Offbeat reflection of father-son bonding over classic movies

Aiden Goatley, author of 10 Films With My Dad

10:00am Monday 15th April 2013

The title of Aidan Goatley’s comedy routine, Ten Films With My Dad, reminds me of a friend of mine who, as a youth, used to go to the pictures regularly with his father.

Sir Tom honoured at Film Festival

Sir Tom Courtenay

1:24pm Sunday 14th April 2013

Sir Tom Courtenay returned to Bradford, where he made two classic films, for a Lifetime Achievement award presented by his footballing hero.

BAFTA winner hails city Film Festival as 'best'

Screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh (left) chats with festival co-director Neil Young at last night’s event at the National Media Museum

6:00am Friday 12th April 2013

A BAFTA winning screenwriter hailed Bradford International Film Festival as ‘the best in the North’ as film-lovers gathered for its first night at the National Media Museum yesterday.

Black Sheep Brewery bar at Bradford International Film Festival

12:00pm Thursday 11th April 2013

Black Sheep Brewery is providing the official beer of Bradford International Film Festival, which opens today.

Billy Liar anniversary is celebrated

Sir Tom Courtenay with Billy Liar co-star Rita Tushingham

9:06am Wednesday 10th April 2013

The 50th anniversary of John Schlesinger’s film of Billy Liar is being marked with a Blu-Ray and fully-restored DVD release on May 6.

Bradford International Film Festival: Learn the art of filmmaking

Oscar-winner Simon Beaufoy will be holding a screenwriting masterclass

9:08am Wednesday 10th April 2013

Over the years, Bradford filmmakers have won four Academy Awards for their work.

Bradford International Film Festival to focus on Sir Tom Courtenay’s illustrious career

Sir Tom Courtenay, who is to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bradford International Film Festival

8:56am Wednesday 10th April 2013

In Bradford, Sir Tom Courtenay’s name is forever associated with John Schlesinger’s film version of Keith Waterhouses’s comic novel Billy Liar.

Bradford International Film Festival is continuing to expand

8:53am Wednesday 10th April 2013

Unlike the Ten Commandments, film festival brochures are not written in stone. Alterations and additions to the programme of appearances and events are only to be expected.

Bradford International Film Festival: Search for truth as world changes

Riz Ahmed stars in The Reluctant Fundamentalist

8:49am Wednesday 10th April 2013

Either by accident or cunning design, the 19th Bradford International Film Festival opens with a new film by UK director Michael Winterbottom and closes with a film starring Riz Ahmed, whose first role was in Winterbottom’s 2006 film The Road To Guantanamo.

Celebrating the delights of cinema with the Bradford International Film Festival

Steve Coogan as Paul Raymond in The Look Of Love

8:45am Wednesday 10th April 2013

Tomorrow night, the 19th Bradford International Film Festival opens with Mike Winterbottom’s new film The Look Of Love, starring Steve Coogan as nude revue and soft porn publisher Paul Raymond.

Accolades in film richly deserved

8:21am Wednesday 10th April 2013

Bradford’s appellation as the first UNESCO City of Film was, when it was first announced four years ago, something that raised a few eyebrows.

Bradford film festival gives fans a chance to quiz filmmaker on Twitter

12:00pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

Northern Rail passengers are being given the chance to ‘twitterview’ an international moviemaker as part of Bradford International Film Festival.

Film archive steps into Bradford's past

Hall Ings with Britannia House in the background and City Hall just in shot on the left

11:00am Wednesday 3rd April 2013

Fascinating films of life in Bradford in years gone by is to be unveiled at the Bradford Film Festival. HELEN MEAD talks to Yorkshire Film Archive manager Graham Relton about the fascinating footage

Bradford UNESCO City of Film hosts Insider Knowledge seminar on film and TV production

7:00am Monday 1st April 2013

Women considering careers in television can chat to some of the UK’s industry leaders at a conference.

Bradford International Film Festival trailer released

1:00pm Tuesday 26th March 2013

The trailer for the 19th Bradford International Film Festival has now been released.

Billy Liar footage shows a piece of cinematic history

Sir Tom Courtenay, pictured in a scene from Billy Liar, will be attending next month’s Bradford International Film Festival to be given a Lifetime Achievement Award

8:31am Wednesday 20th March 2013

Sir Tom Courtenay will be attending next month’s Bradford International Film Festival to be given a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Bishop applauds Bradford International Film Festival programme

Rt Rev Nick Baines

10:00am Saturday 9th March 2013

The Bishop of Bradford has been posting on his blog about the district’s International Film Festival.

Archive films give amazing insights into how Bradford lives were lived - VIDEO

Winston Churchill visits Bradford

9:00am Friday 8th March 2013

The Telegraph & Argus is sponsoring a series of films to be shown during the Bradford International Film Festival which show times gone by in Bradford in astonishing detail.

The Dodge Brothers to star at Bradford International Film Festival

The Dodge Brothers

9:00am Tuesday 12th February 2013

Live acts at the 19th Bradford International Film Festival include BBC film critic Mark Kermode and his skiffle band, The Dodge Brothers.



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