An open letter from indie cinemas
In the wake of most multiplex chains temporarily closing or reducing their operating hours, a number of independent cinemas have penned an open letter to studios, distributors and industry partners.
Read MoreIn the wake of most multiplex chains temporarily closing or reducing their operating hours, a number of independent cinemas have penned an open letter to studios, distributors and industry partners.
Read MoreThis World Sight Day (8 October), Megan Mitchell of Matchbox Cine writes about the importance of audio description (AD) tracks for blind audience members, and why by not including them venues and distributors are potentially ignoring 2 million customers.
Read MoreWith the closure of Cineworld’s 127 sites and Odeon scaling back its operations in the UK, The Bigger Picture speaks to independent venues and distributors to discuss the impact on the UK exhibition sector.
Read MoreCinemas across England to benefit in first allocations of government’s £30 million fund for independent cinemas, with more venues to receive cash in coming weeks
Read MoreWith the release of Eternal Beauty, film critic Sophie Monks Kaufman looks at the portrayal of mental health in cinema and why its accurate representation is so important.
Read MoreBIFA has launched an always-on campaign to support British independent film. The campaign will begin with advertisements on social channels aimed at encouraging young audiences to return to cinemas to watch British independent film, supported by an ongoing organic campaign on BIFA’s channels.
Read MoreThe Film and TV Charity is announcing a new Covid-19 Recovery Fund that will distribute up to £2m to UK film, TV and cinema workers who have been hit hardest by Covid-19, helping to sustain them and their careers through and out of the pandemic.
Read MoreWe Shall Not Be Removed has worked in partnership with Ramps on the Moon, Attitude is Everything, Paraorchestra, and What Next? to create a new guide for the arts and entertainment sectors to support disability inclusion.
Read MoreWith Tenet steadily luring audiences back into multiplexes, film writer Neil Ramjee looks at the independent titles that could attract crowds at independent exhibitors.
Read MoreA new fund from the Welsh Government will see independent cinemas and other venues such as recording and rehearsal studios; Heritage organisations and historic attractions; accredited museums and archive services; libraries; events and their technical support suppliers and the publishing sector being able to bid for a share of £18.5 million.
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