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The first Screening Days of 2021 is to be held over 15–19 March. While it’s digital, the Independent Cinema Office’s aim remains the same: to help cinemas find the best films to serve all their audiences.
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A new report has looked at the impact of Creative Europe in the UK arts sector which has included support of 100 million euros on UK projects.
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On the 2nd and 3rd March 2021, join a free two-day virtual conference on the diversity of film audience experience in the UK.
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BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival reveals plans for the 35th edition of the Festival from 17th- 28th March 2021.
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Film Hub NI is launching an innovative training programme Moving Pictures, to encourage independent and community cinemas, film festivals and venues across Northern Ireland to explore online opportunities to engage audiences with the best of local and international film.
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Over 40 leading figures from the UK film industry have written to the Chancellor requesting targeted funding support for the UK’s biggest cinema operators.
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A second round of funding offering an additional £14 million through the Culture Recovery Fund is now open to independent cinemas in England whose businesses have been unavoidably interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and will continue to support them as they transition back to a viable and sustainable way of operating in the months ahead.
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The BFI Film Audience Network’s Inclusive Cinema has launched a practical guide for improving the cinema experiences of ethnically diverse audiences, and staff, which challenges institutions to make good on their Black Lives Matter and anti-racism statements from 2020.
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As 2020 comes to an end with many of the year’s planned releases thrown into turmoil, Jack Bell looks ahead and how distribution could change in 2021.
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More than 200 independent cinemas across England are being supported with £16m in grants from the government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund administered by the BFI.
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