BIAFF 2011 - Hosted by the North East Region

Watch the winners of the 2011 IAC International Film & Video Competition

8th - 10th April 2011 at The Cairn Hotel, Harrogate

Welcome back to Harrogate ...

Regular BIAFF visitors know and like Harrogate as a host for the Festival because of the friendliness of its people, the beauty of the surroundings and a celebrated tea-room!  Besides the selection of movies, you can make a holiday of it and visit the attractive market town. Our venue, the Cairn Hotel, is within easy walking distance of the town centre. Harrogate rose to fame in Victorian times as Yorkshire's Spa Town with its reputation based on the health-giving waters of an Elizabethan Sulphur Well. It grew in splendour with elegant Victorian buildings and wide open spaces. Today Harrogate has quite a different role as a holiday and business centre welcoming thousands of visitors from all over the world.

and to the Cairn Hotel

Visit the Cairn Hotel's website. Take a virtual tour of Harrogate - click here.

Download a booking form for the hotel and events in pdf format .

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FRIDAY TRIP TO TEMPLE NEWSAM a magnificent Tudor-Jacobean mansion set within over 1500 acres of parkland, woodland and farmland landscaped by Capability Brown in the 18th century. The garden is renowned for its Rhododendron and Azalea walk. Europe's largest working Rare Breeds Farm, with over 400 animals, is set within the original estate Home Farm.

THE GRAND FESTIVAL GALA on Saturday night. 9th April, is the highlight of the social side of the programme. Visitors look forward to meeting old friends from around the country, and abroad. This is always a happy occasion especially for those lucky people receiving IAC Fellowships, which are presented there too.

QUALITY PRESENTATIONS: Over the weekend there will be Premiere presentation of the winners of the Geoffrey Round Audio Visual Competition. On Saturday mini-cinemas will show a vast selection of top quality entries from this year’s IAC International Competition.

THE GALA SHOW if you can only join us for one day then make it Sunday 10th April for the Gala Show of the top winning films. We are looking forward to seeing you at Harrogate.

Use this map to plan your trip

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Train Travel

Look up times & fares on  or phone National Rail Enquiries on
0845 7 48 49 50
from overseas +44 20 7278 5240
Buy the tickets from the website of the rail operator concerned to avoid extra charges for credit cards etc.

Air Travel

Leeds-Bradford is the nearest international airport.
Bus Service 767 goes to Harrogate several times a day, including Sunday.
The closest station is Guiseley by 737 bus from the airport, but a better bet is bus to Leeds station and train to Harrogate.