Belfast Film Festival is proud to honour one of Ireland's most cherished and enduring actors, Stephen Rea, with this year's Réalta Award.

One of two films in this year’s programme set at the advent of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, this film takes a warm and...

Martin McDonagh returns with another tragi-comic two-hander with a razor-sharp script and outstanding performances from a stellar cast.

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...

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...

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...

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...

As actor Stephen Rea will be presented with the 2026 Réalta Award at this year’s festival, Belfast Film Festival is presenting a...

This extraordinary debut from filmmaker Rakan Mayasi follows the story of two sisters whose lives become caught up in the after-effects of a violent...

In forested rural Bangladesh, Jahir is a popular and idealistic teacher making a foray into local politics.

An archaeologist gets ever more intertwined in the dealings of local gangsters in this understated work from Valeska Grisebach (Western).

This sparse and spiky western set in 1870s Wisconsin is the story of a sheriff’s struggle between duty and family in the face of a diphtheria...

Swann Arlaud (Anatomy of A Fall) gives an effectively inexplicit performance as a man making his way up the career ladder of the Vichy government,...

A firm favourite of the festival team, Andrew Haigh returns with this patient, elegiac period piece based on the short story by Colm Toibin.

Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Loveless) returns once again to cast his critical gaze on Russia in our bleak present times.

Another delicate two-hander about young men finding each other and exploring their sexuality from the master of elegant storytelling, Lukas...

In this magical‑realist portrait of patriarchy, a father living in rural Vietnam grows increasingly afraid for his 16‑year‑old son, Ngo, who...

After premiering his widely anticipated long-form documentary at various international festivals (including Docs Ireland) earlier this year, Mark...

Crustaceans... Corman... Cardioid microphones, The Peril at Pincer Point has it all!

The plight of the polar bear is captured with style and grace in this documentary that highlights the tragedy and beauty of the natural world in the...

The peerless director of Drive My Car and Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, returns with another deeply considered and exquisitely paced drama.

The upcoming Austrian director with a singular vision, Sandra Wollner, returns with her latest film, a story of a family tragedy, a trip to Tenerife...

A beautifully-acted story of teenaged girl Minnie finding solace in her best friend’s mother as they both grieve, with the huge talent of...

There’s another incredible performance from one of the greatest actors of our time in this film. Sandra Huller (Anatomy of a Fall), plays the...

Librarians unite to combat book banning, defending intellectual freedom on democracy's frontlines amid unprecedented censorship.