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SUMMARY:I Live Here Now (Irish Premiere)
DESCRIPTION:Fresh from screenings at the Fantasia and Edinburgh International Film Festivals this year\, BIHF present the Irish Premiere of writer/ director Julie Pacino’s feature debut I Live Here Now. \n\n\n\nWith shades of David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive\, a young woman checks herself in a derelict hotel and Nightmarish visions from her past come to haunt her. \n\n\n\nPacino’s feature is a darkly humorous psychological horror about female pain and identity. \n\n\n\nCheck out more events within this year’s programme here.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/i-live-here-now-irish-premiere/
LOCATION:Accidental Theatre\, 12-13 Shaftesbury Square\, Belfast\, BT2 7DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Belfast International Horror Festival
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SUMMARY:Tammy and the T-Rex & Demon Hunter: Time 2 Kill (The Comedy of Horror)
DESCRIPTION:BIHF presents a fiendish double-bill as they screen a cult classic alongside a new feature as part of the “Comedy of Horror’ strand within this year’s festival. \n\n\n\nFirst up is Stewart Raffill’s body swap horror comedy Tammy and the T-Rex (1992) in which an   evil scientist implants the brain of murdered high-school student into a Tyrannosaurus who escapes then wreaks vengeance on his high-school tormentors. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThat film will be followed by Irish filmmaker Zoe Kavanagh’s Demon Hunter: Time 2 Kill. \n\n\n\nDemon Hunter Tayrn Barker is sent through time alongside a band of teenagers to the year 1987 and must protect the group from a notorious summer camp slasher\, whilst also trying to find a finding a way back home to the present. \n\n\n\nThe Belfast International Horror Festival aims to screen an exciting mix of new features and short films from filmmakers around the world to audiences here in Belfast. \n\n\n\nOriginally established by BanterFlix in 2020 as the Dark Hedges Film Festival it was rebranded in 2020 into the Belfast International Horror Festival \n\n\n\nthe 2025 programme runs from the 22- 31 October. Check out events here.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/tammy-and-the-t-rex-demon-hunter-time-2-kill-the-comedy-of-horror/
LOCATION:The Beanbag Cinema\, 23\, Donegall Street\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT1 2FF ·\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Belfast International Horror Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251023T230000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
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SUMMARY:Braindead & Chainsaws Were Singing (The Comedy of Horror)
DESCRIPTION:BIHF presents a fiendish double-bill as they screen a cult classic alongside a new feature as part of the “Comedy of Horror’ strand within this year’s festival. \n\n\n\nFirst up is Peter Jackson’s zombie comedy splatter Braindead (1992)\, in which a young man’s mother is bitten by a hybrid rat-monkey creature and begins to transform into a zombie\, while also infecting swathes of south Wellington’s populace. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJackon’s film will be followed by Sander Maran’s absolutely bonkers Chainsaws Were Singing\, a horror-musical-comedy from Estonia. \n\n\n\nCheck out more events within this year’s programme here.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/braindead-chainsaws-were-singing-the-comedy-of-horror/
LOCATION:The Beanbag Cinema\, 23\, Donegall Street\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT1 2FF ·\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Belfast International Horror Festival
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T223000
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SUMMARY:Carrie Prom Night at Ashfield Girls School
DESCRIPTION:As part of the BFI’s nationwide season Too Much: Melodrama on Film\, Ashfield Girls High School becomes the perfect stage for Brian De Palma’s unforgettable Carrie.  A landmark of horror-infused melodrama that remains as shocking\, stylish and emotionally powerful today as when it first hit screens in 1976. \n\n\n\nIn partnership with Banterflix’s Belfast International Horror Festival – under their theme of Female Rage! \n\n\n\nAdapted from Stephen King’s debut novel\, Carrie follows shy teenager Carrie White (Sissy Spacek)\, tormented at school and oppressed at home\, whose repressed powers erupt with devastating consequences on prom night. With its heightened emotions\, gothic score\, and explosive finale\, Carrie is both terrifying and tragic – a portrait of bullying\, repression and rage that speaks powerfully to young audiences. \n\n\n\nStep into Ashfield’s school hall and atrium for immersive prom-night activities\, before settling into the Drama Studio for the film.  This immersive\, youth-led event will be co-created with Ashfield’s Media students\, who will design posters\, décor and wraparound activities to make the screening a night to remember. Open to school attendees and the general public – you are invited to arrive early for pre-show experiences including: \n\n\n\n\nSpecial Introduction\n\n\n\nProm dress theme – dress up and step into the story\n\n\n\nStudent-designed posters to take home as keepsakes\n\n\n\nCinema shop with popcorn and treats available\n\n\n\nGore station – practical effects for audience by the students (with training)\n\n\n\nProm photo booth & punch bowl hosted by Banterflix\n\n\n\nDecor & atmosphere designed with students\, including balloon arch and streamers\n\n\n\nVote for Prom King & Queen – with prizes on the night\n\n\n\nSuper 8 – *Optional* stay for a special Super 8 cut of Carrie (20mins) – see how they edited it down for home viewing!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart of BFI’s Too Much: Melodrama on Film season\, this event invites audiences to rediscover Carrie as a quintessential melodrama: a story of unbearable pressure\, raw emotion and devastating release as relevant and relatable today as ever. \n\n\n\nCheck out more events within this year’s BIHF programme. \n\n\n\nLocation \n\n\n\nTickets £10 for adults\, Teenagers £8 \n\n\n\nAshfield Girls High School\,397 Holywood Rd\, Belfast BT4 1RT \n\n\n\nCarpark available and parking on Holywood Road – 3a bus close by (last bus at 10.40pm)
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/carrie-at-ashfield-girls-school/
LOCATION:Ashfield Girls School\, 397 Holywood Road\, Belfast\, BT4 1RT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Belfast International Horror Festival
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250829T220000
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SUMMARY:Dark Hedges Film Festival Quiz
DESCRIPTION:Join the Members of the Dark Hedges Film Festival team for a fundraising quiz for this year’s programme. \n\n\n\nTest your movie knowledge as we aim to get in the mood for this year’s spooky season! \n\n\n\nThe event will be co-hosted by BanterFlix’s Jim McClean and local cosplayer Joanne Alexander (Hedgescout) with questions prepared by members of the festival’s team Joe Mc Elroy\, Victoria Brown and Therese Hyland \n\n\n\nPrizes are up for grabs\, including one for best team name \n\n\n\nTickets for £3 each\, max 4 people per team.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/dark-hedges-film-festival-quiz/
LOCATION:The Sunflower Public House\, 65 Union Street\, Belfast\, BT1 2JG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241220T233000
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SUMMARY:Dark Hedges Film Festival’s Christmas Movie Quiz
DESCRIPTION:Test your Christmas movie knowledge at the Dark Hedges Film Festival’s Christmas movie quiz! \n\n\n\nDo you know you the rules for keeping your Mogwai safe? Know how to get your hands on that elusive Turbo Man doll? Survive the Nakatomi Corporation’s Christmas party? \n\n\n\nWell join us at the Sunflower for this fund-raising event for the 2025 programme\, Christmas jumpers are recommended\, the quiz will be followed by a recording of a festive edition of BanterFlix’s podcast More Than Pixels on a Screen. \n\n\n\nTickets for £3 each\, max 4 people per team.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/dark-hedges-film-festivals-christmas-movie-quiz/
LOCATION:The Sunflower Public House\, 65 Union Street\, Belfast\, BT1 2JG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241031T233000
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SUMMARY:The Rocky Horror Picture Show & Shock Treatment
DESCRIPTION:Get your fishnets and stockings ready for a night of debauchery onboard the Belfast Barge as the Dark Hedges Film Festival hosts a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show & Shock Treatment on Halloween night \n\n\n\nIn The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)\, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet (Barry Bostwick & Susan Sarandon) end up at the castle of Dr Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry) after their car breaks down. It just so happens on this wet and stormy night the self-proclaimed ‘sweet transvestite from Transsexual\, Transylvania’ is hosting a party to celebrate the unveiling of his latest creation\, a muscular Adonis called Rocky\, the perfect male specimen who will bring him absolute pleasure. \n\n\n\nAs the evening goes on our two straight-faced lovebirds have their eyes are opened to a world of kink and perverted pleasure they never knew existed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn Shock Treatment (1981)\, released six years after Jim Sharman’s original\, Brad and Janet (now portrayed by Cliff De Young and Jessica Harper)\, head to Denton to take part in a game show on DTV. They find the town has been taken over by the television company and its primary sponsor\, fast food company Farley Flavours. The couple soon find themselves held captive at the request of Farley’s mysterious CEO \n\n\n\nSharman’s follow-up might not have gained the same cult status as its predecessor\, but in recent years it’s been re-evaluated and praised by critics for its views on celebrity culture and reality television. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn the night there’ll be props on hand to help get our audience in the mood for the time warp and fancy dress is encouraged as local cosplayers Joanne Alexander (HedgeScout) and Gabrielle Riddiough (Wishmama) will be on hand to judge the best dressed during the intermission between the two films\, don’t worry they won’t bite\, well not unless you want them to!
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-shock-treatment/
LOCATION:The Belfast Barge\, Lanyon Quay\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT1 3LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241030T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241030T230000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
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SUMMARY:The Dark Hedges Movie Quiz
DESCRIPTION:Tickets for £4 each \n\n\n\n\n\nTest your horror knowledge at the Dark Hedges Film Festival’s annual movie quiz \n\n\n\nFancy dress is encouraged\, there’ll be eight fiendish rounds at the Accidental Theatre with spot prizes for the best dressed\, best team and of course goodies for the winners! \n\n\n\nThe evening will be hosted by the festival’s team and Lit to the Tit’s Claire McCullough
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/the-dark-hedges-movie-quiz/
LOCATION:Accidental Theatre\, 12-13 Shaftesbury Square\, Belfast\, BT2 7DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241029T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241029T220000
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SUMMARY:Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
DESCRIPTION:Join The Dark Hedges Film Festival for a BYOB screening of James Signorelli’s cult classic Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) at the Accidental Theatre just in time for Halloween. \n\n\n\nHorror Icon Cassandra Peterson stars as the aforementioned mistress of the dark\, when she inherits a rundown mansion in a small American town Elvira soon finds herself battling an evil uncle and the townspeople who want her burned at the stake. \n\n\n\nAnyone who pre-books a ticket\, will receive a limited edition print upon arrival!
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/elvira-mistress-of-the-dark-1988/
LOCATION:Accidental Theatre\, 12-13 Shaftesbury Square\, Belfast\, BT2 7DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241028T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241028T233000
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SUMMARY:Short Film Competition 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join the Dark Hedges Film Festival at the Accidental Theatre in Belfast as they showcase the 20 finalists for this year’s short film competition. \n\n\n\nThey’ll be screening both the Irish and International finalists on one night\, starting with the Irish entries from 7pm\, then the international selection (9:30pm). There’ll be a short interval between the two showcases \n\n\n\nAudience members will be asked to vote for their favourites (Irish/International) on the night with a Grand jury prize also available in both categories. \n\n\n\nThere’s also the ‘First Blood’  & ‘Bloody Women’ awards  up for grabs as they celebrate first-time filmmakers and female directors respectively. \n\n\n\nThe venue is BYOB so come on down and enjoy an eclectic mix of shorts made by filmmakers from around the world
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/short-film-competition-2024/
LOCATION:Accidental Theatre\, 12-13 Shaftesbury Square\, Belfast\, BT2 7DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241027T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241027T203000
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SUMMARY:The Burbs (1989)
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Never Seen Seen It Film Club’s latest season: “1988-89: The 2 Best Years in Cinematic History”! \n\n\n\nJoin us on Sunday 27th October\, 6pm BST where we will be enjoying the next selection of our new season…The Burbs (1989) \n\n\n\nSynopsis\n\n\n\nSettling in for some time off in his suburban home\, Ray Peterson’s (Tom Hanks) vacation becomes a horror when the Klopeks\, a suspiciously odd family\, move in down the block. Enlisting the aid of his paranoid buddy\, Art (Rick Ducommun)\, and his militia-man neighbor\, Rumsfield (Bruce Dern)\, Ray sends his son and wife (Carrie Fisher) away on a trip while he investigates the Klopeks. When a neighbor disappears\, Ray and his cohorts risk their lives to save their cul-de-sac from the clutches of evil.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/the-burbs-1989/
LOCATION:Accidental Theatre\, 12-13 Shaftesbury Square\, Belfast\, BT2 7DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241027T160000
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SUMMARY:Dawn of the Dead (1978) at Connswater
DESCRIPTION:Join The Dark Hedges Film Festival as they screen George A. Romero’s seminal zombie masterpiece Dawn of the Dead (1978) at the Strand Cinema’s temporary home at the Connswater Shopping Centre just in time for Halloween. \n\n\n\nAs hordes of zombies swarm over the U.S.\, the terrified populace tries everything in their power to escape the attack of the undead\, but neither cities nor the countryside prove safe. In Pennsylvania\, radio-station employee Stephen (David Emge) and his girlfriend\, Francine (Gaylen Ross)\, escape in the station helicopter\, accompanied by two renegade SWAT members\, Roger and Pete. The group retreats to the haven of an enclosed shopping centre to make what could be humanity’s last stand. \n\n\n\nWhen there’s no more room in hell\, the dead will roam the earth\, well East Belfast!!
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/dawn-of-the-dead-1978-at-connswater/
LOCATION:Connswater Shopping Centre\, Bloomfield Avenue\, Newtownards Road\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT5 5LP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241026T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241026T230000
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SUMMARY:Hocus Pocus & Witches Disco
DESCRIPTION:Light your black flamed candle and get ready for a party on the opening night of this year’s Dark Hedges Film Festival as they screen Disney’s cult- classic Hocus Pocus (1993) at Show Some Love Belfast. \n\n\n\nFancy dress is encouraged for this BYOB screening will be followed by a witches disco at the venue  as a DJ  attempts to put a spell on you with some spooky tunes well into the Witching hour \n\n\n\nIn Kenny Ortega’s feature a teenage boy named Max and his little sister Dani move to Salem\, where he struggles to fit in\, before accidentally awakening the Sanderson sisters (Bette Midler\, Sarah Michelle Gueller and Katy Najimy) on Halloween night. \n\n\n\nThe trio of witches soon set out to avenge their execution by the town’s people 300 years prior.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/hocus-pocus-witches-disco/
LOCATION:Show Some Love Belfast\, 175 Victoria Street\, Belfast\, Antrim\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231031T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231031T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
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SUMMARY:Dementia 13
DESCRIPTION:Join The Readers in the Rue Morgue Film Club this Halloween Night for a screening of Francis Ford Coppola’s first ever film\,! In partnership with The Dark Hedges International Film Festival. \n\n\n\nWe’re also having a spooky costume contest\, with First\, Second and Third place prizes up for grabs! Generously donated by local businessesTickets are £5 & all proceeds will go to our chosen charity The People’s Kitchen. \n\n\n\nPlease note that there is a 25 ticket limit via EventBrite but you can also pay at the door on the night! (exact change encouraged).
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/dementia-13/
LOCATION:The Sunflower Public House\, 65 Union Street\, Belfast\, BT1 2JG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231030T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231030T230000
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SUMMARY:The Dark Hedges Horror Movie Quiz
DESCRIPTION:The Dark Hedges Film Festival is hosting its first ever Horror Movie Quiz just in time for Halloween. \n\n\n\nCome on down to the Sunflower and test your cinematic knowledge through 8 fiendish rounds. \n\n\n\nThere’ll be spot prizes and goodies up for grabs\, with the night compared by local cosplayer Joanne Alexander. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTickets are £3 each with a maximum of 4 people per team.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/the-dark-hedges-horror-movie-quiz/
LOCATION:The Sunflower Public House\, 65 Union Street\, Belfast\, BT1 2JG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231029T201500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231029T213000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
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SUMMARY:Black Narcissus (1947)
DESCRIPTION:This explosive work about the conflict between the spirit and the flesh is the epitome of the sensuous style of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. A group of nuns – played by some of Britain’s finest actresses\, including Deborah Kerr\, Kathleen Byron\, and Flora Robson – struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas\, while isolation\, extreme weather\, altitude\, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad. \n\n\n\nWith the help of set designer Alfred Junge and cinematographer Jack Cardiff (both rewarded with Academy Awards)\, Powell and Pressburger convincingly created a Himalayan convent on a Pinewood soundstage\, lending the proceedings a tense\, claustrophobic atmosphere \n\n\n\nThis screening will be Introduced by Victoria Brown. A horror lover\, Victoria writes for BanterFlix and FrightClub NI and is the founder of The Readers in the Rue Morgue Horror Book Club and Film Club. \n\n\n\nProgrammed as part of a season celebrating the work – and influence – of film-makers Powell and Pressburger.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/black-narcissus-1947/
LOCATION:The Strand Arts Centre\, 152-154 Holywood Road\, Belfast\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231029T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231029T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20231019T084230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231027T194030Z
UID:568-1698602400-1698609600@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Invisible Man (1933)
DESCRIPTION:The Dark Hedges Film Festival is screening James Whale’s The Invisible Man (1933) to celebrate the film’s 90th anniversary. \n\n\n\nBased on H.G. Wells novel Whale’s film sees Claude Rains play Jack Griffins\, a doctor who accidently stumbles on a potion that can make him invisible. \n\n\n\nWhen he reveals his new ability to his old mentor (Henry Travers) and his fiancée (Gloria Stuart)\, it’s clear that a side effect of the potion is insanity. \n\n\n\nJack goes on a violent rampage\, and the police struggle to hunt him down\, unable to see their target\, while his mentor and his former partner (William Harrigan) desperately try to devise a plan to capture him. \n\n\n\nThis screening as part of the classic horror strand of the programme\, will be introduced by Victoria Brown.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/the-invisible-man-1933/
LOCATION:The Strand Arts Centre\, 152-154 Holywood Road\, Belfast\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20231018T183915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T183918Z
UID:562-1698525000-1698530400@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:Ghostwatch
DESCRIPTION:To mark the passing of Sir Michael Parkinson\, The Dark Hedges Film Festival is screening Lesley Manning’s Ghostwatch. \n\n\n\nThe Beeb received a number of complaints as a TV crew carried out a supposedly real paranormal investigation at the most haunted house in Britain. \n\n\n\nThe mockumentary shocked a nation when it was screened on BBC one on Halloween night in 1992. \n\n\n\nThe next ninety minutes would go down in British television history.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/ghostwatch/
LOCATION:The Strand Arts Centre\, 152-154 Holywood Road\, Belfast\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T181500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T193000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20231018T182530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T182924Z
UID:559-1698516900-1698521400@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:Bad Things in the Middle of Nowhere
DESCRIPTION:A group of criminals lay low in the remote Irish countryside after pulling off an audacious robbery. \n\n\n\nAs they plan their escape they quickly realise the robbery will be the last thing to go right for them.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/bad-things-in-the-middle-of-nowhere/
LOCATION:The Beanbag Cinema\, 23\, Donegall Street\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT1 2FF ·\, United Kingdom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T193000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20231019T092027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T092030Z
UID:581-1698514200-1698521400@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:Short Film Competition (International Finalists)
DESCRIPTION:The Dark Hedges Film Festival presents a showcase of the 10 finalists within the international category for this year’s Short Film Competition. \n\n\n\nAudience will be able to vote for the Audience Choice award on the night. The Grand Jury prize within the category will be announced at a later date. \n\n\n\nThere will be a short internal during this event.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/short-film-competition-international-finalists/
LOCATION:The Strand Arts Centre\, 152-154 Holywood Road\, Belfast\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T164500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T180000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20231018T181657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T181700Z
UID:556-1698511500-1698516000@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:Idiot Boy
DESCRIPTION:The residents of a small\, decrepit town come to terms with the disappearance of a young girl. When a young man takes up the search\, he discovers some dark secrets in the place he calls home. \n\n\n\nTold through a series of vignettes\, the residents of Ballymoss find odd and often destructive ways of passing time in a place that seems to have been forgotten. \n\n\n\nShot on VHS and Hi8 tapes\, Idiot Boy is a unique and visceral story of darkness\, black comedy and horror.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/idiot-boy/
LOCATION:The Beanbag Cinema\, 23\, Donegall Street\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT1 2FF ·\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T171500
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20231018T185655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231019T083113Z
UID:565-1698505200-1698513300@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:Short Film Competition (Irish Finalists)
DESCRIPTION:The Dark Hedges Film Festival presents a showcase of the 10 finalists within the Irish category for this year’s Short Film Competition. \n\n\n\nAudience will be able to vote for the Audience Choice award on the night. The Grand Jury prize within the category will be announced at a later date. \n\n\n\nThere will be a short internal during this event
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/short-film-competition-irish-finalists-2/
LOCATION:The Strand Arts Centre\, 152-154 Holywood Road\, Belfast\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T163000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20231018T175227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T175230Z
UID:553-1698503400-1698510600@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:PARALYSIS
DESCRIPTION:A woman suffering from sleep paralysis learns her demons may be connected to a family secret.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/paralysis/
LOCATION:The Beanbag Cinema\, 23\, Donegall Street\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT1 2FF ·\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T124500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T141500
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20231018T174506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T175319Z
UID:550-1698497100-1698502500@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:Bliss Of Evil
DESCRIPTION:A sound engineer is forced to confront her trauma when she and her girlfriend’s grunge band are trapped in a recording studio by a shadowy killer.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/bliss-of-evil/
LOCATION:The Beanbag Cinema\, 23\, Donegall Street\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT1 2FF ·\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231028T123000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20231017T211713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T173620Z
UID:546-1698490800-1698496200@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:H. P. Lovecraft's The Old Ones
DESCRIPTION:Director Chad Ferrin returns to the Dark Hedges International Film Festival with his latest feature H.P. Lovecraft’s The Old Ones.   Set in 1930\, sea captain Russel Marsh saw the light\, and for 93 years his body was not his own. Inhabited by a Great Old One\, he committed unspeakable acts in the name of the Esoteric Order of Dagon.   Now free\, he is in search of a way to go back in time to reverse the horrors wrought upon the world. But the cult has other plans and will stop at nothing to destroy him.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/h-p-lovecrafts-the-old-ones/
LOCATION:The Beanbag Cinema\, 23\, Donegall Street\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT1 2FF ·\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231027T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231027T230000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20231017T210527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231017T210531Z
UID:542-1698436800-1698447600@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:The Lost Boys
DESCRIPTION:Teenage brothers Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Corey Haim) move with their mother (Dianne Wiest) to a small town in northern California.While the younger Sam meets a pair of kindred spirits in geeky comic-book nerds Edward (Corey Feldman) and Alan (Jamison Newlander)\, the angst-ridden Michael soon falls for Star (Jami Gertz) — who turns out to be in thrall to David (Kiefer Sutherland)\, leader of a local gang of vampires. Sam and his new friends must save Michael and Star from the undead. \n\n\n\nThis screening will be introduced by a member of the Festival’s team.
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/the-lost-boys/
LOCATION:The Strand Arts Centre\, 152-154 Holywood Road\, Belfast\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231025T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231031T235900
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20231025T141324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T143009Z
UID:623-1698264000-1698796740@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:Short Film Competition: Offical Selection Category
DESCRIPTION:Check out the 20 shorts from submissions from Irish and International filmmakers that have been included within the online ‘Offical Selection’ category of this year’s festival. \n\n\n\nshorts are available to watch (£5) online on our digital player until 31 October on The Dark Hedges International Film Festival (vhx.tv)
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/short-film-competition-offical-selection-category/
LOCATION:Dark Hedges Digital Player (Online)
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231025T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231025T233000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20231017T204636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T132359Z
UID:539-1698262200-1698276600@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:Evil Dead Double Bill
DESCRIPTION:Join The Dark Hedges Film Festival for a double-bill of Ash at the Belfast Barge\, just in time for Halloween. \n\n\n\nThey are screening two films within Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead trilogy on Wednesday 25th October. \n\n\n\nFirst up is the director’s follow-up to the iconic original\, Evil Dead 2 (1987) as Bruce Campbell’s Ash travels to a secluded cabin in the woods with his girlfriend Linda\, only for all hell to break loose when the couple accidently summon a powerful demonic presence. \n\n\n\nAfter a short interval they’ll screen Army of Darkness (1991) as Ash finds himself trapped in 1300 A.D\, battling the undead as he tries to return home. \n\n\n\nSo come on down to the Barge\, the venue will have its bar open on the night and anyone who pre-books a ticket will receive a free print designed by local artist Chris Ellis (Ellistration)
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/evil-dead-double-bill/
LOCATION:The Belfast Barge\, Lanyon Quay\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT1 3LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221030T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221030T153000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20221017T180703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221017T183133Z
UID:488-1667138400-1667143800@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:Bride of Frankenstein
DESCRIPTION:Join BanterFlix at the Strand Arts Centre for a screening off James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchesteron as part of the Dark Hedges International Film Festival. \n\n\n\nAfter recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation\, Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) falls under the control of his former mentor\, Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger)\, who convinces him to build his monster a mate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocal writer Victoria Brown will introduce the film with a short presentation about the queer subtext within Whale’s filmmaking
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/bride-of-frankenstein/
LOCATION:The Strand Arts Centre\, 152-154 Holywood Road\, Belfast\, United Kingdom
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221029T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221029T230000
DTSTAMP:20260421T191952
CREATED:20221016T193753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221016T193758Z
UID:466-1667073600-1667084400@bihf.co.uk
SUMMARY:What We Do in the Shadows (In Dreams Are Monsters Season)
DESCRIPTION:Join BanterFlix at the Black Box in Belfast for an Unholy masquerade Ball and a screening of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s What We Do in the Shadows. \n\n\n\nViago\, Deacon\, and Vladislav are vampires struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life\, like paying rent\, keeping up with the chore wheel\, trying to get into nightclubs\, and overcoming flatmate conflicts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSo when a camera crew decides to follow their day-to-day lives as they prowl the streets of Wellington in New Zealand what’s the worst that could happen? \n\n\n\nSo dress to impress as there are prizes for the best-dressed witch or vampire on the night as local cosplayer HedgeScout hosts this ghoulishly fun event \n\n\n\nCosplayer’s Joanne Alexander and Graham Alexander will host our screening\n\n\n\nScreening as part of In Dreams Are Monsters: A Season of Horror Films\, a UK-wide film season supported by the National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network. indreamsaremonsters.co.uk
URL:https://bihf.co.uk/event/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-in-dreams-are-monsters-season/
LOCATION:The Black Box Belfast\, 18-22 Hill Street\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT1 2LA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Dark Hedges Film Festival
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