We asked some friendly local film bloggers to offer their festival tips for the less cinephilic film lovers among us, and Michael Pattison from idFilm has picked out three hidden festival gems.
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.
Our in-house festival junkie and film-lover reviews Juan of the Dead, We Are Poets, How I Filmed the War and Conference.
One of the attractions of going to a film festival is the chance to spot the coveted ‘next big thing’. Sam Turner picks three from BIFF 2012.
Getting the opportunity to work on a brand new gallery doesn’t happen very often. Creating video content for Life Online presented an exciting challenge for our team.
Performing a specially-composed live soundtrack to the silent film Beggars of Life, the Dodge Brothers will be joined on stage by Neil Brand on piano.
Which films did museum staff love in 2011? The results of our poll are in!
Rachel Bannister assesses Lynne Ramsay’s film, an adaptation of the novel by Lionel Shriver.
Animation student Ayesha Farooqui talks about what she learned from Paul Wells’ talk on the challenges of creating an animation archive.
Bradford College animation students Zara, Alison and Ayesha review the animated shorts shown in three Panorama segments at BAF 2011.
Animation student Zara Hussain discovers a new passion for motion capture at Karl Abson’s workshop.
Find out how to identify, store and handle nitrate film, and how to spot signs of decomposition.
Guest blogger Mike McKenny reviews Mohamed Al-Daradji’s Son of Babylon and gives an overview of LIFF’s Q&A session with the director.