Projects extending film provision to groups / communities that have limited access to specialised film content and providing increased opportunities for diverse and disparate communities to enjoy a range of cinematic experiences.
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There are many ways in which cinemas and exhibitors can get involved to promote d/Deaf awareness from 2-8 May.
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Wales Youth Festival Network (WYFN) is an informal network for supporting film festivals and venues across Wales to screen independent films to young audiences aged 15-26.
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Film Hub Wales (FHW) and the Wales Council for Deaf People (WCDP) are working with seven Welsh cinemas, to establish D/deaf volunteer groups who will help to improve cinema experiences for audiences with hearing loss, in their local communities.
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In January 2021, Exeter Phoenix worked with a freelance Cinema Outreach Coordinator, Thea Berry, to work on an audience development project aimed at strengthening their visibility to, and to find new ways to reach, audiences under 25, and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic audiences.
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The Hippodrome Silent Film Festival (HippFest, est’d 2011) – Scotland’s first and only festival of silent cinema centred in Scotland’s oldest cinema.
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The latest updates and guidance regarding the Covid-19 outbreak for exhibitors and venues.
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On the first day of This Way Up 2021, Mia Bays, recently appointed as Director of BFI Film Fund and Stuart Brown, BFI Head of Programme and Acquisitions (standing in for Ben Luxford, BFI Head of UK Audiences), welcomed attendees at the conference for a conversation, rather than a presentation, about the organisation’s approach to the next 10-years of National Lottery funding.
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Ahead of This Way Up 2021 next week, the annual conference for people working in UK film exhibition, the full programme has been unveiled. …
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Accessibility advocate Charlotte Little has combined her advocacy for accessible cinema experiences with her passion for curation and programming to develop a brand new pop-up cinema: Caption This Cinema (CTC).
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After announcing that people will have to show a NHS COVID Pass to enter nightclubs and attend events in Wales, the Welsh Government has extended the use of COVID Pass to theatres, cinemas and concert halls from 15 November.
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