Bradford's fabulous City of Film status
Bradford was announced as the world's first official UNESCO City of Film in June 2009. Our aim is now to use this fabulous film status to focus Bradford on film, and to help the film world focus on Bradford.
Our Mission
To support Bradford’s regeneration by making Bradford the world’s best City in which to enjoy, to learn about, to learn and express yourself through, and to make film and screen based media.
Our Vision for 2020
By 2020 Bradford will have film at the heart of its development, identity and day to day life. There will be a buzz about film which touches all aspects of life in Bradford; local people, our institutions, employers, businesses, voluntary and community organisations and visitors. Famous nationally and internationally, no-one will live, work or visit Bradford without knowing they are in the world’s first City of Film.
As a result, Bradford will be a world-class place to:
- Enjoy film.
- Learn about film and through film.
- Make film.
- Visit because of film.
To make this a reality, City of Film has a clear strategy; to ensure a long term approach, to build on what already exists, to establish delivery structures, and to make film the way we do things in Bradford. The plan is bold and ambitious but it is achieveable. The approach is clear - Bradford City of Film is a concept, to be owned and delivered by every major institution, business, voluntary organisation and community group. Film will become embedded into every area of Bradford life, simply as the way we do things. So that when people think Bradford they think film.
Our sights do not start and stop with Bradford. The status needs to be owned by the UK film industry regionally, nationally and beyond. This strategy outlines how we will work towards our vision so that when people think film, they think Bradford.
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