YOUR GUIDE TO THE CAMBRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL 2009 All you need to get the most out of this year’s Cambridge Film Festival, in four practical steps
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SELECT YOUR FILMS AND EVENTS
What you have in your hands contains full information and listings for all the films and events confirmed at the time of going to print – complete with a handy day-by-day calendar in the centre pages to help you choose by time of day, or day of the week.
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BOOK YOUR TICKETS
Tickets go on sale to Arts Picturehouse Members on Monday 31 August and to the general public on Thursday 3 September Advance tickets for all venues are available: in person at the Arts Picturehouse Box Office over the phone on 0871 704 2050* (9.30am – 8.30pm) as well as online at www. cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk
For Picturehouse screenings, collect your tickets from the cinema at least 15 minutes prior to the screening from any sales point, or from the ticket collection machine behind the main ticket desk. For other screenings, collect your tickets from the cinema at least one hour prior to the screening. Alternatively, collect tickets at the venue. Special Festival box office hours will be in operation at the Arts Picturehouse between 31 August and 6 September – from 10am until 15 minutes after the last performance.
New films, guests, events and other surprises continue to be added to the Festival, so don’t forget to check the latest arrivals online at www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk This year, the Festival takes place not only at our host venue, the Arts Picturehouse, but also at Sawston Cinema and less conventional locations, such as the historic settings of Emmanuel College and Ely Cathedral, Magdalene and Bridge Streets, Grantchester Meadows and the nocturnal banks of the River Cam. See page 78 for more information on our venues.
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New this year is our special Festival pass. For only £30 (£25 for Picturehouse Members / Concessions), you can buy five tickets for any screenings at the Arts Picturehouse. You can also buy as many passes as you like, so it’s great value whether you’re a festival regular or just coming to a film or two with a group of friends. Your Festival pass can be used to purchase tickets for one or multiple screenings but applies during a single transaction only, whether online, over the phone or in person. The offer excludes screenings at special ticket prices (see page 79 for details).
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*Calls cost 10p per minute from a landline
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TAKE YOUR SEAT
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GET ONLINE AND GET INTERACTIVE
Now for the fun part. The Festival takes place at a range of venues across the city, so to ensure things go with a swing check before setting out where your chosen screenings or events are taking place. If attending more than one venue on the same day, do also ensure you leave sufficient transit time between screenings.
At the Festival, we like to put films and their audiences first. There are no adverts or trailers, which means you get straight on with your chosen film without any fuss – so please take your seat in good time for the start of the performance. To avoid disruption and ensure a better audience experience, we will not admit latecomers once the performance has begun.
www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk keeps you in the loop with all the latest info, including up to the minute details about every screening and event quick and easy online booking user comments, ratings and reviews Festival Daily articles and reviews if you missed the printed copy
www.cfflive.org.uk The late night café-bar at the Arts Picturehouse will be open from 10am-12pm (10am-1am Friday and Saturdays) serving a wide range of food and drink. The food is freshly prepared by As You Like It, and you can order from 11am-10pm, so please make sure you leave enough time to eat before a screening.
Drink & Dine
We make every effort to bring you the films we have promised according to the published schedule, but sometimes last minute changes do occur. Please bear with us on these occasions; we will do all we can to ensure your Festival experience is as enjoyable as possible. We ask that you switch off all mobile phones before the performance begins. Cameras or recording equipment are not permitted. All managers reserve the right of admission. Where you see CFF next to a film title, this denotes a recommended certificate by the Cambridge Film Festival. *Calls cost 10p per minute from a landline
It doesn’t have to end when the lights go up. Our websites aren’t just places to find the latest information or book tickets – they offer a total multimedia experience of the Festival.
captures the sights and sounds of the Festival, including daily podcasts live streaming of guest Q&A sessions videos photos We’ll also be regularly uploading a host of content to Cambridge Film Festival accounts on:
Links to all our accounts can be found on our main website. We’d also be thrilled if you could tag your own content with ‘cff2009’ so that we can feature it on our site as well! www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk | Box Office: 0871 704 2050 | Festival Guide | 5