Il Cinema Ritrovato is an Italian film festival dedicated to rediscovered cinema. Rebecca, our festival coordinator, writes about attending this celebration of archive film for the first time.
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.
Curator Toni Booth digs into our archives to examine early film and television of one of Britain’s most iconic sporting events: the Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race.
Robert Paul’s film of the 1896 Prince’s Derby can be considered one of the earliest examples of newsreel footage. Ahead of this year’s Derby on 2 June, curator Toni Booth takes a closer look.
Kathryn Penny recounts a very special Frankenstein-themed event which took film fans from novels to nostril expanders…
This February half term, we played host to free family activities and events inspired by the brand-new animated adventure Early Man.
Now in its 21st year, Widescreen Weekend is one of the highlights of our calendar—every October we welcome hundreds of film fans to the museum to experience widescreen delights both old and new.
The National Science and Media Museum is home to Pictureville Cinema, which includes the world’s only public Cinerama screen.
This year we celebrated our 20th edition of Widescreen Weekend—and it was truly one to remember.
Aardman Animations and plasticine go together like Wallace and Gromit—but the famous studio is increasingly making creative use of CGI, too.
As Ghostbusters hits our IMAX screen, we turn to our archives to explore the spooky ‘spirit’ photography of William Hope.
Among the more disturbing objects to be found in our collection stores is this pair of distinctive animatronic gorilla heads…
Our much-loved festival celebrating large-format film, Widescreen Weekend, is back for 2016!