About us
Bradford International Film Festival (BradIFF) celebrates short films from Bradford Filmmakers alongside those from filmmakers nationally and internationally.
Thanks to its long history of filmmaking and central location for film and television which continues to this day, Bradford became the first UNESCO City of Film in 2009. At the dawn of Bradford City of Culture 2025 there is no better time to bring an international film festival to the city.
BradIFF will take place from the 22nd to the 27th of October 2024 at community venues across the Bradford District with our awards ceremony celebration at The Light Cinema in the city centre on Sunday 27th October. The community locations will allow people to see independent films on their doorstep and celebrate films by local filmmakers screening alongside films from further afield. The awards ceremony in the city centre at the end of the week will provide an opportunity to champion the best of Bradford filmmaking and host visiting filmmakers in our proud city.
Co-Director -
Jan Ruppe
Jan Ruppe is a writer, producer and teacher living and working in Bradford. Jan trained as an actor at LAMDA and performed on stage and screen for many years She was a published playwright before moving into screenwriting. Since 2021 Jan has moved into film and has written and produced three short films with her company EmJayArts. ‘Trees’ is currently doing the festival circuit and has so far won two awards. ‘Mind Your Language’ was funded by Bradford Council’s small arts grant in 2023.
Co-Director -
louisa rose
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Louisa is a writer, director and producer and founder of Northern Fortress Films.
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For the past six years, Louisa has been working as an Assistant Director in TV & Film. She has recently been awarded the Virgin Money Foundation Young Change Maker Fellowship for her work on creating social change through film and promoting social mobility through careers in the screen industries. She recently gave a TEDx talk on her route into the film industry and why diversity and representation are so important.
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Louisa is a member of both the Queer and Disabled community and advocates for equality in the industry, by running accessible sets with inclusion at the heart. She has produced & directed over 14 films since Northern Fortress' inception, in 4 different languages spanning commercials, narrative & documentary format filming across the UK, Italy & Japan.​
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Alongside the Virgin Money Foundation, Northern Fortress has also been supported by MeWe360's Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Entrepreneurs, PWC & Impact Hubs' Sustain 2.0 program and on various projects by The Leap.