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If you've never considered crowdfunding, this blog by Rosie Greatorex, Cinema and Programme Director at the Lexi Cinema, shows how it can form part of a broader fundraising strategy for major projects, as well as being a valuable way to connect with your community (whether they donate to the campaign or not).
Despite a number of government funds and support schemes launched in response to the Covid-19 crisis, it appears that many people have slipped through the cracks. In this article we hear from curator and subtitler Sonali Joshi, about what led her to found ExcludedUK and the work they're now doing to raise awareness and support for those excluded from government financial support.
Across many countries in Europe, the process of reopening cinemas has begun. Curious to find out about this experience after months of closure, CICAE asked some of their members how it went. We'll be sharing several of their responses in a series of two blogs featuring cinemas in countries across Europe. To read the responses in full, head to CICAE's website.
Where we are now calls for a reinvention of the way we approach cinemas as a business and cinema as a community asset. In this new blog series, we ask people to share a vision of what's not working now and what the future of film exhibition should look like.
In this second article we hear from Megan Mitchell, the Producer of Matchbox Cineclub, about a symbiotic vision of revitalised pricing and programming.
In this first article we hear from Rebecca del Tufo, Programming Manager at Saffron Screen and Royston Picture Palace, about how she hopes to take some of the things they've learned during the Covid-19 crisis to ensure their future programming is as inclusive as possible.
Our regular monthly update featuring all the news and opportunities that matter for your cinema, festival or film society right now.
With discussions over the safety of cinemas reopening in a Covid-19 era still ongoing, we’re delighted to share We Are Parable's research on audience confidence in returning to the cinema. We hope the data will prompt conversation on what more needs to be done to protect and safeguard Black, Asian and other ethnic audiences. Anthony Andrews from We Are Parable presents their findings.
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, cinemas and video on demand (VOD) platforms have joined forces to combat the crisis. But how are these joint initiatives being implemented? How will they affect the future of film distribution? And what are the main benefits for the participating cinemas? Davide Abbatescianni, Ireland correspondent for Cineuropa, spoke to representatives from three distribution outfits to find out more.
The UK Government has announced that cinemas will be allowed to reopen from 4 July with social distancing measures in place. Across many countries in Europe, where the impact of Covid-19 has not been as severe as in the UK, the process of reopening has already begun. Curious to find out about this experience after months of closure, CICAE asked some of their members how it went.
Reopening cinemas while we all live with the Coronavirus Pandemic is complicated. There is no one-size fits all solution to doing this completely without risk to health, our economic sustainability and cultural robustness. But as we work towards restoring something approaching normality within cinema-going we can think about several key areas and how to implement the best possible practice while looking after our audiences, staff, economy and culture.
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