Cambridge Film Festival
cambridge film festival thirdlongestrunning film festival uk historically festival took place early july occurs annually autumn cambridge organised registered charity cambridge film trust established relaunched year hiatus cambridge film festival show range uk international film debuted leading film festival including cannes film festival berlin film festival well hosting uk premiere film alongside broad range specialist interest archive retrospective strand film open public watch cambridge film festival presented annually cambridge film trust registered charity mission foster film culture education benefit public cambridge eastern region throughout uk longtime festival director tony jones stepped following festival almost year oversaw aspect festival joining following departure new programming panel set incorporating new existing cff programmer panel fully established leadership elle haywood film curator critic background film medium technology includes programmer savina petkova amon warmann ramon lamarca panel supported short film programmer abby pollock several programme advisor year cambridge film festival present several audience jury award prestigious audience award golden crystal punt award since festival also awarding youth lab jury award cff outstanding contribution cinema award asif kapadia director documentarian emma thompson actor screenwriter award tony jones festival director creatura elena martín gimeno little nicholas happy amandine fredon benjamin massoubre coppelia jeff tudor steven de beul ben tesseur award castle dream reza mirkarimi shoplifter hirokazu koreeda chocolat roschdy zem bill richard bracewell monica z per fly forgotten kingdom andrew mudge pure clean water tony eva seaside special jens meurer previously known silver punt award – film living record memory inés toharia streetkids united iii jacco groen letter masanjia leon lee future baby maria arlamovsky streetkids united ii girl rio maria clara costa poem exile alba gómez black africa white marble clemente bococchi snip ben hyland till music stop emilie de monsabert georgia jayil pak alina ramus kodeih bogdan róża milena dutkowska speechless robin polák group b nick rowland showreel keir burrow rhino full throttle erik schmitt fledgeling lidia duda pushing boundary lesia kordonets nico eline gehring first festival set pattern screening kurosawa dodeskaden visconti conversation piece rosis illustrious corps originally based singlescreen art cinema cambridge city centre market passage festival originally conceived twofold purpose mean screening current international cinema rediscover important neglected filmmaker film either distribution unseen many year second cambridge film festival hosted uk premiere chess player centrepiece satyajit ray retrospective mark establishment retrospective strand programme also included rudolphs welcome la jarmans jubilee harlan county usa third cambridge film festival included premiere ingmar bergman autumn sonata herzog nosferatu altman wedding also featured retrospective polish filmmaker andrzej wajda fourth festival audience saw uk premiere petits radio roegs bad timing loach black jack marked fifth festival first festival current festival director tony jones helm festival screened newly restored version gances napoleon alongside bertrand tavernier retrospective also first year away screening art theatre st edward passage saw general widening festival programme hosted uk premiere another werner herzog film fitzcarraldo th festival hosted premiere sayles lianna retrospective strand focused indian filmmaker mrinal sen th festival wim wenders attendance present film paris texas retrospective strand work volker schlondorff highlighted th cambridge film festival francesco rosi introduced carmen audience part retrospective second retrospective strand percy adlon also featured th festival new print powell pressburgers gone earth screened screening year included mona lisa directed neil jordan film tv work david hare th cff peter greenaway presented belly architect part made britain programme also includes john mcgrath retrospective th festival jeanclaude carriere guest unbearable lightness centrepiece philip kaufman retrospective retrospective robert bresson working title also tribute john cassavetes series film investigate influence cahiers du cinéma buster keaton sherlock jnr th festival programme included pedro almodovar retrospective screening malles milou may alongside stillmans metropolitan th festival festival screened premiere scott thelma louise coen brother barton fink retrospective monika treut th festival uk premiere reservoir dog august best intention bruce beresford agnieszka holland attended retrospective work tribute bfi film production th festival peter greenaway attended uk premiere baby macon title included sayles passion fish haas music chance th cambridge film festival premiere three colour trilogy part firstever full kieslowski retrospective th festival jeunet caro attended premiere city lost child festival centennial tribute buster keaton contained rarely seen final masterpiece cameraman spite marriage two retrospective celebrated patricia rozema lars von trier th festival french critic michel ciment introduced french programme included audiards selfmade hero breillats parfait amour greenaways pillow book premiered retrospective featured jack cardiff jan jakub kolski due closure cambridge art cinema following th festival festival forced hibernate new home found featured premiere sidewalk new york brotherhood wolf otesanek beijing bicycle betelnut beauty swordfish scratch isle sw part mm widescreen weekend festival screened space odyssey king lawrence arabia pathfinder fair lady vertigo festival launched uk premiere talk closed uk premiere david cronenbergs spider premiere included bowling columbine lost la mancha gerry heaven intacto alex cox attended premiere revengers tragedy richard harris made one last public appearance uk premiere kingdom peter wintonick attended season work festival hosted tribute milo forman tod browning lon chaney darius mehrjui amongst uk premiere festival screened spirited away pirate caribbean goodbye lenin time wolf real girl belleville rendezvous whale rider spellbound cate blanchett joel schumacher attended special screening veronica guerin jane birkin presented merci dr rey peter greenaway attended premiere tulse luper suitcase part one moab story festival hosted first uk film parliament held alexander dovzhenko retrospective highlight amongst festival uk premiere included stage beauty sunset super size clean comme une image coffee cigarette riding giant spike lee hate robert lepages far side moon festival brought score international filmmaker cambridge sir richard eyre launched festival opening night presentation stage beauty julie delpy presented closing night screening sunset robert carradine introduced uk premiere sam fuller big red one reconstruction packed silver jubilee programme included uk premiere last mitterrand crash broken flower hayao miyazakis howl moving castle introduced author film source novel diana wynne jones king game nightwatch saraband silver city attended director john sayles blood hand pusher introduced director nicolas winding refn also curated season film influenced work ghost shell innocence enron smartest guy room rock school forest tree alongside studio ghibli season retrospective russian silent director dziga vertov two significant addition festival proved highly popular ambitious programme free screening introducing artist moving image work new viewer daily festival podcasts year volver audience award uk premiere included opening night film lady chatterley anna walker latest film studio ghibli tale earthsea festival closed uk premiere hoax th hour season celebrating best new german cinema curated monika treut eclectic short documentary including man shot chinatown deliver u evil contributed programme kenneth branagh brian blessed attended like festival opened walter salles linha de passe tilda swinton one guest uk premiere julia retrospective year derek jarman remembered season hey negrita played live set screening documentary dreamed america peter greenaway attended qa film nightwatching collaboration festival bafta brought michael palin life picture mark kermode interviewed michael palin ely cathedral david mitchell robert webb joined writer sam bain jesse armstrong previewing episode new series peep show showing clip favourite moment taking audience question closing night film made dagenham festival regular film music master neil brand hosted workshop creating music film director stephen frears took part career retrospective well discussing latest film tamara drewe also dodge brother accompanied neil brand soundtracking beggar life paddy considine visited cambridge present directorial debut tyrannosaur festival opened style special preview tinker tailor soldier spy attendance director tomas alfredson screenwriter peter straughan two film lead actor – gary oldman john hurt year centrepiece season dozen hitchcock film stretching early silents peak period early five wellknown title – north northwest vertigo psycho bird marnie – shown brand new digital print italian director francesco rosi celebrated th birthday festival presented short review career rd festival screened deadcat stefan georgiou directed alongside filmmaking stefan one judge short reel student filmmaker award winning film screening part festival year festival screened digital restoration classic including house wax creature black lagoon also saw launch short reel award student filmmaker eastern central england launched art film club association cambridge film festival th cambridge film festival ran – september highlight included bbc arena night day hour special event brian may bafta kid workshop ben shire katie thistleton festival opening film included premiere kidnapping michel houellebecq th festival opened daniel blake qa lead actor dave john festival collaborated cambridge live present specially curated film night celebrating syd barrett evening included archival music promos documentary featuring classic sixty performance uk premiere get ant freeform documentary made barretts former school friend fellow art student anthony stern new partnership korean cultural centre presented handmaiden train busan bacchus lady th film festival ran october opened battle sex closed lynne ramsay never really th festival opened october th man killed quixote presented director terry gilliam surprised audience qa th festival saw festival director tony jones presented inaugural cff outstanding contribution cinema award stepped year first time festival two opening film rock presented director sarah gavron official secret mono portrait lady fire lighthouse highlight castle dream went win golden punt audience award festival closed ken loach sorry missed much anticipated surprise film irishman personal history david copperfield covid pandemic took hold art organisation looked way survive cambridge film festival partnered cinecity brighton bath film festival cornwall film festival present amplify day online film festival aimed engaging collective audience supporting filmmaker hit hard pandemic following lifting first lockdown uk cambridge film festival could return traditional cinema setting albeit paredback focused festival festival opened ali ava closed electrical life louis wain festival opened banshee inisherin closed day later silent twin rd cambridge film festival take place october festival programme divided strand strand reoccur year others oneoff occasional strand family film festival almost mini festival within festival family film festival established strand includes childrens film tv show workshop previous year featured film gruffalo frozen film monster university well workshop slapstick filmmaking sneak preview restoration lion king opening closing night film highprofile feature special guest gala screening preview film returning home big screen international festival highlight title film festival across world camera catalonia strand recurring strand showcase catalan cinema connection disconnection fluctuation time memory relationship including thriller mystery world short fusion strand recurring strand showcase contemporary short film worldwide outstanding contribution award season film year award winner surprise film previous surprise film included pirate caribbean cock bull story burn reading looper personal history david copperfield hit road contemporary german strand showcasing established new talent new german cinema including feature short dream monster horrorfocused feast sens celebrating cult classic contemporary feminist supernatural tale resilience fight protest change conflict around world challenging stereotype different culture wildly wonderful curious adventure amazing reallife story bizarre brilliant tale independent cinema creativity film artistic story lockdown theatre virtual reality ballet film preservation japan window contemporary japanese cinema partnership bfi nature community reflecting urgency global warming climate change liberty collection story migration racism politics unity calling societal injustice retro strand showcased newly digitally restored classic including creature black lagoon house wax inferno mad magician festival occurs cambridge threescreened art picturehouse local art cinema run picturehouse various year since festival expanded take formal art venue light cinema cambridge art venue junction sawston cinema well interesting nontraditional venue pedestrianised cambridge street local church college university range outdoor screening notably movie meadow screening grantchester meadow shown large inflatable screen movie meadow one uk significant outdoor screening event grantchester meadow cambridge year took place august bank holiday weekend grantchester audience event screened film giant inflatable screen bank river cam film screened simultaneously night audience used radio headset tune preferred film last movie meadow event