We’ve just finished a rollercoaster five days of Christmas movie cheer! From the first ever Cinema on the Square in Bank Square in partnership with the lovely people at Belfast One, to screenings in Lanyon Street Train Station with Translink and a weekend of drive in movies at Bloomfield Shopping Centre. Phew! On top of… Read Article →
On Saturday night film lovers and music fans where enthralled by what unfolded in a derelict church at Carlisle Circus in north Belfast at our special event Uprising: Spirit of ’68. Many did not quite know what to expect in relation to the live soundtracks but were intrigued as to what the night might bring… Read Article →
The internationally renowned Queen’s Film Theatre is set to host a month-long series of films and events to celebrate its golden year this October. To mark its fiftieth birthday, QFT, which is an independent cinema based at Queen’s University Belfast, will host a range of events including brand new films and old classics. It will… Read Article →
Whether it was rowing the Camino, cycling the Giro, reflecting on ‘the Troubles’ or getting better acquainted with Orson Welles, we are delighted to say Belfast Says Yes! to Pull Focus. 16 documentaries, 9 premieres, 16 guest filmmakers and 2000 citizens gathered, watched and where enthralled by the stories and their creators. Northern Ireland’s first… Read Article →
Last Wednesday saw the NI Premiere of The Camino Voyage at the Movie House on Dublin Road. Audience members flocked to see the film which documented the journey taken by a small crew of musicians and artists headed by writer and poet Danny Sheehy. The Camino Voyage sees these men make the eponymous 2,500km journey… Read Article →
Join Translink on Saturday 1stSeptember for the ‘Incredible BIG Show’ outdoor cinema for special end of summer screenings, celebrating the official premiere of Glider, a new innovative mode of travel for Belfast. Partnering with Belfast Film Festival this free event will screen in HD BluRay, three popular feel-good movies including superhero animation The Incredibles,80s classic… Read Article →
Monday night saw the local premiere of Maurice Sweeney’s docu-drama based on the life and testimony of ex-IRA volunteer Dolours Price. Sweeney attended the event with Producer Ed Maloney to introduce the film and take part in a post screening Q&A. The screening was packed to capacity, some of those participating in the Q&A challenged… Read Article →
So much has happened since we started #pull focus on Thursday, we are only just catching up with ourselves. On Friday night we had a surprise guest at our screening of Dust On The Bible. Director John T. Davis delighted a packed Beanbag Cinema when he dropped by to introduce his 1989 documentary which reflects… Read Article →
Great turnout last night at the Movie House on Dublin Road for our opening night of the Pull Focus Documentary Film Festival, Northern Ireland’s first ever documentary film festival. We opened with Donal Foreman’s wonderful The Image You Missed followed by a very engaging and enlightening Q&A hosted by Hugh Odling Smee. You can watch… Read Article →
Last weekend Belfast One in association with Belfast Film Festival hosted a free Open Air Cinema at Belfast City Hall screening eight classic movies. Film lovers, families and passers by came along to the lawns of Belfast City Hall to watch much loved movies – Up, The Goonies, Grease, The Greatest Showman, Toy Story, Back… Read Article →
We are very pleased to announce the latest addition to our summer programme of events: ‘Pull Focus’ Festival – A celebration of contemporary documentary, with a focus on Irish and Northern Irish documentary making. Irish documentary on both sides of the border is fast becoming world-renowned and increasingly prolific, and Pull Focus provides an opportunity… Read Article →
Belfast One in association with Belfast Film Festival are delighted to be hosting a free Open Air Cinema at the height of the summer. On Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July we have something for everyone to enjoy. There’s no better excuse for getting out in the sunshine and seeing your favourite films! We’ll be… Read Article →
As part of the 18th Belfast Film Festival Cinepunked held an event called Art vs Artist to discuss the recent public engagement with the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein allegations. Cinepunked’s resident hosts Robert JE Simpson and Dr Rachael Kelly led an interactive panel discussion navigating the ethics of… Read Article →
Congratulations to all our winners this year! Winner of the Short Film Competition was Good Girls, written and directed by Niamh McKeown and produced by Jack Cowhig. A film about Pinkman’s finest student and head girl, Bonnie, who takes us on a tour of her school as she tries to round up the school captains… Read Article →
“I wish I was a bit younger because there are still so many stories to tell”. Ken Loach, the UK’s foremost political filmmaker, was welcomed to Northern Ireland to take part in multiple public Q&A’s and receive the Réalta Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema. The Réalta award, Irish for ‘star’, was created with a… Read Article →
