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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With younger audiences preferring to watch films on streaming services, film student Jess Partington writes how cinemas need to adapt in a changing landscape.
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The FAN Young Consultants are a 21 strong group of under 30 year olds working in Film Exhibition across the UK who’ve been brought together to represent and provide an authentic youth voice for the Network.
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The aim of this project was to analyse the way Exeter Phoenix communicates with Under 25s and to identify ways to develop a sustainable…
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This Way Up 2019 saw a reverse panel of film students ask exhibitors questions about the challenges the industry and how it could change over the next few years. We invited them to write about their experiences attending the conference.
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PIN CUSHION, the debut feature from Deborah Haywood, performed to sell-out audiences in its home county of Derbyshire, thanks to a strong regional campaign and local support.
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This year’s This Way Up, a two-day gathering for those working in the exhibition sector that explores new ideas in audience behaviours, looks at emerging trends and ideas, and discusses the future of cinema, will be focusing on Resilience, Celebration and the Future with a wide range of workshops and speakers.
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Film Hub South East have been working to develop and strengthen a network of Young Film Programmers and Groups across the Film Hub South East region.
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Farnborough Sixth Form College teamed up with members of BFI FAN and the award winning film society Fleet Film to create Fleet Film Student Festival.
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Bridport Arts Centre piloted a ‘Young Programmers’ scheme which developed this target audience by employing young programmers to programme screenings with and for under 30s.
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Working in partnership with Telford and Wrekin Council, Flatpack Festival co-produced and delivered the inaugural Telford Film Festival to celebrate the town’s fiftieth anniversary.
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