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We are proud to announce the first Holmfirth Film Festival. The only surprise is that this handsome town has not had, until now, a film festival to celebrate its role in the foundation of the British film industry. Shortly after the Lumiere Brothers in France produced the first commercial films, local company Bamforth made a series of historically significant comic films.
The 2010 festival, running from 22nd to 29th May, will centre on the Edwardian Picturedrome. This fine film theatre with its original Art Deco features is an important monument to the silent era that once made Holmfirth Britain’s answer to Hollywood.
The Holmfirth Film Festival will celebrate the achievements of the past but will also provide a platform for new films with a northern flavour and the best of short and international films.
Taking advantage of the outstanding countryside, the use of village halls, the support of local businesses and the University of Huddersfield, the festival will appeal to young and old with its mix of old and new film, workshops, lectures and film-making competitions.
James Bamforth
Despite the encroachment of the digital age, ‘going to the pictures’ is as popular as ever. We hope that the festival will provide an opportunity for the community to come together to celebrate Holmfirth’s contribution to the most popular art form of the last century.
If you would like to be involved in the planning and organisation of the Festival please contact us: info@holmfirthfilmfestival.co.uk