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July 18, 2023

New resource pack available to cinemas from Oska Bright Film Festival

By National

Brighton’s Oska Bright Film Festival, the world’s leading festival for films made by or featuring people with learning disabilities or autism, has issued a free resource for the cinema sector, Welcoming Learning Disabled Audiences Back, which is part of its wider Welcome Back support programme. The short information pack includes insights into the needs of learning disabled audiences and tips on welcoming them into cinemas.

Family audience sit on chairs and the floor looking at a screen behind the camera. Behind them is a string of coloured lights.

April 21, 2023

New Resource: Family Programming Beyond the Mainstream

By Film Hub London

Film London have published a brand new guide that will help FAN members meet the new priorities of the BFI’s Screen Culture 2033 Strategy….

March 25, 2020

COVID-19: Online independent title opportunities for FAN members

By Toki Allison

If you’re missing the opportunity to talk to and curate for your audiences, we have some online opportunities that you can use in order to continue engaging with your audience.

Audience at We Are Parable event in London

September 28, 2018

A move towards creating inclusive cinema culture…

By Toki Allison

inclusivecinema.org is a digital resource that brings together existing best practice guidance, articles and opinion pieces, research and data and case studies.

September 26, 2018

Film Culture in the era of Netflix

By Film Hub South West

Mark Cosgrove (Cinema Curator, Watershed) on the importance of cinemas in shaping film culture and driving audiences for films throughout their commercial life span and beyond.