The National Media Museum is host to four major festivals and many special film events throughout the year.

Bradford Film Festival

Bradford Film Festival website: www.bradfordfilmfestival.org.uk
Every year in March

Since its inception in 1995, Bradford Film Festival has gone from strength to strength, presenting new and classic films from around the world. The Festival includes the Shine Awards, highlighting the work of new and up-and-coming European directors as well as the ever-popular Widescreen Weekend which draws large format enthusiasts from around the world with the Museum's ability to show every film format up to and including Cinerama and IMAX.

Visit the festival website for more information.

For information about BFF, please contact Tony Earnshaw, Head of Film Programming, on +44 (0)1274 203320 or e-mail tony.earnshaw@nmsi.ac.uk

Bite the Mango Film Festival

Bite the Mango Film Festival web site:
www.bitethemango.org.uk
Every year in September

Building on its reputation as the leading festival of its kind in Europe, Bite the Mango promises to be even bigger and better than before with an eclectic mix of films from the UK, USA, Africa and Asia.

For more information on Bite the Mango, contact Addy Rutter, on +44 (0)1274 203311 or e-mail btm@nmsi.ac.uk

Bradford Animation Festival

Bradford Animation Festival website:
www.baf.org.uk
Every year in November

The National Media Museum is proud to present the UK's best-loved animation and video games festival. Host to screentalks, workshops and special events led by some of the industry's top names, the Festival's high point is the annual BAF Awards, which celebrate the very best in new animation from around the world.

Past guests include representatives from world-renowned studios Pixar, Aardman, Weta Workshops and Sony Interactive plus animation legends Ray Harryhausen, Richard Williams, Bob Godfrey, Caroline Leaf, Michael Dudok de Wit and Bill Plympton.

Enquiries: animation@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

Fantastic Films Weekend

Fantastic Film Weekend website:
www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/fantastic

The National Media Museum's annual collection of classic chillers, fantasy epics, special guests and rare screenings.

For information about Fantastic Films Weekend, please contact Tony Earnshaw, Head of Film Programming, on +44 (0)1274 203320 or e-mail tony.earnshaw@nmsi.ac.uk

Film of the Week

Man on Wire
Dir. James Marsh

GB, 2008, 90 mins

Showing Times

Senior Citizen Screening

Online Resources