Bradford Family Film Festival 2024

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Bradford Family Film Festival 2024

 

 

The Bradford Family Film Festival is back this year with films being shown on the Big Screen and at Clayton Community Cinema.

Join us at the Big Screen in City Park on Wednesday 7th August for the start, to enjoy family-friendly films including Elementals, Kung Fu Panda 4 and Wonka.

We will be updating the schedule below throughout the month!

 

Week One: 5th – 11th Aug

 


Elementals (2023) 
– FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 7th August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time:1hr 49

In a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy discover something elemental: how much they actually have in common.

 

Week Two: 12th – 18th Aug


Little Mermaid (2023) 
– FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 14th August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 2hrs 15

The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, Ariel is a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. Longing to find out more about the world beyond the sea, Ariel visits the surface and falls for the dashing Prince Eric. Following her heart, she makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to experience life on land.

Migration (2023)

Classification: U

Wednesday 14th August: 13:30 (doors open 13:00) – Clayton Village Hall

In partnership with Clayton Community Cinema

Running time: 1hr 22

A family of ducks decides to leave the safety of a New England pond for an adventurous trip to Jamaica. However, their well-laid plans quickly go awry when they get lost and wind up in New York City. The experience soon inspires them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends, and accomplish more than they ever thought possible.

Wonka (2023)

Classification: PG

Saturday 17th August: 13:30 (doors open 13:00) – Clayton Village Hall

In partnership with Clayton Community Cinema

Running time: 1hr 56

Armed with nothing but a hatful of dreams, young chocolatier Willy Wonka manages to change the world, one delectable bite at a time.

 

Week Three: 19th – 25th Aug


Shrek (2001) 
– FREE

Classification: U

Wednesday 21st August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 29

In a bid to get his land back, Shrek agrees to retrieve Princess Fiona for the fairytale-hating Lord Farquaad of Duloc, but falls in love with her on the way.

 

Week Four: 26th – 31st Aug


Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) 
– FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 21st August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 34

Po must train a new warrior when he’s chosen to become the spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace. However, when a powerful shape-shifting sorceress sets her eyes on his Staff of Wisdom, he suddenly realises he’s going to need some help. Teaming up with a quick-witted corsac fox, Po soon discovers that heroes can be found in the most unexpected places.

All films subject to change

 Accessibility

Big Screen – City Park

The Big Screen in Bradford is an outdoor event and can cater for up to 40 seats, Bradford Council will be providing seating and security for our Wednesday events.

Please feel free to bring your own seating to the event.

Clayton Village Hall – Clayton

Clayton Village Hall, Reva Syke Road, Clayton, Bradford BD14 6QN

This venue is fully wheelchair accessible and has a lift, for more information visit: www.claytonvillagehall.org.uk

 

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The Bradford Family Film Festival is back this year with films being shown across the Bradford District.

Join us down at the Big Screen in City Park on Wednesday 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th  to enjoy family-friendly films including Minions 2: Rise of Gru.

We will be updating the schedule below throughout the month!

Week One: 7th – 13th Aug


Minions Rise of Gru (2022) 
FREE

Classification: U

Wednesday 9th August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 30 mins

Before he becomes the master of evil, Gru is just a 12-year-old boy in 1970s suburbia, plotting to take over the world from his basement. When the infamous supervillain group, the Vicious 6, ousts their leader, Gru attempts to join their ranks but soon finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. With Gru on the run, the Minions attempt to learn martial arts to help save him, and Gru discovers that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.

 

Week Two: 14th – 20th Aug


Turning Red (2022) – FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 16th August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 40 mins

Mei Lee is a 13-year-old girl who is torn between being her mother’s obedient
daughter and the chaos of her youth. As if that were not enough, when she
gets too excited, she turns into a big red panda.

 

 

Week Three: 21st – 27th Aug


Matilda the Musical (2022) 
FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 23rd August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 57 mins

Matilda lives with her brother and parents, who are unappreciative of her. She utilises her telekinetic abilities to settle the score after her principal brutally tortures her with the help of her kind-hearted teacher.

 

Week Four: 28th- 31st Aug

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 23rd August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 32 mins

With help from Princess Peach, Mario gets ready to square off against the all-powerful Bowser to stop his plans from conquering the world.

 

All films subject to change

 

 Accessibility

Big Screen – City Park

The Big Screen in Bradford is an outdoor event and can cater for up to 40 seats, Bradford Council will be providing seating and security for our Wednesday events.

Please feel free to bring your own seating to the event.

 

 

 

Past Events

 

 

Welcome to the Bradford Family Film Festival, a month-long celebration of family films across the Bradford District. Throughout August 2022, we bring you a diverse range of film titles in some equally diverse settings with our partners at Living Well – an initiative that aims to help people in the Bradford District to improve their physical health, mental health, and wellbeing. 

From the Bradford Big Screen in City Park, to the pop-up cinema space in the Oastler market, to a range of community cinemas.  We have some amazing titles for all tastes. Blockbuster films such as Encanto. Through to the classic retro film, Back to the Future. To the hilarious Sing 2 and Kung Fu Panda.

Join us for a summer of film at the Bradford Family Film Festival with Living Well in the world’s first UNESCO City of Film.

All films are subject to change & more screening to be announced

 

Week One: 1st – 7th Aug

Never Ending Story (1984) FREE

Classification: U

Tuesday 2nd August: 2:00 pm: Highfield Community Cinema – All Saints Church, Highfield Lane, Keighley BD21 2DH

Running time: 1hr 42 mins

To escape from his dull life and bullies at school, Bastain takes refuge in an old book store. There, he begins reading an old storybook and finds himself drawn into the mythical world of Fantasia.

Encanto (2021) – FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 3rd August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 49 mins

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto” tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. ‘We don’t talk about Bruno’

Back to the Future (1985) – FREE

Classification: PG

Thursday 4th August: 1:00 pm: Pop up Cinema, Oastler Market

Running time: 1hr 56 mins

Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the eccentric scientist Doc Brown

  Turning Red (2022) FREE

Classification: PG

Saturday 6th August: 2:00 pm: Thornton Community Cinema – Market Street, Thornton BD13 3HW

Running time: 1hr 40 mins

Mei Lee is a 13-year-old girl who is torn between being her mother’s obedient
daughter and the chaos of her youth. As if that were not enough, when she
gets too excited, she turns into a big red panda.

Week Two: 8th – 14th Aug

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) – FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 10th August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 47 mins

In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.

 

Jungle Cruise (2021) FREE

Classification: 12A

Wednesday 10th August: 11:00 am: Greenfield Community Cinema – Lidget Green Healthy Living Centre, 40 Lidget Place BD7 2L

Running time: 2hr 7 mins

Dr Lily Houghton, a researcher, and her brother team up with Frank, a skipper,
to locate a mystical tree in the Amazon. However, they are pursued by evil
entities lusting after immortality.

For more info contact 07472253213

Kung Fu Panda (2008) – FREE

Classification: PG

Thursday 11th August: 1:00 pm: Pop up Cinema, Oastler Market

Running time: 1hr 32 mins

To everyone’s surprise, including his own, Po, an overweight, clumsy panda, is chosen as protector of the Valley of Peace. His suitability will soon be tested as the valley’s arch-enemy is on his way

Ratatouille (2007) – FREE

Classification: PG

Saturday 13th August: 12:00 pm: South Square, Thornton BD13 3LD

Running time: 1hr 51 mins

Remy, a rat, aspires to become a renowned French chef. However, he fails to realise that people despise rodents and will never enjoy a meal cooked by him.

Week Three: 15th – 21st Aug

Sing 2 (2021) – FREE

Classification: U

Wednesday 17th August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 50 mins

Buster Moon and his friends must persuade reclusive rock star Clay Calloway to join them for the opening of a new show.

Fairytale (1997) – FREE

Classification: PG

Thursday 18th August: 1:00 pm: Pop up Cinema, Oastler Market

Running time: 1hr 39 mins

After the enforced absence of their father, three children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance.

FairyTale: A True Story (1997) - IMDb

The Bad Guys (2022) FREE

Classification: U

Saturday 20th August: 1:30 pm: Clayton Communtiy Cinema – Clayton Village Hall, Reva Syke Road, Clayton, BD14 6QN

Running time: 1hr 40 mins

Several reformed yet misunderstood criminal animals attempt to become
good, with some disastrous results along the way.

Week Four: 22nd – 28th Aug

DOUBLE BILL – Ron’s Gone Wrong (2021) & Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) – FREE

Classification: PG

Monday 22nd August: 10:30 am & 12:30pm: Flicks in the Sticks – Windhill Community Centre, Church Street, Winghill BD18 2NR

Running time: 1hr 46 mins & 1hr 39 mins

Ron’s Gone Wrong – Barney is a socially awkward schoolboy who receives a robot named Ron — a walking, talking, digitally connected device that’s supposed to be his best
friend Barney is excited to finally have his own robot — until his new toy starts
to hilariously malfunction.

Sonic the Hedgehog – After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him.

Finding Nemo (2003) – FREE

Classification: U

Wednesday 24th August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 40 mins

After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.

 

BIG (1988) – FREE

Classification: PG

Thursday 25th August: 1:00 pm: Pop up Cinema, Oastler Market

Running time: 1hr 44 mins

After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.

Workshop: An Introduction into Careers in the Film Industry with Northern
Fortress FilmsRecommended 11+ (Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)Thursday 25th August: 1:00pm: Bradford City HallSign up HEREAn introduction into the vast array of careers in the Film & TV industry. A whistlestop tour of all the different jobs involved on a set – some might surprise you! From special effects to carpentry, this workshop is designed to make you think about all the different job opportunities available out there as Bradford’s film industry is growing by the day.Followed by a Q&A to answer any questions you might have.The workshop will be led by Louisa Rose Mackelston, Louisa has worked as an Assistant Director in the Film & TV industry for the past 4 years. In January 2021 she opened her production company – Northern Fortress Films. NFF’s mission is to shine a spotlight on the North, create authentic content, and increase diversity and representation across all aspects of the industry. In 2021 she was awarded the Young Change Maker’s Fellowship by the Virgin Money Foundation, for her plans to educate the young people of Bradford and empower them to chase their dream careers in Film & TV. Her award-winning film, Ruth & Safiya, has been shown internationally and was an official selection at Leeds International Film Festival.

Week Five: 29th – 31st Aug

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) – FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 31st August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 39 mins

After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help him defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on him.

(all films subject to change)

 Accessibility

Big Screen – City Park

The Big Screen in Bradford is an outdoor event and can cater for up to 75 seats, Bradford Council will be providing seating and security for our Wednesday events.

Clayton Village Hall – Clayton

Clayton Village Hall, Reva Syke Road, Clayton, Bradford BD14 6QN

This venue is fully wheelchair accessible and has a lift, for more information visit: www.claytonvillagehall.org.uk

Thornton Community Cinema – Thornton

Thornton Community Centre, Market St, Thornton, Bradford BD13 3HW.

Email thorntoncommunitycentre@gmail.com

This venue is fully wheelchair accessible

Greenmoor Community Cinema

Greenmoor Community Cinema, The Lidget Green healthy Living centre. 40 Lidget Place, Lidget Green. Braford. BD7 2LP.

Past Events 

The Bradford Family Film Fiesta is a month-long celebration of family films across the Bradford District. Throughout August 2021, we will bring you a diverse range of film titles in some equally diverse settings, as part of Bradford’s Summer Unlocked events programme.

From the Bradford Big Screen in City Park, to the pop-up cinema space in the Oastler market, a range of community cinemas, and even a rock music venue, we have some amazing titles for all tastes. Blockbuster films such as Moana and the Lion King to the beautiful and thought-provoking Song of the Sea, we also have the awarding-winning Arabic language film Wadjda and the Urdu language animation Burka Avenger and all topped off with regular screenings of Super Power Dogs in Imax 3D.

Join us for a summer of film at the Bradford Family Film Fiesta in the world’s first UNESCO City of Film.

 



 

 

Subsidised screenings at National Science and Media Museum

Every Thursday throughout August, the National Science and Media Museum will be showing subsidised screenings of Super Power Dogs in IMAX 3D.

11:00 am on Thursday 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th August

Discover the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most remarkable dogs. Narrated by Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger, Gifted), experience Superpower Dogs in IMAX.

Subsidised price ticket £4.25 for an adult, £3 for a child; £3.25 over 60 – this includes free 3D glasses – with code BF21. See below for more details on how to book.



Week Three: 16th – 22nd Aug

DOUBLE BILL


Karma – Burka Avenger (2013) – FREE

Classification: PG

Language: Urdu with English subtitles

Wednesday 18th August: 10.30am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 20 mins

Baba Bandook creates a new, super smart Robot who becomes self-aware and takes over Baba Bandook’s position. Baba Bandook is abandoned by his Henchmen and tries to ask for Burka Avenger’s assistance. She refuses to help and tells Baba Bandook that he deserves what is happening. What will Baba Bandook do to reclaim his position and how will Burka Avenger defeat the robot.


Coco (2017) – FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 18th August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 49 mins

Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead. After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history.

Paddington 2 (2017) – FREE

Classification: PG

Friday 20th August: 11:00 am: Pop up Cinema, Oastler Market

Running time: 1hr 44 mins

Paddington takes up a job to accumulate enough money to buy the perfect gift for his aunt on her 100th birthday, but it gets stolen.

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019) – FREE

Classification: U

Sunday 22nd August: 1:00pm: Bradford Cathedral, BD1 4EH

Click Here or see below to book

Running time: 1hr 27 mins

When an alien possessing strange powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep quickly makes a new friend. Together they must run from a dangerous organisation who wants to capture the intergalactic visitor.

 

Week Four: 23rd – 29th Aug

 

 

 

Bradford Superheroes – Stop Motion Workshops – FREE

Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th August: 11:00 am: National Science and Media Museum 

Booking Information: CLICK HERE

Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian

Stop Motion animation workshop – come and have a go at some basic stop motion animation and create a micro film about a Bradford super hero. Bring your favourite action figure, doll, teddy bear and film them flying through Bradford on a mission to save the City!!!! ‘To Undercliffe, and Beyond……”



Mr Peabody and Sherman (2014) – FREE

Classification: U

Wednesday 25th August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 32  mins

A talking dog, Mr Peabody, embarks on a life dedicated to science, technology and athletics after being rejected by a potential owner. He adopts a son, Sherman.

The Railway Children (1970) – FREE

Classification: U

Wednesday 25th August: 2:00 pm: Highfield Community Cinema, Highfield Lane, Keighley, BD21 2DH

Running time: 1hr 50  mins

Filmed at the National Railway Museum in Yorkshire, E. Nesbit’s classic `The Railway Children’ tells the story of three sheltered children forced to move to rural Yorkshire when their father is falsely imprisoned.

 

 

Week Five: 30th – 31st Aug

 


Tom and Gerry – The Movie (2021) 

Classification: PG

Tuesday 31st August: 1:00pm: Thornton Community Cinema

Running time: 1hr 41 mins

A legendary rivalry reemerges when Jerry moves into New York City’s finest hotel on the eve of the wedding of the century, forcing the desperate event planner to hire Tom to get rid of him. As mayhem ensues, the escalating cat-and-mouse battle soon threatens to destroy her career, the wedding, and possibly the hotel itself.


Week One: 2nd – 8th Aug

The Lion King (2019) – FREE

Classification: PG

Tuesday 3rd Aug 2021 – 3pm: Lidget Green Healthy Living Centre, BD7 2LP

For booking please see below. 

Running time: 1hr 58mins

Simba, a young lion prince, flees his kingdom after the murder of his father, Mufasa. Years later, a chance encounter with Nala, a lioness, causes him to return and take back what is rightfully his.

DOUBLE BILL

Moana (2016) – FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 4th August: 11.00am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 53 mins

Moana, daughter of chief Tui, embarks on a journey to return the heart of goddess Te Fitti from Maui, a demigod, after the plants and the fish on her island start dying due to a blight.


Song of the Sea (2014) – FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 4th August: 1:30pm: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 34 mins

An Irish youth (David Rawle) discovers that his mute sister is a selkie who must find her voice and free supernatural creatures from the spell of a Celtic goddess (Fionnula Flanagan).

Wadjda (2012) – FREE

Classification: PG

Friday 6th August: 11:00am: Pop Up Cinema, Oastler Centre

Running time: 1hr 38mins

A rebellious Saudi girl (Waad Mohammed) enters a Koran recitation competition at her school and hopes to win enough money to buy her own bicycle.

School of Rock (2003) – FREE

Classification: PG

Saturday 7th August: 1:00pm: Night Train – Rock Venue, Queensgate, Bradford BD1 1RB

Running time: 1hr 49 mins

Dewey Finn, an amateur rock enthusiast, slyly takes up his friend’s job by posing as a substitute teacher. Bearing no qualifications for it, he instead starts training the students to form a band.

Week Two: 9th – 15th Aug

DOUBLE BILL


Burka Avenger – Ratastrophie (2013) – FREE

Classification: PG

Language: Urdu with English subtitles

Wednesday 11th August: 10.30am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 20 mins

Baba Jharoo has been fired by corrupt Vadero Pajero in the hopes of saving money. With no one to clean Halwapur city, huge piles of trash gather everywhere attracting an infestation of rats. Baba Bandook uses this situation to his advantage by devising a weapon that can control the minds of the rats. He then sends the rats to wreak havoc in Halwapur. Burka Avenger must find a way to stop evil Baba Bandook and his henchmen before the whole city is destroyed.


Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) – FREE

Classification: PG

Wednesday 11th August: 11:00 am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 56 mins

Ralph and his best friend, Vanellope, face various challenges as they visit the uncharted land of the Internet through a Wi-Fi router at the arcade to save the game, Sugar Rush.

DOUBLE BILL

Burka Avenger – Ratastrophie (2013) – FREE

Classification: PG

Language: Urdu with English subtitles

Friday 13th August: 11:00 am: Pop up Cinema, Oastler Market

Running time: 20 mins

Baba Jharoo has been fired by corrupt Vadero Pajero in the hopes of saving money. With no one to clean Halwapur city, huge piles of trash gather everywhere attracting an infestation of rats. Baba Bandook uses this situation to his advantage by devising a weapon that can control the minds of the rats. He then sends the rats to wreak havoc in Halwapur. Burka Avenger must find a way to stop evil Baba Bandook and his henchmen before the whole city is destroyed.

Karma – Burka Avenger  (2013) – FREE

Classification: PG

Language: Urdu with English subtitles

Friday 13th August: 11:30 am: Pop up Cinema, Oastler Market

Running time: 20 mins

Baba Bandook creates a new, super smart Robot who becomes self-aware and takes over Baba Bandook’s position. Baba Bandook is abandoned by his Henchmen and tries to ask for Burka Avenger’s assistance. She refuses to help and tells Baba Bandook that he deserves what is happening. What will Baba Bandook do to reclaim his position and how will Burka Avenger defeat the robot.

Peter Rabbit 2 (2021) – Adults £3, under 16s £1

Classification: U

Saturday 14th August: Doors open at 1:00pm – Film starts at 1:30pm: Clayton Community Cinema, Clayton Village Hall, BD14 6QN

Running time: 1hr 33 mins

Bea, Thomas and the rabbits have created a makeshift family, but despite his best efforts, Peter can’t seem to shake his mischievous reputation. Venturing out of the garden, Peter finds himself in a world where his mischief is appreciated. However, when his family risks everything to come looking for him, Peter must figure out what kind of bunny he wants to be.

Book here https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/clayton-community-cinema or pay on the day

(all films subject to change)

Booking

Big Screen – City Park

These showings are free to the public, please feel free to turn up on the day and bring a seat of your own, picnic or an umbrella depending on weather.

IMAX, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum 

Tickets can be booked online at www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema/imax

To get discounted tickets to the Thursday morning SuperPower Dogs Screenings, all BFFF attendees need to do is enter BF21 into the promo code box in the top right of the bookings page on the website.

You can also book at the Cinema’s Box Office – situated in the National Science and Media Museum’s foyer, however, booking online is advised.

Clayton Village Hall

The cost of this event is £3 for adults and £1 for children (under 16), opening time TBC

Thornton Community Centre

The cost of this event is £3 for adults and £1 for children (under 16)

Tickets available on the door

Bradford Cathedral 

To book please click here 

Greenmoor Community Cinema

This even is free, call 07472253213 to book

Pop Up Cinema – Bradford Markets

We’re delighted to be working with Bradford Markets who are hosting a special pop up cinema every Saturday  in August at 11am in the Oastler Shopping Centre, John St, Bradford.

Places are FREE but limited so arrive early to avoid disappointment.

 Accessibility

Big Screen – City Park

The Big Screen in Bradford is an outdoor event and can cater for up to 75 seats, Bradford Council will be providing seating and security for our Wednesday events.

IMAX, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum

IMAX Cinema, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, National Science and Media Museum, Little Horton Lane, Bradford, BD1 1NQ

 IMAX 

Access to the IMAX theatre from the ground floor is via a staircase in a darkened queuing area. Inside the auditorium, stairs provide access to the seating area – please bear in mind that these stairs are fairly steep and extra care should be taken, particularly once the adverts have begun and the lights are dimmed. There is an additional entrance on the fifth floor for visitors with easy access requirements. Access to this entrance is via the public lift and locked door, which requires a code. Please let the Box Office know that you need to use this entrance, and allow extra time in your schedule due to demand for the public lift. We have single spaces for wheelchair users which are situated on the balcony (access via the fifth level). A hearing system is fitted in the theatre for guests with hearing impairments. Please ask at the Box Office. Booster seats are available if required – please ask a member of staff.

 Visually impaired customers
Assistance dogs are welcome. If you wish to take your dog into a performance, please let us know when booking so that we can arrange an aisle seat. Our staff will be happy to provide drinking water for your dog. Large-print film schedules are available on request.
Customers with impaired hearing
Induction loop systems are fitted in each of the four auditoria. To access the system, you will need to turn your hearing aid to the ‘T’ position. Certain performances carry subtitles and these are clearly indicated in the programme.
Disabled parking
There is a drop-off / pick-up point and three spaces for blue badge holders at the front of the Museum.
Toilets
There is a wheelchair-accessible adapted toilet on the ground floor. There is an alarm cord inside should you need to summon a member of staff. Further toilet facilities are available on the fifth floor, including easy access (inside the Animation Gallery). You must inform the IMAX usher if you wish to use the toilet facilities so they can let you back in to the auditorium through the fifth level IMAX door.
 Bradford Cathedral 

Bradford Cathedral, 1 Stott Hill, Bradford, BD1 4EH

Most of the Cathedral is accessible by wheelchair via ramps and there is a disabled WC.

https://www.bradfordcathedral.org/visit/how-to-find-us/

Clayton Village Hall – Clayton

Clayton Village Hall, Reva Syke Road, Clayton, Bradford BD14 6QN

This venue is fully wheelchair accessible and has a lift, for more information visit: www.claytonvillagehall.org.uk

Thornton Community Cinema – Thornton

Thornton Community Centre, Market St, Thornton, Bradford BD13 3HW.

Email thorntoncommunitycentre@gmail.com

This venue is fully wheelchair accessible

Greenmoor Community Cinema

Greenmoor Community Cinema, The Lidget Green healthy Living centre. 40 Lidget Place, Lidget Green. Braford. BD7 2LP.

 

 

 

 

PAST EVENTS

 

 

Welcome

Bradford Family Film Festival 2019  is extra special as this year we are celebrating our tenth anniversary as a UNESCO City of Film.  There’s screenings, events and activities designed for all the family to enjoy together throughout August. We’re delighted that Living Well and Bradford BID are this year’s City Park supporters. The fitness team from Living Well will be down in City Park every Wednesday inviting everyone to join in their exciting street dance routine before settling down for the outdoor screening.   So join us at the Big Screen, The Light Cinema, the IMAX and Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum; Oastler Market and community cinemas across the District for a summer of family film fun.

To help reduce the amount of single use plastic at the festival this year, we have partnered with Bradford BID to give away a limited number of purple bottles to children attending our City Park events.  Bottles will come with all the details about the Refill App, will be given out before the Big Screen films which run every Wednesday in August as part of the Festival in City Park.

The new improved pop up cinema at Bradford Markets 


Our City Park Sponsors

 

 


Week Two: 10th – 16th August

The Kid Who Would Be King (PG) – FREE

Saturday 10th August: 11am: Pop Up Cinema, Oastler Shopping Centre

Running time: 2hrs

Get your free ticket HERE

Old school magic meets the modern world in this epic adventure. Alex (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) thinks he’s just another nobody, until he stumbles upon the mythical sword in the stone, Excalibur. Now, he must unite his friends and enemies into a band of knights and, together with the legendary wizard Merlin (Sir Patrick Stewart), take on the wicked enchantress Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson). With the future at stake, Alex must become the great leader he never dreamed he could be.

See trailer HERE

Bradford Family Film Festival Workshop – Create your own…  Film Poster – FREE

Wednesday 14th August: 9.30am: Carnegie Room, First Floor – Bradford City Library

Join the City of Film team ahead of the main City Park screening to create your own film poster inspired by the film Spirited away.  Then look out for your pictures appearing on the Big Screen post event.

To book your place go HERE

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

A Cat in Paris (PG) – FREE

Wednesday 14th  August: 11.00am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hrs 10mins

In Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar’s aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, the little girl he lives with, after she falls into a gangster’s clutches.

See trailer HERE

 

Spirited Away (PG) – FREE

Wednesday 14th  August: 11.30am: Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum

Running time: 2hrs 5mins

During her family’s move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.

Celebrating our international links with Japan through our UNESCO Creative Cities network, this enchanting film is a must see and remains Japan’s most popular film ever.  See trailer HERE

To book your FREE tickets click HERE

Bradford Family Film Festival at the Light Cinema

This summer, visit The Light Cinema for their Family Special screenings from just £3 a ticket. These are the first screenings of each morning, and will take place every day throughout the summer holidays.  Older titles are £3 and newer titles £5, so there will be plenty of choice to keep the whole family happy during the holiday period.

To celebrate the Bradford Family Film Festival, the cinema is offering a special Family Film Festival Concessions Combo:

  • Get any regular hot drink, any two small soft drinks and two small popcorn for just £10.  You can also add a second regular hot drink for just £1.50.

Quote code “BFFF19” in cinema at the counter and show a ticket for one of the Light’s Family Specials to redeem this offer. Offer valid 20 July -30 August 2019.

 

Week Three: 17th – 23rd August

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (PG) – FREE

Saturday 17th August: 11am: Pop Up Cinema, Oastler Shopping Centre

Running time: 1hr 44mins

Get your free ticket HERE

 When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the only Night Fury, he must seek “The Hidden World”, a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.

See trailer HERE

Smallfoot (U) – FREE

Saturday 17th August: 1pm: Greenmoor Community Cinema, Lidget Green Healthy Living Centre

Running time: 1hr 36mins

A Yeti is convinced that the elusive creatures known as “humans” really do exist.

See trailer HERE

The Great Race (U) – FREE

Saturday 17th August: 1:30pm: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 2hrs 40mins

 In the early 20th century, two rivals, the heroic Leslie and the despicable Professor Fate, engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris.

See trailer HERE

Mary Poppins Returns (U), with kite making workshop

Sunday 18th August: 4pm for workshop & 5:30pm for film: Clayton Community Cinema, Clayton

Price:  £3 or U16 £1 

Running time: 1hr 21mins

Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives.

See trailer HERE

Bradford Family Film Festival Workshop – Create your own… Super Story – FREE

Wednesday 21st August: 9.30am: Carnegie Room, First Floor – Bradford City Library

Join the City of Film team ahead of the main City Park screening to create your own Incredible Story. Bring your favourite toy along to create a short film telling your own toys super story ahead of the screening of Incredibles 2. Look out for your film appearing on the Big Screen post event.

To book your place go HERE

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Incredibles 2 (PG) – FREE

Wednesday 21 August: 11am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 1hr 21mins

The Incredibles hero family takes on a new mission, which involves a change in family roles: Bob Parr (Mr Incredible) must manage the house while his wife Helen (Elastigirl) goes out to save the world.

See trailer HERE


Bradford Family Film Festival at the IMAX

Picturehouse Bradford at the National Science and Media Museum is marking the last weekend of school holidays with an  amazing festival offer on full length feature films in their IMAX Cinema from Friday 30th August to September 1st .

Come and be totally mesmerised by the immersive experience of the huge IMAX screen and  it’s state-of-the art sound system – with tickets available at more than half price.  The films on offer will be a mixture of 2D & 3D titles and include:

Avengers Endgame (12A) – Trailer

Friday 30th Aug: 11am  – TICKETS 

Saturday 31st Aug: 1:30pm – TICKETS

How To Train Your Dragon 3 (PG) – Trailer 

Saturday 31st Aug: 11am – TICKETS

Sunday 1st Sept: 11:30am – TICKETS

Free Solo (12A) – Trailer

Friday 30th Aug: 3pm – TICKETS

Sunday 1st Sept: 2pm – TICKETS

Prices: Family £16.00, Adult £5.50, Child £4, Retired/Student £4.50

For the full programme visit picturehouses.com/IMAX  


 Week Four: 24th – 31st August

Frozen (PG) – FREE

Saturday 24th August: 11am: Pop Up Cinema, Oastler Shopping Centre

Running time: 1hr 42mins

Book you free ticket HERE

When the newly-crowned Queen Elsa accidentally uses her power to turn things into ice to curse her home in infinite winter, her sister Anna teams up with a mountain man, his playful reindeer, and a snowman to change the weather condition.

See trailer HERE

Bradford Family Film Festival Workshop – Create your own… Sound effects – FREE

Wednesday 28th August: 9.30am: Carnegie Room, First Floor – Bradford City Library

Join the City of Film team ahead of the main City Park screening to try your hand at the art of Foley and create your own movie sound effects to accompany an excerpt from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.  

To book your place go HERE

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Double bill Classic – FREE

The Red Balloon (U) & Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka (U)

Wednesday 28th Aug: 11am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford
Running time: 34mins (Red Balloon) & 1hr 40mins (Willy Wonka)

A balloon with a life of its own follows a little boy around Paris. With virtually no dialogue this film is a mesmerising film experience for all generations.

This 1971 classic reveals the exploits of Charlie and the children who seek out golden tickets to win a place on a tour of  Willy Wonka’s mysterious chocolate factory.

See trailer HERE

Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit (U) – FREE

Saturday 31st August: 11am: Pop Up Cinema, Oastler Shopping Centre

Running time: 1hr 25mins

Get your free ticket HERE

Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.

See trailer HERE

(all films subject to change)

Booking

Big Screen – City Park

These showings are free to the public, please feel free to turn up on the day and bring a seat of your own, picnic or an umbrella depending on weather.

IMAX, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum 

Tickets can be booked through the Cinema’s Box Office – situated in the National Science and Media Museum’s foyer or in person at Box Office as well as online at picturehouses.com/IMAX and over the phone

The Light Cinema

To book tickets call 01274 455361 or visit their website bradford.lightcinemas.co.uk

Clayton Village Hall

The cost of this event is £3 for adults and £1 for children (under 16), doors will open at 5:00pm.

Thornton Community Centre

The cost of this event is £3 for adults and £1 for children (under 16), doors open at 3:30pm.

Tickets available on the door

Greenmoor Community Cinema

This even is free, turn up on the day.

Cartwright Hall 

Places are limited for so to avoid disappointment please book.  You can call into the gallery or call 01274 431212. Bradford Museums and Galleries are hosting the special screenings  in partnership with Bradford UNESCO City of Film, themed around the summer exhibition, Peter Rabbit:Mischief and Mayhem 18 May- 8 September 2019. https://www.bradfordmuseums.org/whats-on/peter-rabbit-mischief-mayhem  For more information Bradfordmuseums.org

Pop Up Cinema – Bradford Markets

We’re delighted to be working with Bradford Markets who are hosting a special pop up cinema every Saturday  in August at 11am in the Oastler Shopping Centre, John St, Bradford.

Places are FREE but limited so arrive early to avoid disappointment.

 Accessibility

Big Screen – City Park

The Big Screen in Bradford is an outdoor event and can cater for up to 200 seats, Bradford Council will be providing seating and security for our Wednesday events.

IMAX, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum

IMAX Cinema, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, National Science and Media Museum, Little Horton Lane, Bradford, BD1 1NQ

 IMAX 

Access to the IMAX theatre from the ground floor is via a staircase in a darkened queuing area. Inside the auditorium, stairs provide access to the seating area – please bear in mind that these stairs are fairly steep and extra care should be taken, particularly once the adverts have begun and the lights are dimmed. There is an additional entrance on the fifth floor for visitors with easy access requirements. Access to this entrance is via the public lift and locked door, which requires a code. Please let the Box Office know that you need to use this entrance, and allow extra time in your schedule due to demand for the public lift. We have single spaces for wheelchair users which are situated on the balcony (access via the fifth level). A hearing system is fitted in the theatre for guests with hearing impairments. Please ask at the Box Office. Booster seats are available if required – please ask a member of staff.

 Visually impaired customers
Assistance dogs are welcome. If you wish to take your dog into a performance, please let us know when booking so that we can arrange an aisle seat. Our staff will be happy to provide drinking water for your dog. Large-print film schedules are available on request.
Customers with impaired hearing
Induction loop systems are fitted in each of the four auditoria. To access the system, you will need to turn your hearing aid to the ‘T’ position. Certain performances carry subtitles and these are clearly indicated in the programme.
Disabled parking
There is a drop-off / pick-up point and three spaces for blue badge holders at the front of the Museum.
Toilets
There is a wheelchair-accessible adapted toilet on the ground floor. There is an alarm cord inside should you need to summon a member of staff. Further toilet facilities are available on the fifth floor, including easy access (inside the Animation Gallery). You must inform the IMAX usher if you wish to use the toilet facilities so they can let you back in to the auditorium through the fifth level IMAX door.

The Light Cinema – Bradford 

The Broadway, Hall Ings, Bradford, BD1 1JR

The Light is committed to offering a great cinema experience to everyone.

All of their screens have wheelchair spaces and lift access, as well as an escalator, allowing everyone to easily access all of their screens.

If you are visually impaired, they offer audio description headsets. These are compatible with the majority of films they show, please enquire before you book.

Clayton Village Hall – Clayton

Clayton Village Hall, Reva Syke Road, Clayton, Bradford BD14 6QN

This venue is fully wheelchair accessible and has a lift, for more information visit: www.claytonvillagehall.org.uk

Thornton Community Cinema – Thornton

Thornton Community Centre, Market St, Thornton, Bradford BD13 3HW.

Email thorntoncommunitycentre@gmail.com

This venue is fully wheelchair accessible

Greenmoor Community Cinema

Greenmoor Community Cinema, The Lidget Green healthy Living centre. 40 Lidget Place, Lidget Green. Braford. BD7 2LP.

 Past Events

Week One: 3rd – 9th August

Dumbo (PG) – FREE

Saturday 3rd August: 11amand 2pm: Pop Up Cinema, Oastler Shopping Centre

Running time: 1hr 52mins

**The 11am showing has now sold out** Get a free ticket for 2pm screening HERE

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

See trailer HERE

Green Book (12) 

Sunday 4th August: 4pm: Thornton Community Centre, Market St, Thornton BD13 3HW

Running time: 2hrs 10mins

£3 for adults & £1 for accompanied under 16s – pay at venue

A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.

See trailer HERE

Bradford Family Film Festival Workshop – Create your own…Animation – FREE

Wednesday 7th August: 9.30-10:30am: Carnegie Room, First Floor – Bradford City Library

Join the City of Film team ahead of the main City Park screening to create your own stop motion animation inspired by the screenings of the day.  Then look out for your movies appearing on the Big Screen post event.

To book your place go HERE

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

DOUBLE BILL – FREE

Wallace and Gromit’s A Grand Day Out & The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (U)

Wednesday 7th August: 11am: Big Screen, City Park Bradford

Running time: 23mins (A Grand Day out) & 1hr 47mins (Lego)

This double bill to kick off the Bradford Family Film Festival celebrates Wallace and Gromit’s 30th birthday with a trip to the moon in a Grand Day Out, followed by a return to the world of LEGO and the new invaders LEGO DUPLO in the Lego Movie 2.

To see trailer for Lego Movie 2, click HERE

Peter Rabbit (U)

Thursday 8th August: 1pm: Cartwright Hall Gallery, Lister Park

Price: £5 on the day, £3 in advance

Running time: 1hr 35mins

2018 feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer’s vegetable garden.

See trailer HERE

Bradford Family Film Festival 2018


1st – 31st August 

Bradford Family Film Festival is back once again this August with a fantastic programme for the whole family to enjoy. We’re delighted to welcome The Light as a new partner this year and to be working with Picturehouse at the National Science and Media Museum for the second year running  –  giving our audiences more opportunities to see more great films and IMAX 3D documentaries. City Park will be at the heart of the festival – with our regular free films on Bradford Big Screen every Wednesday in August. We’d like to thank 21st Century Fox for  three fabulous titles running as part of this outdoor screening experience.  So whatever the weather we’ll see you there!

For the full up to date programme and other screening info please visit: http://bradford-city-of-film.com/big-screen/family/

Pop up Cinema Bradford Markets

We’re delighted to be working with Bradford Markets who are hosting a special pop up cinema every Friday in August at 11am in the Oastler Shopping Centre, John St, Bradford.

Come and join them for some magical movie moments for FREE!

Week One: 1st – 5th Aug

Early Man (PG)

Wednesday 1st Aug 2018 – 11am: Big Screen, City Park

Running time: 1hr 29mins

Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.

The Lion King (U)

Friday 3rd Aug 2018 – 11am: Oastler Shopping Centre, John St

Running time: 88 mins

A Lion cub crown prince is tricked by a treacherous uncle into thinking he caused his father’s death and flees into exile in despair, only to learn in adulthood his identity and his responsibilities.


The Light Cinema

Every weekday morning throughout August, they will be screening a family friendly movie with plenty of feel good factor.

Tickets for these films are priced at £3 each and they have a selection of refreshments available, including a children’s snack pack at £3.95 – perfect for little fingers and big appetites!

Keep up to date with the film choices and times on Facebook and Twitter, or visit them in person where their friendly staff will be happy to help.

Film titles and times will be added to the schedules once announce, check here for more information.

 

 

Week Two: 6th – 12th Aug

Dream Big: Engineering Our World (U) IMAX 3D

Tuesday 7th Aug 2018 – 11am: IMAX, Picturehouse

Running time: 45 minutes

Narrated by Jeff Briggs, Dream Big: Engineering Our World celebrates the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels big and small. Hear inspiring stories of human grit and aspiration as the film reveals how engineers push the limits of innovation to solve problems and create a more sustainable future for us all. From the Great Wall of China and the world’s tallest buildings to underwater robots and solar-powered cars, engineering plays a crucial role in so many of our greatest innovations.

£3.75 per ticket – Please see below for information on booking.

Ferdinand (U)

Wednesday 8th Aug 2018 – 11am: Big Screen, City Park

Running time: 1hr 48mins

After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.

 Pixar Short Films Volume 1 (U)

Friday 10th Aug 2018 – 11am: Oastler Shopping Centre, John St

Disney collection of animations from creative storytellers who brought Toy Story, Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo to the screen.

Love Bug (U)

Saturday 11th Aug 2018 – 1:30pm: Big Screen, City Park

Running time: 1hr 48mins

In partnership with Bradford Classic 

 

A race car driver becomes a champion with a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own.

 

 

 

 

Week Three: 13th – 19th Aug

A Beautiful Planet (U) IMAX 3D

Tuesday 14th Aug 2018 – 11am: IMAX, Picturehouse

Running time: 47 minutes

Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence, a Beautiful Planet is a breath-taking portrait of Earth from space, providing a unique perspective and increased understanding of our planet and galaxy as never seen before. From space, Earth blazes at night with the electric intensity of human expansion — a direct visualisation of our changing world. But it is within our power to protect the planet. As we continue to explore and gain knowledge of our galaxy, we also develop a deeper connection to the place we all call home.

£3.75 per ticket – Please see below for information on booking.

The Peanuts Movie (U)

Wednesday 15th Aug 2018 – 11am: Big Screen, City Park

Running time: 1hr 28mins

Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life.

 Shaun the Sheep (U)

Friday 17th Aug 2018 – 11am: Oastler Shopping Centre, John St

Running time: 1hr 25mins

When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it’s up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.

Paddington 2 (PG)

Sunday 19th Aug 2018 – 5:30pm: Clayton Community Cinema, Clayton Village Hall

Running time: 1hr 43mins

Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.

Prices: £3 adult/ £1 U16s – Please see below for more information on booking

 

Week Four: 20th – 26th Aug

Dream Big: Engineering Our World (U) IMAX 3D

Tuesday 21st Aug 2018 – 11am: IMAX, Picturehouse

Running time: 45 minutes

Narrated by Jeff Briggs, Dream Big: Engineering Our World celebrates the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels big and small. Hear inspiring stories of human grit and aspiration as the film reveals how engineers push the limits of innovation to solve problems and create a more sustainable future for us all. From the Great Wall of China and the world’s tallest buildings to underwater robots and solar-powered cars, engineering plays a crucial role in so many of our greatest innovations.

£3.75 per ticket – Please see below for information on booking.

The Book of Life (U)

Wednesday 22nd Aug 2018 – 11am: Big Screen, City Park

Running time: 1hr 35mins

Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

Pixar Short Films Volume 2 (U) 

Friday 24th Aug – 11am: Oastler Shopping Centre, John St

Running time 1hr 19mins

Disney and Pixar present an incredible new collection of 12 short films, featuring multiple Academy Award nominees (Best Short Film, Animated: ”Presto,” 2008; ”Day & Night” 2010; ”La Luna” 2011) and a host of family favourites.

 

Week Five: 27th – 31st Aug

A Beautiful Planet (U) IMAX 3D

Tuesday 28th Aug 2018 – 11am: IMAX, Picturehouse

Running time: 47 minutes

Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence, a Beautiful Planet is a breath-taking portrait of Earth from space, providing a unique perspective and increased understanding of our planet and galaxy as never seen before. From space, Earth blazes at night with the electric intensity of human expansion — a direct visualisation of our changing world. But it is within our power to protect the planet. As we continue to explore and gain knowledge of our galaxy, we also develop a deeper connection to the place we all call home.

£3.75 per ticket – Please see below for information on booking.

The Greatest Showman – Sing along (PG)

Wednesday 29th Aug 2018 – 11am: Big Screen, City Park

Running time: 1hr 45mins

Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.

The Jungle Book (U)

Friday 31st Aug – 11am: Oastler Shopping Centre, John St

Running time is 1hr & 15mins

In the classic 1967 Disney version of The  Jungle book, Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilisation.

 

 

Booking

Big Screen – City Park

These showings are free to the public, please feel free to turn up on the day and bring a seat of your own, picnic or an umbrella depending on weather.

IMAX, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum 

The cost of these events is £3.75, tickets can be booked through the Cinema’s Box Office – situated in the National Science and Media Museum’s foyer or in person at Box Office as well as online at picturehouses.com/IMAX and over the phone

The Light Cinema

Tickets are £3 each and they will have a selection of refreshments available, including a children’s snack pack at £3.95 – perfect for little fingers and big appetites!

Titles will be announced at the start of each week so keep up to date with the film choices and times on Facebook and Twitter,or visit them in person where their friendly staff will be happy to help.

To book tickets call 01274 455361 or visit their website bradford.lightcinemas.co.uk

 

Clayton Village Hall

The cost of this event is £3 for adults and £1 for children (under 16), doors will open at 5:00pm.

 Accessibility

Big Screen – City Park

The Big Screen in Bradford is an outdoor event and can cater for up to 200 seats, Bradford Council will be providing seating and security for our Wednesday events.

IMAX, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum

IMAX Cinema, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, National Science and Media Museum, Little Horton Lane, Bradford, BD1 1NQ

 IMAX 

Access to the IMAX theatre from the ground floor is via a staircase in a darkened queuing area. Inside the auditorium, stairs provide access to the seating area – please bear in mind that these stairs are fairly steep and extra care should be taken, particularly once the adverts have begun and the lights are dimmed. There is an additional entrance on the fifth floor for visitors with easy access requirements. Access to this entrance is via the public lift and locked door, which requires a code. Please let the Box Office know that you need to use this entrance, and allow extra time in your schedule due to demand for the public lift. We have single spaces for wheelchair users which are situated on the balcony (access via the fifth level). A hearing system is fitted in the theatre for guests with hearing impairments. Please ask at the Box Office. Booster seats are available if required – please ask a member of staff.

 Visually impaired customers
Assistance dogs are welcome. If you wish to take your dog into a performance, please let us know when booking so that we can arrange an aisle seat. Our staff will be happy to provide drinking water for your dog. Large-print film schedules are available on request.
Customers with impaired hearing
Induction loop systems are fitted in each of the four auditoria. To access the system, you will need to turn your hearing aid to the ‘T’ position. Certain performances carry subtitles and these are clearly indicated in the programme.
Disabled parking
There is a drop-off / pick-up point and three spaces for blue badge holders at the front of the Museum.
Toilets
There is a wheelchair-accessible adapted toilet on the ground floor. There is an alarm cord inside should you need to summon a member of staff. Further toilet facilities are available on the fifth floor, including easy access (inside the Animation Gallery). You must inform the IMAX usher if you wish to use the toilet facilities so they can let you back in to the auditorium through the fifth level IMAX door.

The Light Cinema – Bradford 

The Broadway, Hall Ings, Bradford, BD1 1JR

The Light is committed to offering a great cinema experience to everyone.

All of their screens have wheelchair spaces and lift access, as well as an escalator, allowing everyone to easily access all of their screens.

If you are visually impaired, they offer audio description headsets. These are compatible with the majority of films they show, please enquire before you book.

Clayton Village Hall – Clayton

Clayton Village Hall, Reva Syke Road, Clayton, Bradford BD14 6QN

This venue is fully wheelchair accessible and has a lift, for more information visit: www.claytonvillagehall.org.uk

 

 

bfff_logo_2017-03Bradford Family Film festival 2017

The Bradford Family Film Festival came to a close today (30 August 2017) for another year.

We’d like to thank everyone who supported the festival and have sent some great feedback which encourages us to make next years festival even bigger and better

1 to 31 August 2017

The Bradford Family Film Festival is back and this year its bigger than ever. Running throughout the month of August the Bradford Family Film Festival brings a wide range of screenings and events for families to enjoy. From large-scale, free outdoor screenings in City Park to workshops and hands-on events across the Bradford District we’ve got it covered.

Free Screenings on Bradford Big Screen in City Park and on the IMAX, Picturehouse at the National Science and Media Museum as well as other venues across the Bradford district

For the full up to date programme and other screening info please visit: http://bradford-city-of-film.com/big-screen/family/

 

Week One: 1st – 6th Aug

 

Born to be Wild IMAX 3D (U)

Tuesday 1st Aug 2017 – 11am: IMAX, Picturehouse

Running time: 40 minutes

Morgan Freeman narrates the documentary adventure “Born to be Wild 3D,” an inspired story of love, dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. This documentary transports moviegoers into the lush rainforests of Borneo with world-renowned primatologist Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, and across the rugged Kenyan Savannah with celebrated elephant authority Dr. Dame Daphne M. Sheldrick, as they and their teams rescue, rehabilitate and return these incredible animals back to the wild.

The BFG (PG) 

Wednesday 2nd Aug 2017 –  11am: Big Screen City Park

Supported by the Northern School of Creative Industries

Running time: 1hr 57

Roald Dahl’s children’s classic brought to a whole new audience in a film that is magical and mesmerising. An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

Week Two 7th – 13th Aug

Space Station IMAX 3D (U)

Tuesday 8th Aug 2017 – 11am: IMAX, Picturehouse

Running time: 47 minutes

Narrated by Tom Cruise, this is a story of this unique partnership of 16 nations building a laboratory in outer space–a permanent facility for the study of the effects of long-duration exposure to zero gravity and the necessary first step towards the global co-operative effort needed if man is to someday set foot on Mars.

Moana (PG) 

Wednesday 9th Aug 2017 – 11am: Big Screen City Park

Supported by the Northern School of Creative Industries

Running time: 1hr 47

Moana is an animated adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill her ancestors’ unfinished quest. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui, and together, they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds.

WALL-E (U)

Saturday 12th Aug 2017 – 4pm – 7pm: Delius Art Centre 

Running time: 1hr 38

 Artworks Creative Communities brings you this FREE family friendly event with free crafty recycling activities and film
screening of Wall-E. Child friendly craft activities from 4pm, followed by the film screening at 5pm. Food and drinks will be available to purchase from the venue, this includes handmade pizza made onsite and an open bar.

Week 3: 14th – 20th Aug 

Born to be Wild IMAX 3D (U)

Tuesday 15th Aug 2017 – 11am: IMAX, Picturehouse

Running time: 40 minutes

Morgan Freeman narrates the documentary adventure “Born to be Wild 3D,” an inspired story of love, dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. This documentary transports moviegoers into the lush rainforests of Borneo with world-renowned primatologist Dr. Biruté Mary Galdik
as, and across the rugged Kenyan Savannah with celebrated elephant authority Dr. Dame Daphne M. Sheldrick, as they and their teams rescue, rehabilitate and return these incredible animals back to the wild.

Sing (U)

Wednesday 16th Aug 2017 – 11am: Big Screen City Park

Supported by the Northern School of Creative Industries

Running time: 1hr 48

Set in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals, Sing stars Buster Moon, a dapper Koala who is trying to save a once-grand theatre that has fallen on hard times by staging the world’s greatest singing competition. The results are hilarious and the songs will have you dancing in the isles – don’t miss this one!

 Peter Pan  (U) 

Wednesday 16th Aug – 1pm: Cliffe Castle, Keighley

Running time: 1hr 17

In the Disney classic Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.

Please see below for the cost of this event.

Inside Out (U)

Sunday 20th Aug – 5.30pm – Clayton Village Hall

Running time: 1hr 35

After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions – Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness – conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.

Please see below for the cost of this event.

Refreshments are available at each screening, with a short interlude during the film.

Week 4: 21st – 27th Aug

 

Space Station IMAX 3D (U)

Tuesday 22nd Aug 2017 – 11am: IMAX, Picturehouse

Running time: 47 minutes

Narrated by Tom Cruise, this is a story of this unique partnership of 16 nations building a laboratory in outer space–a permanent facility for the study of the effects of long-duration exposure to zero gravity and the necessary first step towards the global co-operative effort needed if man is to someday set foot on Mars.

Secret Life of Pets (U)

Wednesday 23th Aug 2017 – 11am: Big Screen City Park

Supported by the Northern School of Creative Industries

Running time: 1hr 27

The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes. It’s hilarious and brilliantly animated.

 

Week 5: 28th – 31st Aug

 

Born to be Wild IMAX 3D (U)

 Tuesday 29th Aug 2017 – 11am: IMAX, Picturehouse

Running time: 40 minutes

Morgan Freeman narrates the documentary adventure “Born to be Wild 3D,” an inspired story of love, dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. This documentary transports moviegoers into the lush rainforests of Borneo with world-renowned primatologist Dr. Biruté Mary Galdik
as, and across the rugged Kenyan Savannah with celebrated elephant authority Dr. Dame Daphne M. Sheldrick, as they and their teams rescue, rehabilitate and return these incredible animals back to the wild.

Beauty & the Beast (PG)

Wednesday 30th August 2017 11am: Big Screen City Park

Supported by Arriva Yorkshire Running time: 2hr 9

An adaptation of the Disney fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love. With all the classic songs from the original animation we ask you to ‘be our guest’ at this will be a fitting climax to the festival.

Booking

Big Screen – City Park

These showings are free to the public, please feel free to turn up on the day and bring a seat of your own, picnic or an umbrella depending on weather.

IMAX, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum 

Tickets can be booked through the Cinema’s Box Office – situated in the National Science and Media Museum’s foyer – from 10am on the day of the performance.

Delius Art Centre

This event is free and is brought to you as part of the Delius Community Gardening Project funded by the Postcode Local Trust. Food and drinks will be available to purchase from the venue, this includes handmade pizza made onsite and an open bar.

Cliffe Castle – Keighley

The cost of this event is £2 in advance, please visit the Cliffe Castle Museum shop during opening times to book and on the day it will be £3.

Clayton Village Hall

The cost of this event is £3 for adults and £1 for children (under 16)

 

 

 Accessibility

Big Screen – City Park

The Big Screen in Bradford is an outdoor event and can cater for up to 200 seats, Bradford Council will be providing seating and security for our Wednesday events.

IMAX, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum

IMAX Cinema, Picturehouse at National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, National Science and Media Museum, Little Horton Lane, Bradford, BD1 1NQ

 IMAX 

Access to the IMAX theatre from the ground floor is via a staircase in a darkened queuing area. Inside the auditorium, stairs provide access to the seating area – please bear in mind that these stairs are fairly steep and extra care should be taken, particularly once the adverts have begun and the lights are dimmed. There is an additional entrance on the fifth floor for visitors with easy access requirements. Access to this entrance is via the public lift and locked door, which requires a code. Please let the Box Office know that you need to use this entrance, and allow extra time in your schedule due to demand for the public lift. We have single spaces for wheelchair users which are situated on the balcony (access via the fifth level). A hearing system is fitted in the theatre for guests with hearing impairments. Please ask at the Box Office. Booster seats are available if required – please ask a member of staff.

 Visually impaired customers
Assistance dogs are welcome. If you wish to take your dog into a performance, please let us know when booking so that we can arrange an aisle seat. Our staff will be happy to provide drinking water for your dog. Large-print film schedules are available on request.
Customers with impaired hearing
Induction loop systems are fitted in each of the four auditoria. To access the system, you will need to turn your hearing aid to the ‘T’ position. Certain performances carry subtitles and these are clearly indicated in the programme.
Disabled parking
There is a drop-off / pick-up point and three spaces for blue badge holders at the front of the Museum.
Toilets
There is a wheelchair-accessible adapted toilet on the ground floor. There is an alarm cord inside should you need to summon a member of staff. Further toilet facilities are available on the fifth floor, including easy access (inside the Animation Gallery). You must inform the IMAX usher if you wish to use the toilet facilities so they can let you back in to the auditorium through the fifth level IMAX door.

Delius Art Centre

Delius Arts & Cultural Centre, 29 Great Horton Road, BD7 1AA

The public areas of the Delius Arts & Cultural Centre is completely accessible including the outside spaces and the toilets and kitchen space. The venue has access points at the front of the building with 3 steps each, and also access points from the rear, both with ramps.
Further information about access and finding the venue can be found here: http://www.artworkscreative.org.uk/contact/contact-details/, and information about what the venue and charity has coming up can be found here: http://www.artworkscreative.org.uk/whats-on/

Cliffe Castle – Keighley

Spring Gardens Ln, Keighley BD20 6LH

Wheelchair access is limited to the ground floor – about three quarters of the displays. Ramped access to the cafe and some of the hillside park. Disabled parking spaces and toilet facilities. For further Cliffe Castle disabled access information visit DisabledGo

Further information about the venue can be found here: http://www.bradfordmuseums.org/venues/visit/cliffe-castle-museum

Clayton Village Hall – Clayton

Clayton Village Hall, Reva Syke Road, Clayton, Bradford BD14 6QN

This venue is fully wheelchair accessible and has a lift, for more information visit: www.claytonvillagehall.org.uk

 

 

 

 

Bradford Family Film Festival 2016 – Its a wrap! see you next year!

Bradford Family Film Festival 2016 has been a huge success, with people from all corners of Bradford gathering to enjoy a selection of popular family films as diverse as the audience watching them! The weather was on our side for outdoor screenings in City Park – an irresistible picnic opportunity for many – and those held at smaller venues around the Bradford area were similarly successful. Viewing numbers in their hundreds were matched by glowing praise from festival-goers and the enthusiasm of excited children eagerly waving at the Big Screen audience cam. Bring on 2017!

For a full overview, click here: http://www.bradford-city-of-film.com/its-a-wrap/


Running throughout the month of August the Bradford Family Film Festival brings a wide range of screenings and events for families to enjoy. From large-scale, free outdoor screenings in City Park to workshops and hands-on events across the Bradford District we’ve got it covered.

These NoSCI Plasma Screenfilms are kindly supported by the Northern School of Creative Industries – see here for more information

Wed 3 August 2016 — Alvin & the Chipmunks — Road Chip 

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Kicking off in style we hit the road with your favourite fur balls in the funniest Alvin and the Chipmunks ever! Alvin, Simon and Theodore race to Miami on a wild road trip but their jaunt soon takes a nutty detour, leading to hilarious highway hijinks and music-packed adventures across the country.

Extra activity brought to you  between 12:30-3:00pm

 Lego workshops based on Pokemon characters  for all the family to enjoy.

Children must not be left unattended.

 

Wed 10 Aug — Cars

Screening time 11am

cars-movie-disney-pixar_largeRevving us towards the Bradford Classic we revisit this Disney/ Pixar classic. While traveling to California for the dispute of the final race of the Piston Cup against The King and Chick Hicks, the famous Lightning McQueen accidentally damages the road of the small town Radiator Springs and is sentenced to repair it. Lightning McQueen has to work hard and finds friendship and love in the simple locals, changing its values during his stay in the small town and becoming a true winner.

Extra activity brought to you by the outdoor play team between 12:30-3:00pm

Bouncy castle , giant games, cardboard city and messy play

Children must not be left unattended.

Wed 17 Aug — Rio 2

Screening time 11am

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It’s a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they’re hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets his father-in-law.

Extra activity brought to you by the outdoor play team between 12:30-3:00pm

Spider mountain, giant games, cardboard city and messy play

Children must not be left unattended.

This screening is connected to the amazing exhibition at the Bradford Industrial Museum – Beastly Machines – Kinetic Sculptures by Johnny White – click HERE for full details 

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Wed 24 Aug — Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ for short)

Screening time 11am

BollywoodWe are delighted to bring you one of the most popular and longest running Bollywood films of all time. Raj and Simran meet on a trip to Europe. After some initial misadventures, they fall in love. The battle begins to win over two traditional families.

With great support from Asian Sunday and Yash Raj Films.

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Extra activity brought to you by the outdoor play team between 12:30-3:00pm

Bungee trampolines, giant games, cardboard city and messy play

Children must not be left unattended.

Wed 31 Aug

Special double bill kindly supported by Arriva Yorkshire

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Screening time 11am

Minions“Minions” begins at the dawn of time…as the loveable yellow creatures evolve through the ages perpetually serving the most despicable of masters. Continuously unsuccessful at keeping these masters–from T. rex to Napoleon–the Minions find themselves without someone to serve and fall into a deep depression. But Kevin the Minion has a plan and alongside fellow minions Stuart and Bob set out into the world to find a new boss….

 

Big Hero 6

Screening time 12:45

BH6_Hiro_and_Baymax_PosterThe special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

 

 

 

 

 

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The following films and events are free but tickets still need to be booked via the Bradford Playhouse box office – please see here 

Saturday 13th August 2016 Button Mash & Short Circuit 2 (Kenneth Johnson) 1988 (Free Event) 2pm

SC2 coverWe are heading back to retro tech.  Showing “Johnny Five is Alive” Short Circuit 2 comedy, The Button Mash collective will be bringing a special one off  1990’s Button Mash Event: In an Era of Crystal Maze, The Games Master and Sonic the Hedgehog mania. Will you be able to complete against family and friends with some of the Tech and games from this classic Button Mashing era?

 

Saturday 20th August 2016 – Escape from the Invisible Zoo & Rio (Carlos Saldanha) 2011 (Free) 2pm Synopsis For: Escape from the Invisible Zoo:

rioWe have an emergency! The  last Invisible Zoo was supposed to be showcasing its exhibits…BUT THE ANIMALS HAVE ESCAPED!!!!! We are going to need MANY, MANY  children to help lure them back into their cages. DON’T PANIC! We can do this!  The rabbits are easy, we just need some carrots…but how do we get the Lions in before they find the  Hot Dog stand? THEY LOVE HOT DOGS.

Our roaming, immersive theatre piece involves groups of children and families working directly with our actors. Using their collective imagination, testing their knowledge of animals to create plans, complete tasks and help bring the escaped animals home….. Let’s just hope no one gets eaten….

FILM SCREENINGS AT BRADFORD MUSEUMS & GALLERIES

THURSDAY 4TH AUGUST 2016 – SHAUN THE SHEEP

BRADFORD INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM 11AM 

£2 in advance or £3 on the day.  Book early by phoning 01274 435900

shaun-the-sheep_onward_journey_image_bidShaun the Sheep thinks and acts like a person in a barnyard, which usually gets him into trouble. The farmer’s sheepdog, Bitzer, tries to keep Shaun and his friends out of trouble. The farmer is oblivious to the humanlike features of his flock, who are like one big, happy family.

Full details HERE

This screening is connected to the amazing exhibition at the Bradford Industrial Museum – Beastly Machines – Kinetic Sculptures by Johnny White – click HERE for full details 

 

THURSDAY 11TH AUGUST 2016ALICE IN WONDERLAND

CLIFFE CASTLE MUSEUM – KEIGHLEY 10.30AM & 1PM – FREE

Alice-PNG-alice-in-wonderland-33922018-444-800The original Disney classic screened in the fabulous setting of Cliffe Castle Museum. You can also join Alice on her adventures through Cliffe Castle, as she tries to find the White Rabbit.

Things will become curiouser and curiouser as you journey around the museum. Items from the collections of Bradford Museums and Galleries will help you unlock the story of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, with key characters popping up along the way. There will be plenty of surprises in store including felted creatures created by Malachai Beesley and peculiarly small gardens made by Isobel Cortese. Full details HERE

Film Screening at Eccleshill Mechanics Institute

 

Thursday 18th August 2016  – Paddington –  1pm – £3 advance £4 on the door

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After a deadly earthquake destroys his home in Peruvian rainforest, a young bear (Ben Whishaw) makes his way to England in search of a new home. The bear, dubbed “Paddington” for the london train station, finds shelter with the family of Henry (Hugh Bonneville) and Mary Brown (Sally Hawkins)