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Resilience, Celebration and The Future lead the themes of This Way Up 2019

By Film Hub Scotland

This year’s This Way Up, a two-day gathering for those working in the exhibition sector that explores new ideas in audience behaviours, looks at emerging trends and ideas, and discusses the future of cinema, will be focusing on Resilience, Celebration and the Future with a wide range of workshops and speakers.

BFI FAN, Signature Entertainment and MenCap put spotlight on learning disability and inclusivity with The Peanut Butter Falcon

By National

Mencap and Signature Entertainment, the UK distribution company for The Peanut Butter Falcon, have teamed up to help address the historic under-representation of people with a learning disability in the film industry with support from BFI FAN New Releases.

Cinema sector to continue to grow and bring audiences together all over the world

By National

Laura Houlgatte, CEO of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European cinema trade grouping, today used her keynote address at CineEurope 2019 to reflect on the diverse and resilient nature of the sector and the bright future she saw for European cinema-going.

Dimensions partners with film industry to urge UK cinemas to become autism friendly

By Film Hub Wales

Dimensions, the national autism and learning disability support provider which pioneered autism friendly initiatives in cinemas nationwide, has ramped up their partnership with the…

This Way Up 2018: Is the idea of a silent cinema audience outdated?

By Film Hub North

Are noisy audiences disrespecting the artform or is it simply a part of that shared collective experience? There’s nothing like watching a film with…

Audience at We Are Parable event in London

Independent cinemas appeal to Netflix to expand theatrical release strategy

By National

This week programmers and curators from FAN lead organisations and cinemas across the UK wrote an open letter criticising the inaccurate coverage of Netflix…

Three resources for film exhibitors from Film Research

By Film Hub Midlands

A free library of hundreds of reports, research documents, toolkits, and data sets – now available in one place for the first time, indexed, and searchable.

A move towards creating inclusive cinema culture…

By Toki Allison

inclusivecinema.org is a digital resource that brings together existing best practice guidance, articles and opinion pieces, research and data and case studies.

Film Culture in the era of Netflix

By Film Hub South West

Mark Cosgrove (Cinema Curator, Watershed) on the importance of cinemas in shaping film culture and driving audiences for films throughout their commercial life span and beyond.

Dementia friendly screenings: A guide for cinemas

By Toki Allison

Sharing the best practice from the pioneers in the provision of dementia friendly screenings to encourage other cinema exhibitors to give Dementia Friendly Cinema Screenings a go