Short synopsis: Inclusive Cinema was a UK-wide project developed by the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) designed to support screen exhibitors. The project celebrated diversity on screen, in the audience and behind the camera. Inclusive Cinema was at the heart of BFI FAN’s strategy. It aimed to bring British, international and independent film to all … More
Organisation: Cinema Golau Project title: Windrush Caribbean Film Festival Short bio of your organisation: Cinema Golau exists to support Black and Minority Ethnic filmmakers who are born or based in wales. We do this through cinema exhibition, industry events, and one to one support for filmmakers and those working in the industry. Short synopsis of … More
Short synopsis: Moving Portraits was an inclusive screen dance film commissioned by Sense and was presented as part of Birmingham 2022 Festival. It captured and shared physical stories of people with complex disabilities, the film centres on the stories of people Sense supports. Each ‘portrait’ focusses on a dancer from our diverse community of people … More
Project title My Sound Cinema Short bio of organisation Screen Language Ltd offers accessibility and linguistic services for film including multilingual subtitles, captioning/descriptive subtitles, audio description, live captioning and BSL interpreting. We collaborate with external bodies and universities to investigate the new frontiers of accessibility, aiming to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in the film … More
A Wales-wide young programmers group raising the profile of Made in Wales films through screenings and events. Background The Wales Youth Festival Network is an informal network of film festivals and film exhibitors across Wales. It was set up in 2019 with support from Wicked Wales Films and Film Hub Wales with the aim of … More
About the group The Keswick Alhambra Young Programmers scheme has been a tremendous success: just under 20 sixth formers from our local state school formed The Alhambra Cinematic Society (ASC), with ca 5-8 pupils meeting weekly in school on Wednesday lunchtimes, selecting and promoting 16 films in a five month period: two seasons showing one … More
Background The Nerve Centre was set up in 1990 as a self-starting organisation for young people in Derry-Londonderry who felt marginalised by education, politics, and culture at the time. Embracing the creative learning opportunities that emerging digital technologies offered, the Nerve Centre has grown to become Northern Ireland’s leading creative arts and media centre. The … More
Background Storyhouse Young Programmers are a group of fifteen 14–25-year-olds who are passionate about programming. Young Film Programmers first took place in 2016 – before Storyhouse opened. It was an audience development scheme supported by FAN via Film Hub Northwest Central (now Film Hub North) with the aim of connecting with young audiences and to … More
Background The Barbican Young Film Programmers group has been running since 2012 and is for around 12 young people aged between 16-25. As a Young Film Programmer, members are equipped with the skills to put on film events, find out exactly what it takes to create their own cinema event and to spend quality time … More
Throughout 2021, the Exeter Phoenix recruited a group of 18-25 year olds to form the first Young Audience Panel. Background In January 2021, Exeter Phoenix worked with a freelance Cinema Outreach Coordinator to work on an audience development project aimed at strengthening visibility of their new cinema screen Studio 74 and to find new ways … More
