Cambridge Film Festival
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The Cambridge Film Festival is the third-longest-running film festival in the UK. Historically, the festival took place in early July, but now it occurs annually during autumn in Cambridge. It is organised by the registered charity Cambridge Film Trust.
Location | Cambridge, UK |
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Founded | 1977; 47 years ago (1977) |
Most recent | Oct 19–26, 2023 |
Awards | Golden Punts, Silver Punt, & others |
Hosted by | Cambridge Film Trust |
Website | cambridgefilmfestival |
Established in 1977[1] and re-launched in 2001[1] after a 5-year hiatus, the Cambridge Film Festival shows a range of UK and international films that debuted at leading film festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival, as well as hosting UK premieres of films, alongside a broad range of specialist interest, archive, and retrospective strands. All films are open to the public to watch.
The Cambridge Film Festival is presented annually by the Cambridge Film Trust, a registered charity with a mission to foster film culture and education for the benefit of the public in Cambridge and the Eastern region and throughout the UK. The Festival believes "passionately in the power of film as a medium that can change lives and make the world a better place. It can expose people to new perspectives and ideas, aiding cross-cultural understanding and contributing to community engagement and well-being."
Long-time Festival Director, Tony Jones, stepped down following the 2019 Festival.[2]
Over more than 30 years he had overseen all aspects of the Festival.
Following his departure, the Film Trust (on which Tony Jones remained a trustee) looked to broaden the team and bring a range of new voices to the Festival. Along with an established strong delivery team, a new programming panel was set up, incorporating new and existing CFF programmers.
The Panel was fully established in 2022 under the leadership of Elle Haywood,[3] a film curator and critic with a background in film, media and technology, and includes programmers Savina Petkova,[4] Amon Warmann, Ramon Lamarca,[5] the panel is supported by Short Film Programmer Abby Pollock and several Programme Advisors.