Distinguished guests from the worlds of film and politics came together last night for the UK & Ireland Premiere of The Journey about the relationship between Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness. The Belfast Film Festival premiere, in partnership with Movie House Cinemas and Into Film, was attended by lead actors Timothy Spall (Paisley) and Colm… Read Article →
The 17th Belfast Film Festival came to a thrilling end with the European premiere of Northern Ireland production Bad Day for the Cut which played to two packed out screenings in Movie House, Dublin Road. Before the screening, Festival Director Michele Devlin thanked everyone who has made this year’s festival such a success, including audiences… Read Article →
Belfast Film Festival and Movie House Cinemas will host the UK and Ireland premiere of The Journey on 4th May. Tickets are on sale now for this special event and the two leading actors, Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney, will join director Nick Hamm for a Q and A session with the audience following the… Read Article →
One of the world’s leading international peace brokers, Padraig O’Malley, attended our screening of the documentary about his life, The Peacemaker. Director James Demo, who was also at the Movie House, Dublin Road, spent five years following O’Malley who has devoted much of his life helping to make peace for others, including Northern Ireland, despite… Read Article →
It was a busy day with screenings across the city catering to all tastes. Director Mark Cousins (‘I Am Belfast’) was on hand for a Q&A about his collaboration with Neneh Cherry and cinematographer Christopher Doyle on his inventive docu-style fiction and love song to the Swedish city. Audiences definitely got into the spirit for… Read Article →
The Black Box was transformed into an intimate performance space for The Ulster String Quartet’s ‘Film Music Journey’. Tim Burden hosted this live music event that saw a chronological journey through the history of film with excerpts from Hollywood’s Golden Age classics to modern greats like The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. Highlights… Read Article →
Belfast Film Festival is delighted to announce that rising Irish star Fionn O’Shea will join director John Butler at our screening of Handsome Devil this Wednesday at 6.30pm at the Queen’s Film Theatre. A music-mad 16-year-old outcast forms an unlikely friendship with his dashing new roommate in this funny and observant coming-of-age tale from Irish… Read Article →
The Found Footage Festival is a one-of-a-kind live event featuring VHS tapes discovered at thrift shops and garage sales throughout North America. Hosts Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show with David Letterman) came to Belfast last night and provided their unique observations and commentary on these found video obscurities. From the curiously-produced… Read Article →
A lyrical mystery drama, Charles Garrad’s spellbinding feature debut stars Northern Irish actor Colin Morgan (Merlin, Testament of Youth) and one of French cinema’s most celebrated performers, Fanny Ardant (The Woman Next Door). Director Charles Garrad will take part in a Q&A following the screening of Waiting for You in the Queen’s Film Theatre this… Read Article →
There was palpable tension in the air at two different Festival events yesterday. Belfast Film Festival has announced two films, Martin and Raymond, as joint winners of its first ever Short Documentary Competition, supported by DoubleBand Films. Dermot Lavery and Michael Hewitt, DoubleBand Films, said: “Selecting the winners of the Belfast Film Festival Short documentary… Read Article →
The winner of the Belfast Film Festival Short Film Competition was announced yesterday evening at the Filmmakers’ Ball in the Black Box. Filmmaker Eoin Cleland beamed with pride as he was presented with the award by Festival director Michele Devlin for his film Incoming Call. The competition was judged by Susan Picken (Head of QFT)… Read Article →
John Cusack, Hollywood star of many hit films including High Fidelity and The Grifters, is the special guest at this year’s Belfast Film Festival. The actor, producer and writer was interviewed by filmmaker and journalist Brian Henry Martin at a packed ‘In Conversation’ event in the Movie House, Dublin Road on Friday night. Festival Patron… Read Article →
And we’re off! Belfast Film Festival is underway with a movie marathon of 125 films from 35 countries in 11 days, including new cinema, a documentary panorama, quirky events, a local filmmakers’ showcase and plenty of special guests. Opening the 17th Belfast Film Festival was Mindhorn, already a contender for funniest film of the year.… Read Article →
This year at Belfast Film Festival look out for films that come with an F Rating. You will see the ‘F Rating’ category below the director’s name on the festival website. The rating is for any film which: Is directed by a woman. Is written by a woman. Features significant women on screen in their… Read Article →
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 →
