BFI Sci-Fi:Days of Fear & Wonder NI event programme

The BFI and Film Hub NI present

SCI —FI NI An out of this world season of films and events

October — December 2014 Venues across Northern Ireland

SCI —FI NI

An out of this world season of films and events

It’s landing… The BFI’s Sci-Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season of wonderfully weird, entertaining, scary and sometimes downright bizarre film screenings and events is coming to a venue near you from September to December 2014.

The season will include over 1000 screenings of classic film and television programmes at over 200 locations across the UK, from outdoor events at iconic British sites to screenings in multiplexes, local cinemas and community venues.

Join the fun (costume optional) with Film Hub NI’s members Black Box, Nerve Centre, Dungannon Film Club, Filmgoer, Cinemagic, Takeover Film Festival, Strand Arts Centre, Belfast Film Festival, Outburst Arts and QFT as they take you through unexplored territory to a world of aliens, time travel, parallel universes and much more.

Film Hub NI is part of a significant national initiative aimed at growing audiences for film across the UK. Running until March 2017, the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) aims to put film at the centre of cultural life in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, encouraging more people to see a more diverse range of films in more locations nationally. Film Hub NI is managed and delivered

by Queen’s Film Theatre.

The BFI have provided Film Hub NI with funding to support members in a wide range of screenings and events celebrating the Sci-Fi film genre.

For more information visit bfi.org.uk/sci-fi For further information on Film Hub NI visit www.filmhubni.org

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THE BLACK BOX The Atrocity Exhibition

BELFAST FILM FESTIVAL

The Black Box’s cult Horror Film Club Black Sunday returns to present a season of Science Fiction Horror.

MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981) Saturday 18th October

British cinema of the 60s and 70s produced a number of films that invoke the haunting dystopias and apocalyptic ennui of writers like JG Ballard and John Wyndham. London devastated by the repressed alien nature of it’s inhabitants, abandoned villages, and psychedelic nightmares all feature in a selection of key films that reflect a peculiarly British vision of the ‘End Times’.

Black Sunday will provide a comprehensive view over the darker side of Science Fiction film.

For one night only, T13, former shipbuilding warehouse turn skate park, will be transformed into a postapocalyptic wasteland for Miller’s futuristic science fiction fantasy.

Set in a strange post-industrial future where oil reserves are exhausted and violence rules the world, a cynical drifter armed with his super-charged V8 Interceptor (and faithful dog), agrees to help a small, fuel rich, community beleaguered by hordes of biker barbarians.

Bar facilities will be available at the venue, studded leather and bondage outfits optional.

Sundays from 5 October –21 December 2014

Other sci-fi highlights from the Film Festival will include a handpicked programme celebrating the best in Eastern European and Sci-Fi film and television.

For full details visit www.blackboxbelfast.com

For full details visit www.belfastfilmfestival.org/sci-fi

CINEMAGIC PRESENTS JUNIOR SCI-FI MOON MAN (2012) with pre-film intro / workshop with Astronomer / Artist Deirdre Kelleghan.

Saturday 25 October 1pm-3:30pm The workshop will be followed by the Sci-Fi animated film Moon Man which tells the story of a night when a shooting star appears, whizzing through outer space towards the moon.

E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (1982) Film music with the Ulster Orchestra & screening.

Saturday 8 November 10:30am-1:30pm Before the screening members of the Ulster Orchestra will take you on a string-tastic journey with music from Sci-Fi films ET, Star Wars and Star Trek.

For full details visit www.cinemagic.org.uk

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977) Genre study with Euro Script.

Saturday 29 November 1pm-4:30pm This event will examine the ways the future has been imagined in science fiction film. The interactive session will be supported by clips and materials from a wide range of films and followed with a screening of Close Encounters of The Third Kind.

THE IRON GIANT (1999) with ‘Inside Animation’ workshop.

Saturday 6 December 12pm-4pm Find out about the world of stop motion and hand drawn animation in an interactive workshop. Then sit back and follow the incredible adventures of young Hogarth Hughes in The Iron Giant.

Cinemagic ticket prices are £5.

All events take place in QFT

FILMGOER

OUTBURST ARTS

TETSUO THE IRON MAN (1989) Monday 3 November Man becomes machine in this 1989 cyber-punk cult classic.

BEAR-BARELLA starring Lady Bear & Peaches Christ

DEATH WATCH (1980) Tuesday 4 November In the not so distant future, death is primetime entertainment.

FUTURE MY LOVE (2012) Wednesday 5 November Documentary discussing a better future using humanist ideas, design and technology.

All screenings will take place in the Beanbag Cinema (23 Donegall Street, Belfast, BT1 2FF) Doors for all screenings are at 7pm with each film starting at 7.30pm Each screening costs £5.

Additionally a discounted £10 ticket is offered for all 3 films collectively.

For full details visit www.facebook.com/filmgoeruk

Thursday 9 October Black Box from 8pm Outburst Arts presents the campest space opera of them all in a drag extravaganza celebrating Roger Vadim’s classic sci fi fantasy, Barbarella. Join San Francisco drag superstar and cult (movie) leader Peaches Christ for an out-of-this world event produced by Bren Callahan in collaboration with Outburst, New Media Scotland, Glasgow Film Theatre and Cornerhouse Manchester.

Peaches Christ isn’t merely screening the film, she’s inviting you to join her and her cast of drag aliens for a fully immersive and interactive experience when she presents her stage-show parody ‘Bear-barella’.

Tickets £10.

For full details visit www.blackboxbelfast.com

TAKEOVER FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS U.F.O – THE UNIVERSE, FICTION AND THE OBSCURE

QFT’s youth panel presents themed screenings and interactive film.

OCTOBER OPENING WEEKEND FUN PALACE* Saturday 4 October 12pm –5pm Takeover’s FREE Sci-Fi Fun Palace will include interactive events for all ages (8yrs +) to tie in with the national Fun Palace initiative. funpalaces.co.uk FLYING SAUCER ROCK’N ROLL (1997) and introduction* Saturday 4 October 2pm (screening only repeated at 3pm) 12pm-4pm Hilarious spoof short of ‘50s sci-fi B-movies.

BRAZIL (Cert: 15) (1985) Sunday 5 October, 6pm Terry Gilliam’s cult sci-fi fantasy is set in an alternative Kafkaesque reality.

NOVEMBER SCI FI TRAILER MAKING Saturday 1 November 12pm-4pm Find out how to make your own sci-fi themed trailer in our unique workshop.

Tickets £5 each available from the QFT box office, participants must be under 18 yrs.

THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (Cert: 15) (2007) Saturday 1 November, 6:30pm No TARDIS required! Japanese sci-fi animation about a young girl who finds she can travel in time.

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Cert: 15) (2004) Sunday 2 November, 6:30pm Who says sci-fi can’t be romantic?

CLOSING WEEKEND HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (Cert: PG) (2005) Saturday 29 November, 6:30pm Wild and wacky film version of the classic comedy sci-fi series.

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Cert: U) (1968) Sunday 30 November, 6pm Probably the greatest film ever.

A true classic!

Events marked with * are free, all others standard QFT ticket prices apply.

For full details visit www.takeoverfilm.com

DUNGANNON FILM CLUB

FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL

THX 1138 (1971) Saturday 25 October Venue: Square Box, Ranfurly Arts & Visitor Centre, Dungannon Director: George Lucas

October - December As part of BFI Sci Fi Season, Foyle Film Festival and Nerve Centre Present Sci Fi: Reflections On The Big Screen. Presenting a series of Sci Fi Classics – including Alien:The Director’s Cut, Aliens: The Director’s Cut, The Fly, A Clockwork Orange, The Terminator. Additional events include Sci-fi filmmaking Workshops, presentations, and panel discussions.

We will be dressing the room, ourselves and you for a fully immersive film experience.

ALIEN (1971) Saturday 29 November Venue: Dungannon Enterprise centre – Business Cubes Expect alien eggs, dry ice and green laser beams in this special venue!

Limited tickets available.

Time 7:30pm

For full details visit www.dungannonfilmclub.co.uk

For full details visit www.foylefilmfestival.org www.nervecentre.org

‘Science Fiction is the improbable made probable’ Rod Serling Creator of The Twilight Zone

QFT QFT has been invaded!

By Sci-Fi that is… Throughout this autumn we will be featuring a galaxy of Sci-Fi classics, seasons and special events…

Highlights include: SCI-FI / SCI-FACT Monday 6 – Thursday 9 October Find out about the fascinating reallife science behind some classic Sci-Fi films including Fantastic Voyage (1966) and Aliens (1986).

ATTACK OF THE KILLER ‘B’S! Friday 10 October from 11pm Come and be ‘bugged out’ at this year’s all-nighter Sci-Fi extravaganza!

Films showing include Them!

(1954), The Fly (1958 and 1986) and Starship Troopers (1997).

SOUNDS OF SCI-FI In space no-one can hear you scream…but you might just hear a stellar soundtrack. Celebrate the best of Sci-Fi soundtracks with our season of classic films. Includes Forbidden Planet (1956) and (of course!) Flash Gordon (1980).

For full details and booking please visit queensfilmtheatre.com/films/ specialevents/scifi

STRAND ARTS CENTRE SCI-FI MONTH Taking place in October and November, the Strand Arts Centre sci-fi month season of 6 films have been chosen to reflect the themes ‘Tomorrow’s World’ and ‘Physical Imagination’. Local film experts will introduce the films to spark debate so come along and join in discussions on various subjects such as futuristic architecture, buildings that never were and sci-fi‘s influence on design.

INCEPTION (2010) Thursday 16 October

THE ISLAND (2005) Thursday 27 November

THINGS TO COME (1936) Thursday 6 November

TOTAL RECALL (1990) Friday 28 November

ALPHAVILLE (1965) Thursday 13 November (partnered with Filmgoer)

All screenings start at 8:15pm

METROPOLIS (1927) Thursday 20 November

For full details visit www.strandartscentre.com