APPLICATIONS FOR THE NI SCREEN FEATURE DEVELOPMENT PITCH HAVE NOW CLOSED. After the success of our inaugural pitching competition at the 2019 festival, 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 →
A joint initiative of Cork International Film Festival & Docs Ireland, Belfast, supported by TG4, the Arts Council of Ireland, Screen Skills Ireland and Arts & Business NI ‘IGNITE’ is a pilot bilingual talent development programme directed towards emerging Irish documentary filmmakers embarking on their first or second non-fiction feature film. Created in collaboration between… Read Article →
Live and direct to your favourite watching device, the shiny new BFF Player will be our online portal for a regular selection of short films and features, Q&A’s and discussions. Some of these will be new, others are wee gems unearthed from the archives. Our May 2020 selection features Desert Island Flicks and some past… Read Article →
Movie House on Dublin Road was due to close it’s doors to the public on 26th April however due to the current global pandemic the cinema announced its early closure last Thursday. We have been working with the Movie House since they opened their doors in 2007 – a huge chapter of this partnership has… Read Article →
This year BFF20’s revamped short film showcase was moved from the comfort of a cinema onto a cosy couch. Motivated by a desire to keep our staff and audience safe from covid-19, on Saturday 4th April we presented #bffsofashorts, our first ever online short film day. From over 100 submissions, 21 films where short-listed, 14… Read Article →
Statement from Sara Gunn Smith on behalf of all the judges: We had a really hard job judging the competition shorts. Every single film deserved to be on this shortlist, and we discussed all of them in detail over Zoom, with cups of tea and copious notes. It was so hard in fact, that we… Read Article →
Today would have been the official opening of the 20th Belfast Film Festival. But Covid-19 cut us off in our stride. After initial disappointment we have bounced back in style. Our website is now our online cinema. So turn down the lights and feast your peepers on our line-up. To help us weather the storm… Read Article →
Saturday 4th April is now officially known as BFF Sofa Shorts Day! You hit the sofa we’ll bring the shorts…..films that is. What you wear is up to you! Join us to celebrate the best new Northern Irish/Irish fictional short films from the comfort of your own home. One of our many loved events each… Read Article →
In view of the ongoing global health crisis, we have decided to reschedule Docs Ireland 2020. We’re gutted, because we had great things to announce, but the projections suggest that Covid-19 infections might peak in June, when our events were due to take place. Like other organisations, we’ll explore the possibility of offering online treats… Read Article →
It is with heavy hearts that we are announcing the rescheduling of the 20th Belfast Film Festival. To slow down the spread of COVID-19 and protect our guests, audiences, staff and volunteers, the festival, which was due to start on April 1st, will now be postponed until the autumn. We considered the ‘social distancing’ and… Read Article →
The 20th Belfast Film Festival launched yesterday to a packed audience full of programmers, sponsors and filmmakers in the Black Box, Belfast. Our festival director, Michele Devlin, said a few words on the impact Belfast Film Festival has had on Belfast; “So what have we been doing for the past 20 years? We’ve brought people… Read Article →
Twenty of the country’s top filmmakers gathered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Belfast Film Festival which has just launched its 2020 programme. The festival will run from 1st- 9th April across Belfast. Belfast Film Festival celebrates its 20th year as it launches a programme packed with award winning guests and special events. The programme… Read Article →
Happy birthday to us! We are so excited to be celebrating our 20th birthday this year. We would love for you to join the festivities between the the 1st – 9th April… To give you a taste of what’s to come we’ve decided to reveal NINE events ahead of the full release on Thursday 5th… Read Article →
Docs Ireland is passionate about documentary in all its forms. We are really interested in supporting new filmmakers and discovering new talent. So, we are very excited to be launching a new documentary-making competition for young people across the island of Ireland. The selected films will be screened during the second edition of Docs Ireland… Read Article →
Fancy Volunteering at Belfast Film Festival 2020 (1st – 9th April) or Docs Ireland 2020 (10th – 14th June)? Well now’s your chance. Applications are now open! Just fill in the volunteer form and email it to volunteering@belfastfilmfestival.org by Friday 7th February 2020. Volunteer-Application-2020… Read Article →
