The history of recording using magnetism dates back almost one hundred years, and by the start of the Second World War had advanced to the stage where the BBC were regularly using a Marconi-Stille recorder.
Lisa Brook reports on her personal highlights of BIFF 2011, from an anarchic late-night screening to an unexpected encounter with Terry Gilliam.
Day 3 of BIFF 2011 sees Jamie enjoying short films, a zombie romance and an interview with the legendary Terry Gilliam—but a Northern noir fails to impress.
Every year, our public television archive screens a complementary schedule of programmes during Bradford International Film Festival. Kate Dunn explains why.
Continuing his film odyssey, Jamie watches football, fantasy, and avant-garde films… and a drunk man sings ‘A Whole New World’.
Thursday 17 March 2011 was the very first global Picture a Museum Day, aiming to give people behind-the-scenes access to the world’s museums and galleries through Flickr and Twitter.
Jamie kicks off 2011’s film festival with a Charlie Chaplin/Claire Bloom two-hander, an introduction to Amos Vogel and the Cinema 16 society, and a duo of documentaries.
Festival Producer Ben Eagle presents some snaps from the launch of our 2011 film festival.
As International Consultant for BIFF, Neil is one of the people responsible for selecting the films screened at our festival. Greg Spencer caught up with him about what it means to be a festival programmer.
Ruth and Rebecca of our Exhibitions team visited the André Kertész exhibition at the Jeu de Paume last month—here’s Ruth’s lowdown on what they saw and learned.
The next exhibition to be displayed in Gallery Two is David Spero: Churches, which will be open from 15 April to 4 September 2011.
Assistant Curator of Television Claire Hampton has been busy preparing our TV galleries for half term with a new addition to the display cabinets…