10th - 19th April 2008
Belfast
The Belfast Film Festival originated in August 1995 as part of feile an Phobail (West Belfast Community Festival).
Belfast Film Festival has a defined ‘socio-political’ focus on films complemented by a commitment to bring the best of new international documentaries to Ireland in its Maysles Documentary Competition. Each year a range of films, speakers and seminars focussing on a selected theme provides a platform for debate and enagagement between diverse section of the audience.
Themes to date have included Reconciliation and Divided Societies; Ulster Protestant Identity on Film; Irish Women Film-makers; Human Rights and Film; Racism, Community and Film and in 2007 Societies in Transition: Policing for the People.
Maysles Brothers Documentary Competition
The Belfast Film Festival’s Maysles Brothers documentary competition was established in honour and respect of the work of David and Albert Maysles. Their style of work and interests in observational documentary and its theatrical exhibition will inform the selection of titles in competition. The competition seeks to promote excellence and innovation in documentary filmmaking.
Link:
http://www.belfastfilmfestival.org/
Contact:
Michele Devlin - Festival Director
Email:
info (at) belfastfilmfestival (dot) org
Telephone:
028 9032 5913
Address:
3rd Floor, 23 Donegall Street, Belfast BT1 2FF