Cambridge Film Festival

Cambridge is lucky to have one of the best Film Festivals in the country and as film students you should take advantage of this. It runs from the 18th-28th of September and has a range of special events taking place including a screening of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001:A Space Odyssey on the 13th and 14th of September at the Institute of Astronomy. A set of riverside screenings along the Cam, a wide range of documentaries as well as a number of UK premieres. You can find out more on the film festival website.


In Search Of A Midnight Kiss

Thursday 5th June @ the Picturehouse cinema @ 6pm a screening of In Search Of A Midnight Kiss followed by a live Q&A with the director and two lead actors. This is a fantastic opportunity to watch an American ‘indie’ film and quiz the director.

in search of a midnight kiss


Exam Help

Should you want any extra help for Film Studies in the run up to your exams there will be an opportunity on Monday 12th May. Barney will be available in the LRC from 1pm. This is primarily for students sitting the AS exams FS2 and FS3.

A2 students  should speak to their class teacher to discuss when they are available. There will be a member of staff available from 3pm-4pm on Monday 2nd June, Tuesday 3rd June and Wednesday 4th June. From the 9th June more times will be posted.

Good Luck!


Young Film Critic of the Year 2008

If you fancy yourself as a budding film reviewer then this is the competition for you! You need to write a 250 word review of a film you have watched at the cinema. The film must have been on general release in 2008 and watched at the cinema. Should you wish to enter you can find out more information at www.youngfilmcritic.org and they also offer some top tips which are useful. The closing date is Thursday 31st July 2008. Good Luck!


DVD’s in the LRC

As a department we are continually trying to make available interesting resources and we have just bought some new DVD’s for the LRC. These will be on general loan and are to be found in the film section. The current selection includes work by the following directors, Francis Ford Coppola, Sidney Lumet, Richard Linklater and Guillermo del Toro.