Article
What will distribution in 2021 look like?
As 2020 comes to an end with many of the year’s planned releases thrown into turmoil, Jack Bell looks ahead and how distribution could change in 2021.
Read MoreWritten by National
Article
Article
Over 200 independent cinemas supported so far through the Culture Recovery Fund
More than 200 independent cinemas across England are being supported with £16m in grants from the government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund administered by the BFI.
Read More
Article
Revisit This Way Up 2020
Did you miss this year’s This Way Up? Don’t worry, now you can re-watch all the sessions.
Read More
Article
BFI FAN Film Exhibition Fund awards over £750,000 to UK exhibitors to support diverse programming and bring back audiences
National Lottery funding aims to re-engage audiences with collective, big screen film experiences
Read More
Article
This Way Up 2020: New Year, New Cinema
Reba Martin writes for The Bigger Picture about how the seventh edition of the This Way Up conference tackled the year’s unprecedented challenges and changes to the cinema industry.
Read More
Article
Awards nominations announced for 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs)
Saint Maud leads the list of nominations for the 2020 BIFA awards with a strong showing for UK talent inc. first-time filmmakers, female directors and filmmakers and performers of colour well represented in many categories.
Read More
Article
This Way Up 2020: The need for diversifying British Film Culture
Vicki Brown writes for The Bigger Picture about the main takeaways from This Way Up 2020’s session on Diversifying British Film Culture.
Read More
Article
Film Distributors’ Association launches A Season of Cinematic Goodwill
As some cinemas re-open for the holiday season, the FDA is presenting a collection of Christmas titles that are now available to book – A Season of Cinematic Goodwill.
Read More
Article
Culture, Community, Accountability, Resilience are Key Themes of This Way Up 2020
This Way Up, the UK’s annual film exhibition conference, will focus on themes of Community, Culture, Accountability and Resilience for its first digital edition, taking place 1-3 December.
Read More
Article
UK Cinema Association rebukes new Tier 3 cinema restrictions
The UK Cinema Association has strongly criticised today’s Government announcement which will see cinemas in ‘Tier 3’ in England required to remain closed when the national lockdown ends on 2 December.
Read More