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Marvellous Méliès: the magician of cinema
Sept 13
Pictureville Cinema, Bradford
Marvellous Méliès: the magician of cinema
Pictureville Cinema, Bradford

Angels and aliens, shooting stars and spaceships - the fantastical, colourful world of Georges Méliès

Pictureville Cinema, Bradford
South
Sept 27
Forum Cinema, Hexham
South
Forum Cinema, Hexham

The official film of Shackleton’s doomed Antarctic expedition

Forum Cinema, Hexham
The Man Who Laughs
Oct 22
Old Woollen, Farsley, Leeds
The Man Who Laughs
Old Woollen, Farsley, Leeds

Cellist Liz Hanks and pianist Jonny Best score this dark, intense adventure drama, based on the Victor Hugo novel.

Old Woollen, Farsley, Leeds
The Woman Men Yearn For
Oct 28
National Centre for Early Music, York
The Woman Men Yearn For
National Centre for Early Music, York

Marlene Dietrich ignites the screen in a tale of passion, danger, and desire

National Centre for Early Music, York
The Hands of Orlac
Oct 31
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
The Hands of Orlac
The Stoller Hall, Manchester

A concert pianist survives a train crash only to discover that his hands have been amputated and replaced with those of an executed murderer…

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Metropolis
Jan 10
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Metropolis
The Stoller Hall, Manchester

Frame Ensemble scores Metropolis on the 100th anniversary of its Berlin world premiere

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Metropolis
Mar 21
Pictureville Cinema, Bradford
Metropolis
Pictureville Cinema, Bradford

Pianist Jonny Best and percussionist Trevor Bartlett perform a live, improvised score for the second of this season’s landmark centenary screenings of Fritz Lang’s monumental sci-fi epic.

Pictureville Cinema, Bradford

Coming up in 2026

Featured
Marvellous Méliès: the magician of cinema
Sept 13
Pictureville Cinema, Bradford
Marvellous Méliès: the magician of cinema
Pictureville Cinema, Bradford

Angels and aliens, shooting stars and spaceships - the fantastical, colourful world of Georges Méliès

Pictureville Cinema, Bradford
South
Sept 27
Forum Cinema, Hexham
South
Forum Cinema, Hexham

The official film of Shackleton’s doomed Antarctic expedition

Forum Cinema, Hexham
The Man Who Laughs
Oct 22
Old Woollen, Farsley, Leeds
The Man Who Laughs
Old Woollen, Farsley, Leeds

Cellist Liz Hanks and pianist Jonny Best score this dark, intense adventure drama, based on the Victor Hugo novel.

Old Woollen, Farsley, Leeds
The Woman Men Yearn For
Oct 28
National Centre for Early Music, York
The Woman Men Yearn For
National Centre for Early Music, York

Marlene Dietrich ignites the screen in a tale of passion, danger, and desire

National Centre for Early Music, York
The Hands of Orlac
Oct 31
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
The Hands of Orlac
The Stoller Hall, Manchester

A concert pianist survives a train crash only to discover that his hands have been amputated and replaced with those of an executed murderer…

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Metropolis
Jan 10
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Metropolis
The Stoller Hall, Manchester

Frame Ensemble scores Metropolis on the 100th anniversary of its Berlin world premiere

The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Metropolis
Mar 21
Pictureville Cinema, Bradford
Metropolis
Pictureville Cinema, Bradford

Pianist Jonny Best and percussionist Trevor Bartlett perform a live, improvised score for the second of this season’s landmark centenary screenings of Fritz Lang’s monumental sci-fi epic.

Pictureville Cinema, Bradford
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A new score for Nosferatu
A new score for Nosferatu

An innovative new score for FW Murnau’s vampire masterpiece

Northern Silents at Bradford 2025 City of Culture
Northern Silents at Bradford 2025 City of Culture
Northern Silents announces the creation of its new orchestra
Northern Silents announces the creation of its new orchestra

Northern Silents announces the creation of its new orchestra - Northern Silents Sinfonia

Improvising with silent film: a weekend for musicians.
Improvising with silent film: a weekend for musicians.

A weekend workshops in Morecambe for improvising musicians.

Yorkshire Silent Film Festival releases Echoes of the North
Yorkshire Silent Film Festival releases Echoes of the North

New silent film with original brass soundtrack available to watch online until 19th March 2023.

Waxworks at Lancaster Jazz Festival
Waxworks at Lancaster Jazz Festival

Morecambe’s Off the Rails Jazz Orchestra is working with YSFF Artistic Director Jonny Best on a project for Lancaster Jazz Festival.

Hitchcock’s first thriller at Morecambe Winter Gardens
Hitchcock’s first thriller at Morecambe Winter Gardens

Morecambe Winter Gardens’ 125th anniversary season of classic cinema with live music continues with Hitchcock’s first thriller, The Lodger.

Neil Brand with Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band; A new commission
Neil Brand with Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band; A new commission

Neil Brand with Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band - a new commission for 2022/3.

Marking 125 years of Morecambe Winter Gardens
Marking 125 years of Morecambe Winter Gardens

The new season of silent films with live music opens with a double bill of comedy classics in Morecambe this May.

YSFF takes to the stage for Sheffield spring season
YSFF takes to the stage for Sheffield spring season

Silent film and live music fans are in for a cinematic treat with YSFF’s spring programme at Abbeydale Picture House in Sheffield.