A NEW website has been launched which enables people to explore the district’s rich film history – and even take a tour of locations. The Bradford Film Heritage site acts as a guide to the area’s historic associations with top movies. It also spotlights leading TV productions which have used buildings and sites across the district. The Keighley area has figured strongly for years on the radar of film and TV producers and location scouts. Haworth of course has provided the setting for many Bronte-related productions.
The new heritage website includes a map showing where scores of productions were filmed, facts about the films and TV shows and the history of the locations. There is also a section carrying a timeline of filming in Bradford district dating back to the 1890s. An original version of the website was developed in 2013 by Bradford City of Film, in partnership with Titus Salt School and the Heritage Lottery Fund Young Roots programme. The project was supported by Bradford Industrial Museum, Bradford Libraries, the National Science and Media Museum, Keighley News sister paper the Telegraph & Argus, the University of Bradford Working Academy and the Yorkshire Film Archive.
The website is Bradford Film Heritage and you will be surprised to see how many films have actually been shot (fully or partially) in the area. To name but a few Brontë-related, there's the first Wuthering Heights, Wuthering Heights 1970, Wuthering Heights 1992, Wuthering Heights 2009 and of course To Walk Invisble.Read all: keighleynews