Film Festivals

The National Media Museum is host to four major film events every year – Bradford International Film Festival and Bradford Animation Festival, plus Bite the Mango and Fantastic Films Weekend.

Bradford Film Festival

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www.bradfordfilmfestival.org.uk
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), and 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.

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

Bradford Animation Festival

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www.baf.org.uk
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

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June

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

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Film of the Week

Bluebeard

Bluebeard
Dir. Catherine Breillat

France , 2009, 80 mins

Showing Times

Senior Citizen Screening

Tuesdays and Thursdays, gather in Pictureville Bar at 10.30am for tea, coffee, biscuits and a film.
Senior citizen screenings

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