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Why cinemas should consider programming Joyland this LGBT+ History Month

By National

Writing for The Bigger Picture, BFI FAN Young Programmer Yasmin Begum writes about the importance of the latest BFI FAN New Release title Joyland and its impact on queer cinema in the UK.

BFI FAN Cinema Stories: We Are Parable

By Film Hub London

BFI FAN Cinema Stories shares experiences of venues all over the country to highlight the innovations and challenges that exhibitors currently face within the…

BFI FAN members collaborate for UK-wide 50th anniversary tour of Blacula

By Film Hub South West

This year, Abertoir Film Festival, in partnership with Bristol Black Horror Club and as part of BFI’s In Dreams are Monsters season, a UK-wide celebration of horror on film, marked 50 years of the cult Blaxploitation movie.

An Indian Summer Outdoor Cinema

An Indian Summer ran 3 Outdoor Cinema events safely with 520 attendees across the Midlands after a hiatus of not running live events for over 1.5 years due to the pandemic. It was a momentous moment for them to reconnect with audience in Leicester and Birmingham.

This Way Up 2022: Defying and (re)Defining: how genre programming is claiming its spot in the limelight

By Film Hub South West

Neil Hepburn writes how genre cinema is making a come-back with This Way Up 2022 guests Melissa Gueneau (Programmer, Mayhem Film Festival and Warwick Arts Centre), Andrew Partridge (Founder, Scotland Loves Anime) and Nia Edwards-Behi (Co-director, Abertoir Horror Festival) with chair Manon Euler (Programmes Manager, Film Hub Midlands) discussing its resurgence.

Studio Soho Distribution’s Joyland receives New Release support from BFI FAN

By National

Pakistan’s Oscar hopeful Joyland, which was previously banned from cinemas in its home country, is the latest film to receive BFI FAN New Release support.

Stroud Film Festival 2022

The eighth festival ran in person from 4-27 March 2022 at 10 independent venues across Stroud, returning after the online only events in 2021.

When traditional myths and Afro-futurism combine: an interview with Neptune Frost director Saul Williams

By National

Ahead of the release of Neptune Frost on 4 November, writer Edson Burton spoke to director Saul Williams about his unique futuristic vision.

Film Hub NI announces its first Irish language film tour with Róise & Frank

By Film Hub Northern Ireland

Film Hub NI, part of the BFI Film Audience Network, is delighted to announce its first ever Irish language Collective film tour across Northern Ireland with Róise & Frank, an up-lifting tale of a shaggy dog and a grieving widow which is winning audience’s hearts everywhere it goes.

BFI unveils full programme for In Dreams Are Monsters Blockbuster Season

By National

The BFI has announced the full programme for In Dreams Are Monsters, a major BFI UK-wide film and events season celebrating the horror genre on screen, taking place from 17 October-31 December at BFI Southbank and cinemas nationwide.