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Into Film: No Barriers to Cinema for young d/Deaf audiences

A doubleheader of educational special events from Into Film celebrating language, communication and d/Deaf cultural identity.

Switching to a digital release: System Crasher

Everything was in place for 606 Distribution’s System Crasher… and then lockdown happened.

Leytonstone Loves Film

Leytonstone Loves Film was a two-day celebration of film taking place at the end of September 2019. It was commissioned by London Borough of Waltham Forest and produced by the Barbican leading a consortium of film organisations to celebrate International Film culture and explore the unique cinema legacy of the local community and environment. There were two days of family programming, including screenings of multiple shorts and features as well as workshops and activities.

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.