All four national organisations supporting all sizes of cinemas in communities are here to variously offer advice, funding, training, support through networks, film programming ideas and offers, and a friendly expert ear. So please feel free to contact us when you have specific questions about your screening plans:
Regional Screen Scotland
Advice, networks, funding. Find out more About Us here.
Film Hub Scotland
Funding, training, networks, programming advice. Part of the Film Audience Network, set up by the BFI (British Film Institute) to build a vibrant and varied film exhibition sector throughout all of the UK. You’ll find lots of helpful info on the website: filmhubscotland.com.
You can join the Film Hub Scotland network for free and benefits include:
- Opportunities and funding for discounted film licences on selected films
- Access to funding for cultural film programming activity
- Tailored advice sessions and funding surgeries with experts
- Bursaries for development, e.g. training, conferences, ‘go and see’ trips
- Regular very useful newsletters and friendly online ‘coffee mornings
Screen Scotland
Funding, sector support, advice. Provides funding and support for the exhibition and distribution of film, working alongside cinemas and festivals both within Scotland and internationally. Screen Scotland’s primary aim is to broaden access to cinema and programming in Scotland for as wide and diverse an audience as possible and to encourage and deepen audience engagement with film.
www.screen.scot/audiences
Cinema For All (UK-wide)
Programming ideas, funding, training. The UK’s national organisation for support and development of volunteer-led cinema. There’s lots of great advice on the website: cinemaforall.org.uk. For an annual fee, you can join as a Member to access benefits including:
- Low-cost film licences for a range of films through the Booking Scheme
- Discounted equipment hire located in Scotland
- Discounts on public liability and equipment insurance
- Your £150 Filmbankmedia deposit waived
- Access to training programmes designed for community cinemas