RSS feed A quick update on our 2011 successes as we look forward to CFF 2012. Admissions up 20%! 2011′s Cambridge Film Festival didn’t disappoint, with a packed programme as usual, some fantastic guests, and even better, hundreds of new faces! We’re looking forward to improving further this year – any profit remaining after paying [...]
Cambridge Film Festival
Established in 1977, the Cambridge Film Festival has been committed to delivering the very best in independent international cinema for over 30 years. Bold and imaginative in our presentation of films, we embrace the latest technology, whilst also showcasing our passion for the heritage of cinema.
The next Cambridge Film Festival – our 32nd edition – will take place in September 2012. Follow us on Twitter @camfilmfest and sign up to our e-newsletter to keep up to date with our plans.
If you can’t wait that long then don’t worry – our parent organisation, the Cambridge Film Trust, runs special film events and acts as presenting partner for other festivals all year round. Find out about our first 2012 event, Movies at the Mansion, here. If you’re thinking about setting up your own film event then you may be interested in checking out our sister company Cambridge Film Projects, specialists in organising film events in the most challenging of locations!
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Did you know that many of the special film events presented by the Film Festival and its parent company, the Cambridge Film Trust, are actually staffed by the Screen Team - our fully-trained crack team of young volunteers? Thanks to funding from Legacy Trust UK, an independent charity set up to help build a lasting cultural [...]
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We have just 2 more days left now so it really is time to make sure you don’t miss out! We’ve added some repeat and NEW screenings to the programme! To make deciding what to watch easier for you, we’ve produced an updated timetable that you can download as a PDF. Announcements: SURPRISE FILM 2! [...]
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Here’s a list of festival highlights that we thought you should keep in mind when planning your weekend: Friday 23 Sep – Saturday 24 Sep – Sunday 25 Sep SURPRISE MOVIE (15) Sun 25 Sep at 8.15pm @ Arts Picturehouse With our SURPRISE MOVIE screening at 6pm on Sunday having already sold out, the Festival Director [...]
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Top Indie Film Distributor that brought Park Chan-Wook & the biggest Bergman collection to UK just arrived at the Arts Picturehouse! Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw will be interviewing the maverick film mogul at CFF tonight at 8pm sharp. The man behind infamous TARTAN FILMS will give us more of an insight into his bold and unorthodox [...]
Movies At The Mansion, Saturday 25th February
Cambridge Film Festival, in partnership with English Heritage, presents
Saturday 25th February at Wrest Park in Silsoe, Bedfordshire
Join the Cambridge Film Festival for our first event of 2012 – a very special day of cinematic celebration in the grandeur of Wrest Park’s magnificent State Rooms. We’ll present a specially selected programme of classic features and short films, including free drop-in showings of family favourite THE GRUFFALO, and rare screenings of legendary film-maker Stanley Kubrick’s BARRY LYNDON and THE SHINING which will both be introduced by Kubrick’s producer Jan Harlan.
Book your tickets for this intimate and exclusive one-off event now via the Picturehouse Cinemas website, by calling 0871 902 5720, or in person at the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse cinema.
You can read more about this very special event here.
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