Cambridge Film Trust

Reel Revolution: a special season of Mexican films

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:54:42 +0000

To mark the centenary of the Mexican Revolution, the Cambridge Film Trust invites you to see three striking films at the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse in February and March 2010. (more…)

Join our 30@30 campaign and support the 30th Cambridge Film Festival

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:46:39 +0000

The world-renowned Cambridge Film Festival will take place for the 30th time in September 2010, and we’d like you to help us make it the biggest and best ever by donating £30 to the Cambridge Film Trust, the registered charity that runs the Festival and other film events in Cambridge and across the UK.

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Free festive films coming to a shopfront near you!

admin — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:20:42 +0000

As a festive treat, we’re presenting free screenings in an empty shopfront in 5 All Saints’ Passage in our historic city centre starting Tuesday 15 December.

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With Love from Beirut: special screenings at Arts Picturehouse (14-15 November)

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:46:37 +0000

In a continuation of our series of moving image work by contemporary Lebanese artists, ‘Cartes Postales: With Love from Beirut’, we’re screening a specially curated programme at the Arts Picturehouse on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November 2009. (more…)

African Film Festival opens tonight!

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:36:28 +0000

The 8th Cambridge African Film Festival (29 October - 8 November 2009) opens this evening with a special screening of SKIN (12A), directed by Cambridge’s very own Anthony Fabian.

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Light Up! Short Film Festival

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:40:39 +0000

The Trust is proud to be a partner of Light Up! Short Film Festival, a showcase of new and emerging talent in short film to be held at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge on 23-24 October 2009.

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Listen to the Trust on 209radio now!

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:29:00 +0000

Last Saturday the local 209radio show ‘Bums On Seats’ aired a piece about the restoration of the old Sawston cinema and PROJECTING THE PAST, a documentary detailing the history of cinema. The Cambridge Film Trust was interviewed as a part of the piece which is archived on the 209radio website for the next two weeks. Don’t miss out, listen now!

Footage of People’s Cinema Spectators

admin — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:29:15 +0000

Our resident photographer Tom Catchesides has captured some great footage of passers-by admiring our fantastic People’s Cinema project. It has proven to be quite a hit with the public, garnering coverage on BBC Look East, and this short clip demonstrates just how interested the people of Cambridge were in our screenings. (more…)

People’s Cinema filmed for BBC Look East

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:31:47 +0000

Last Thursday 11 June we launched our People’s Cinema project, turning an empty shop in central Cambridge into a unique cinema space. BBC Look East interviewed our director, Tony Jones, and students from Long Road Sixth Form College involved in creating the magazine-style programme designed to entertain passers-by.

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Women’s View screenings at the Arts Picturehouse

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:23:49 +0000

As part of Lucy Cavendish College Women’s Word Festival (13-28 June 2009), the Trust has programmed a special cinematic tribute to women’s love, image and vision called Women’s View.

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