The organisation has expanded in duration, venues, and titles. In 1997, it was registered as a non profit-distributing company and, in 2000, as a charitable organisation. The festival has also expanded its programme over the years to include workshops for festival-goers, live music accompaniments to silent cinema, and more recently, open-air cinema, starting in 2003 with a screening of
E.T. in partnership with the
Holburne Museum of Art. Since its foundation, the festival has screened over 1000 films.
Nicolas Roeg's 2007 film
Puffball had its UK premiere at the festival. In January 2014, a special screening of
Martin Scorsese's
The Last Temptation of Christ at
Wells Cathedral (along with a companion screening of
The Passion of Joan of Arc at
Bath Abbey) provoked some controversy; the church defended its decision to allow the screening.
IMDb is a co-sponsor of the festival and of several festival awards. == F-Rating ==