Projects aimed at developing young audiences (under 30 years old) and/or co-produced with young people leaving a legacy of skills, confidence and enthusiasm for the sector.
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Queen of Glory, a contemporary comedic follow-up on the classic immigrant’s tale, written & directed by Nana Mensah is the latest film to receive BFI FAN New Release Support.
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Into Film is launching an area on their website to help better connect schools and cinemas.
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CinemaAttic was established in 2008 in Edinburgh as an arts and culture blog to provide a platform for thoughts and ideas about independent cinema. The…
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Wales Youth Festival Network (WYFN) is an informal network for supporting film festivals and venues across Wales to screen independent films to young audiences aged 15-26.
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Miss the latest FAN Conversation event? Watch it now on The Bigger Picture.
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The next FAN Conversation event will be held at 10am on Tuesday 29th March and will “explore the benefits of connecting with younger audiences and approaches that will help you achieve it.”
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In January 2021, Exeter Phoenix worked with a freelance Cinema Outreach Coordinator, Thea Berry, to work on an audience development project aimed at strengthening their visibility to, and to find new ways to reach, audiences under 25, and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic audiences.
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BFI FAN members can celebrate the diversity and fluidity of desire with Touched, an alternative Valentine’s Day screening showcasing sensuous shorts by female and non-binary filmmakers.
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Cromarty Cinema’s Young Programmers and two mentors developed a special season focused on Black Scottish history ‘straightening our history’ and women ‘stories of resilience’ of overcoming barriers.
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Held at The Cinema in the Arches at Battersea Power Station, the screening helped raise awareness of intimate image abuse in the UK.
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