Welcome to Cambridge Super 8!

This year's festival took place on Mill Lane in the heart of the University district and in sight of the River Cam and comprised a programme of more than 98 short films from around the world shown over four days!

With more than 60 World, International, European and UK Premieres, our competition and panorama programmes showed the best films originated on the brilliant Super 8 format.

More than 25 filmmakers from across Europe joined the festival for a great four days of networking and films. All genres were represented (animation, fiction, documentaries and experimental film), showing the diversity of our selection.

And the winners are...

The winners for the 2009 festival are:

Jury Prize: Brick Lane Memory (Jason Edwards, UK)
Audience Prize : The Penalty Box (Arthur Franck & Oskar Forsten, Finland)
Best UK Film : Code Grey (Rob Wickings, UK)
Development Prize : Moving On (Erin Celeste Weisgerber, Canada)
Best Cinematography : Rainy Day (Andres Victorero Rey, Spain)
Best Sound : Who's Afraid of Ghosts (Amson Mak, Hong Kong)

3 special mentions were also give for:

The Time Machine (Paul Stevenson, UK)
The Golden Beach (Miklos Csoka, Hungary)
Dir Schneider Krankheit (Javier Chillon, Spain)

Thanks to all the filmmakers who submitted their films.

The call for entries for the 2010 festival will be in September 2009.

Watch our trailer for 2009 below...

Strawberry Fair Screening

We have a special 'Best of' screening as part of the Strawberry Fair in Cambridge on Saturday 6th June click here for more details.

2009 Festival Programme

Download the 2009 festival programme either as single page or booklet form (approx 2.5Mb each .pdf).

Cambridge memories

The festival is also looking for amateur Super 8 Films shot in Cambridge in the 60s, 70s and 80s for a very special programme.

If you have film reels of events (for instance the Queen's silver jubilee, boat races, etc.) or life in Cambridge or in local villages , please contact us, we'd love to show them at a special screening...

About Us

The Cambridge Super 8 Group is dedicated to the exhibition and creation of Super 8 film as a crucial art form in its own right.

As well as the annual festival, the Cambridge Super 8 Group has been active in programming a multitude of screenings, director talks and educational events in the city of Cambridge and in East Anglia.

Cambridge Super 8 is also committed to promoting new work and developing critical discussion as well as developing collaboration with other festivals.

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