17th Belfast Film Festival kicks of in style!

The 17th Belfast Film Festival which runs from the 30th March to the 9th April began last night in spectacular fashion with the gala screening of comedy spoof "Mindhorn" by director Sean Foley, with director and members of cast in attendance.
Thus begins a 10 day bonanza of cinema related events, the highlight undoubtedly being the presence of John Cusack for various Q&A's and screenings of some of his classic movies. Such was the John Cusack hysteria that these events were sold out in a nanosecond but there is plenty to entertain the masses over the running period of this amazing festival.
Terence Davies  "A Quiet Passion" , the biopic of Chilean poet "Naruda" by acclaimed Argentinian director Pablo Larrain, Onur Turkel vehicle "Catfight" starring Anne Heche and Sandra Oh and Aki Kaurismaki's award-winning comedy drama The Other Side of Hope are some of the feature highlights of the festival.
There are also some indcredible documentaries on show including Michael Winterbottom's Wolf Alice based documentary "On the Road", Leonardo Di Caprio and Fisher Stevens collaboaration  "Before the Flood" and Raoul Pec's powerful film "I Am Not Your Negro".
This year's festival also includes some unique events like the 'themed screening' I Demand to Have Some Booze: 30 Years of Withnail and I and a live read of A Fish Called Wanda featuring a local cast.
Adding in a sublime collection of short films and much more besides and with a full festival pass coming in a paltry £55 this years Belfast Film Festival in a "must" for film fans everywhere.
For a full list of events and further details please visit https://belfastfilmfestival.org/