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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Playback Festival focused on engaging with young people to introduce them to and encourage their interest in independent cinema through a virtual film festival.
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Dardishi is an artistically ambitious community arts project that showcases the cultural production of Arab and North African womxn* in Glasgow.
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The first FAN Conversation event is on 2 June at 1-2pm and will focus on ‘how are cinemas reconnecting with their communities as they reopen?’
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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.
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Limbo, the latest film from Scottish writer-director Ben Sharrock, being released by MUBI, is the latest film to receive BFI FAN New Release Support for its theatrical release on 30th July.
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Another Round, BAFTA and Oscar-winning comedy-drama film from Danish director Thomas Vinterberg being released by STUDIOCANAL, is the latest film to receive BFI FAN New Release Support for its theatrical release on 2nd July.
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Sinema’r Byd (World cinema): At a time when we can’t travel, Cellb brings the world to you.
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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.
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To support FAN member venues attracting 16-19 year olds to their venues to watch more independent film, Into Film re-ran their Youth Engagement Project in 2019/20.
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Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal, starring Riz Ahmed, is the latest film to receive BFI FAN New Release support.
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