Cambridge Film Festival

Cambridge Film Festival
Cambridge Film Festival logo
LocationCambridge, UK
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Most recentOct 19–26, 2023
AwardsGolden Punts, Silver Punt, & others
Hosted byCambridge Film Trust
Websitecambridgefilmfestival.org.uk

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.

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.

Long-time Festival Director, Tony Jones, stepped down following the 2019 Festival.[2]

For almost 40 years, he oversaw all aspects of the Festival after joining in 1980.

Following his departure, 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.

stylish woman with long grey hair infront of a cambridge film festival sponsors board
Sally Potter at CFF42 for a Q&A for Orlando
a packed cinema auditorium at the Cambridge film festival
The Cambridge Film Festival audience
four smiling young people in casual clothing
Members of the CFF Youth Lab at the 2022 Festival
Elle Haywood, Asif Kapadia, and Amon Warmann at Cambridge Film fEstival
Filmmaker Asif Kapadia - CFF Outstanding Contribution to Cinema - 2023
  1. ^ a b "Cambridge festival relaunched by City Screen". Screen. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Cinema showman Tony Jones looks back | Sight & Sound". British Film Institute. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  3. ^ "News". Cambridge Film Festival. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Film Festival Roundtable - FHSE Training 23/24". Independent Cinema Office. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ^ "News".