Bradford was the world’s first City of Film
- UNESCO City of Film, 2009
- The first anywhere
- Europe’s first IMAX, 1983
- The National Science and Media Museum
How Bradford grew
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Europe’s first IMAX
The museum in the city centre opened Europe’s first IMAX cinema, on a screen over fifty feet tall.
The first City of Film, and Europe’s first IMAX
Bradford became the world’s first UNESCO City of Film in 2009 — the first place anywhere given the designation. It was not an arbitrary choice: the National Science and Media Museum sits in the city centre, holding national collections of photography, film, television, animation, sound and video games.
The museum opened Europe’s first IMAX cinema in 1983, on a screen over fifty feet tall.
It is a city that has spent forty years looking after the history of how images are captured and shown, which is a more direct ancestor of everything on your phone than most industrial heritage.
What that means if you trade in Bradford
Bradford is young — one of the youngest populations in the country — diverse, and closely tied to Leeds without being absorbed by it. Businesses here often serve both cities and a large district beyond.
It is also a value-driven market where publishing a price is close to essential, because the alternative is being filtered out before the phone rings.
What Bradford businesses ask us for
Say Bradford, not just West Yorkshire
Customers search the city. Being vague to sound bigger costs you the search.
Cover the district
Shipley, Keighley, Ilkley and Bingley are separate journeys and separate markets.
Prices where they can be seen
A price-aware market rewards the business that answers first.
How well do you know Bradford?
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What was Bradford the world’s first of, in 2009?
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