Project overview Scottish Queer International Film Festival (SQIFF) was founded in 2014, holding its first one-off screening in September of that year and 3 annual Festivals since then. Attendance has grown from 1801 at our first festival in 2015 to 4609 in 2017 (a 156% increase). SQIFF’s audiences are made up of diverse LGBTQ+ communities … More
Reel Equality is a film club run by Nottinghamshire-based charity Equation. To counter the dominance of male-focused stories and tired female gender stereotypes in the mainstream film industry, they show feature films every month that tell diverse and interesting women-centred stories. They also put on film-themed events to accompany screenings, such as food, quizzes and … More
Priscilla Igwe, the facilitator of 888 Film Club, tells Cinema for All about how the group got started, challenges and highlights and offers tips and advice to anyone thinking of starting a community cinema at their deaf club.
Tyneside Cinema’s Dementia Friendly Cinema monthly daytime film screenings are based on a successful action research pilot project run in 2015. The pilot was initiated by the Elders Council of Newcastle, supported by a steering group of specialist partners, part funded by the Ballinger Charitable Trust and evaluated by Newcastle University’s Institute for Ageing.
These two reports, presented in an accessible format, bring together the reflections of ten people with dementia who were involved in different aspects of Dementia Without Walls. One report reflects on the programme itself, while the other reflects on how people with dementia have been involved. These publications add to JRF’s learning about building a … More
Over 1000 people attended a season of monthly relaxed film screenings from September 2015- February 2016. Films were chosen from a shortlist produced by project partners Bexhill Dementia Action Alliance. Professional actress Suzy Harvey devised props and actions enabling audiences to engage more deeply with the film, identifying film tropes and making the film more … More
The pilot scheme enabled Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) to develop the tools, knowledge and methodology to deliver a high quality, engaging programme of film for deaf and hard of hearing audiences. At the core of this programme is a holistic approach to access, which included training, access technologies, social activity, BSL interpreted and Speech to … More
Project overview In partnership with the new releases of Suffragette, and He Named Me Malala, The Time is Now project aimed to engage young female audiences with a film programme that foregrounded the role women play in affecting change, giving both a historical and global perspective of the ongoing struggle for gender equality. Films screened … More
Project overview Why the project matters All people deserve a cultural offering of their choosing. Aims Provide a film experience for people who prefer to watch in a safe and low sensory environment. Broaden understanding – programme is eclectic and seeks to challenge audiences. We’ve screened horrors, comedies, ’80s classics and even a stunning documentary … More
The festival takes place every other year and in its “off” year the festival tours around the UK and the world. In its eighth edition, Oska Bright Film Festival ran over three days (15 – 17 November 2017), showing more than 60 films from all around the world, with over 3600 people attending. If you’d … More
