Small World Film Festival returns to Bradford for third year
Bradford’s City Park will be a window on the world throughout the month of June with a specially commissioned film festival.
The festival will feature a range of short films from across the UNESCO Cities network. As UNESCO’s first City of Film, David Wilson invited entries from fellow Creative Cities and was overwhelmed by the response. He said: “I was utterly delighted to receive so many entries, with more than half the network getting involved.
“There are 116 creative cities across 54 countries with many of the cities having different designations from gastronomy to craft, to design and of course film cities like ourselves.
“The huge interest really demonstrates that film can unify all our cities and act as catalyst through which we can show to the rest of the world those elements which are unique and special about all our cities.”
The high standard of films will be a challenge for this year’s People’s Panel who will meet once again at City Hall on Thursday 15th June at 6pm to judge the entries.
All films which met the criteria will be screened on Bradford Big Screen every day throughout June for the Small World Film Festival and a selection of the films, chosen by the People’s Panel, will be shared at a special screening of the UNESCO annual meeting in France later in the month.
Big Screen Bradford is a giant outdoor screen in the heart of Bradford. Situated in front of the National Media Museum in the award-winning City Park, the screen is a pioneering arts project designed to bring cutting edge film and creativity to the heart of the urban environment.
Up to 500,000 people pass the screen each month, offering exposure for filmmakers to showcase their work.
Bradford are also liaising with the city of Santos in Brazil, who recently joined the network as a UNESCO City of Film. There is a plan to exhibit the films from the Small World Film Festival at the 3rd edition of the Santos Coffee Festival in July 2017.
