So that’s it folks, Bradford Animation Festival 2014 is now over—and what a week it was! Here’s the complete run-down of all our award-winning filmmakers.
We’re based in Bradford, the first ever UNESCO City of Film, so naturally we’re passionate about cinema. Cinema screenings, film festivals, and cinematography in our collection: read more about everything to do with film at the museum.
This year’s BAF sees women in animation and gaming as a central theme. We delved into the research to find out if expectations had changed for modern female characters.
Jack Hynes, Camera Assistant for Ammonite Films, explains how big a camera you’d need to film the smallest of insects.
Musician Jono Podmore writes on scoring early British science films for a world premiere at Bradford International Film Festival.
What happens when film festivals show old, ‘undiscovered’ films? Film Programme Manager Tom Vincent writes on press coverage for our recent Yoshitaro Nomura retrospective.
After suitably dutiful deliberations, our juries have delivered the verdicts on the 2 competitive sections at Bradford International Film Festival 2014.
Head of the museum at the time of the very first BIFF, Amanda Nevill recounts the early years of the festival and what role it plays in the industry today.
As he recalls his visit in 2010, actor John Hurt reflects on Bradford’s cinematic heritage and the British voice in the film industry.
Ahead of the world premiere of Hell’s Hinges on 3 April, Neil Brand tells us about performing with the Dodge Brothers, and his love for the sound of cinema.
The 2014 BIFF identity has been met with heaps of enthusiasm, so we asked David Doran to write a few words about his experience working on the project.
Former festival director Tony Earnshaw looks back at some of his fondest BIFF memories, including appearances by Jean Simmons and Michael Parkinson.
As is tradition, our film-loving staff—and a few friends—were asked to choose five favourite new films that they saw in a public space in 2013. Did we miss any gems?