Diversity | Focus Areas | The Bigger Picture

COVID-19: Online independent title opportunities for FAN members

By Toki Allison

If you’re missing the opportunity to talk to and curate for your audiences, we have some online opportunities that you can use in order to continue engaging with your audience.

Authenticity and boldness are the watch words for exhibitors at UKCA

By National

Programmer Claire Vaughn discusses the key takeaways for venues and exhibitors from this year’s UK Cinema Association conference, which focused on the ‘growing the big screen experience’.

Inspire your audience this International Women’s Month

By National

To celebrate International Women’s Month, film curator and creative producer Rebecca Ballard has compiled a list of upcoming F-Rated titles and a selection of female-led bookable touring short programmes.

LGBT History Month: Resources to celebrate LGBT filmmaking & stories

By National

As part of February’s LGBT+ History Month in the United Kingdom, Inclusive Cinema have created resources to help venues and exhibitors celebrate the heritage,…

Bounce Cinema

Bounce Cinema is a BAME-led independent film club showcasing new voices in the film industry that successfully attracts 18-30 year olds

1000 Londoners Movie Nights

Interweaving archive content with contemporary short documentary film, the 1000 Londoners project provides a unique digital portrait of the capital.

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.

An Unashamed Claim to Visibility SQIFF & QFN

Films about queerness + dis/ability curated by Wotever DIY via Queer Film Network (QFN)

LGBT History Month Schools Screenings

In February, Into Film organised a UK-wide season of schools screenings to coincide with LGBTQ+ History Month. Films selected by exhibitors in the programme from a curated package included: Before Stonewall, The Greatest Showman, Love, Simon, Moonlight and Tomboy.