Welcome Home #HereForCulture | The Bigger Picture

More than 250 independent cinemas in England have been supported to reopen through the Culture Recovery Fund… and now they’re ready for audiences.

Watch the Welcome Home video from BFI, and find out how the Culture Recovery Fund has taken the total of grant funding allocated by the BFI to independent cinemas in England on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport to £27.6 million supporting a total of 209 individual cinemas.

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Audience Engagement

The BFI Film Audience Network (BFI FAN) aims to ensure the greatest choice of film is available for everyone across the whole of the UK. Supported by National Lottery funding, it is a unique collaboration of eight Film Hubs, managed by leading film organisations and venues strategically placed around the country. Established in 2012, it now has over 1,200 members, including cinemas, festivals, multi-arts venues, community cinemas and film archives, and is at the heart of the BFI’s strategy to build larger and more diverse audiences for UK and international film and a thriving cinema exhibition sector.  Get involved! If you’d like to find out more about the Film Audience Network or have a great story to share, contact your regional Film Hub.

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