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Flatpack programme assistant Max Harding and partnerships manager Amy Smart talk about how the theatrical event has adapted during the current pandemic.
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With some cinemas set to re-open in early July, The Bigger Picture spoke to Chris Swney, General Manager of Archlight Cinema, about the considerations and precautions his venue is taking to ensure customer safety.
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The Independent Cinema Office has conducted a survey to help us create a picture of the independent sector’s views on industry proposals for reopening cinemas.
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The Bigger Picture has compiled a list of useful How-to Guides to help venues continue to engage with their audiences.
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With the UK government seemingly easing lockdown restrictions and director Christopher Nolan holding fast on his July release date for his action blockbuster Tenet, The Bigger Picture speaks to two industry practitioners about re-opening their doors and maintaining public safety.
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Curated streaming service and theatrical distributor MUBI has created a UK Cinema Fund to help support the exhibition sector across the UK impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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These are strange times for many independent cinema exhibitors. With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down all public venues, many have had to adapt in order to keep engaging their audience. Rebecca del Tufo, Programming Manager at Saffron Screen, explains what her and her colleagues have been doing over the past few weeks.
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How have cinemas and programmers reacted to this unprecedented pause on our industry? What happens when we reopen our doors post-COVID-19 outbreak? Audiences and exhibition consultant Jonny Tull has undertaken a short survey of the sector to seek insight into how we may react after restrictions are lifted.
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The BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) has opened the BFI FAN COVID-19 Resilience Fund, making £1.3m of National Lottery funding available to the exhibition sector across the UK
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The Independent Cinema Office has conducted a survey to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the exhibition industry to understand how cinemas can survive in the immediate crisis and be sustainable following resumption of service.
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