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Building on the success of exhibition industry conferences including This Way Up, the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) launches FAN Conversations, a series of discussions designed to create and respond to the need for exchange amongst film exhibitors across the UK.
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More than 250 independent cinemas in England have been supported to reopen through the Culture Recovery Fund… and now they’re ready for audiences.
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In a new report, the BFI has published new audience research on ‘Watching Films in the UK’ and how audiences are ready to go back to cinemas, revealing that at least a third of all adults watched at least one film at the cinema in 2020 even with cinemas closed for many months.
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On 17 May, the majority of cinemas around the UK will be allowed to open, some for the first time in almost a year. As venues get ready to open their doors to cinephiles around the country, we asked BFI FAN members about what they’re looking forward and what concerns they have.
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Another Round, BAFTA and Oscar-winning comedy-drama film from Danish director Thomas Vinterberg being released by STUDIOCANAL, is the latest film to receive BFI FAN New Release Support for its theatrical release on 2nd July.
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Partnerships with multiplex and independent cinemas sees participation increase to more than 500 sites. National Lottery invites players back to the cinema with free tickets on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 June.
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Find out when the year’s big Oscar winners will be available to screen in cinemas.
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With the release of Crip Camp sparking conversations about disability and accessibility, Charlotte Little spoke to Lindsey Dryden, an Emmy-winning producer and director, and a founding member of FWD-Doc (Documentary Filmmakers with Disabilities) and Jim LeBrecht, co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary, about the creation of a new toolkit.
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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the BFI have launched the UK Global Screen Fund, a one year pilot fund designed to boost international development and distribution opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector.
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92 independent cinemas have been awarded grants from a second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.
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