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2019-20 highlights from the Film Audience Network

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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.

Into Film and BFI FAN Youth Engagement Project

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.

Vertigo Releasing’s Sound of Metal receives New Release Support from BFI FAN

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Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal, starring Riz Ahmed, is the latest film to receive BFI FAN New Release support.

Rocks, Limbo and The Father among BIFA 2020 award winners

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In an online ceremony hosted by Tom Felton, the winners of the 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were announced.

Building a Digital Special for Pilot Light TV Festival

Season 5 of Pilot Light TV Festival was due to hit the big screen in May 2020, then COVID-19 hit, and a journey to take over the small screen began…

Revisit This Way Up 2020

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Did you miss this year’s This Way Up? Don’t worry, now you can re-watch all the sessions.

Three Films Festival

A three-day short online short film festival showcasing films made for and by young people aged 15-25.

Drag artist Grace Oni Smith poses in character as Hedwig before a performance on the Live Cinema UK tour

Cabaret & Hedwig and the Angry Inch on tour

Live Cinema UK and Make a Scene put on an all-singing, all-dancing, cult, queer movie show for BFI Musicals!

Beyond Boundaries 360

Beyond Boundaries: A free skills development opportunity aimed at individuals based in the South West who are under-represented in the cinema sector (particularly people of colour, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people, women and those from low socio-economic backgrounds) interested in putting on film screenings.

Dial F For Freelancer: Taking freelance support into our own hands

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With the launch of the Dial F For Freelancers scheme, Toki Allison, FAN Access Officer and Freelance Access & Audiences Consultant writes about why film exhibition and distribution freelancers are so crucial to the sector.