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FILM FESTIVAL 2026

22 October to 1 November

I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning

TICKETS ARE ON SALE FOR CFF45

HelloFriend, the 45th Cambridge Film Festival is almost here!

From 22 October to 1 November, we’ll be back at the Arts Picturehouse for eleven days of films, special guests and the pleasure of watching something together on the big screen.

This birthday edition is a chance to celebrate everything that makes CFF special: discovering a new favourite, revisiting a much-loved film, hearing from its makers and comparing notes afterwards. Whether you’ve been coming for years or are joining us for the first time, we’d love you to be part of it.

Below are a few places to start your CFF journey this year, from a special guest on opening night to a Hitchcock silent that turns 100 this year.

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Thu

Oct

20:20

OPENING NIGHT

I SEE BUILDINGS FALL LIKE LIGHTNING

Certificate 15. Arts Picturehouse. Also Fri 23 Oct, 18:00.

Clio Barnard's portrait of friendship opens the 45th festival. Her adaptation of Keiran Goddard's novel follows five friends from Birmingham who grow up and grow apart after the council housing home they shared is demolished. The cast includes Anthony Boyle, Joe Cole, Jay Lycurgo, Daryl McCormack and Lola Petticrew. She will join us for an in-person Q&A on opening night and introduce the Friday screening.

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Sat

Oct

11:00

RELAXED SCREENING

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Certificate U. Arts Picturehouse.

Come and celebrate 35 years of Disney's classic, in which Belle sets out to rescue her father and finds a mysterious enchanted castle.

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Sun

Oct

15:20

45TH BIRTHDAY SCREENING

PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE

Certificate 15. France 2019, 122 mins. French with English subtitles.

Céline Sciamma's slow-burning love story, set on the Brittany coast and starring Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant, was chosen by the whole team at the festival to mark our 45th anniversary.

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Tue

Oct

15:45

HITCHCOCK AT 100

THE LODGER

Certificate PG. UK 1926. A silent film.

Hitchcock himself called it “the first true Hitchcock movie”. Inspired by the case of Jack the Ripper, this suspenseful serial-killer film foreshadows the themes of his later work. To mark its centenary, we are showing it with an introduction from Henry K. Miller, author of The First True Hitchcock, and an outro revealing a shocking hidden twist.

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PLENTY MORE TO EXPLORE

Over half of this year's programme has been directed by women and non-binary filmmakers. Browse by strand, including Gala Screenings, Family Film Festival, Short Fusion, Cambridge Connections, International Festival Highlights, Reframe and Rip It Up - Out Loud.

Feeling brave? Take a chance on our Surprise Film on Thursday 29 October at 21:10.

The festival also offers relaxed screenings for neurodivergent audiences and accessible screenings with descriptive subtitles. All screenings are wheelchair accessible, and the accessibility page has the full details.

Browse the full programme

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