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In Place of War: CREATE Film Festival

A unique project that explores creativity in sites of conflict through the eyes of some of the world’s most daring and innovative filmmakers.

Notes on Blindness: Into Darkness

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This innovative Virtual Reality (VR) and interactive companion project to the acclaimed British documentary Notes on Blindness allows users to access a world of…

Reel Equality

Nottinghamshire film club, Reel Equality, counters the dominance of male-focused stories and tired female stereotypes in the mainstream film industry with monthly film screenings that tell diverse and interesting women-centred stories.

Shrewsbury Film’s Mid-Week Cinema

We aimed to test the market in Shrewsbury for year-round specialised films shown mid-week.

Adventures in Alternative Cinema

Adventures works with young people in Shropshire to explore cinema ‘beyond the multiplex’ and support new Young Programmer initiatives

Come the Revolution

Come the Revolution is a collective of black curators, programmers and creatives that have been supported by Film Hub SWWM over the past 18 months to develop their practice and deliver a series of screen events in Bristol and Birmingham exploring black lives, culture and identity.

Cinema in the on demand age: part 2

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In the second set of reflections on the 2015 Europa Cinemas conference, Michael Gubbins looks at the place of cinema in a changing film market….

Cinema in the on-demand age: Part 1

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Independent cinemas across Europe gathered in Prague for the first Europa Cinemas conference as a 100% digital network. Conference Chair, Michael Gubbins considers the conclusions. In…

Cross the Streams: Risk & Reward in the Audience’s World

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Anna Higgs, Executive Producer (High Rise, TheDuke of Burgundy), spoke at the This Way Up conference, HOME Manchester about reaching audiences in the digital age. The below…

Conversations About Cinema

Conversations About Cinema: Impact of Conflict (Jan – July 2015) opened up discussions through film screenings, events and online publishing.