Access & EDI
BFI FAN: Accessible Cinema Bulletin | Spring 2025
The latest news and resources on film sector disability access and inclusion.
BFI FAN: Accessible Cinema Bulletin | February 2025
The latest Access Bulletin from EDI Champion Charlie Little.
BFI FAN: EDI in Focus – Inclusive Recruitment with Diversity Scotland
The third session in BFI FAN's EDI in Focus series highlights the key things to consider regarding inclusive recruitment and conscious inclusion in your organisation.
BFI FAN: EDI in Focus – Accessible Cinema for Blind Audiences
Charlie Little is joined by BFI's Inclusion Partner Clare Baines to share their experiences and guidance as partially sighted film lovers.
BFI FAN: Accessible Cinema Bulletin – July 2024
Read the latest Accessible Cinema Bulletin from EDI Champion, Charlie Little.
Governance and HR
BFI Guidance and Principles for Tackling Bullying and Harassment
Full details of the principles and guidance for tackling and preventing bullying, harassment and racism in the screen industries commissioned by the BFI and supported by organisations across the UK.
BFI Dignity at Work Policy Template
A template policy to be adapted for companies, productions and festivals to compliment the Guidance and Principles to tackle workplace bullying, harassment and racism. Please download and adapt this policy for your organisation.
UKCA: Coronavirus Awareness Training
The UK Cinema Association and the sector skills agency ScreenSkills have launched an online e-learning module and assessment test around COVID-19 for all those working in cinema exhibition.
FAN Guide to Safeguarding
The BFI FAN Audience Network have created a guide to safeguarding for film exhibitors. This includes definitions, tips for working with both children and adults, how to create code of conduct policies and much more information on how to create a safer environment as a film exhibitor.
Marketing
Webinar: Marketing Your Film Festival
This practical session - led by film marketing consultant Emma Jamieson - offers lots of useful insights to help you build your festival audiences.
Webinar: Exhibitor Marketing 101
The first in our new marketing webinar series, this session offers a step-by-step guide on how to begin, enhance and develop the marketing for your venue, community cinema or film festival.
ICO: Data-driven Marketing Online Course
Hear from the industry's leading experts in marketing, plus a selection of case studies from organisations with exceptional experience in using data as a core part of their marketing.
ICO: Marketing for Independent Cinemas
Want to start thinking more strategically about your marketing and communications? Read ICO's downloadable guide.
Screen Heritage
BFI FAN Screen Heritage Resource Guide
This guide gives best practice programming guides for archive screenings, case studies, up-to-date contact details for Film Archives and potential partners, and tips from leading archive programmers.
Sector Research
ICO: Capital Investment for Independent Film Exhibition
A summary of the Independent Cinema Office’s recent survey on the capital funding needs of independent film exhibitors.
BFI FAN: Guide to Working with Young People
Engage young audiences aged 16-30 using this comprehensive guide from BFI Film Audience Network.
Film Hub Scotland End of Year Report 2019-20
Our EOY Report 19/20 covers the period April 2019 - April 2020, and provides an overview of our funded activity, member support and development, and programming activities with our membership.
Mapping Film Exhibition in Scotland June 2016
A report into public screening facilities across Scotland, based on research conducted by Drew Wylie Ltd for Creative Scotland.
Starting Out
Scotland’s Screen Community: Guide to Screening Films
The ultimate guide to showing films in your local community, created by Cinema for All, Film Hub Scotland, Screen Scotland and Regional Screen Scotland.
Vimeo OTT How-To by Aaron Guthrie
Queens Film Theatre Belfast developed the QFT Player using Vimeo OTT as a way to stream content including theatre and films. Aaron Guthrie has created this brilliant video guide to using Vimeo OTT yourself.
FAN Guidance for Community Cinemas and Non Theatrical Exhibitors
With venues starting to reopen and films coming to the market, the Film Audience Network have compiled a document covering the most important questions, opportunities and considerations if you're thinking of showing films again soon.
ICO Guide to Cinema Marketing
The ICO (Independent Cinema Office) created this free resource to help cinemas and anyone working in film exhibition think more strategically about their marketing and communications.
Sustainability
Culture for Climate Scotland: The Green Arts Initiative
The free-to-join network supporting Scottish arts and cultural organisations to create a sustainable future.
BFI Sustainable Screen Resource Hub
The Sustainable Screen Resource Hub offers 150 tailored resources for screen sector organisations on a diverse range of topics.
Act Green 2023: Cinema Insights
Catch up on Act Green 2023: Cinema Insights, a webinar presented by Indigo and BFI Sustainable Screen, exploring the data on cinema audiences from the Act Green 2023 survey.
Julie’s Bicycle’s Environmental Policy and Action Plans Overview
This guide will take you through the process of producing a policy and action plan for your cultural organisation with how-to guides, tips, templates, examples & useful resources.
Circular Arts Network’s Circular Economy Tool
A listings site for Scotland-based arts practitioners reuse and recycle easily.
Young Audiences
Family and Young Audiences Film List
A list of engaging family films, and where you can find the rights to them.
Education in Cinema Gazette September 2023
Hear from RIG Arts, Alchemy Film and Arts, Glasgow Youth Film Festival, plus an interview Glasgow Film's Youth Programme Coordinator, Callum Neeson.
Education in Cinema Gazette June 2023
Catch up with the latest Education in Cinema news in Scotland, with a focus on activity in the Highlands (Eden Court, Cromarty Film Festival and Forres Film), plus reports from Hippfest 2023, Leeds Young Film Festival and an interview with GFT's Rosa Cato.
Education in Cinema Gazette: March 2023
The March issue of the Education in Cinema Gazette, featuring an interview with Director of Screen Argyll, Jen Skinner, and a focus on Ayrshire education projects.
Education in Cinema Gazette: January 2023
Read the latest issue of the Education in Cinema Gazette, featuring an interview with Scottish Youth Film Festival co-founder, David Barras.