Audiences for Specialised Film in English Regions Beyond the Multiplex is a three year project that seeks to understand how to enable a wider range of audiences to participate in a more diverse film culture. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the project is driven by fundamental belief in the cultural value of … More
The Borderlines film festival ran for 17 days in February and March. It took place in 26 locations, including pubs, churches, assembly rooms and village halls, across Herefordshire, Shropshire and the Welsh Marches. We’ve learned a lot in the festival’s 14 years about running rural arts events at this time of year.
Creative Scotland On Screen: Film Strategy 2014-17 aims to broaden cinema access and programming in Scotland for as wide and diverse an audience as possible and to encourage and deepen audience engagement with film.
Rural community film exhibition (‘community exhibition’) can take many different forms, from traditional film societies screening films to members with a common interest in film appreciation, to pop-up screening events in non-traditional venues and village hall screening programmes offered by local groups for social and recreational purposes.
The Experiences and Impact of Local Cinema in Scotland: An Exploratory Study.
Colinsburgh Community Cinema is a not-for-profit community organisation run by four friends and based in the Scottish village of Colinsburgh. It is in its sixth season [2013-14]. The village is situated in rural Fife and has a population of 250 although we also draw our audience from the Fife coastal villages along the Forth and … More
In 2012, Orkney resident Mark Jenkins was tasked with looking into developing a film festival for locals, with support from Orkney Islands Council and Visit Orkney. General feedback that Mark received over the next year was that there wasn’t really a local appetite for a temporary film event – without a local core audience and … More
In 2016 Film Hub Wales approached venues across North Wales to develop a project designed to reduce isolation, build creative infrastructure and generate buzz around British independent and international films. Galeri, Pontio, Theatr Ardudwy and CELLB responded, bringing expertise and new cinema experiences to audiences in Gwynedd.
A Guide to setting up your own rural cinema screenings. This document will cover the following topics to help you get started: • Models of operation • Licensing • Accessing films • Ticketing • Marketing • Programming & presentation • Other critical success factors • Equipment
The aim of this guide is to give you practical ideas about how to increase diversity in both those who experience the arts (audiences) and those who participate in making art (creators).
