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Scratch Me 2022 - Lab Participants
Meet the new cohort
Creative Producer Lab 2022
A talent development programme for Producers in the North & Midlands
FHN x NFTS: Director Training Scheme 2022
Meet our participants
Case Study: FACT’s Cinema in the City
Showcasing the best independent films in extraordinary places across the Liverpool City Region
Interview: Scratch Me 2020 Participants Pt. 2
Discover how they found the programme & where they are now
Interview: Scratch Me 2020 Participants Pt. 1
Discover how they found the programme & where they are now
FHN x NFTS: Director Training
Developing the next generation of visual storytellers
BFI FAN Innovation Lab: Next Audiences
Develop a partnership to reach your Next Audience
2021 Funding Roundup
A quick look at the projects we have funded this year
Interview: Mat Johns
We chat to the director of award-winning sci-fi short Inertia
Vacancy: Campaign Coordinator
Supporting our UK-wide season of archive film events
Vacancy: Screen Heritage Evaluation Tender
Evaluating our UK-wide support for archive film exhibition
Interview: Lee Armstrong
We talk to the Writer-Director of Liverpool Ferry
Lost Connections – FOCAL International Awards 2022
Our archive short has won a FOCAL International Award
Lost Connections – streaming now
Our new archive short launches on BFI Player
Queer & Indecent
Public and private lives collide in a new archive film exhibition
ReDrawing Edinburgh
Archive film lights up the Scottish capital
Vacancy: Communications Officer
Join our team
Vacancy: BFI NETWORK Outreach and Events Officer
Join our team
Short Film Funding
Applications reopen March 2022
Short Film Funding – now open
Autumn 2021 applications close 27 September
Creative Producer Lab 2021 Participants
Meet the Producers selected for our latest talent development programme
Cinema in the City
FACT take film to new corners of Liverpool
Happy birthday, Hebden Bridge Picture House
Celebrating a century of cinema
Vacancy: BFI NETWORK Talent Executive
Join our team
Journeys Into Film
Shorts programme available to book alongside upcoming release Limbo
Back to the Cinema
Supporting UK Jewish Film through the Film Exhibition Fund
Creative Producer Lab 2021
An online talent development programme for Producers in the North & Midlands
Curious Arts – Short Film Call Out
Screen your film at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Arts
Manchester Indian Film Festival
Supporting the inaugural edition through the Film Exhibition Fund
Yorkshire Silent Film Festival
Supporting the return of live score screenings through the Film Exhibition Fund
Serenity Screenings
Supporting Sheffield’s new African film club through our Propeller Awards
A tale of two surveys
We look at the latest insights into how audiences & exhibitors feel about cinemas reopening
Abandon Normal Devices Festival
Supporting the 2021 edition through our Ignition Awards
Collective Now
Supporting SIDE Cinema’s online programme through the Film Exhibition Fund
Script Lab 2021 Mentors
Meet the industry experts supporting our writer development programme
Talent Connect
Our online pitching forum connecting Writers, Directors and Producers
Talent Connect
A new, online pitching forum connecting Writers, Directors and Producers
Script Lab 2021 Participants
Meet the Writers taking part in our latest development programme
Vacancy: Producer, BFI Film Academy North (Freelance)
A new opportunity to work with our colleagues at HOME
Vacancy: Finance and Data Coordinator
Join our team
Hinterlands Film Festival 2021
Supporting Skipton’s celebration of rural film through our Ignition Awards
Find out how audiences feel about returning to cinemas
Join the Culture Restart Cinema Tracker
Culture Recovery Fund
A further £1m awarded to cinemas in the North
New audience development funding launched
Three schemes to help restart the exhibition sector
Carbon Literacy Training
Sign up for a free, online sustainability course this Autumn
Directors Survey
Let us know about your training & development needs
Interview: Liam Thomas
In conversation with the filmmaker behind The Tide
New funding to restart independent exhibition
Launching the Film Exhibition Fund for 2021-2022
Script Lab 2021
Applications open for our Writer development programme
Together / Apart
Supporting Hebden Bridge Film Festival through our Propeller Awards
Developing Horror
Lessons from our session with Prano Bailey-Bond & Oliver Kassman
Directors Call Out
Sign up to our Directors Database
Climate Comedy Lab
Meet the participants
Interview: Lucy Rose
In conversation with the director of She Lives Alone
Culture Recovery Fund
Over £3.5m invested in Northern cinemas
Exhibitors funding update
Round 2 of the Culture Recovery Fund opens
Independent Cinema in Sunderland
Supporting Filmhouse Sunderland through our Ignition Awards
Revisit This Way Up 2020
Conference recordings now live
Interview: Kate Graham
We talk to the director of Scrum
New funding for exhibitors
Micro-grants and professional development support now live
Interview: Paul Flannery
We catch up with the director of Bernard
Film Exhibition Fund
13 organisations supported to reach audiences across the North
BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund reopens
Catch up with funding updates & apply by 30 November
Scratch Me - Lab Participants
Northern creatives developing new screen characters
Climate Comedy Lab
A new commissioning programme for climate conscious microshorts
Culture Recovery Fund
14 Northern cinemas feature in the first round of awards
BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew
Applications open - hear from the 2020 mentees
Journeys into Film
Journeys Festival International moves online
Scratch Me 2022 - Public Programme
Conversations about character development
Scratch Me - Public Programme
Conversations about character development
Scratch Me - Directors Call-Out
Director applications open for our new filmmaking lab
Creative Producers School
Meet our 2020 participants
Scratch Me 2022
A Call Out for Northern Characters and Voices
Scratch Me
A new filmmaking lab for people who don't make films. Yet.
Funding Explainer
Support available to exhibitors right now
Genre in Focus: Sci-Fi
A season of online events exploring the brave new worlds of British filmmaking
Creative Producers School
A talent development programme for Producers in the North and the Midlands
Hub Statement
Change to Hub leadership
The Audience Question
What we know, and what we don't know, about cinemas reopening
Developing Comedy
Lessons from our session with Jon Petrie & Meghan Cruz
Covid-19 Resilience Fund
Emergency support makes an impact in the North and nationwide
Genre in Focus: Horror
A season of online events breaking down fearsome filmmaking
Film Feels Connected
Funding to engage cinema audiences remotely during lockdown
Northern Exposure: Short Film Script Lab
Meet our 2020 participants
Further Reading
The reports on the cultural sector & C-19 that film exhibitors should be aware of
Reopening Cinemas
The Independent Cinema Office publish sector survey findings
Genre in Focus: Comedy
A season of masterclasses exploring funny film and TV
Crowdfunding and the community
Jam Jar Cinema sets up ticket fund for key workers
UK Cinema Fund
MUBI launches fundraising campaign to support UK exhibition sector
Tees Valley Screen Microshorts
Six new comedy gems from Tees Valley talent
Script Lab Mentors
Meet the industry experts supporting our writer development programme
Northern Exposure: Short Film Script Lab 2020
Applications open for the 2020 edition
Interview: Jazmin Craddock-Jones
We chat to the 2019 Script Lab alumni
Interview: Dan Thorburn
We chat to the director of Trucker's Atlas
Covid-19
Information for the North's screen sector
Journeys into Film
Supporting Journeys Festival through our Ignition Awards
East Durham Film Festival
Supporting East Durham Creates through our Ignition Awards
William Kentridge Weekend
Supporting Star & Shadow Cinema through our Propeller Awards
Stonewall - special screening
Supporting House of Ghetto with Our North funding
Coming up in 2020
Funding and opportunities for exhibitors to look out for
Interview: Charlene Jones
We chat to the director and Polaris Award winner
Invading the Skin of the Earth
Supporting the Centre for Human Ecology through our Shifting Ground programme
This Way Up 2019
Journeys Festival International report back
Festival Report: London Film Festival
Hebden Bridge Film Festival seek out "the other" at LFF
Base Camp Cinema
Supporting Ten Feet Tall through our Ignition Awards
Looking back on 2019
Celebrating cinema successes across the North
Cities of Seven Hills
Supporting Rare Giants with Our North funding
Festival Report: Against the Tide
Holli Keeble reports back from Margate's archive dreamland
Film Routes
Supporting filmmakers with disabilities to access film funding
BFI Musicals in the North
The greatest shows on screen
New Adventures
Supporting Kendal Mountain Festival through our Ignition Awards
Bringing film to the Holme Valley
Supporting Holmfirth Film Festival through our Ignition Awards
Award-winning films on tour
Supporting Aesthetica Short Film Festival through our Ignition Awards
Lancashire Electric
Supporting imitating the dog and The Dukes through our Shifting Ground programme
Humanise Community Film Club
Supporting Metal Liverpool through our Propeller Awards
Scalarama
Supporting community-led programming through our Propeller Awards
All You Need's an Excuse
Supporting The London Community Video Archive through our Shifting Ground programme
Creative Producers School
Meet our 2019 participants
The Big Meeting
We chat to Daniel Draper about his latest documentary
Rewinding the Welfare State
Supporting Forum Cinema Hexham with Our North funding
Against the Tide
Supporting Margate Film Festival through our Shifting Ground programme
Myths and Legends in South Yorkshire
Supporting Sensoria through our Propeller Awards
Festival Report: Cinema Rediscovered
Bradford's analogue enthusiasts visit Bristol's cinephile haven
Script Mixer
A new monthly meet up for creatives in the North
Cult Cinema in Chester
Supporting Storyhouse with Our North funding
Cinema Rediscovered
The past and present in conversation in Bristol
Creative Producers School
Apply for our next talent development programme
Shifting Ground
Stories of environmental transformation from our moving image archives
Northern Exposure: Short Film Script Lab
Meet our 2019 participants
Bradford Refugee Week
Supporting Artworks Creative Communities through our Propeller Awards
Musicals - the Greatest Shows on Film
Take part in the nationwide season
Northern Exposure: Short Film Script Lab
Applications open for the 2019 edition
Engaging young audiences
Call for feedback on the latest industry research
Interview: Kema Sikazwe
Script Lab success stories and upcoming opportunities
Micro-funding and Professional Development Opportunities
Applications now open
Inspiring Enquiring Minds
Ray Grewal reflects on our screenwriting masterclass
Women's Histories
Programme highlights for April and May
Women's Histories
Celebrating International Women's Day through film
Introduction to Screenwriting
A masterclass demystifying screenwriting for new writers
Spring Season Highlights
Supporting Cine North to deliver screenings in rural areas
Diversity and Inclusion Audience Development Consultant
Apply for our latest freelance vacancy
Glasgow Film Festival 2019
Reasons to attend the Exhibitors Day
Women's Histories
Programming inspiration for our UK-wide screen heritage season
Sorry to Bother You
Supporting ARC Stockton through our Propeller Awards
Women's Histories Film Menu
Book now and get involved in our nationwide season
2018 Funding Round-up
See the exciting projects we've supported this year
Introduction to Directing Participants
Meet the aspiring directors who took part in our masterclass
Script Lab Showcase
See the highlights from our short film scratch night
BFI NETWORK Talent Executive
Apply for our latest vacancy
Comedy Genius
Get the latest updates on the UK-wide season of side-splitting film and TV
Advisory Group
Apply now to help us deliver and develop our business plan
Into Film LGBTQ+ History Month Screenings
Sign up to deliver free school screenings with Into Film
Changes to your Film Hub North team
Keep up to date with our latest staffing developments
4Stories Screening and Q&A
See the highlights from our recent filmmaker event
Women in Widescreen
Supporting Widescreen Weekend through our Propeller Awards
Script Lab Participants
Meet the writers taking part in our development programme
Soufra UK Premiere
Supporting Journeys Festival through our Propeller Awards
Introduction to Directing
A masterclass demystifying film for creative practitioners from other fields
Comedy Genius
Screening support fund and touring film package now available
Support for new releases
See the titles receiving backing from the Film Audience Network this year
Screen Queens
Supporting The Venus Collective through our Propeller Awards
The Cutting Room Filmmaker Workshop
Get hands on with the future of filmmaking tech
British Independent Film Awards Drinks Reception
See the highlights from our recent filmmaker event
Northern Exposure: Short Film Script Lab
Take part in our script development programme
Open call for independent films
Submit a title to receive support from the Film Audience Network on its UK release
Supporting new films
Get help to develop young audiences for independent releases
Our North
See the full line-up for our 2018 celebration of Northern cinema
Talent Coordinator
Apply for our latest vacancy
Screen Heritage Producer
Apply for our latest vacancy
Programme Coordinator
Apply for our latest vacancy
Il Cinema Ritrovato
A first-timer's experience
Uprising: The Spirit of '68
New titles added to a major programme of political cinema
Comedy Genius
Funding for large-scale projects in the latest BFI Blockbuster season
Live Cinema at SXSW 2018
Listen to the Sonic Cinema panel
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2018
Join us in Sheffield
A MAZE. / Berlin
10 amazing things from the home of playful media
Your new Film Hub North
Membership open
Our North
Be a part of our annual film season
Film Hub North Launch
at Cast, Doncaster
Welcome to Film Hub North
Supporting the Northern Film landscape
A New Film Hub North
HOME, Manchester, Showroom, Sheffield & Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Seeking Permission to Enter - Attracting a New Audience
Written by Jonny Tull
Dementia Friendly Screenings: A Guide for Cinemas
Resource
Young Audiences Toolkit now available
A toolkit by Dan Thomas and Film Hub Central East
Access for All: FAN's Inclusive Cinema Strategy
Film Audience Network Inclusive Cinema Strategy
Getting The Balance Right - Programming Tips
Written by Jonny Tull
Facebook Audience Development - Finding New Audiences on Facebook
Written by Laura Rothwell
Developing Deaf Audiences in Your Cinema
Resource
'How to Get the Press on Your Side'
Written by Clare Wilford
Facebook Audience Development - Using Your Databases on Facebook
Written by Laura Rothwell
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