ADDER TECHNOLOGY JOINS FORCES WITH CAMBRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL
Cambridge-based Adder Technology is joining forces with the Cambridge Film Festival, as sponsor of the Restorations & Rediscoveries strand at this year’s Festival.
The company, a market leader in high performance IP KVM connectivity for the control of local, remote and global IT systems, is supporting the Film Festival for a second year running.
The 2018 Restorations & Rediscoveries programme includes; Spotlight on Lois Weber (a strand with live accompaniment by famed musicians Neil Brand and John Sweeney) which focuses on a woman who more than 100 years ago was one of Hollywood’s most prominent and highly paid directors. From 1915, THE DUMB GIRL OF PORTICI was the first Hollywood blockbuster directed by a woman; THE BLOT is a sharply scripted drama full of pathos and humour while SHOES is both a remarkably sophisticated slice of storytelling and a fascinating time capsule of urban working-class life in 1916. Screening alongside SHOES will be mini thriller SUSPENSE which in 1913 pioneered the use of split screen.
Marketing Manager for the Cambridge Film Festival Owen Baker says: “We’re so pleased to be continuing our successful relationship with Adder Technology, last year their invaluable support made the Festival’s pioneering VR strand possible, and this time around the partnership creates an interesting juxtaposition, pairing a cutting edge technology company with innovative films from the very birth of cinema.”
Beyond the Lois Weber retrospective, Lindsay Anderson’s biting satire on public school life IF will be presented with an accompanying Q&A with actor David Wood, while the uniquely entertaining show for kids of all ages COMEDY FOR KIDS WITH NEIL BRAND celebrates some of the greatest comics in silent cinema all accompanied by Neil, the fastest pianist in the business.
There is also a wide range of rediscovery titles, from Jean Epstein’s 1926 spooky masterpiece THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER with live piano accompaniment from Stephen Horne; to a new restoration of Billy Wilder’s comic masterpiece SOME LIKE IT HOT which promises an utterly joyous big screen experience.
Adrian Dickens Managing Director of Adder Technology says: “We loved being a part of the Film Festival last year and wanted to offer our support again - this time to the Restorations & Rediscoveries strand. The incredible expertise required to restore some of our favourite classic films, along with the advanced technology used to manage the conversion to digital from the original celluloid, make this sponsorship a perfect fit for Adder.”
Full Festival listings can be found at www.camfilmfest.com
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