The Museum organises and hosts three major film events every year: Bradford International Film Festival, Bradford Animation Festival, and Fantastic Films Weekend.
To find out more about our festivals and view the latest programmes and news, visit the film festival websites.
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Bradford International Film Festival
in partnership with Virgin Media
April
Since its inception in 1995, Bradford International 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, and the ever-popular Widescreen Weekend, which draws large format enthusiasts from around the world thanks to our capacity to show all film formats including Cinerama and IMAX.
Bradford International Film Festival website
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Bradford Animation Festival
November
The UK's best-loved animation and video games festival is host to screentalks, workshops and special events led by some of the industry's top names. The annual BAF Awards 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.
Bradford Animation Festival website
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Fantastic Film Weekend
June
The festival began in 2002 as a weekend event focusing on classic ghost stories and the supernatural. It has developed into the UK's fastest growing annual celebration of horror, fantasy and sci-fi cinema and television with classic chillers, fantasy epics, special guests and rare screenings.
Fantastic Films Weekend website