Awareness / attitudes | Impact Areas

Oska Bright Film Festival: Moving the learning disability film festival online during lockdown

By National

Many film events and festivals have had to adapt since the COVID-19 outbreak, but for the Oska Bright Film Festival, the leading learning disability film festival in the world, the lockdown brought a host of unique challenges.

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.

The latest advice and guidance regarding COVID-19

By National

The latest updates and guidance regarding the Covid-19 outbreak for exhibitors and venues.

What is the confidence of minority audiences when it comes to returning to cinemas?

By National

With discussions over the safety of cinemas reopening in the COVID-19 era still ongoing, We Are Parable conducted research on minority audience confidence in returning to the cinema.

Seeing the Signs: Is it safe for the Deaf community to return to the cinema?

By National

As cinemas re-open to the general public, Priscilla Igwe, director of The New Black Film Collective, writes about the challenges facing the D/deaf community and why greater access is needed more than ever before.

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.

We need to talk about harassment

By National

Experiencing harassment and bullying are some of the most difficult situations a person can face in the workplace. No workplace is immune to these issues as highlighted this week.

UKCA announces COVID-19 guidance for safe operation of cinemas

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The UK Cinema Association (UKCA) has published its guidance on the safe operation of cinemas and mobile cinemas from 4 July.

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