CFF45 Big Birthday Film Quiz Announcement
Our Sapphire year starts here!
This June, we're kicking off our 45th anniversary year with a night of film trivia, friendly rivalry, and good company.
The Cambridge Film Festival 45th Birthday BIG Film Quiz takes place on Thursday, 4 June 2026, at Cambridge Junction (J3), starting at 7:30 pm. Tickets are £17.50 per person, or £90 for a team of six.
Forty-five years of CFF
The first Cambridge Film Festival ran in 1977, at the old Arts Cinema in Market Passage, with a programme built around Kurosawa, Visconti, and Rosi. Forty-five editions later, the Festival is BAFTA, BIFA, and Gierson qualifying, draws audiences from across the region, and has given Cambridge early access to films that went on to win Academy Awards.
This year is our Sapphire Anniversary, and we're marking it with a full calendar of events running from April through to the festival itself in October. The quiz on 4 June is the first of them.
"Forty-five years of Cambridge Film Festival is something worth celebrating, not just what's happened on screen, but everything that's happened at CFF over the years: the conversations, the community, and the love of cinema that has kept us going. There's no better way to start our Sapphire year than a great night out together." Owen Baker, Cambridge Film Festival
What to expect on the night
Rounds will cover the full range, from silent-era classics to last year's releases. You don't need to be a film scholar; you need to enjoy films and want a good evening. On the night, we will happily match smaller groups with others if you can't fill a table.
Teams are 4–6 people. Bar open throughout. Raffle and snacks included.
Tickets support the Cambridge Film Trust
The Cambridge Film Trust is the registered charity that runs the Festival. Funds raised through the quiz go directly to funding free educational programmes, including the Youth Lab, which works with young people aged 16–24 from underrepresented communities across Cambridge and free community screenings in the most economically deprived neighbourhoods in the city.
Book tickets at Cambridge Junction
Individual: £17.50 | Team of 6: £90 | Ages 16+ | 3 hours inc. interval
No booking fees when you become a Cambridge Junction Member.
The quiz is the first event in a year of CFF45 celebrations. See the full programme on our 45th anniversary page.