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Playback Virtual Film Festival

Playback Festival focused on engaging with young people to introduce them to and encourage their interest in independent cinema through a virtual film festival.

Dardishi Festival

Dardishi is an artistically ambitious community arts project that showcases the cultural production of Arab and North African womxn* in Glasgow.

A still from Rafiki. Two people gaze at each other lit by pink light. The person on the left has long braided hair. The person on the right wears sunglasses and a backwards cap.

Africa in Motion: Queer Africa

The Queer Africa strand was a focused strand in the 2018 edition of Africa in Motion Film Festival and in their year round programme focusing on showcasing LGBTQ+ films from Africa and the diaspora.

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Sinema’r Byd

Sinema’r Byd (World cinema): At a time when we can’t travel, Cellb brings the world to you.

Into Film and BFI FAN Youth Engagement Project

To support FAN member venues attracting 16-19 year olds to their venues to watch more independent film, Into Film re-ran their Youth Engagement Project in 2019/20.

Ropetackle Cinema: Relaxed and Friendly Screenings

Find out how Ropetackle Arts Centre developed the capacity and skillset of their team to deliver Relaxed and Friendly screenings.

Building a Digital Special for Pilot Light TV Festival

Season 5 of Pilot Light TV Festival was due to hit the big screen in May 2020, then COVID-19 hit, and a journey to take over the small screen began…

Build Your Own Film Night

Flatpack has developed a series of workshops to give young people the tools and knowledge to build their own film night!

Starting as a community cinema operating in Birmingham, CineQ seeks to grow appetites and audiences for Queer and LGBTQIA+ films whilst champion New Queer Cinema in the region – with a focus on the perspectives of Queer Trans and Intersex People of Colour (QTIPOC)
CineQ has now grown into a two day festival supported by BFI FAN Film Hub Midlands.

Three Films Festival

A three-day short online short film festival showcasing films made for and by young people aged 15-25.