Bedford Film Festival invests every penny it receives into more high-quality film screenings and supporting Bedford’s filmmakers and charities.   We’re able to do this thanks to the excellent businesses in our town who support what we do. None of these businesses have a remit to support us, instead they tell us they do so because...

Bedford Film Festival will be bringing a huge man-eating shark and a talking bear to Bedford as it screens two films chosen by film lovers in the town, Jaws and The Jungle Book, during Bedfringe 2015. The films were nominated as part of Bedford Film Festival’s film ‘election’ which saw film lovers across the...

Bedford Film Festival 2015 will be a month long event from 11 September to 14 October. Check out our announcement video from Future Legend Media. We’re very excited about being able to bring some excellent film related activities to Bedford for a whole month, including: • High-quality festival screenings (11-13 September) • Opportunities for businesses,...

In the spirit of democracy Bedford Film Festival gives Bedfordians a chance to take part in another ‘election’ and choose films for Bedfringe 2015. ***VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNING FILMS ARE*** THE JUNGLE BOOK AND FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF ***TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE 5 JUNE 2015*** The films, which will be screened on 30th...

Election fever is hotting up at Bedford Film Festival, with the votes coming in thick and fast for Bedford’s choice of family film at Bedfringe. If you’ve already voted, then you’ll know all about the film you’ve chosen and if it’s suitable for your children. However, while the BBFC rate films for legal reasons, and do...

As you know we love a good party, our recent collaboration with The Pad Nightclub and BedPop to promote Northern Soul is testament to that! We’re delighted then to also hear that the excellent Happiness Matters are holding another Ceilidh this month. Caroline Clark of Happiness Matters has written a blog all about the...

We’re very excited about Nick Cave coming to Bedford, through his documentary 20,000 Days on Earth. We’ve already seen reviews from the national film critics but what about a local opinion? Well, we heard that local film fan and friend of Bedford Film Festival Rachel Moody was heading to one of the film’s premier Q&A...

Get all the information you need to make your Bedford Film Festival experience one to remember. Our full programme will be handed out around Bedford and left in key areas, or you can download you own copy by clicking on the front cover below.            

Bedford Film Festival returns at the end of September, promising something to suit all tastes, with feature films and documentaries from across the world and locally-shot short films from Bedfordshire’s aspiring film makers. The event itself kicks off on 23 September, with a warm-up charity screening, in aid of eating disorder charity B-Eat, of...

Hi everyone. Regular visitors to our pages will know we were knocked for six with the recent and tragic passing of Robin Williams. Thinking about how we could pay tribute to such a loved and respected actor, we considered hosting a charity screening of one of his films. Receiving an encouraging “do it” from...