For our 10th anniversary year we are delighted to be partnering with local independent brewery Wiper and True to present this special edition of Cinema Rediscovered which takes place at venues in and around Bristol UNESCO City of Film from Wed 22 - Sun 26 July 2026 with 70+ events including screenings of newly restored films (incl. 17 UK premieres), rediscoveries and film-on-film rarities plus projection tours, cinema walks, improv workshops, a FREE interactive BFI National Archive exhibition, a quiz and lots more.

Events take place at cinemas including Watershed, 20th Century Flicks, Clevedon’s Curzon Cinema & Arts, The Cube Microplex and Bristol Megascreen. 

Our 10th edition is presented with Wiper and True and made possible thanks to the support of the BFI Audience Projects Fund, awarding National Lottery funding, and principal sponsors Park Circus and STUDIOCANAL.  

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Sledgehammer

50 Years of Aardman

In Aardman’s 50th anniversary year, Cinema Rediscovered presents two events celebrating the world-famous Bristol-based animation studio.

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Ghost World - Graduation

Comics Come Alive

Comics Come Alive brings together a selection of live-action film adaptations from a range of alternative comic-book sources - some may be familiar and hopefully some will surprise.

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The Movie Orgy - dog and cereal

Reframing Film

Reframing Film invites you to delve deeper into the programme, experience film on film and join in conversations with creatives involved in film programming, projecting, archiving and more.

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The Party: Nature Morte

Restored & Rediscovered

We bring together a selection of the latest new restorations and rediscoveries presented on the big screen, many premiering at the festival and many with special guests.

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Hardcore - couple

Rogue Hollywood

Bleak, unsettling but endlessly rewarding, these films are testament to a period when some in the Hollywood mainstream went very rogue and provide a fascinating snapshot of America which resonates today.

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Goodbye, Dragon Inn - cinema projector

Vive Le Cinema!

To mark our 10th edition, we thought it would only be appropriate to celebrate that place where we come together to share the emotional thrills and magic that only film can deliver.

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Presented by

With

20th Century Flicks Video Shop
The Cube Microplex

In Association with

Principal Funders & Sponsors

Sponsor

Hospitality and travel sponsors

Ibis Hotels
6 O'Clock Gin
Korev Lager. Born in Cornwall.

With partners

Film Noir UK
Instituto Cervantes
BEEF
Come the Revolution
SWITCH
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