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Round 3 of Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas now open for BFI FAN members

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This week marks the anniversary of the Culture Recovery Fund being launched which, to date, has supported more than 250 cinemas via the BFI and Arts Council England. Round 3 of the fund is now open to eligible cinemas.

Cinema Rediscovered On Tour is back with a host of films available to BFI FAN members

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Cinema Rediscovered is back for its 5th Edition (28 July – 1 August 2021) celebrating the return to cinemas with a selection of restorations and rediscoveries.

BFI offers £500k distribution support for UK release of non-national independent films

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The BFI has announced £500,000 of National Lottery funding to support the distribution of international independent titles in the UK, as the exhibition and distribution sectors rebuild following the Covid-19 pandemic.

BFI FAN membership increases by 20% highlighting the network’s worth to the exhibition sector

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According to a new article in Screen Daily, The British Film Institute (BFI)’s Film Audience Network (FAN) has seen a 20% membership increase across the past year, highlighting the network’s worth in the eyes of the sector throughout the turbulence of closures and reopenings.

Discover BFI FAN’s Guide to Safeguarding for Film Exhibitors

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The BFI FAN Audience Network have created a guide to safeguarding for film exhibitors. This includes definitions, tips for working with both children and adults, how to create code of conduct policies and much more information on how to create a safer environment as a film exhibitor.

Dardishi Festival

Dardishi is an artistically ambitious community arts project that showcases the cultural production of Arab and North African womxn* in Glasgow.

Celebrate Refugee Week with resources from Inclusive Cinema

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Celebrate Refugee Week, a UK-wide festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary, with resources from Inclusive Cinema.

How Oska Bright is helping exhibitors welcome back learning disabled audience members

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Writing for The Bigger Picture, Oska Bright Film Festival Producer Lizzie Banks describes how they are supporting venues to welcome back learning disabled audiences with a new training scheme called Welcome Back.

MUBI’s Limbo receives New Release Support from BFI FAN

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Limbo, the latest film from Scottish writer-director Ben Sharrock, being released by MUBI, is the latest film to receive BFI FAN New Release Support for its theatrical release on 30th July.

A still from Rafiki. Two people gaze at each other lit by pink light. The person on the left has long braided hair. The person on the right wears sunglasses and a backwards cap.

Africa in Motion: Queer Africa

The Queer Africa strand was a focused strand in the 2018 edition of Africa in Motion Film Festival and in their year round programme focusing on showcasing LGBTQ+ films from Africa and the diaspora.