The Cambridge Film Festival at Home
The Cambridge Film Festival at Home initiative, which is available to everyone throughout the UK, kicked off on 8th January with film critics and broadcasters Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode and their choices for the hugely popular ‘A Film I Love…’ series, which includes a Pay What You Can Afford pricing structure for each film screening.
Coming under the CFF at Home umbrella, A Film I Love… showcases special guests who choose, introduce, and talk about a film they love and why it means so much to them – often prior to the screening of the film in question.
The interviews and screenings already held have been incredibly well received with some viewers responses including:
“A fantastic initiative for those who can't normally afford to go to the cinema and having introductions from critics adds another layer of enjoyment.”
“It was nice to get the insight of the film selector prior to watching it.”
“An excellent idea, to expand my film knowledge and give me recommended film to watch.”
“Great idea, especially that these are clearly films the participants love as opposed to a selection from a given slate to promote.”
As part of CFF at home, the online version of ‘A Film I Love…’ will continue to see fortnightly screenings on the Festival website: camfilmfest.com.
Coming under the CFF at Home umbrella, A Film I Love… showcases special guests who choose, introduce, and talk about a film they love and why it means so much to them – often prior to the screening of the film in question.
The interviews and screenings already held have been incredibly well received with some viewers responses including:
“A fantastic initiative for those who can't normally afford to go to the cinema and having introductions from critics adds another layer of enjoyment.”
“It was nice to get the insight of the film selector prior to watching it.”
“An excellent idea, to expand my film knowledge and give me recommended film to watch.”
“Great idea, especially that these are clearly films the participants love as opposed to a selection from a given slate to promote.”
As part of CFF at home, the online version of ‘A Film I Love…’ will continue to see fortnightly screenings on the Festival website: camfilmfest.com.
Leading the line-up for the next two weeks are three of the UK’s top film critics and broadcasters:
- Fri 22 - Sun 24 Jan: film critic and host of the Girls on Film podcast Anna Smith talks about the wonderful Booksmart by Olivia Wilde, a painful and hilarious comedy about being young. Olivia Wilde’s directing debut follows one chaotic day in the lives of two very smart girls who intensely love each other as best friends. This film is a sharp, very funny reboot of the classic coming-of-age buddy comedy. Interview only. Free of charge.
- Fri 5 - Sun 7 Feb: Observer Film Critic Simran Hans chooses Time, an American documentary film produced and directed by Garrett Bradley. It follows Sibil Fox Richardson, fighting for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year prison sentence. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 25 January 2020, where it won the US Documentary Directing Award. Interview and film screening. Pay what you can afford.
- Fri 19 - Sun 21 Feb – Empire magazine’s new Black in Focus columnist Amon Warmann picks the outstanding Whiplash, a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drummer (Miles Teller) and an abusive perfectionist bandleader (J. K. Simmons) whose unconventional training pushes his student beyond the boundaries of reason and sensibility. Interview only. Free of charge.
Full information about all aspects of CFF at Home can be found here: camfilmfest.com
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