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Applications now open for Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell & Pressburger

By National

FAN invites cinemas, festivals and multi-arts and media organisations to present seasons, events and screenings that celebrate the work of Powell & Pressburger and their influence

FILM CAMP is returning to Flatpack Festival this May!

By Becky Clarke

Film Hub Midlands has announced the return of FILM CAMP at the seventeenth Flatpack Festival in Birmingham so save the date – Thursday 18 May 2023! Film Camp is back to gather together film exhibitors from across…

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FAN to support exhibitors across the UK to take part in a major new BFI programme celebrating the cinema of Powell and Pressburger

By National

FAN to support exhibitors across the UK to take part in a major new BFI programme celebrating the cinema of Powell and Pressburger.

Enhanced marketing and South West tour of Enys Men

Film Hub South West collaborated with BFI to support the regional release of ENYS MEN with enhanced marketing and a series of previews plus Q&As with the film’s BAFTA winning filmmaker Mark Jenkin, increasing its reach and enabling more audiences to enjoy a deeper engagement with this homegrown film.

BFI FAN Reflections celebrates four years of innovation in the exhibition sector

By National

Set up in 2012 with the support of National Lottery funding, the BFI Film Audience Network (BFI FAN) has supported a stronger and more connected approach to growing audiences for UK and international film on the big screen. 

This Way Up 2022: Catch up on everything you missed with session videos

By Film Hub Scotland

The UK’s only independent cinema conference, This Way Up, has released the video and photographs from its 2022 edition at Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA). The footage has been released alongside captioned videos of the conference’s sessions and speakers.

Discover the Welsh films coming to UK cinemas in 2023

By Film Hub South West

Film Hub Wales has put together a selection of the most anticipated releases with Welsh connections coming to a cinema near you this year.

BFI Flare 2023 line-up revealed

By National

The 37th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival programme is finally here with 58 features and 90 shorts from 41 countries.

Inclusive Cinema launches T.L.C.: a new podcast mini-series for trans curators, writers and thinkers within cinema exhibition

By Film Hub South West

Inclusive Cinema has launched a new T.L.C. (aka Tender Loving Care for Trans-Led/Trans-Loved Cinema) podcast resource is creating a space for the trans community and cis allies alike to celebrate, learn and share.

Birmingham Bangla Film Festival community screenings

The Birmingham Bangla Film Festival had the opportunity to expand greatly and more deeply into the diverse socially excluded Asian and other communities in the West Midlands outside the main festival period.