Woody Allen's film to open the 17th Bradford International Film Festival

Woody Allen’s new film You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger will open the 17th annual Bradford International Film Festival next month.

Tony Earnshaw, the festival’s artistic director, said: “We are thrilled to have Woody Allen’s new film open the festival this year. We are long-time fans of his work and have enjoyed previews of some of his previous films at BIFF including Everyone Says I Love You and Deconstructing Harry. I know our audience will be as delighted as we are to have this early opportunity to see his new film".

Allen has attracted stellar British talent for his new feature including Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Pauline Collins, Ewen Bremner and Anna Friel. As ever, the festival will present a range of features from countries all over the world, headline guests, short films and the perennially popular Widescreen Weekend, which once again will present extremely rare titles and old favourites.

The festival will run from Wednesday, March 16, to Sunday, March 27. For information visit nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/biff