13/06/2013 - Bradford College ties up with India’s Whistling Woods Film School

Yorkshire’s only British Film Institute (BFI) Mediatheque will open at the National Media Museum, Bradford on July 19. The BFI Mediatheque is a free facility that allows members of the public instant access to more than 2,500 British film and television programmes drawn from the collections of the BFI National Archive and partner archives.

God’s Own County: Yorkshire on Screen, a specially curated collection of material relating to the Yorkshire and Humber area will be unveiled as part of the launch. In addition, Bradford College has teamed with Mumbai-based film school Whistling Woods to launch the Bradford-Whistling Woods International Film School.

BFI CEO Amanda Nevill said, “Being Yorkshire born and bred and having worked in the city for many years, including at The National Media Museum, Bradford has a special place in my heart. It’s an incredibly vital city with a rich screen heritage alongside dynamic new film initiatives including an ambitious new partnership with Whistling Woods studio in Mumbai to create a film school in the city. It’s a pleasure to announce that Bradford will be the seventh BFI Mediatheque across the UK, giving the people of Yorkshire free access to hours and hours of well loved and extraordinary lesser known treasures from our great national cinematic heritage.”

BFI Mediatheques are now located in Glasgow, London, Derby, Cambridge, Newcastle upon Tyne and Wrexham with Bradford being the latest addition.