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To celebrate the National Lottery’s support for film, and to provide support for UK cinemas, National Lottery Cinema Weekend (NLCW) will be returning.
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Survey results released today by Film Distributors’ Association confirm that the UK public is more eager than ever to return to cinemas when they start to reopen next month, with 59% citing the cinema as their most missed out-of-home entertainment activity.
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Following last year’s successful Film Exhibition Fund, which saw £750,000 awarded to UK exhibitors to support diverse programming and bring back audiences, the BFI have launched a new fund for 2021.
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As cinemas look forward to reopening, BFI FAN take a moment to celebrate and reflect on some of the collective achievements from the UK wide Film Audience Network (FAN) in 2019-20, the last full year of operation before lockdown.
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In its 19th year, Borderlines Film Festival launches for the first time as an online festival.
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The BFI and BAFTA today announce the next stage of groundbreaking work to tackle bullying, harassment and racism in the workplace with a new employer Action List for the film and television industry, as The Film and TV Charity launches new services, providing immediate support for workers.
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The BAFTAs have unveiled a notably diverse list of nominations for the 2021 awards, with Sarah Gavron’s coming-of-age drama Rocks and Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland emerging as frontrunners with seven nominations each.
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Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal, starring Riz Ahmed, is the latest film to receive BFI FAN New Release support.
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The 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival (17-28 March) has unveiled its full programme for 2021.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to force independent cinemas to innovate, James Rice of INDY Cinema Group looks at the appeal of Cinema Video On-Demand (VOD) for exhibitors.
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