Studio 24 proudly supports the Cambridge Film Festival

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The Cambridge Film Festival is presented annually by the Cambridge Film Trust, a registered charity. With audiences exceeding 7,000, it is one of the largest cultural events in the East of England. The festival has been entertaining audiences for over four decades and is renowned for delivering an exciting and innovative range of films and events.

An audience sitting in a cinema before the film starts, they are smiling and chatting.

About the festival

Established in 1977, the Cambridge Film Festival plays a vital role in the city’s cultural programme. It brings together the people of Cambridge, visitors, and international artists in an annual celebration of cinema.

It is increasingly challenging to sustain an independent film festival of this scale and budget in the current climate of decreasing public funding for the arts. As a principal sponsor, we support the festival in achieving its charitable mission of fostering film culture and education for the benefit of the public.

Studio 24’s approach to collaboration and the importance they place on building real relationships is so in line with our own ethos that it makes working with them an absolute joy. We are privileged to be able to have Studio 24 as a vital part of our Festival family.

A successful partnership

Studio 24 has been a Festival sponsor for 18 years. As well as sponsoring the festival website, Simon is Chair of the Trustees. With 26 years of experience as a business owner, he uses his knowledge to advise on strategy and digital.

In return, the Studio 24 team enjoy our annual gala evening at the festival with clients, as well as attending the open night celebration. The buzz around festival week is amazing and we would heartily recommend getting involved. Get in touch with the festival team to find out more about becoming a partner.

A man wearing a red lanyard is standing in front of a microphone, holding notes for a speech he is giving. A pull-up banner of film festival sponsors is behind him — Simon gives a welcome speech on opening night

Maintaining the website

Since 2007, we’ve been looking after the festival website. The website is a vital tool to promote the festival to audiences and to profile the inclusive, year-round work of the Film Trust. The website:

is fully responsive and can be viewed across all devices. With filmgoers on the move, it’s essential that they can search, share and book online via their mobiles and tablets.
has a robust search function that allows users to quickly narrow film options via title, genre, certification, venue and date.
is integrated with the Picturehouse Cinema ticketing system to make buying tickets easy.
has had redesigns in 2015, 2017 and 2024 – listening to feedback from the festival team and improving the experience for audiences so they can get the most out of the festival.
was migrated from Drupal to Craft CMS in 2025 to improve the editing experience for the website admins.