Paula at Belfast Film Festival 2016

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List of events I plan to attend at the 2016 Belfast Film Festival.

Join me if you can!


Thu 14 April
District Zero 7pm MAC
Remake Remix Rip-Off 9pm Beanbag Cinema 

Fri 15 April
Parisienne 6.30pm QFT 

Sat 16 April
Mairead McClean 2.30pm QFT
House of Mirth 3.30pm QFT
Virgin Mountain 6.30pm QFT
Land of Mine 8.30pm QFT

Sun 17 April
Belfast Nativity 12noon Movie House Dublin Rd
Swansong 1.15pm QFT
Elephant 4pm QFT
Fractured City 6pm Movie House Dublin Rd
3 1/2 Minutes 8pm Pavillion Bar

Mon 18 April
Almost Holy 6.30pm QFT
Notfilm 20.45pm QFT

Tue 19 April 
Contact 7pm Beanbag Cinema
Psychomania 9pm Beanbag Cinema

Wed 20 April
Psy-Warriors 6.30pm Beanbag Cinema
No Home Movie 9pm Movie House Dublin Rd

Thu 21 April
Vessel 4pm MAC
Traders 6.40pm QFT
Son of Saul 9.15pm QFT

Fri 22 April
Outcasts By Choice 8.15pm Strand Arts Centre

Sat 23 April
UNresolved 2pm QFT
The Long Day Closes 7pm Beanbag Cinema

Sun 24 April
Terence Davies Trilogy 2pm Beanbag Cinema

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