Theatres · Northern Ireland
Queen's Film Theatre
Queen's Film Theatre in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
Queen's Film Theatre is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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The Queen's Film Theatre or QFT is an independent cinema at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland founded in 1968. When first opened, the Queen’s Film Theatre focused mainly on art house, indie and world cinema, playing an important role in the cultural life of Belfast, serving as an important venue for events such as the Belfast Festival at Queen's, the Belfast Film Festival and the CineMagic Festival. The QFT is located on University Square and shares the building with the Brian Friel Theatre opened in February 2009 and used for student drama teaching, rehearsals and performances. The cinema has two screens with 204 and 91 seats respectively. The QFT is part of the Europa Cinemas network containing more than 1,000 cinemas in 60 countries.
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Background
History
QFT was the brainchild of Michael Emmerson who, in 1967, as creator of the Belfast Film Festival (later Belfast Festival at Queen's) wanted a cultural cinema, in part to expand the range of festival events and also to develop a wider public awareness of the Festival throughout the year. He had been aware of the newly created Regional Film Theatres in Brighton and Newcastle upon Tyne and successfully persuaded the University to modify a newly built lecture theatre in University Square Mews into a 250 seat cinema. QFT opened on 16 October 1968 with a presentation of 'Viva Maria'. The QFT, like most independent cinemas, faced financial difficulties for much of its early years, with one short…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5850, -5.9340
- Address
- 20 University Square
- Established
- 1968
- Official site
- www.queensfilmtheatre.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7269990 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Queen's Film Theatre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Queen's Film Theatre?
- Queen's Film Theatre is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- When was Queen's Film Theatre built?
- Built or established in 1968.
- Who owns Queen's Film Theatre?
- Queen's Film Theatre is owned by Queen's University Belfast.