Belfast Film Festival

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Belfast Film Festival 2026
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Friday, 2 October 2026

Sean Murray (1)
2 Oct 2026 - 7:00pm @ Odeon

Journacide: The War on Truth

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Saturday, 3 October 2026

Ferngully Web3
3 Oct 2026 - 1:00pm @ Botanic Gardens

Ferngully: The Last Rainforest

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Films At Botanic Gardens
Scale
3 Oct 2026 - 3:30pm @ Botanic Gardens

Little Shop of Horrors 40th Anniversary

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Films At Botanic Gardens

Thursday, 29 October 2026

Stephen Rea 4
29 Oct 2026 - 5:00pm @ QFT

Réalta Award: Stephen Rea

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Réalta Award
Divorce During War
29 Oct 2026 - 6:20pm @ QFT

How to Divorce During the War

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New Cinema
Key Still
29 Oct 2026 - 7:00pm @ Cineworld

Lost City

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Opening & Closing Night
The “wonderfully Interesting, Exciting And Dangerous World” Of Harold Johnson
29 Oct 2026 - 7:00pm @ Black Box

The “Wonderfully Interesting, Exciting and Dangerous World” of Harold Johnson

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Special Screenings & Events

Friday, 30 October 2026

Whn 01464 V1
30 Oct 2026 - 6:00pm @ QFT

Wild Horse Nine

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New Cinema
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30 Oct 2026 - 6:00pm @ Black Box

Damian Mccarthy Directorial Masterclass

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30 Oct 2026 - 6:00pm @ Beanbag Cinema

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

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Film & Anti-Racism
Hokum Key Still 1 (12.1
30 Oct 2026 - 8:30pm @ Black Box

Hokum Director’s Live Commentary

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Oh The Horror!

Saturday, 31 October 2026

Mary Got Fingered
31 Oct 2026 - 11:30am @ QFT

Competition Shorts – Programme #1

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Short Film Competition
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31 Oct 2026 - 12:00pm @ Ulster University

Student Archive Showcase: Past Scenes Future Screens

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Special Screenings & Events
Field Queen
31 Oct 2026 - 1:00pm @ QFT

Competition Shorts – Programme #2

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Short Film Competition
Spider Baby (1)
31 Oct 2026 - 1:30pm @ Black Box

Spider Baby & Post Screening Discussion

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Oh The Horror!
Bog Communism
31 Oct 2026 - 2:30pm @ QFT

Competition Shorts – Programme #3

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Short Film Competition
Silvering (1)
31 Oct 2026 - 4:00pm @ QFT

Competition Shorts – Programme #4

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Short Film Competition

Sunday, 1 November 2026

That's So Feis New
1 Nov 2026 - 10:30am @ Black Box

New Irish Shorts – Programme #1

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New Irish Short Film
Log Off Loser
1 Nov 2026 - 12:30pm @ Black Box

New Irish Shorts – Programme #2

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New Irish Short Film
More
1 Nov 2026 - 2:30pm @ Black Box

New Irish Shorts – Programme #3

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New Irish Short Film
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1 Nov 2026 - 3:00pm @ QFT

A Prayer for the Dying

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Establishing Shots
Bagpuss
1 Nov 2026 - 3:00pm @ Black Box

Bagpuss and Beyond – the History of Smallfilms

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TV Eye
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1 Nov 2026 - 3:15pm @ QFT

Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep

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Establishing Shots
Pulse
1 Nov 2026 - 4:30pm @ Black Box

New Irish Shorts – Programme #4

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New Irish Short Film
Master Still 6 Mypixelstory (1)
1 Nov 2026 - 5:45pm @ QFT

Master

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Establishing Shots
20cigs
1 Nov 2026 - 6:30pm @ Black Box

20 Cigarettes

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NI Independents
Lough Neagh 1
1 Nov 2026 - 8:00pm @ Black Box

The Lough Speaks

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TV Eye
Dreamed Adventure
1 Nov 2026 - 8:30pm @ QFT

The Dreamed Adventure

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New Cinema

Monday, 2 November 2026

The Baby Factory
2 Nov 2026 - 10:00am @ Black Box

The Baby Factory Is Closed

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XR Festival
Our House Still Sm
2 Nov 2026 - 6:30pm @ Odeon

Our House

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Gala Screenings
Escape The Internet
2 Nov 2026 - 7:00pm @ Black Box

Escape the Internet

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XR Festival
Alittlelearning
2 Nov 2026 - 8:30pm @ Odeon

A Little Learning Is a Dangerous Thing

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NI Independents
A Man Of His Time Key Still
2 Nov 2026 - 8:45pm @ QFT

A Man of His Time

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Establishing Shots

Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Escape The Internet
3 Nov 2026 - 2:00pm @ Black Box

Escape the Internet

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XR Festival
Workshop Image
3 Nov 2026 - 4:00pm @ PS Squared

‘Heavy, Direct, Quick’ Performance Art Workshop With Rehearsal Space

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Special Screenings & Events
a long winter
3 Nov 2026 - 5:45pm @ QFT

A Long Winter

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New Cinema
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3 Nov 2026 - 7:00pm @ The Avenue

Our Share of Sand

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Establishing Shots
Maddies Secret Key Still (1)
3 Nov 2026 - 7:00pm @ Beanbag Cinema

Maddie’s Secret W/ Normal Cinema Club

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Altered States
Escape The Internet
3 Nov 2026 - 7:00pm @ Black Box

Escape the Internet

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XR Festival
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3 Nov 2026 - 7:00pm @ Cineworld

You’ll Never Believe Who’s Dead

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Gala Screenings
Hollowtrees
3 Nov 2026 - 8:30pm @ Odeon

Hollow Trees

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NI Independents
3 Nov 2026 - 8:45pm @ QFT

Minotaur

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New Cinema

Wednesday, 4 November 2026

Key Still Dry Leaf Still 4
4 Nov 2026 - 6:00pm @ Beanbag Cinema

Dry Leaf

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Altered States
Sea Of Glass Image 3
4 Nov 2026 - 6:00pm @ Odeon

ni Independents: Sea of Glass, Bubble, Dark Disquiet

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NI Independents
Skintown Production Stills
4 Nov 2026 - 6:30pm @ Cineworld

Skintown

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Gala Screenings
Enjoy Your Stay
4 Nov 2026 - 7:00pm @ The Avenue

Enjoy Your Stay

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New Cinema
Acceptable Levels
4 Nov 2026 - 7:00pm @ St. Comgall's

Acceptable Levels at Divis

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TV Eye
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4 Nov 2026 - 8:30pm @ Odeon

Rozkvet

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NI Independents
Coward
4 Nov 2026 - 8:45pm @ QFT

Coward

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New Cinema

Thursday, 5 November 2026

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5 Nov 2026 - 6:00pm @ Odeon

Faraway Home

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Gala Screenings
Key Still The Inseminator
5 Nov 2026 - 6:00pm @ QFT

Star Nhà Ease Presents the Inseminator

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Altered States
Prosecution
5 Nov 2026 - 7:00pm @ The Avenue

Prosecution

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Film & Anti-Racism
Thursday Night Quiz
5 Nov 2026 - 8:00pm @ Black Box

Thursday Night Quiz W/ Best Boy Magazine and Normal Cinema Club

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Special Screenings & Events
Star Of The Sea Copy
5 Nov 2026 - 8:00pm @ ODEON

Star of the Sea

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Special Screenings & Events

Friday, 6 November 2026

Dubh 12
6 Nov 2026 - 11:00am @ Beanbag Cinema

dubh Film Lab: Introduction to Super 8 Film Workshop

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Talking Heads Krzysztof Kieślowski 1980
6 Nov 2026 - 5:45pm @ QFT

The Story of Documentary Film: The 1980s

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New Cinema
Mississippi Presents
6 Nov 2026 - 8:00pm @ Black Box

Mississippi Records Presents: A People’s History of Music

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6 Nov 2026 - 9:00pm @ QFT

The Peril at Pincer Point

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Altered States

Saturday, 7 November 2026

The Orange And The Green
7 Nov 2026 - 11:00am @ Beanbag Cinema

The Orange and the Green

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TV Eye
Nuisancebear Still
7 Nov 2026 - 12:15pm @ QFT

Nuisance Bear

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Establishing Shots
Helenagouveiamonteiro Colour Small
7 Nov 2026 - 2:00pm @ Bean Bag Cinema

Films by Helena Gouveia Monteiro

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Experimental Shorts
all of a sudden
7 Nov 2026 - 2:30pm @ QFT

All of a Sudden

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New Cinema
Panel Film And Anti Racism
7 Nov 2026 - 3:00pm @ Black Box

How Can Cinema Be a Tool for Anti-Racism? Panel Discussion

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Film & Anti-Racism
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7 Nov 2026 - 3:30pm @ QFT

Everytime

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New Cinema
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7 Nov 2026 - 6:00pm @ QFT

Mouse

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New Cinema
Bodyverses 2
7 Nov 2026 - 6:00pm @ The Masonic Screen

Movement and Translation

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Experimental Shorts
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7 Nov 2026 - 6:00pm @ Black Box

The People Under the Stairs & catu Walking Tour

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Oh The Horror!
Approved
7 Nov 2026 - 7:00pm @ Cineworld

I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning

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Opening & Closing Night
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7 Nov 2026 - 8:30pm @ QFT

Rose

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New Cinema

Sunday, 8 November 2026

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8 Nov 2026 - 12:30pm @ QFT

The Librarians

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