Audience Engagement Archives - Page 20 of 28

Build Your Own Film Night

Flatpack has developed a series of workshops to give young people the tools and knowledge to build their own film night!

Second Round of Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas now open

By National

A second round of funding offering an additional £14 million through the Culture Recovery Fund is now open to independent cinemas in England whose businesses have been unavoidably interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and will continue to support them as they transition back to a viable and sustainable way of operating in the months ahead.

Inclusive Cinema tasks cinemas to take anti-racist action with launch of new toolkit

By National

The BFI Film Audience Network’s Inclusive Cinema has launched a practical guide for improving the cinema experiences of ethnically diverse audiences, and staff, which challenges institutions to make good on their Black Lives Matter and anti-racism statements from 2020.

Over 200 independent cinemas supported so far through the Culture Recovery Fund

By National

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.

Revisit This Way Up 2020

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Did you miss this year’s This Way Up? Don’t worry, now you can re-watch all the sessions.

BFI FAN Film Exhibition Fund awards over £750,000 to UK exhibitors to support diverse programming and bring back audiences

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National Lottery funding aims to re-engage audiences with collective, big screen film experiences

This Way Up 2020: New Year, New Cinema

By National

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.

Awards nominations announced for 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs)

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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.

Film Distributors’ Association launches A Season of Cinematic Goodwill

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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.

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

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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.