Diversity Archives - The Bigger Picture

Reel Roots: Windrush – an exploration and celebration of Black British Caribbean stories and talent in cinema

By Film Hub Scotland

Film Hub Scotland is thrilled to announce Reel Roots: Windrush, an exciting new film tour of Scotland available May-June 2022.

A group of 7 smiling people stand outside of a cinema for a group photo.

Cromarty Community Cinema – New Navigations

Cromarty Cinema’s Young Programmers and two mentors developed a special season focused on Black Scottish history ‘straightening our history’ and women ‘stories of resilience’ of overcoming barriers.

Dardishi Festival

Dardishi is an artistically ambitious community arts project that showcases the cultural production of Arab and North African womxn* in Glasgow.

A still from Rafiki. Two people gaze at each other lit by pink light. The person on the left has long braided hair. The person on the right wears sunglasses and a backwards cap.

Africa in Motion: Queer Africa

The Queer Africa strand was a focused strand in the 2018 edition of Africa in Motion Film Festival and in their year round programme focusing on showcasing LGBTQ+ films from Africa and the diaspora.

This Way Up announces event highlights for 2020

By Film Hub Scotland

With two weeks to go until the digital edition of This Way Up 2020 on 1-3 December, the event has announced some event highlights to get attendees excited.

Film Hub Scotland New Promoters: Tanatsei Gambura in Conversation

By Film Hub Scotland

The Film Hub Scotland New Promoters scheme is aiming to increase the number of film programmers who are marginalised working for cinemas, festivals and venues within Scotland by providing six-month placements paid at the Living Wage.

Resilience, Celebration and The Future lead the themes of This Way Up 2019

By Film Hub Scotland

This year’s This Way Up, a two-day gathering for those working in the exhibition sector that explores new ideas in audience behaviours, looks at emerging trends and ideas, and discusses the future of cinema, will be focusing on Resilience, Celebration and the Future with a wide range of workshops and speakers.

Out at the Cameo

‘Out at the Cameo’ was a project delivered by Picturehouse at the Cameo cinema, aimed to recruit and train a group of young people to give them the skills and confidence to establish and programme a new LGBTQ+ strand at the cinema.

A Wall Is A Screen: Leith

A Wall Is A Screen: Leith was a free guided short film walk with films projected onto the exterior of buildings after dark.

Bringing Film to the Westerly Edge

To develop inclusive cinema serving rural/isolated audiences on the Isle of Tiree, the most westerly of the Inner Hebrides. Tiree has a population of 650 and the nearest cinema is 4 hours away on a ferry. The project was initiated by Jen Skinner in December 2015 using an old projector in the cattle market.