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Culture, Community, Accountability, Resilience are Key Themes of This Way Up 2020

By National

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.

UK Cinema Association rebukes new Tier 3 cinema restrictions

By National

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.

The latest advice and guidance regarding COVID-19

By National

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

How can exhibitors welcome disabled audiences once cinemas re-open?

By National

How can exhibitors welcome disabled audiences once cinemas begin to reopen? Lockdown provides a prime opportunity for venues to reflect and improve access during UK Disability History Month.

This Way Up announces event highlights for 2020

By Film Hub Scotland

With two weeks to go until the digital edition of This Way Up 2020 on 1-3 December, the event has announced some event highlights to get attendees excited.

Collective: Connecting more people to great films

By Film Hub South West

In Northern Ireland, a scheme called Collective was initiated, designed to “showcase the collective nature of our network, and the collective power of exhibition, distribution and production working together”.

Film Hub Scotland awards £222,000 in Covid-19 recovery funds to Scottish venues and festivals

By Film Hub Scotland

BFI, National Lottery and Screen Scotland have announced recipients of the £220k Film Exhibition Fund for Scottish members of the Film Audience Network

Emergency funding to secure the immediate future of Scotland’s Independent Cinemas

By Film Hub Scotland

The Scottish Government has announced over £3.5 million of funding to independent cinemas in Scotland.

Event: Audiences beyond the multiplex: understanding the value of a diverse film culture

By National

On 2-3 March 2021, the Art and Humanities Research Council are hosting a two-day virtual conference on the diversity of film audience experience in the UK.

Film London’s Microwave scheme unveils two new releases

By Stefanie Rodgers

Film London’s Microwave scheme, in partnership with BBC Film and BFI, has helped produce two recent releases – Verve Pictures’ Body of Water and Bulldog Film’s Looted.