who are showing a fantastic range of films, around the issues of human rights: covering topics including Immigration, Asylum, Women’s Rights, War & Conflict, Mental Health, LGBT Rights, Workers Rights,Environmental Concerns, Healthcare, Austerity & Disability Issues. Today there’s some fantastic screenings and workshops. Details below. Guerrilla… Read Article →
We’ve been proud to support the Respect Film Festival who are showing a fantastic range of films, around the issues of human rights: covering topics including Immigration, Asylum, Women’s Rights, War & Conflict, Mental Health, LGBT Rights, Workers Rights,Environmental Concerns, Healthcare, Austerity & Disability Issues. Today there’s some fantastic screenings and workshops, both in Belfast… Read Article →
We’ve been proud to support the Respect Film Festival who are showing a fantastic range of films, around the issues of human rights: covering topics including Immigration, Asylum, Women’s Rights, War & Conflict, Mental Health, LGBT Rights, Workers Rights,Environmental Concerns, Healthcare, Austerity & Disability Issues. So why not try out something different for your Sunday-… Read Article →
Belfast Film Festival is delighted to announce that John Cusack, Hollywood star of many hit films including High Fidelity and The Grifters, will be a special guest at this year’s Festival. The actor, producer and writer’s ‘In Conversation’ event in the Movie House, Dublin Road goes on sale today, a week before the full programme… Read Article →
Landforms is a series of world cinema screenings from Belfast Film Festival with different seasons showing four contemporary films from countries through which a particular geographical feature extends. Our third season of Landforms features four new Spanish language films from the Andes region of South America. In The Light On The Hill (23rd February, 8pm)… Read Article →
In association with Movie House Cinemas. George Best remains one of the most naturally gifted footballers there has ever been. Famously called the ‘best player in the world’ by Pelé, Best galvanised Manchester United’s five-year recovery from the tragedy of the Munich air crash in 1958. His skill and exuberance inspired them to win league… Read Article →
Landforms is a series of world cinema screenings from Belfast Film Festival with different seasons showing four contemporary films from countries through which a particular geographical feature extends. The January season showcases new films from the Sahara. All screenings take place in the Beanbag Cinema in Donegal Street. Clash (19th January, 8pm) is a tense … Read Article →
This year we want to showcase the best of Irish non-fiction, and to separate them from the usual collection of fiction shorts. We are hoping to screen the weirdest, most innovative documentary short films made on this island over the previous year. Often a short non-fiction film has far less opportunities to be seen in… Read Article →
December sees the launch of Landforms, a new series of world cinema screenings. Each season will premiere four contemporary films from countries through which a particular geographical feature extends. The first run of events is focused on the Danube river region, showcasing new productions from Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia. AFERIM! (Romania, 2015). Saturday 3rd… Read Article →
As part of its year-round Outreach programme, Belfast Film Festival is working with a number of venues throughout Northern Ireland on the BFI Neighbourhood Touring Cinema Project. The pilot scheme aims to deliver a series of screenings in rural areas and hard to reach communities in urban areas. Funded by the BFI and delivered in… Read Article →
BLACK STAR champions the achievements of black stars from the earliest years of cinema through to the present day, whilst exploring why opportunities to shine on screen have been historically limited for black actors. BLACK STAR celebrates films that feature black actors in central roles, bringing their work to a new generation of UK audiences… Read Article →
