Next weekend is the 15th British Silent Film Festival (19-22 April 2012), a celebration of film previously at the Barbican Centre in London, now in Cambridge for the first time – and in the year of sweeping success for films like THE ARTIST and HUGO, which have served to remind us of our love for the Silent Film era!

This is our mini-guide to help you spend a great 4 days in Cambridge enjoying the world of silent film. [The Festival's website is: http://www.britishsilents.co.uk/silent/]

When & Where?

Thursday 19th – Sunday 22nd April 2012.
Most screenings take place at the 3-screen Cambridge Arts Picturehouse, in central Cambridge. (38-39 St Andrew’s Street, CB2 3AR)
Some events are elsewhere; venues include Emmanuel College (opposite the Arts Picturehouse), the West Road Concert Hall (10 minutes walk away over the river), and the Varsity Hotel (10 minutes walk, off Magdalene Street)

Ticket Prices

Prices for different films/events vary, with concession discounts available.

If you’d rather not limit your choices, you can buy:
a full Festival Pass (with access to any screening across the 4 days) for £95 (£65 concessions), or
a Day Pass for £40 (£30 concessions).

How to Book

Online – via www.picturehouses.co.uk*
By phone – 0871 902 5720*
In person -At the Arts Picturehouse

**£1.60 charge per transaction for telephone and internet bookings (Members exempt).

To book (online) our highlighted events below, click the where/when info.

What to see – the big ones

The Ghost that never returns – Gala Screening accompanied by The Dodge Brothers

WHEN & WHERE? Sunday 22 Apr, 5.30pm at The West Road Concert Hall

WHY THIS EVENT? accompanied by Film Critic Mark Kermode’s ‘skiffle’ band THE DODGE BROTHERS, who we’ve been waiting to return to the Arts Picturehouse since they performed to an enraptured audience watching Beggars of Life at the 30th Cambridge Film Festival in 2010. See them in action at the BBC here.

WHY THIS FILM? A deadly game of cat and mouse across South America, THE GHOST… promises a mix of baited breath and fun.

The First Born – Gala Screening

WHEN & WHERE? Friday 20 Apr, 7.15pm at the Arts Picturehouse

WHY THIS EVENT? Not 1, not 2, but 3 musicians will be accompanying this gala screening, with numerous instruments, making for a rich, exciting soundtrack.

WHY THIS FILM? A tour de force of late silent filmmaking and a heady mix of politics, infidelity, sex and passion, recently restored by the BFI National Archive with its original delicate tinting.

Highlights of the British Silent Film Festival – Closing Event

WHEN & WHERE? Sunday 22 Apr, 8.30pm | Rooftop terrace of the Varsity Hotel

WHY? This selection of feature films, actualities, animations, comedies, local films, travelogues, nature and exploration films aims to inspire you to know more about the first 35 years of your film heritage. With live music, and at the luxury Varsity hotel near the historic Quayside Magdalene Bridge area.

There’s so much more to see! Download the 7 page programme for the British Silent Film Festival 2012 (includes a timetable).

In the year that has seen The Artist and Hugo sweep the board at the BAFTAs and Oscars, we’re delighted to announce that the British Silent Film Festival will come to Cambridge in April, with a programme packed full of silent gems presented with live musical accompaniment from some of the world’s leading silent film musicians.  Don’t miss scorching performances from Cam Film Fest favourites Neil Brand and The Dodge Brothers, featuring The Good Doctor Mark Kermode.

 The full programme is online at http://www.britishsilents.co.uk/silent/.

We have now opened our Submissions process to discover films to include in our programme at this year’s Festival: 13-23 September 2012. Deadlines, Guidelines, entry fees and other information is available from our Submissions page. Good Luck!

For those of you who don’t get our enewsletter updates (or follow us on Twitter or Facebook!) we’d like to confirm that the 32nd Cambridge Film Festival will take place 13-23 September this year. Make a note in your diary!

Filmmakers: Submissions open soon. Keep your eyes peeled
- follow us on Twitter or FB / get our enewsletter (goes out 1-2 times a month).

We can’t wait for September, but we’ll keep you informed as we start to form this year’s programme! Previous programmes are viewable from our website.

Best wishes,

Festival Team at the Cambridge Film Trust.

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 for staff, films, events and overheads goes straight into the budget for 2012.
	Accolades for Festival Films Complimenting the Programmers of the Cambridge Film Festival, several key features from this year’s Festival are continuing to achieve great success, with TINKER TAILOR SOLIDER SPY, DRIVE, THE HELP, TYRANNOSAUR, and MYSTERIES OF LISBON all up for awards from the London Critics’ Circle. This is after several of the above won awards at the British Independent Film Awards earlier last month. Directors Tomas Alfredson (Tinker Tailor), Nicholas Winding Refn (Drive), and Paddy Considine (Tyrannosaur) all attended the 2011 Festival to speak to Cambridge audiences.
	Festive films poll Newsletter subscribers were invited to cast their votes. You can see the results on our homepage (on the right hand side – scroll down!). Subscribe to our newsletter here.

We would like to wish all our supporters and fans of the CFF best wishes for 2012!
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