2009 Festival
6th Salford Film Festival: Innovate, don't imitate!
This is your first chance to see exciting new work by cutting edge contemporary filmmakers.Salford Film Festival is not content to live in the past and dwell on former glories. This year, more than ever before, we’ll be focusing on what is happening NOW. We’ve SEVEN feature film previews and premieres this year, and a strand dedicated to the exciting new wave of micro budget feature filmmaking in the region - the North West Underground.
But we're still retaining a sense of history. We have a tribute to the great Robert Donat, the local boy who took Hollywood by storm, the return of cult legend Cliff Twemlow, and a special programme of films selected by DJ and author Stuart Maconie, exploring Northern Identity.
Whether you are in search of the latest cinematic trends, a clearer understanding of the culture and history that produced them, or you just want to experience an entertaining selection of films, we’ve got it covered.
Check out our different festival strands below. We’re certain you'll find something that catches your eye and takes your fancy.
This year we’ve no less than seven new films making their debut at Salford.
There's a defiant new energy among the regions low-budget film-makers. Against all the odds, they are seizing the means of production and distribution for themselves. Come along and be inspired.
Filling in a the blanks in Salford’s film history, saluting the forgotten pioneers and the half-remembered mavericks who tried to put our city on the cinematic map.
Startling visions of the region’s rich and varied history, from the North West Film Archive.
This year, we pay long-overdue tribute to one of Golden Age Hollywood’s most suave and subtle of stars, Robert Donat, born just across the Irwell in Withington.
If music is truly the food of love, then in Salford we will never go hungry or lack for romance. Here is where the images of the city and the sounds of the city collide, in documentary, feature, and performance.
We've dark comedy, fabulous fairytales, twisted relationship dramas, and more from the North West's Underground in these four punchy programmes of short films.
It's often stranger than fiction - as these documentaries will show.
THE SALFORD YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
The kids are all right. To prove it, we've let the Young People of Salford take total charge of their own section of the festival.
Film is not just a form of entertainment. Sometimes it can be a lifeline.
You've read his books, you’ve heard him on the radio, you’ve seen him on TV. Now find out what films he likes, as he guest-curates a special festival programme.
It's not all local films for local people. This year we’ve a whole strand of international work.
Film is a Kabaret, old chum - join in the Kabaret!
