Cinema Rediscovered

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Cinema Rediscovered

Cinema Rediscovered – the UK’s leading festival of classic cinema – returns to venues in and around Bristol: UNESCO City of Film from Wed 26 - Sun 30 July with a 50+ screenings and events combining screenings of newly restored films, rediscoveries and and a multitude of starting points for lively conversation.

Cinema Rediscovered 2023

Cinema Rediscovered

“The UK’s leading festival dedicated to classic cinema.”
Sight & Sound

Read more about Watershed’s annual festival, bringing great films back to the big screen.

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2023 Festival Report

We look back at our 7th edition which took place in and around Bristol UNESCO City of Film from 26 – 30 July 2023 before going on a UK and Ireland wide tour with support of BFI awarding funds from National Lottery and invite you to save the dates for our next edition: Wed 24 – Sun 28 July 2024.

Read through our 2023 review (PDF 12.7 MB)
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On Tour

Cinema Recovered is back with its annual touring offer featuring films from two festival strands Down & Dirty: American D.I.Y. Restored and Look Who’s Back: The Hollywood Renaissance & the Blacklist, plus a selection from Restored and Rediscovered.

All of the films are available with favourable booking terms, assets, prizes and national PR.

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Cinema Rediscovered 2023 Trailer

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Film Critics Workshop 2023 participants

Meet the Film Critics Workshop 2023 participants

Following Cinema Rediscovered’s annual call out for aspiring and early career video essay makers and film critics; we are excited to introduce the participants for the 7th edition of the Film Critics’ Workshop dedicated to video essays (July – Sept 2023) as part of the festival.

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Sponsorship

“Cinema Rediscovered is a festival that is close to our heart, run by cinephiles for cinephiles. Just like us.”
MUBI

Curated streaming platform MUBI and their international film publication Notebook have been a partner and sponsor of Cinema Rediscovered and its Film Critics programme since 2017. We share a passion for cinema and thanks to MUBI, you can experience great films back on the big screen at the festival and beyond.

Get in touch if you are interested in getting involved in our upcoming 5th edition.

 

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Cinema Rediscovered mailing list

Want to be the first to know what's happening in the run-up to the upcoming edition of the festival? Join our newsletter brought to you by the Cinema Rediscovered curatorial team.

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The Cinema Rediscovered team

Cinema Rediscovered is a collaborative endeavour involving a whole range of partners and creatives who all share a passion for cinema.

Meet the team

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Festival Strands

Find your way through the festival's programme of screenings and events via our recurring strands.

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Suggest a programme

If you are involved in a new restoration or have an idea for an event or strand that you think audiences would love to see at Cinema Rediscovered – get in touch to discuss further.

Contact us

For all enquiries relating to Cinema Rediscovered please email cinema.rediscovered@watershed.co.uk


Previous festivals

Cinema Rediscovered 2022
Wed 20 – Sun 24 July

Celebrate the return of the big screen experience at the 6th edition of Cinema Rediscovered (Wed 26 – Sun 30 July), Watershed’s annual festival showcasing brand new restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from around the globe

Cinema Rediscovered 2021
Wed 28 July – Sun 1 Aug

Cinema Rediscovered returns for its fifth edition this year from Wed 28 July – Sun 1 Aug, celebrating the return of the big screen experience with a line-up of brand new restorations and rediscoveries before going on a UK wide tour from Aug – Oct 2021.

Cinema Rediscovered 2019
Thu 25 - Sun 28 July 2019

Join us for the fourth edition of Cinema Rediscovered – a chance to discover some of the finest new digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from across the globe where they were meant to be experienced – on the big screen.

Cinema Rediscovered 2018
Thu 26 - Sun 29 July 2018

Join us for the third edition of Cinema Rediscovered - a chance to discover some of the finest new digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from across the globe where they were meant to be experienced - on the big screen.

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Thu 27 - Sun 30 July 2017

Join us for the second edition of Cinema Rediscovered - a chance to discover some of the finest new digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from across the globe where they were meant to be experienced - on the big screen.

Cinema Rediscovered 2016
Thu 28 - Sun 31 July 2016

Join us at this brand new international archive film event that celebrates great films back on the big screen, giving audiences an opportunity to discover - or indeed re-discover - new digital restorations, film print rarities of early cinema, and contemporary classics.

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