BFI FAN CON

Ferry + Train: This is the most environmentally friendly way to travel to BFI FAN CON from Great Britain, so we encourage you to consider it. You can search for and book combined ferry + train tickets on thetrainline.com.

There are regular ferries from Cairnryan to Belfast with Stena Line, which also has a twice-daily service from Liverpool. It’s also possible to travel with Irish Ferries or Stena Line from Holyhead to Dublin Port and then onwards to Belfast by train or bus.

Air: Belfast City Airport is three miles from Belfast City Centre. The Translink Airport Express 600 bus service runs between the airport and Belfast City Centre.

Belfast International Airport is a 30-minute drive from Belfast City Centre. The Translink Airport Express 300 bus service runs between the airport and Belfast City Centre.

See the FAQ for local transport options.

We have a limited number of rooms available at Queen’s University Belfast for £45/night on 11th & 12th September. Please indicate if you would like to put yourself forward for one of these rooms when you register.

We will contact you as soon as possible to confirm if one is available, as rooms will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. You can also email us at [email protected] if you’d like to check availability before you book your ticket.

We have also secured special conference discounts at other Belfast city centre hotels. Details will be circulated to booked delegates.

QFT is an accessible building adapted to make your visit as easy as possible. You can find detailed access information on the QFT website and watch walk-through videos. The other spaces we will use in Queen’s University Belfast are also accessible. You can find some detailed access information about the Laynyon Building, where the Great Hall is located.

A quiet room at QFT will be available throughout the event.

Live captions, transcription and BSL interpretation can be provided for sessions.

Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements in your online registration.

The Cinematic Tour of Belfast involves moving around the city on a route of up to 2 miles. The route is wheelchair accessible. If you have other questions about accessibility on the tour, please do get in touch.

If you have any other needs or queries about access not answered here, email us at: [email protected]

The ticket price includes the main conference sessions, the opening reception and film preview on Wednesday evening, conference refreshments and lunches on Thursday/Friday and the Thursday Conference Dinner in the Great Hall. The Cinematic Tour is not included and can be booked at an extra cost of £15 per person. You can book this nearer the time if you prefer.

Accommodation is not included in the conference ticket.

You can find QFT at 20 University Square, just across the road from the Graduate School at Queen’s University Belfast.

The nearest train station is Botanic Station (5 mins walk).

The nearest Metro stops (1 min walk) are:

– Botanic Avenue – College Green stop. Bus 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 29,

29A, 29B, 29C, and Ulsterbus Nos 18A and 519.

– University Road – Queen’s University stop. Bus 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D.

Parking: Limited during the day on weekdays but there’s free parking along University Square and at the car park by the McClay Library from 4.30pm on weekdays and throughout the weekend. There are also parking spaces for disabled badge holders across the road by the Graduate School. These are available for 5.30pm during the week and all day at the weekend.

The BFI Film Audience Network want the conference to be a welcoming, collegiate and inclusive space for film professionals. We expect people attending and working at BFI FAN CON to maintain this code of conduct. Harassment and bullying have no place at BFI FAN CON.

Examples of inappropriate behaviours that contravene our code of conduct include offensive comments, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of events, aggressive behaviour, inappropriate physical contact and unwelcome sexual attention.

If someone behaves inappropriately towards you or you witness something inappropriate, please report it to a member of BFI FAN CON staff or email us. Your complaint will be treated with discretion. We are happy to help and can help report inappropriate behaviour to the authorities where necessary or address the problem ourselves where more appropriate. We reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone who does not comply with our code of conduct. This code of conduct applies both in-person and online.

If you would like to speak to an independent organisation about an issue, the Film and TV Charity have a free and confidential 24-hour helpline available on 0800 054 00 00.