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Writing for The Bigger Picture, Welsh-Pakistani writer Yasmin Begum talks about how Joyland, the next BFI FAN New Release title, is set to transform how Pakistani film is experienced across the UK.
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Join the Independent Cinema Office for Spring Screening Days 2023 – a hybrid event running at BFI Southbank, London and online!
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Writing for The Bigger Picture, BFI FAN Young Programmer Yasmin Begum writes about the importance of the latest BFI FAN New Release title Joyland and its impact on queer cinema in the UK.
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This year, Abertoir Film Festival, in partnership with Bristol Black Horror Club and as part of BFI’s In Dreams are Monsters season, a UK-wide celebration of horror on film, marked 50 years of the cult Blaxploitation movie.
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In Fashion Reimagined, follow trailblazing fashion designer Amy Powney who is on a mission to create a sustainable collection from field to finished garment and transform the way we engage with fashion. The film will be released theatrically by MetFilm Distribution on 3 March 2023.
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Over the last ten years, curatorial innovations and digital resources have radically transformed public engagement with moving image archive, giving new life to film collections. At DCA Dundee for This Way Up 2022, a panel spoke about how young audiences are discovering film heritage in a whole new light – Camilla Baier writes for The Bigger Picture about what was discussed.
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To celebrate the release of Empire of Light, the UK Cinema Association (UKCA) and Searchlight Pictures have launched a new competition to find UK Cinema Heroes.
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From This Way Up 2022 at DCA Dundee, Camilla Baier writes for The Bigger Picture on the ‘Up From The Roots’ panel which looked at the value of cinemas in our neighbourhoods and the direct role that many exhibitors play in serving the local community.
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Neil Hepburn writes how genre cinema is making a come-back with This Way Up 2022 guests Melissa Gueneau (Programmer, Mayhem Film Festival and Warwick Arts Centre), Andrew Partridge (Founder, Scotland Loves Anime) and Nia Edwards-Behi (Co-director, Abertoir Horror Festival) with chair Manon Euler (Programmes Manager, Film Hub Midlands) discussing its resurgence.
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From This Way Up 2022 at DCA Dundee, Paul Gallagher writes for The Bigger Picture on the ‘Calling All Members’ panel where the latest methods that independent cinemas are using to attract new audience members were discussed.
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