Belfast Film Festival is proud to support the medium of short film, and this annual competition is made up of early-to-mid career and established filmmakers from the island of Ireland.

Belfast Film Festival is proud to support the medium of short film, and this annual competition is made up of early-to-mid career and established filmmakers from the island of Ireland.

Belfast Film Festival is proud to support the medium of short film, and this annual competition is made up of early-to-mid career and established filmmakers from the island of Ireland.

Belfast Film Festival is proud to support the medium of short film, and this annual competition is made up of early-to-mid career and established filmmakers from the island of Ireland.

Join us for what is sure to be a highly unpredictable and enjoyable conversation with one of world cinema's true mavericks. 

Oscar winner Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) delivers a stunning performance as a devoted father in this film based on Clare Keegan's (Foster – adapted as The Quiet Girl) best selling novel.

Pedro Almodóvar’s (Parallel Mothers) finely sculpted drama, his first English-language feature, is the unmistakable work of a master filmmaker, graced with incandescent performances by Julianne Moore (May December) and Tilda Swinton (The Souvenir).

After years away, Kaloyan returns to Bulgaria to sell his late father's flat. Initially a routine task, it gradually becomes a journey of self-discovery, confronting distant traumas while finding a new path.