Spotlight on Fife and Clackmannashire

Spotlight project to support film exhibitors across Fife and Clackmannanshire.

We are excited to announce the new area of focus for our Spotlight project, 2026-29.

Spotlight, which offers targeted support to areas that are identified as having little to no independent cinema provision, is a UK-wide programme from the BFI Film Audience Network. Spotlight takes a hyper-local approach to developing film screenings, working directly with independent cinemas and film societies to help them show more films to more people. Over the last three years, the programme has invested in eight local areas across the UK.

We are delighted to announce that our new Spotlight area for 2026-29 will be Fife and Clackmannanshire, delivered in partnership with On Fife (Fife Cultural Trust). Spotlight will provide training, skills development and funding to cinemas and community cinemas to increase the diversity and number of independent film screenings taking place in the area. 

We are now recruiting for a Spotlight Coordinator to support this iteration of the project (based at Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy)

→ Apply to be our Spotlight Coordinator (deadline: 30 March 2026)

Spotlight 2023-26

Since 2023, we have worked in partnership with Eden Court, Inverness, to support cinema provision in Moray, in the Scottish Highlands. Led by Spotlight Coordinator Gražina Ščučkaitė, the project has supported new and established cinemas and film societies to develop regular, accessible film screenings. Follow Cinema in the Highlands for updates on film screenings taking place across Moray. 

The first ever Elgin Film Festival 2026 was a culmination of Spotlight’s work in Moray. The Festival brought Elgin venues and community groups together for a weekend of films and events (19-22 February). To date, over 5,500 people in Moray have attended independent film screenings thanks to Spotlight.

Ilia Ryzhenko, Film Hub Scotland Manager, says: “The impact of our Coordinator’s work in the Moray Firth over the past three years has shown just how effective the Spotlight project is for supporting local film exhibition in historically underserved parts of Scotland. The BFI has recognised these results, significantly increasing Spotlight’s budget for each Film Hub in the UK for 2026-29. We’re extremely fortunate to be partnering with OnFife (Fife Cultural Trust) on this project. By intention, Spotlight work is hyperlocal and very applied, so having a knowledgeable local partner and access to venues across Fife is instrumental.”

Karen Taylor, OnFife’s Community Events & Programme Manager, says: “Spotlight is a really exciting project to be part of and we’re looking forward to working with Film Hub Scotland to develop film screenings across Fife. We’re also delighted that the new Spotlight Coordinator is going to be based in one of our venues in the Adam Smith Theatre’s Design Suite.”

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