Case studies | The Bigger Picture

Moving Cheltenham International Film Festival 2020 online

In 2020, Cheltenham International Film Festival became the first international film festival in the UK to go online to the British public.

Stroud Film Festival

Stroud Film Festival has grown and evolved over the past few years into a community-wide event with 34 screenings and events appealing to a wide range of tastes at 13 venues across the town.

Rainbow Film Festival

An inclusive film festival that engages local Bangladeshi communities across East London, with filmmakers sharing their expertise with local audiences through Q&As and seminars.

Cinema Day 2019: Digital Film Archive, Northern Ireland Screen and Wood Green Care Home, Jordanstown

In summer 2019, residents of Wood Green Care Home engaged with Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive, to select footage that reflected their experience of being young, and showcased this during NI Cinema Day 19.

Increasing the visibility of people with a learning disability on screen: The Peanut Butter Falcon partnership

Increasing the visibility of learning disabled people on screen: The Peanut Butter Falcon partnership

The Curzon Project (part of NI Cinema Day)

As part of Film Hub NI Cinema Day we presented the brilliant new short documentary that told the story of The Curzon cinema which operated from 1936 to 1999 on Belfast’s Ormeau Road.

Humanise Community Film Club

A new community group for Liverpool’s Edge Hill district, where audiences can find food, films and solidarity.

Clanmil Housing Association community screenings

Film Hub NI and Clanmil Housing programmed a series of screenings in residential sites over Halloween, Christmas and Feb half-term 18/19.

System Crasher: How Saffron Screen moved screenings onto Facebook Live

When COVID-19 meant that Saffron Screen’s plans for the FAN New Release title System Crasher were cancelled, they moved their event online including guest speakers.

Screen25: The Harder They Come screening

South London community cinema Screen25 partnered with the events company We Are Parable to deliver a free and immersive pop-up screening with the aim of engaging with local Black audiences.