Matthew Rankin's delightfully offbeat comedy begins with one simple but radical idea: what if Persian were the first language of a stylized but still drolly recognisable Winnipeg?

This debut feature from Christopher Andrews is a refreshing stylistic take on the Irish rural drama.

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.

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.

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

Belfast Film Festival is delighted to present a gala screening of the latest film from writer-director, Paul Kennedy. Taking Shakespeare’s Macbeth as its jumping off point, Dead Man’s Money brings a light touch to some dark themes.

A pair of New England Sunday league teams face off for the last time over the course of a day.

Indian writer-director Subhadra Mahajan makes a soothing balm of a debut feature with the pensive, intimately observed story of 25-year-old Nia. 

Miguel Gomes' latest has toured as much as its protagonists showing in Cannes, Sydney, Busan, Toronto and New York film festivals.

An actress grapples with the legacy of the real-life figure she's supposed to be playing: the Martinique writer Suzanne Césaire.

The Belfast Film Festival is proud to present actor Lalor Roddy with an award for Outstanding Contribution to Irish Film.

On the wintry Mongolian steppes, Saina's dual life as a herdsman and horseback performer unravels as he grapples with the dissolution of the traditional way of life.

Sarah Friedland's desperately moving debut feature film won multiple awards at the recent Venice Film Festival and it isn't hard to see why – except insofar as it can be hard to see anything through such wet eyes.

A woman pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mom, but soon her domesticity takes a surreal turn.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pat Murphy’s seminal Irish film, Anne Devlin, the Belfast Film Festival is presenting a rare opportunity to see this important film on the big screen.

A wooden queen comes between a king and a servant in this surreal, dark comedy from English filmmaking duo Kit and Arran.  

This documentary from Ciaran Cassidy made its debut in Galway earlier this year, winning the prize for Best Irish Feature Documentary.

Legendary filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us. 

After 14 years together, Ale and Alex decide to throw a party to celebrate their separation, leaving their loved ones perplexed.

After his home is devastated by an enormous flood, a cat and his travelling companions embark on an incredible journey to find dry land in Latvian director Gint Zilbalodis' magical, breathtaking animation.