  Program
1993,
1995, 1996,
1997,
1998,
1999,
2000,
2001,
2002,
2003,
2004,
2005,
2006, 2007,
2008,
2009 |
 Stories
1996,
1998,
1999,
2002,
2003,
2004 (1),
2004 (2),
2005, 2006,
2007,
2008, 2009 |
 Audiences´ Reviews
1997,
2000,
2001,
2002,
2003,
2004,
2005,
2006,
2007, 2008. 2009 |
 Images of Interest
1996,
1997, 1998,
1999, 2001,
2002 (1),
2002 (2),
2003 (1),
2003 (2),
2003 (3),
2004 (1),
2004 (2),
2005,
2006
(1), 2006(2),
2006
(3) 2006
(4), 2007
(1), 2007 (2),
2007 (3)
and 2007
(4), 2008 (4), 2009: Friday, Saturday and
Sunday |
 Contact the Museum
Bradford Film Festival
Box office phone:+44 0870 70 10 200
Tickets may be booked online, by telephone from
8.30am – 8.30pm or in person (Tue – Sun) from 10am –
9pm.
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Bradford Travel planning |
 Bradford City,
Train Timetables,
Weather,
Street map.
Hotels:
The Midland,
Holiday Express,
The Victoria and the
Hilton |
 Projecting the Widescreen Weekend
By Thomas Hauerslev
Mr. Cutts and Mr. McGregor discussing the Widescreen Weekend |
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 Cinerama at the Pictureville
By Thomas Hauerslev
The
jewel of British cinema in Bradford, West Yorkshire in the heart
of Great Britain.
Understanding the installation and start
procedure of "This is Cinerama" |
 How to travel to Bradford
By Paul Rayton
No matter where you are coming from (unless you are
already in the UK), you have to get there by air plus
some kind of ground transportation. |
 Pictureville Cinema
By Thomas Hauerslev
In West Yorkshire, in the
heart of Britain, one of the worlds most advanced cinemas is situated. Capable of
presenting not only 70mm, but also Cinerama. |
 Ken Annakin
Interview
By Thomas Hauerslev
The director who filmed two films in 65mm discusses 70mm and
Pictureville and much more |
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Top Stories |
  Jäger Der Verlorenen Filmschätze
Von Wolfram Hannemann
Es ist eines der Highlights, auf das ich mich jedes Jahr aufs neue freue: das „Widescreen Weekend“ im englischen Städtchen Bradford. |
 Digital Cinerama! D150, CinemaScope 55, Ultra Panavision and much much more!
By Mark Trompeteler
If you haven’t had the chance to attend a widescreen weekend before and you love cinema then do consider going. A visit to Bradford 2009 |
 Wide Screened and Wide Eyed
By Mark Trompeteler
Who amongst us, at certain times, has not totally lost our heart, imagination or disbelief whilst at the cinema? A visit to Bradford 2006 |
 Quality, Quantity and Width
By Mark Trompeteler
As said previously the widescreen weekend programme seemed fuller, more varied and better attended than when I first attended in 2006. A visit to Bradford 2008 |
 Widescreen Weekend report 2009
By Thomas Hauerslev
What makes people fly in from all over the world to spend a “Widescreen Weekend” in Bradford and seeing films, which are sometimes faded and in most cases very, very old? |
 The History of 70mm Short Subjects
By Randy Gitsch
An abbreviated history of ALL widescreen short subjects from July 1896's “Henry Regatta” in 70mm to "The Devil's Mine Ride" in Showscan. |
 Lost Orphaned Films Abandoned in Basement
By Dave Strohmaier
The problem was the building was to be used one last time for a charity art exhibit and the artist were given the film to use. They had planned to spray paint the reels of film with florescent color for a large mobile to hang from the ceiling. |
 "This is New Zealand"
By Bob Jessopp
Tena koto, Tena Koto, Tena Koto, Katoa. Welcome.
Here is a little background information to New Zealand’s one and only 3 camera, 3 projector wide screen Film Production. |
 Widescreen
Weekend review
By Ramon Lamarca
If I could make some petitions for the future would be to keep the showmanship at its best, I would wait a bit until closing the curtains for those of us who like to read who the carpenter was in the film.
More feedback |
 WSW 2009 introductions
By Sheldon Hall: "Khartoum", Wolfram Hannemann: "The King and I", "The Bible...in the beginning" and "West Side Story" and Dave Strohmaier: "How the West Was Won". |
 Mr.
Derren Nesbitt
"Where Eagles Dare"'s "Major von Hapen" visits
the Widescreen Weekend, and delight the audience with
funny stories from he long life in the movies.
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 Widescreen
Weekend 2009
By Thomas Hauerslev
70mm films everywhere, including a NEW Dimension 150 print of "The
Bible...in the Beginning". Come and
"Becket", "Where Eagles Dare",
"West Side Story" and "How The West Was
Won" at the 14th Widescreen Weekend in Bradford,
England. |
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2009 Program |
19 March Thursday:
20.00 – 22.30 "The King and I"
20 March Friday:
10:00 – 11:55 “This is Cinerama”
12.30 – 14.30 "Taming of the Shrew"
15.00 – 17.00 "Faubourg 36"
17.00 – 18.30 Delegates reception
18.45 – 19.45 Screen talk interview with cast & crew of "Where Eagles
Dare" etc
20.00 – 22.55 "Where Eagles Dare"
21 March Saturday:
10.00 – 11.00 Cinerama Ventures
11.15 – 14.30 "How the West Was
15.00 – 18.15 "The Bible...in the beginning"
18.45 – 19.45 At the Cutting Edge of Digital
20.00 – 22.45 "West Side Story"
22 March Sunday:
09:00 - 10:00 "This is New Zeeland"
10:00 – 12:30 Cineramacana
13.00 – 13.30 Richard Burton: Lion of the Welsh presented by Tony Earnshaw
13.30 – 16.15 "Becket"
16.45 – 18.55 "Carousel"
19.30 – 22.00 "Khartoum"
23 March Monday:
10.00 – 12.15 "Year of the Dragon"
12.45 – 14.45 "The Electric Horseman" |
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Address |
National
Media Museum
Bradford
West Yorkshire, BD1 1NQ
UK |
 On Stage
See the
unique pictures
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 Widescreen Weekend 2005
By Thomas Hauerslev
50th Anniversary of Todd-AO England |
 Planning
and
creating the Widescreen Weekend
Bill Lawrence talks about his ideas for the Bradford Film
Festival. |
 Projection Team of the Year
By Duncan McGregor
The projectionists team was awarded the BKSTS Projection Team Of The Year
award |
 "Earthquake"
in Sensurround
By Darren Briggs
The return of
"Earthquake" and Sensurround |
 Widescreen
Weekend 2008
By Thomas Hauerslev
So far we have confirmed prints of "Windjammer",
"This is Cinerama", "Star!", "The Sand Pebbles",
"2001: A Space Odyssey", "Blade Runner",
"Hamlet" and "Honeymoon". |
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