National, Author at The Bigger Picture

October 8, 2021

An Examination of East and Southeast Asians (ESEA) Films in the UK and Audience Development

By National

Vicki Brown (Co-Founder of MilkTea Films) and Delphine Lievens (Senior Box Office Analyst at Gower Street Analytics) examine the history of East and Southeast Asian titles in the UK as well as ideas on how exhibitors can better cultivate British East and Southeast Asian audiences.

October 6, 2021

Sovereign Film Distribution’s Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn receives New Release Support from BFI FAN

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Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, the latest film from Romanian director Radu Jude, is the latest film to receive BFI FAN New Release Support. The social satire will be released theatrically by Sovereign Film Distribution on 26 November.

October 4, 2021

Celebrate Black History Month with these BFI titles from pioneering black directors

By National

Throughout October, BFI are celebrating the Black creatives who have enriched cinema and put Black voices and stories on screen. For exhibitors, the BFI are offering a number of titles to BFI FAN members that highlight stories of pain and joy, rage and resistance.

October 1, 2021

ID Screening Days 2021: Ashley Clark on responsive and engaged film programming

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Writing for The Bigger Picture, film programmer Thea Berry talks about the impact of Ashley Clark’s keynote speech at ID Screening Days 2021.

September 27, 2021

Independent Cinema Office Survey Results: The continuing impact of Covid-19

By National

Nineteen months on since the first national lockdown, three further shutdowns, and a recovery package from the government, the Independent Cinema Office (ICO) conducted a survey to help us understand the continuing impact of Covid-19 on the independent cinema sector.

September 20, 2021

WATCH: FAN Conversations #2: Developing sustainable programming models beyond the “mainstream”

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Miss the latest FAN Conversation event? Watch it now on The Bigger Picture.

September 13, 2021

Screen The Breadwinner for free on International Day of Peace to support Afghan women and girls

By National

To coincide with the International Day of Peace (21 September), Birds’ Eye View (BEV) have organised a day for the film industry and its audiences to fundraise for projects that support Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and those newly arrived in the UK.

September 10, 2021

WATCH: ‘The Balloons of Cinema’ ahead of Balloon’s release on 24 September

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Ahead of the release of Day For Night’s BALLOON in UK cinemas on 24 September, video essayist Jessica McGoff has created an excellent video essay about the power of balloon imagery throughout cinema.