What's On
The Fantastic Films Weekend film festival is the UK's fastest growing festival dedicated to horror, fantasy and sci-fi cinema and television. This dynamic annual celebration of old, new, bloody and obscure is hosted by the National Media Museum in Bradford, a unique site that can screen all film formats including widescreen 70mm, 3-strip Cinerama and IMAX.
The festival began in 2002 as a weekend event focusing on classic ghost stories and the supernatural. Over the last eight years it has evolved into a must-see event showcasing a disparate line-up of classic chillers, sci-fi shockers, fantasy epics, vintage TV shows and rarely seen gems from the vaults. FFW runs the gamut from the stark monochrome classics of the silent era through to the latest digital epics.
Our line-up of guests has included filmmakers Robert Fuest, Julian Richards and Robert Pratten, writer and broadcaster MJ Simpson, film archivist Jonathan Sands and the cult figures of spfx 'supremo' Bob Keen and Robin (The Wicker Man) Hardy, and actress Jenny Agutter.
Fantastic Films Weekend 2009 ran from Friday 12 June to Sunday 14 June.
History of Fantastic Films Weekend
Fantastic Films Weekend
Patrons: Jeremy Dyson, Alan Frank, Robin Hardy
Artistic Director: Tony Earnshaw
The team: Michelle Aspinall, Richard Claxton, Sarah Crowther, Kate Dunn, Ben Eagle, Mark Green, Mark Goodall, Jeni Hall, Donna Lad, Peer Lawther, Jim Moran, Phil Oates, Deb Singleton, Sally Walker, Dick Vaughan, Tom Vincent and Neil Young.
FFW 2009 identity design: Rob Derbyshire.
Expertise in projection: Jennifer Weston-Beyer, Roger Brown, John Cahill, Symon Culpan, Tony Cutts, Allan Foster and Duncan McGregor.
The Fantastic Films Weekend would not be possible without the support of the following individuals and organisations:
Anchor Bay, The Associates (Lisa DeBell, Lisa Richards), The Barbican (Emma Watkins), BBC Television (Jeff Smith, Jim Smyth), Lee Benfold, BFI (Andrew Youdell, Christine Whitehouse, Sarah Robertson), Canal + (UK) Ltd (John Herron), HP Lovecraft Historical Society, Jinga Films (Julian Richards, Alex Pearson, Rosana Coutinho), Peter M. Kershaw, Midland Hotel (Gary Peacock), NBC Universal (Dave Jarmain), Optimum Releasing (Ben Luxford, Adam Hotchkiss), Park Circus Releasing (Nick Varley, Mark Truesdale), Vladan Petkovic, Paul Robinson and HarmonieBand, The Tony Earnshaw Collection, 20th Century Fox (Joe Nunes), Warner Bros. Releasing (Bob Cockburn, Richard Hühndorf) and YOG Radio (Paul Maclean)
Very special thanks to all the filmmakers who have supported the 8th Fantastic Films Weekend.
Contact us
If you have any queries concerning Fantastic Films Weekend or wish to join our email newsletter to receive exclusive information please email Tony Earnshaw on tony.earnshaw@nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
Box Office - 0870 70 10 200Film Office
National Media Museum
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD1 1NQ
