Bradford Film Heritage – The World’s First UNESCO City of Film

The Innocents

17th May 2018

Funny Cow

6th March 2018

Ghost Stories

3rd March 2018

God’s Own Country

2nd March 2018

Gold

1st March 2018

The King’s Speech

8th January 2018

Peaky Blinders

9th December 2017

The Railway Children

8th December 2017

Visit locations from your favourite movie and television moments

Explore the film world’s best kept secrets, from Corrie’s courtroom to the Shelbys’ stomping ground.

DISCOVER THE DISTRICT

Journey through the city’s cinematic past

Relive locally-filmed classics like The Railway Children and discover the pioneering Bradfordians who lead the way in Victorian film technology.

STEP BACK IN TIME

Follow in the footsteps of stars

Take a tour of movie and TV locations from hits featuring actors such as Sir Tom Courtenay and Jim Broadbent.

TAKE A TOUR

A Global Network

There are a total of 13 UNESCO Cities of Film, which can be found across Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. Bradford was the first, gaining the title in 2009; the most recent were Bristol (UK), Qingdao (China), Terassa (Spain), Łódź (Poland) and Yamagata (Japan) in 2017.

giuliana bottino
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October in Rome is the month of the #Cinema! not only @romacinemafest but also @MIAmarket_Rome ! @UNESCO @BristolFilmCity @bfdcityoffilm @GalwayCityFilm @SydCityOfFilm @Niedja_Santos @TRS_CityofFilm @FilmYamagata @FilmInLodz @BusanCityofFilm @busanfilmfest @FabCreativa https://t.co/mcp4arFUD5
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BradfordCity of Film
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UNESCO
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PicturehouseBradford
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To celebrate the release of #TheCrimesOfGrindelwald, we're offering #Bradford's Wizarding community an exclusive @IMAX 3D double bill of @FantasticBeasts @mediamuseum!
On general release in IMAX 2D & 3D from 16 Nov. Book now at https://t.co/4Uh2YxZkCs. https://t.co/3QSzx1Lwp3
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Mark S Garratt
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Putting Bradford on the Leadership map... @kersten_england @SHinchcliffe @NazShahBfd @SyimaAslam @askzulfi @Made_InBradford @bradford_bid @bfdcityoffilm @redfernj @aak1880 @MWIPproject @AWLOInt @Harryslaststand https://t.co/QIucCBowGN
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BradfordCity of Film
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Amazing space here @RegencyYorks For events, film screenings, film location, film support space etc @ThePeakyBlinder @screenyorkshire @BFI @FilmOfficesUK @emmerdale https://t.co/1ePIlpUWrS
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BradfordCity of Film
@bfdcityoffilm

@tracey_crouch we also train volunteers in how to use archive film to deliver reminiscence sessions in communities to help combat loneliness
https://t.co/gxSnwhVzeg
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BradfordCity of Film
@bfdcityoffilm

@tracey_crouch Bradford is using Film to combat loneliness and commissioned short film to look at how it affects people of all ages
https://t.co/MDT9eGlXGG @UNESCOUK @bradfordmdc #Bradford #UNESCO
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BradfordCity of Film
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This looks amazing. Original black and white footage from the first world war with added sound and colour @MediaMuseumPH
@mediamuseum @IWM_Centenary
https://t.co/0Hhu3UHpui
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IVE SupportIVE
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A ground-breaking initiative to establish a network of centres of excellence for #film and #television in the nations and regions will be piloted in #Yorkshire. https://t.co/lPlDCpnC4Z @leedsyoungfilm @bfdcityoffilm @intofilm_north @FilmHubNorth @screenyorkshire #Yorkshire
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