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Journeys Into Films offering programme of shorts made by refugees filmmakers to exhibitors screening Limbo

By National

To celebrate the release of Limbo by MUBI on 30 July, BFI FAN have teamed up with ArtReach to offer you the opportunity to add a short film to your screening.

UNIC launches fifth edition of the Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme

By National

The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), the European cinema trade grouping, today launched the fifth edition of its Women’s Cinema Leadership Programme, a 12-month mentoring programme for women in cinema exhibition.

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

By National

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

By National

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.

Distributor Bohemia Media promoting stories from marginalised groups and under-represented people

By National

After releasing Clemency last year, Bohemia Media is championing titles like Signature Move, A Girl From Mogadishu and A Space in Time in order to amplify the voices and stories of under-represented people.

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.

Crip Camp toolkit enables exhibitors to create welcoming space for disabled audience

By National

With the release of Crip Camp sparking conversations about disability and accessibility, Charlotte Little spoke to Lindsey Dryden, an Emmy-winning producer and director, and a founding member of FWD-Doc (Documentary Filmmakers with Disabilities) and Jim LeBrecht, co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary, about the creation of a new toolkit.

2019-20 highlights from the Film Audience Network

By National

As cinemas look forward to reopening, BFI FAN take a moment to celebrate and reflect on some of the collective achievements from the UK wide Film Audience Network (FAN) in 2019-20, the last full year of operation before lockdown.

Could the ‘Made In Wales’ strategy help celebrate Welsh stories on screen?

By Film Hub Wales

The Made In Wales strategy could support ambitions to celebrate Welsh stories on screen, making Welsh connections recognisable, as films stand alongside independent and foreign language titles worldwide.