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Widescreen Weekend 2018

At our 22nd Widescreen Weekend festival, we celebrated women in widescreen, screened a selection of classic westerns, and welcomed a range of fantastic guests.

WIDESCREEN WESTERNS

Widescreen Weekend 2018 featured a strand dedicated to the essence of the American Old West, curated by Professor Sir Christopher Frayling. Classic, contemporary and black and white—westerns screened on a range of formats as we celebrated this much-loved genre in all its gun-slingin’ glory!

WOMEN IN WIDESCREEN

We celebrated women in widescreen by showcasing films featuring strong characters, female-led narratives and themes, and women behind the camera—from writers and editors to VFX. To introduce the screenings, we welcomed special guests including comedian Maureen Younger, award-winning broadcaster Samira Ahmed, and VFX editor Carin-Anne Strohmaier.

CELLULOID SATURDAY

Celluloid Saturday returned to the festival, once again bringing you a fantastic selection of film on film—everything from martial arts to sci-fi in 3-strip Cinerama, 35mm and 70mm.

Funny Girl on the Pictureville Cinema curved screen

Funny Girl in all its glory on Pictureville Cinema's curved screen

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Carin-Anne Strohmaier introduces our screening of Contact

Carin-Anne Strohmaier introduces our screening of Contact

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Audience members at Theo Gluck's presentation

Audience members at Theo Gluck's presentation

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Samira Ahmed in the museum foyer

Broadcaster and writer Samira Ahmed, who introduced our screening of Forty Guns

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Widescreen Weekend delegates in the Media Café

Widescreen Weekend delegates in the Media Café

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Widescreen Weekend trailer and stills on display in the museum foyer

The festival trailer and film stills on display in the museum foyer

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The audience settles in for our screening of Forty Guns

The audience settles in for our screening of Forty Guns

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Theo Gluck takes a look at the museum's collection with curator Toni Booth

Theo Gluck takes a look at the museum's collection with curator Toni Booth

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Melanie Iredale and Annabel Grundy in Cubby Broccoli Cinema

Melanie Iredale and Annabel Grundy before their introduction to our screening of Thelma & Louise

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Comedian Maureen Younger on stage to introduce Funny Girl

Comedian Maureen Younger on stage to introduce Funny Girl

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Professor Sir Christopher Frayling introduces Once Upon a Time in the West

Professor Sir Christopher Frayling introduces our opening night film, Once Upon a Time in the West

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Theo Gluck gives his presentation 'The Importance of Film Restoration'

Theo Gluck gives his presentation 'The Importance of Film Restoration'

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Professor Sir Christopher Frayling at our opening night reception

Professor Sir Christopher Frayling at our opening night reception

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The Widescreen Weekend festival team in the museum foyer

The Widescreen Weekend team!

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