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LUMI Interviews Karimah Zakia Issa (Part 2)

26 February 2024

LUMI Programmers Katherine Harris and Leeza Isaeva continue their interview with filmmaker Karimah Zakia Issa about her Iris Prize winning short film, Scaring Women at Night. Read part one here.

LUMI Interviews Karimah Zakia Issa (Part 1)

26 February 2024

LUMI Programmers Katherine Harris and Leeza Isaeva interview filmmaker Karimah Zakia Issa about her Iris Prize winning short film, Scaring Women at Night.

LUMI Reviews Best of Iris 2023

21 February 2024

LUMI Programmers Leeza Isaeva and Katherine Harris review four short films from the Best of Iris Prize 2023 showcase.

Pay What You Can Visions of Europe

13 February 2024

For this year’s Visions of Europe season, we’re testing out a new Pay What You Can model, find out what this means for your ticket.

LUMI at Iris Prize Film Festival

08 February 2024

Ever wondered what it's like to attend one of the best LGBTQ+ film festivals in the world? LUMI Programmer Katherine Harris shares her experience of attending the 2023 Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Festival.

 

Changes to our prices

31 December 2023

From 1 Jan 2024, we've increased some of our prices to meet rising costs. 

LUMI Reviews The Eternal Daughter

30 November 2023

Maternal Echoes & Familial Ghosts: A review of Johanna Hogg’s The Eternal Daughter by LUMI Programmer Molly Qualter.

LUMI Reviews BFF Silent Roar

22 November 2023

Conor McCusker reviews Silent Roar, which screened as part of the Belfast Film Festival at QFT.

LUMI Reviews BFF Double Blind

16 November 2023

 Conor McCusker reviews Double Blind for our second review from the Belfast Film Festival at QFT.

LUMI Reviews BFF Fingernails

16 November 2023

Conor McCusker reviews Fingernails for our first review from the Belfast Film Festival at QFT.

LUMI Reviews BFI LFF BirthRebirth

30 October 2023

Conor McCusker reviews Birth/Rebirth, which screened at QFT as part of the BFI London Film Festival.

Into the Dark A creative response

04 October 2023

Rabie Mustapha lets his mind roam through the LFF programme, which will transport you into new lives and new places.

LUMI Reviews Beau Is Afraid

07 June 2023

LUMI Programmer, Conor McCusker, brings us a spoiler-free review of Ari Aster's latest feature, Beau Is Afraid.

Cinema Beyond The Ordinary

05 June 2023

Did you spot us on the bus? Or did Barbie on a billboard catch your eye?  

QFT Members get a new literary benefit

30 January 2023

Special trials of the London Review of Books for all levels of QFT membership.

Introducing...Baby Pictures

23 November 2022

It's time to put your baby in the buggy and head down to the cinema. Baby Pictures is our new strand of carer and baby screenings starting this December.

Price Changes at QFT

30 September 2022

We're increasing some of our ticket prices from Fri 30 Sep 2022. We know it's no one's favourite thing to hear, but we wanted to let you know and explain why.

A Tour of the Short Films of David Lynch

22 July 2022

Few filmmakers develop such a unique and striking style as to have a term dedicated to their films and those they inspire, but David Lynch is one such filmmaker. A career spanning genres and encompassing features, television, music, and art, he is a limitless creative for whom the term “Lynchian” only scratches the surface. Nowhere is this more evident than in the collection of his short film work screening at the QFT on 23 July as part of the Film Feels Curious season.

Vacancies at QFT

11 July 2022

We've got not one, not two, not three, but three vacancies currently at QFT.

LUMIs Film Feels Curious Audio Tour

08 July 2022

LUMI presents the Film Feels Curious Audio Tour - a podcast showcasing the film season taking place in QFT throughout July.

LUMI Reviews Bergman Island

07 June 2022

LUMI young programmer Fionntán Macdonald reviews Bergman Island

LUMI Reviews Everything Everywhere

30 May 2022

LUMI young programmer Fionntán Macdonald reviews the audience favourite Everything Everywhere All at Once.

LUMI Reviews Between Two Worlds

27 May 2022

LUMI young programmer Fionntán Macdonald reviews a new release. This week, the French film Between Two Worlds starring Juliette Binoche.

LUMI Reviews Benediction

20 May 2022

LUMI young programmer Fionntán Macdonald reviews a new release. This week, revered filmmaker Terence Davies' latest film, Benediction.

Visions of Europe Cries and Whispers

14 April 2022

Screening as part of QFT's Visions of Europe season, Ingmar Bergman's Cries and Whispers is reviewed by LUMI young programmer Fionntán Macdonald.

Visions of Europe Never Gonna Snow Again

13 April 2022

After its screening at QFT as part of the Visions of Europe season, LUMI young programmer Fionntán Macdonald reviews Never Gonna Snow Again.

Visions of Europe Metamorphosis

08 April 2022

Fionntán Macdonald, LUMI young programmer, reviews Catarina Vasconcelos' The Metamorphosis of Birds, screening as part of QFT's Visions of Europe season.

Visions of Europe Compartment No 6

06 April 2022

LUMI programmer Fionntán Macdonald reviews Compartment No. 6, screening as part of the Visions of Europe season.

Visions of Europe

04 April 2022

From 8-21 April, we’re celebrating the breadth of vision of European cinema, and bidding a fond farewell to Europa Cinemas, with a season of 21 handpicked films. 

Our City on Celluloid Belfast

25 March 2022

In the final article of his Our City on Celluloid series, LUMI young programmer Fionntán Macdonald examines the film that inspired the series in the first place - Kenneth Branagh's Oscar-nominated Belfast.

Free Belfast Screening

21 March 2022

A chance for newly arrived and settled migrants/refugees/asylum seekers and the organisations supporting them to see Belfast for free at QFT.

Our City on Celluloid Young Plato

15 March 2022

For the latest article in his Our City on Celluloid series, Fionntán Macdonald - LUMI young programmer - focuses on a newer entry to the canon of Belfast-set films - the recently released Young Plato.

Godfather Part 2 Debate

07 March 2022

LUMI programmer Fionntán Macdonald gives his take on The Godfather Part II and the great debate over which Godfather film is the best.

The Godfather 50 Years

03 March 2022

As it celebrates its 50th anniversary, LUMI programmer Fionntán Macdonald looks at the influence The Godfather has had on cinema.

Our City on Celluloid Here Before

02 March 2022

LUMI programmer Fionntán Macdonald brings his Our City on Celluloid series up to the present day with Stacey Gregg's Here Before.

Our City on Celluloid I Am Belfast

21 February 2022

Fionntán Macdonald, LUMI programmer, is back with another installment of his Our City on Celluloid series, with Mark Cousins' I Am Belfast in the spotlight.

The Wonders Giveaway

18 February 2021

Thank you for entering our giveaway with Pushkin Press for a copy of The Wonders by Elena Medel.

Our City on Celluloid Good Vibrations

08 February 2022

LUMI programmer Fionntán Macdonald returns with the next installment of Our City on Celluloid, this time looking at Good Vibrations.

Belle Metaverse

07 February 2022

As anime Belle opens at QFT, LUMI programmer Jack Carlile discusses how director Mamoru Hosoda has updated Beauty and the Beast for the online generation.

Our City on Celluloid Hunger

27 January 2022

As we continue to celebrate the release of Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast at QFT, LUMI programmer Fionntán Macdonald takes a look back at the city’s storied history on the silver screen. This week, Fionntán studies Steve McQueen's Hunger.

Our City on Celluloid Elephant

21 January 2022

As we celebrate the release of Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast at QFT, LUMI programmer Fionntán Macdonald takes a look back at the city’s storied history on the silver screen. This time Fionntán studies Alan Clarke's Elephant.

Our City on Celluloid JTD

20 January 2022

As we celebrate the release of Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast at QFT, LUMI programmer Fionntán Macdonald takes a look back at the city’s storied history on the silver screen. In this article he studies two works from prolific documentarian John T. Davis.

Our City on Celluloid

17 January 2022

As we look forward to the release of Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast at QFT, LUMI programmer Fionntán Macdonald takes a look back at the city’s storied history on the silver screen. In this article he discusses one of Belfast's more obscure and unappreciated precursors, Odd Man Out.

Prices changes at QFT Jan

05 January 2022

We're increasing some of our ticket prices from Fri 14 Jan. We know it's no one's favourite thing to hear, but we wanted to let you know and explain why.

A Countercultural Christmas Die Hard

09 December 2021

In the run-up to Christmas, LUMI programmer Fionntán Macdonald examines what is Christmassy about a film featuring vests, violence and volatile villains.

Big Trouble in Little China and the Cult of Carpenter

24 November 2021

LUMI programmer Fionntán Macdonald writes about the cult following of Big Trouble in Little China, the first ever LUMI Late screening.

Next steps current measures at QFT

16 November 2021

As we adapt to life during a pandemic we have been reviewing our measures. Here is the most up-to-date information about mitigations at QFT. 

Cabinets of Curiosity

05 November 2021

LUMI programmer Michael McConway discusses the classic horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

Changes to social distancing at QFT

30 September 2021

Following the announcement from the Northern Ireland Executive this week regarding social distancing, we have been reviewing our social distancing measures and planning the next step for our return to full capacity.  

The Rider Review

30 August 2021

Off the back of a brilliant Film Review Workshop with Helen O'Hara, Jake Abatan reviews Chloé Zhao's The Rider, which screened on QFT Player as part of Film Feels Hopeful. 

Cocoon Review

28 July 2021

Coming of age – re-writing the canon with Cocoon 

LUMI Presents Film Feels Hopeful

20 July 2021

LUMI announces its participation in Film Feels Hopeful.

Review Sound of Metal

01 June 2021

Design Council Expert and Board Member for Action Deaf Youth, Richard Dougherty reviews Sound of Metal, looking at how the film represents deafness and more.

Got a QFT gift card or voucher at home

01 June 2021

We wanted to provide some clear information on our gift vouchers and which vouchers remain valid after our closures this past year.  

Playback Film Festival

24 May 2021

In collaboration with Reimagine Remake Replay and Zeppo Arts, LUMI are delighted to launch the Playback Film Festival, a three day virtual festival featuring films, workshops and talks.

To the Cinema! QFT Reopens Monday 24th May

18 May 2021

It's been a loooong five months but we're getting ready to open back up. We want to make sure you have the most up to date information about how QFT will be operating when we open back up again. Read on to find out more.

Cinemas return

18 May 2021

LUMI programmer Lydia Rostant writes about the grand reveal...

LUMI Film Club Moonlight

17 May 2021

LUMI Programmer Conor Murray reviews Barry Jenkins's Moonlight for LUMI Film Club. Did it live up to the hype?

White Colour Black Review

10 May 2021

Jospeh A. Adesunloye’s first feature film White Colour Black is an unexpected elegy writes Lydia Rostant

The East goes West

19 April 2021

Lydia Rostant delves into Eastern, now available on QFT Player.

 

Curate a Virtual Film Festival LUMI x RRR

18 March 2021

LUMI have teamed up with Reimagine Remake Replay for Northern Ireland’s very own creative Virtual Film Festival, designed and delivered by young people, for young people.

LUMI Four International Womens Day Favourites

08 March 2021

To mark International Women's Day, LUMI's Young Programmers have chosen four of the best female directed films available to stream right now.

Ceasefire Generation Multiculturalism and Racism Resources

24 February 2021

In 2019/20 there were 936 reported racist incidents in Northern Ireland [see survey]. We’ve put together some resources which may help anyone who has experienced any kind of racism in Northern Ireland. We’ve also highlighted some projects which focus on increasing understanding and celebrate multiculturalism in Northern Ireland.

Ceasefire Generation Mental Health Resources

22 February 2021

According to a 2018 study, nearly half of all young people in Northern Ireland have experienced a mental health problem. Below are some resources which may be helpful to anyone going through mental health issues or supporting others who are.

Ceasefire Generation LGBTQ Resources

18 February 2021

Each person has their own personal experience of growing up LGBTQ in Northern Ireland. We understand that each experience is unique. Below are some resources which may be helpful to anyone going through LGBTQ issues and also to help encourage understanding and respect for the LGBTQ community.

Coming soon LUMI Presents CEASEFIRE GENERATION

04 February 2021


A new docuseries exploring some of the issues facing young people in Northern Ireland today.

QFT Player 101

17 December 2020

A brief overview of QFT Player's new streaming service.

WeAreQFT Margaret Carlin

17 December 2020

#WeAreQFT is here with another merry round of questions for our patrons on their fave festive films. Today, Margaret Carlin takes the test, picking her top five Christmas movies, telling us why Harry Potter feels like a Christmas film even though it isn't and what the best thing about going to the cinema is.

WeAreQFT Daniel Newton

14 December 2020

Our #WeAreQFT sleigh keeps rolling on and today's reindeer is Daniel Newton, who tells us who he thinks is the best on-screen Santa, why he loves laughing at David Niven stuck in a chair and what Christmas film he thinks is a complete turkey.

Source of Light Eanna Mac Cana and QFT

14 December 2020

Director Éanna Mac Cana, whose film Yellowstone: A Brief History Of Belfast City Hospital will be streaming on QFT Player from Thurs 17 - Sun 20 Dec, writes about the cinematic education QFT provided him during the toughest of times.

Results from our post visit survey

11 December 2020

Needless to say, this has been a strange year. We were so happy to reopen in August, but to do so we had to make some changes to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. We decided to survey audiences after their visit to check what was going well and what could be improved. Here are the results from the first couple of months.

Results from our re opening survey

11 December 2019

Shortly after we re-opened in August we started to survey audiences after their visits to QFT to work out how well QFT had adapted to the new environment we are all living in. Here are the results from the first couple of months.

WeAreQFT Conor Murray

09 December 2020

Christmas at QFT would be nothing without our patrons, so we asked LUMI programmer Conor Murray to tell us his favourite on-screen Santa and what Christmas film he thinks is a turkey, in this festive #WeAreQFT.

Reducing risk at QFT

10 December 2020

QFT reopens again on Fri 11 December. Here is a reminder of how we've adapted in order to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, and what you can do to help us out. 

WeAreQFT Solene Guichard

07 December 2020

#WeAreQFT has pulled a cracker and put on our Santa hat for a festive edition. Up first, filmmaker Solène Guichard whose film Kelly is currently streaming on QFT Player. Solène takes us through her favourite festive films.

How QFT Responds to Challenging Times

22 October 2020

Historian Sam Manning takes a look at QFT's near closure in 1972 and how the cinema has dealt with challenging times.

LUMI x Monsoon

25 September 2020

LUMI Programmer Conor takes a first look at Hong Khaou’s beautiful new film Monsoon.

Popcorn for a pound

18 September 2020

Happy start of term! To welcome you back to the cinema we're offering students a popcorn for a pound until the end of September.

QFT Post note The Banlieue on Screen

10 September 2020

In the first of a new series looking at the themes behind the films, Dr. Ashley Harris, Lecturer in French Studies at Queen's University, takes a look at how the banlieue is represented on screen in films like Les Misérables and La Haine.

LUMI x Rocks

10 September 2020

James Hall, a LUMI Programmer, gives his thoughts on Rocks.

LUMI x Babyteeth

01 September 2020

Zara, one of the first generation of LUMI Programmers, rates Babyteeth, Shannon Murphy's genre-expanding debut.

Coming Up at QFT 1

28 August 2020

With cinemas around the UK reopening and film release schedules filling up again we take a look at what is coming soon to QFT in the inaugural edition of Coming Up at QFT.

WeAreQFT Dr Elodie Fabre

30 July 2020

#WeAreQFT has been taken over by our friends at HAPP (School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics). Dr. Elodie Fabre, lecturer in Politics and International Studies, tells us why she doesn't believe in guilty pleasures, the best thing about going to the cinema and what film she was too snobby about upon first viewing.

QFT reopening

21 July 2020

We’re so excited to be opening again on Friday 7 August. It’s been almost 5 months since we closed. Five long months. But we’re back, well, almost! Here's the lowdown on the new normal at QFT.

WeAreQFT Mike McKenna

30 November 2019

We hear from Front of House angel Mike McKenna for this #WeAreQFT.

WeAreQFT Rhys Huws

01 July 2020

For this week's #WeAreQFT we hear from our QUB colleague Rhys Huws about the film his daughter made him love and which actor has appropriately sad eyes to play him in the film of his life.

WeAreQFT Anita Mulherin

23 June 2020

Friend of QFT Anita Mulherin steps up to the #WeAreQFT plate to let us know which controversial 2019 hit is on her lockdown watch list and which much loved franchise she's finally coming round to.

Monday Medicine Heroes

15 June 2020

Michael Delaney returns to the Monday Medicine blog this week to sing the praises of a hero too often unsung: Oscar Micheaux.

WeAreQFT Jan Carson

09 June 2020

Author and friend of QFT Jan Carson is this week's #WeAreQFT guest. Find out what era of James Bond films is Jan's guilty pleasure, why she would love to see a new adaptation of Midnight Children and what film is the worst thing her eyes have ever seen.

WeAreQFT Jennie Carlsten

26 May 2020

For today's #WeAreQFT, our Film Hub NI colleague and brilliant academic Jennie Carlsten fills us in on the films that have been keeping her company and the legend she'd get to play her in the film of her life.

WeAreQFT Andrew Johnston

19 May 2020

Today's #WeAreQFT catches up with former Belfast Telegraph film critic Andrew Johnston as he lays out the films he wants to catch up on during lockdown.

Monday Medicine Animals

18 May 2020

In his last blog before furlough, Michael Delaney looks at the career of Crystal, an actor whose name you may not recognise but whose grin you definitely will.

WeAreQFT Stephen Mullan

15 May 2020

In this volume of #WeAreQFT Stephen Mullan tells us about his eventful early cinema going experience, why Hugh Grant was robbed of an Oscar and why he lied to QFT (tsk, tsk).

WeAreQFT Hugh Yeaman

14 May 2020

Patron Hugh Yeaman is answering the questions in this edition of #WeAreQFT. Read on to find out his favourite film villain, what he has against merlot and which Ken Loach character he would buy a pint.

WeAreQFT Natalie Metz

13 May 2020

QUB MA student Natalie Metz is the next passenger on the steam train that is #WeAreQFT. Discover what three words she would use to describe QFT, why an antagonistic Leslie Knope is too good to resist and why she doesn't feel all that guilty about liking Cheaper by the Dozen.

WeAreQFT Fionnuala Doyle Ellen Reay

12 May 2020

In a first for #WeAreQFT we present to you a joint edition with familial flair. QFT Marketing co-ordinator Ellen and her mum Fionnuala tell us their five quarantine films, how they both had their first cinema-going experience in the same venue and which of them loves the Trainspotting soundtrack while the other prefers the works of Jon Brion.

WeAreQFT Laura Craig

11 May 2020

Freelance graphic designer and QFT regular Laura Craig is today's #WeAreQFT focus. Find out her lockdown films and what she'd love to see on the big screen when we return.

Monday Medicine Family

11 May 2020

Inspired by some New Hollywood books he's been reading, Michael Delaney has been learning about the complicated relationship between Anjelica and John Huston, once a key Hollywood family.

WeAreQFT Nicky Larkin

07 May 2020

Director Nicky Larkin (Ten Plagues; Becoming Cherrie) tells us what he loves about cinema in this edition of #WeAreQFT. Discover what 90s comedies make Nicky "highly embarrassed", why he hates popcorn munchers and why Wesley Snipes and Dame Judy Dench should fight for the same role.

WeAreQFT Joseph McElroy

07 May 2020

Banterflix deputy editor and QFT regular Joseph McElroy is the focus of this edition of #WeAreQFT. Find out what Stephen King novel he wants Ben Wheatley to adapt, what film he would love to see on the big screen at QFT and what is his go-to hangover film.

WeAreQFT Paul Skillen

06 May 2020

Patron Paul Skillen is the next recipient of the #WeAreQFT grilling. Find out what comedy he can't turn off, what soundtrack has been on his playlist for 25 years and what director he thinks of when he thinks of QFT. 

WeAreQFT Sam Manning

05 May 2020

Film academic Sam Manning is in the #WeAreQFT hot seat. He tells us who his favourite film villain is, why he would like to spend an evening in a Ferness pub and why he likes any film with puppets, regardless of quality.

WeAreQFT Jack McFadden

04 May 2020

For this edition of #WeAreQFT we turned the bright lights on patron Jack McFadden. Find out what guilty pleasure Jack passionately defends, his two favourite movie quotes and his idea for how Breakfast at Tiffany's could be remade.

Monday Medicine Outer Space

04 May 2020

At QFT, we love a film set in outer space. “The spacier, the better” you’ll often hear around the office. “Is it set in outer space? No? Don’t want to see it”, someone will cry. We say, why limit ourselves to what’s here, on planet Earth, when there are two thousand and one possibilities out there? So, strap yourselves in as we blast off to a world of never-ending debate with our list of the best (Apollo) 11 outer space movies.

WeAreQFT Patricia Donohue

01 May 2020

Made in Canada but settled in Belfast, this edition of #WeAreQFT focuses on our projectionist Patricia Donohue. Discover what she would change about Duck Soup, where she says is the best place to sit for sound and picture and what she has in common with John Wick.

WeAreQFT James Stafford

30 April 2020

Patron James Stafford is next up in the #WeAreQFT hot seat. James tells us what film is daft, harmless fun, where in the cinema he always sits and why a young Brad Pitt might be just handsome enough to play him.

WeAreQFT Lauren McCune

29 April 2020

#WeAreQFT turns its focus on our Front of House staff as Lauren McCune takes on the questions. She tells us why Danny DeVito holds a special place in her heart, which previously great film she now thinks is boring and why we should all "act accordingly".

WeAreQFT Steven Armour

28 April 2020

QUB alumnus and QFT regular Steven Armour tells us why he is weirdly nostalgic about Shallow Hal, what Brendan Gleeson film is "one of the best Irish films ever made" and what classic he thinks he should give another chance in this edition of #WeAreQFT.

WeAreQFT Louise Gallagher

27 April 2020

This edition of #WeAreQFT focuses on film producer Louise Gallagher. She tells us her five lockdown films, which Mexican wrestling comedy is her guilty pleasure, and what musical made for a great remake.

Monday Medicine Work

27 April 2020

Michael Delaney goes digging in the archive this week to uncover an old programme about the workers at Harland and Wolff for this week's Monday Medicine. 

WeAreQFT Andrew Moore

24 April 2020

Hailing from parts unknown, festival freelancer and QFT regular Andrew Moore is the focus of this #WeAreQFT. Discover his law enforcement themed guilty pleasure, why he thinks Super Mario is ripe for a remake and what character he believes would give good life advice.

WeAreQFT Alisha Ratcliffe

23 April 2020

This #WeAreQFT features a QFT alumni. Alisha Ratcliffe tells us how she loves a sick burn, why she can't really be bothered with The Matrix and why her Dad shedding tears made her laugh.

WeAreQFT Holly Murdock

22 April 2020

Food blogger Holly Murdock steps up to the #WeAreQFT mantle. Find out what film series she must watch in a particular order, which film character would be part of her book club and what classic film she thinks is "awful and cringey".

WeAreQFT Hugh Odling Smee

21 April 2020

#WeAreQFT stays close to home as Film Hub's glorious leader Hugh Odling-Smee answers the questions. Discover what genre he is shamefully fascinated with, why he hates Steven Spielberg and what two actors would play him in a biopic.

WeAreQFT Susie Farrell

17 April 2020

We talk to screenwriter Susie Farrell (Sulphur & White, Dirty God) about the films to tide her over during a lockdown, which much loved romcom she doesn't have much love for, and more for our latest #WeAreQFT profile.

Monday Medicine Faith

12 April 2020

As we think about Faith for this week's Monday Medicine, Hugh Odling-Smee writes about John T. Davis's documentary Power in the Blood.

WeAreQFT Chris Beattie

09 April 2020

We return to our loyal customers with this edition of #WeAreQFT. Chris Beattie tells us about the joys of going to the cinema and which Linklater soundtrack can beat Tarantino. 

WeAreQFT Aine Owens Fisher

08 April 2020

We're sticking with some more of the QFT team for this #WeAreQFT. We talk to Aine Owens Fisher, part of our lovely Front of House team, about the classic film she can't abide, and the 5 films for every lockdown mood. 

WeAreQFT Joan Parsons

07 April 2020

Today we've got a treat for #WeAreQFT, Head of QFT Joan Parsons is in the hot seat, picking her lockdown films and telling us which terrible film provoked her love of karaoke. 

WeAreQFT Jeanie Finlay

06 April 2020

Today we talk to filmmaker Jeanie Finlay, director of Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, Seahorse and Orion: The Man Who Would Be King, a QFT fan from her Belfast days, about her film loves and loathes for #WeAreQFT.

Monday Medicine Journey Part II

05 April 2020

Michael Delaney continues to explore the journey of a film to the screens of QFT, delving into the darkened world of the projectionist's booth.

Monday Medicine Journey

05 April 2020

Michael Delaney takes us through the hero's journey of a film making its way to the hallowed screens of QFT. Read Part II here

WeAreQFT Mark Cousins

03 April 2020

Ahead of Belfast Film Festival's #BFFSofaShortsDay and his own interview with legendary producer Jeremy Thomas, festival chair Mark Cousins talks to #WeAreQFT about Alfred Schittke’s music, Imamura Shohei's The Insect Woman and seeing Herbie Rides Again at the Ritz.

Queens Film Theatre launches QFT Player

02 April 2020

Queen’s Film Theatre launches new QFT Player with online premiere of Abomination: A DUP Opera, in partnership with The Belfast Ensemble and Outburst Queer Arts Festival.

WeAreQFT Stuart Sloan

02 April 2020

#WeAreQFT continues with another look at those people who keep Belfast Film Festival running. This edition features Docs Ireland programmer Stuart Sloan who, in a first, offers up video references for some of his favourite (and not-so-favourite) film moments.

WeAreQFT Rose Baker

01 April 2020

Today's edition of #WeAreQFT celebrating the Belfast Film Festival features Shorts Co-ordinator Rose Baker who tells us what five (or more) films she'd watch while stuck at home, why she'd love to meet any Margaret Dumont character and what movie quote gets her every time.

WeAreQFT Simeon Costello

31 March 2020

#WeAreQFT continues to celebrate the Belfast Film Festival. Today's edition puts the spotlight on Simeon Costello, the festival box office manager who chats us through his quarantine films, memories of cinema projection booths and why he'll forever stand by Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.

WeAreQFT Stephen Hackett

30 March 2020

This edition of #WeAreQFT is the first in a series celebrating our friends at Belfast Film Festival. Up first, Head of Programming Stephen Hackett, who reminisces about cinematic ice lollys, why he wants Michael Bay to remake Holy Mountain and which film character seems like a top bloke.

The Best of Isolation Inspiration

30 March 2020

We've been scouring the internet and our WhatsApp group chats for the best of the isolation inspired comedy clips. 

Monday Medicine Laughter

30 March 2020

The first of our Monday Medicine newsletters went out today and with it our Audience Development Assistant, Michael Delaney, has taken a look at the enduring appeal of the screwball comedy. Why is it the genre we need with now and where should you begin?

Introducing the BFF x LUMI Award

30 March 2020

From the Official Selection and In Competition short films of Belfast Film Festival 2020, LUMI will award one film the newly established title.

WeAreQFT El McCullough

27 March 2020

For today's #WeAreQFT, we speak to QFT regular El McCullough about the wise words of Agnès Varda and the films she'll be watching while her favourite cinema is closed. 

WeAreQFT Aislinn Clarke

26 March 2020

This edition of #WeAreQFT celebrates on the local talents blazing a trail in the film world - writer and director Aislinn Clarke. A former QFT usher, Aislinn tells us her five stuck-at-home films, what film quote she uses on her dogs and why she loves a ropey horror movie marathon.

WeAreQFT Stephen Hutchinson

25 March 2020

Former QFT volunteer Stephen Hutchinson talks us through his cinema experience in this edition of #WeAreQFT. He tells us why the Austin Powers series is his guilty pleasure, why he liked The Irishman more the first time he saw it and what films he would love to see when QFT reopens.

WeAreQFT Emma Bainbridge

24 March 2020

QFT would be nothing without its fantastic team. In this edition of #WeAreQFT we celebrate one of those staff members - Deputy Front of House Manager Emma Bainbridge - as she talks to us about Meryl Streep and butter, Jurassic Park tattoos, the Mayor from Jaws and the starring role she has lined up for Patrick Stewart.

Enjoy great films at home

23 March 2020

We wouldn’t want our fans to go without brilliant cinema for too long, so while we’re closed, we’ve set up a new deal with our friends at Curzon Home Cinema #StayHome

WeAreQFT Adam Moore

23 March 2020

In this edition of #WeAreQFT Adam Moore talks about his "holy trinity of comedy", why Joaquin Phoenix needs a box of doughnuts and who should star as the OS in a sequel to Her (spoiler, it's Danny DeVito).

WeAreQFT Rachel Brown

20 March 2020

We've teamed up with the Seamus Heaney Centre to bring you a QUB crossover to rival the Avengers. In this edition of #WeAreQFT Centre Co-ordinator Rachel Brown tells us what film script is full of gems, why nostalgia is important and what's great about a vampire called Sex Machine.

WeAreQFT Caleb Roberts

19 March 2020

If we can't watch films together then let's talk about films together. Caleb Roberts tells us which faceless character he would give a hug, his favourite movie quote and which two (yes, two) people would play him in a film in this edition of #WeAreQFT.

WeAreQFT Tony Heron

18 March 2020

A closure of QFT isn't going to stop the #WeAreQFT train rolling on. Now, more than ever, it is vital we celebrate the patrons, staff members and friends who make us what we are. We do it for you and it is nothing short of a pleasure. So, it's up to customer Tony Heron to tell us why his favourite film villain is a piece of clothing, why he likes Step Up 2: The Streets and why he dislikes the greatest film ever made (says our Audience Development Assistant).

WeAreQFT Ross Cullen

10 March 2020

Going one-on-one with the #WeAreQFT questions of doom this week is Ross Cullen, who lets us know which film made him throw up as a child, why he has always been a middle man and what actor he would love to see do stunts.

WeAreQFT Sara Gunn Smith

03 March 2020

We are sticking close to home with this week's #WeAreQFT as Film Hub NI's Sara Gunn-Smith tells us which rabbit she thinks is a badass feminist icon, why she doesn't believe in guilty pleasures and which film she (controversially) thinks was the best of 2019.

WeAreQFT Rob Moore

25 February 2020

After a brief hiatus while we changed our website #WeAreQFT returns with QFT regular Rob Moore who tells us that Braveheart is overrated, Dewey Finn is an inspiration and how much he misses the Twin Peaks table.

New QFT memberships

17 February 2020

Noticed some talk about new memberships at QFT? Get the low down about the changes and the new additions. 

Changes to QFT online

17 February 2020

You might have noticed there’s been a lot of changes around QFT in recent months. We’ve got one more to explain to you now.

From Cannes with Love Joan Parsons

22 May 2019

Head of QFT Joan Parsons tells us what it is like to attend the world's most prestigious film festival.

Reflections on QFT50

31 October 2018

Joan Parsons, Head of QFT, looks back on the 50th Anniversary, and forward to the future for independent cinema.

Remembering QFT Impact of Cultural Cinema

30 October 2018

Dr. Sam Manning, film scholar, looks back at the cultural significance of QFT

The Legacy of The Female Lens

22 October 2018

Amanda Doherty; actor, artist, and activist, looks at the legacy of the female lens.

Staying True to Your Mission How to Survive For 50 Years

17 October 2018

Andi looks at QFT staying true to mission through the lens he knows best.

Happy Birthday Old Friend Jan Carson and QFT

15 October 2018

As we approach our 50th Anniversary Night, writer Jan Carson reflects on her 20 year friendship with QFT

Womens voice in the horror genre

12 October 2018

Becky Booth, QUB and MA Film, dissects women's voice in the horror genre.

Cinema and the Celebration of Counterculture

11 October 2018

Victoria Brown, MA Film and Editor at The Gown looks at indie cinema engaging with a 'younger' generation.

Breaking the Celluloid Ceiling Developing the F Rating

08 October 2018

Holly Tarquini, Executive Director of FilmBath, discusses the development of the F-Rating

On the Threshold of Magic Memories of an Usher

05 October 2018

Aislinn Clarke is the director of The Devil's Doorway and also a former QFT usher!

The Queens Film Society The 16 Club

01 October 2018

In the run up to QFT50, Mervyn Marshall discusses The 16 Club, a film society officially founded in 1951.

QFT Launches Brochure Archive

25 September 2018

Find out the full story behind the Queen's Special Collections/QFT brochure archive.

Film Hub NI QFT50 Podcast

19 September 2018

Hot on the heels of the #QFT50 programme announcement, Film Hub NI have dedicated the third Film Hub NI podcast to the Queen's Film Theatre.

 

 

QFT50 official press release

13 September 2018

A month long series of exclusive films and events at Queen's Film Theatre. 

50 Years of Queens Film Theatre

11 September 2018

On 16 October 1968, Queen’s Film Theatre (QFT) opened in a converted lecture theatre at QUB

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