The Festival

Sunday Night Films return with “Senna”

SENNA (Dir. Asif Kapadia, Japan: 106 mins)

Senna Poster
Nominated for the BAFTAs, this is everyone’s favourite documentary of the last year. You don’t need to know anything about Formula One to appreciate this exhilarating and deeply moving portrait of Brazilian three-times world champion, Aryton Senna, who died tragically at the young age of 34.

Sunday, 29 January 2012
Picturedrome, Holmfirth
Doors Open: 7.00pm, Film Start: 7.30
Tickets: £4.00

Thanks for a Great Festival!

The festival is over for another year, but we’re already planning next year’s event! A big thank you to everyone who supported this year’s festival.

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"Welcome" a Bamforths magic lantern slide

Holmfirth’s first film festival started on Saturday afternoon, 22nd May 2010, in the Picturedrome with a series of free events celebrating film. This was the beginning of an exciting week of film shows, talks and guest appearances. Among films screened were the award-winning A Prophet, An Education, Nowhere Boy, The White Ribbon, Let the Right One In, and a 50th Anniversary showing of the classic Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.

Renowned BBC film critic, Barry Norman, showed clips from his favourite movies and talked about his encounters with Hollywood’s biggest stars.

A day centred on Holmfirth’s own historic Bamforth studio included an amazing Victorian Magic Lantern Show. Previously unseen films of the town were shown in a series of free shows at venues throughout the Holme Valley. There were films and events for children, including UP. And we presented ‘Golden Compos’ for our Beyond the Summer Wine short-film competition.

Huddersfield’s own Hollywood star, James Mason, was acknowledged with film presentations and documentaries. The Holme Valley Orchestra performed an evening of film music and Huddersfield University’s Music students specially composed soundtracks to silent films

Thanks to everyone who supported the festival.

Contact: info@holmfirthfilmfestival.co.uk

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