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 →
Brian Henry Martin was joined on stage by the incredible talent that is Graham Linehan, four time BAFTA winner, an IFTA winner and winner of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain. In a warm, funny and engaging conversation at the Assembly Buildings Conference Centre, Graham entertained a packed audience by talking about his successful career… Read Article →
The Dig after-party packed out The Marcus Ward, supported by our fabulous sponsors Birra Moretti and Jaxbox Gin! Our Closing Night film, The Dig, sold out two screens in the Moviehouse, Dublin Road and boasted an incredible line up of Northern Irish talent. Directed by Andy and Ryan Tohill, The Dig tells the story of… Read Article →
The 18th Belfast Film Festival ended with another packed day before finishing off with two sold out screenings of The Dig! Amanda Coogan: Long Now, a documentary following performance artist Amanda Coogan who prepares for and performs daily for six hours a day, five days a week. Amanda and director Paddy Cahill were in attendance… Read Article →
On the penultimate day of the 18th Belfast Film Festival we had an eclectic mix of films to show you! In the Strand Arts Centre, we celebrated 30 years of Cinema Paradiso with a packed out audience! Host Brian Henry Martin tweeted, ‘I was once little Toto spellbound by the magic of my local cinema,… Read Article →
Day 8 brought a whole host of special guests over to the festival, with many of them taking part in Q&A’s after screenings of their films. In a sold out screening of A Mother Brings Her Son To Be Shot, director Sinead O’Shea took part in an informative Q&A with a lively Belfast crowd, that… Read Article →
Day 7 was chockablock full of Q&A’s, in conversation events and sing-a-longs! We were delighted to welcome Graham Linehan to discuss his career in a Q&A with Brian Henry Martin at the amazing Assembly Buildings Conference Centre. Graham, a four time BAFTA winner who is best known for some great comedy hits such as Father… Read Article →
Our special guest for this year’s festival was Ken Loach, one of the greatest filmmakers in the world. He received the Réalta Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema to a standing ovation in the sold out Movie House, Dublin Road. Ken Loach is a British film and television director, and the UK’s foremost political filmmaker.… Read Article →
