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National Lottery funding through the BFI Film Audience Network supports members of the UK-wide network in critical need and facing closure.
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With Black, Asian and other ethnic groups being more likely to die from Covid-19, We Are Parable ask: where are the additional measures and guidelines we need to ensure our audiences are protected and safeguarded when they go to the cinema?
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Designed to champion and spotlight films by women despite the closure of cinemas, the Birds’ Eye View’s Reclaim The Frame team have recalibrated their offering to support new digital and home entertainment releases. Bird’s Eye View’s director-at large Mia Bays explains how.
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With the QFT’s closure due to Covid-19, staff wanted to find a way to continue to connect with their audiences and developed the QFT Player.
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The Screen Sector Taskforce, coordinated by the BFI, is a group of the UK’s leading film, TV and moving image bodies and organisations working together to identify challenges and develop policy recommendations for Government in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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With many exhibitors and festivals moving screenings and events online, Matchbox Cineclub, an independent exhibitor that programmes, curates and promotes cult film events across the UK, gives some advice on things to consider and pitfalls to avoid.
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There has been lots of debate about the impact of coronavirus on the film industry, but Mark Cosgrove, cinema curator of the Watershed, has been thinking about the long-term transformative impact of the pandemic on the sector.
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Flatpack programme assistant Max Harding and partnerships manager Amy Smart talk about how the theatrical event has adapted during the current pandemic.
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With some cinemas set to re-open in early July, The Bigger Picture spoke to Chris Swney, General Manager of Archlight Cinema, about the considerations and precautions his venue is taking to ensure customer safety.
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The Independent Cinema Office has conducted a survey to help us create a picture of the independent sector’s views on industry proposals for reopening cinemas.
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