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Sep 16 11:00 '20

Online Filmmaker Roundtable Introduce yourself to our Talent Team

Sep 9 10:00 '20

Scratch Me - Information Sessions Find out more about our new talent development programme

Sep 8 18:00 '20

Northern Exposure: Web TV A Scratch Me special curated by Pilot Light TV Festival

Aug 26 15:00 '20

Be smart with your UK release Rachel Robey explains how to get the most out of your distribution strategy

Aug 19 18:00 '20

Script Mixer An online meet up for creatives in the North to talk storytelling

Aug 19 11:00 '20

Online Filmmaker Roundtable Introduce yourself to our Talent Executives

Aug 17 16:00 '20

Screenlife Masterclass with Timur Bekmambetov An introduction to the emerging storytelling style from its award-winning pioneer

Aug 12 15:00 '20

Reopening Community Cinemas A UK-wide conversation for the non-theatrical sector

Aug 11 14:00 '20

Meet Netflix We hear from the platform's commissioners for Original Series

Aug 6 10:30 '20

Introduction to Short Screenwriting Nailing three-act structure and the one-page pitch

Jul 30 16:00 '20

Practical Pitching Refining your film pitch with Luke Walton and The Pitch Film Fund

Jul 29 16:00 '20

Developing Sci-Fi with Anna Levine & David Kimbangi Hear tastemakers at DUST and Film4 discuss genre filmmaking

Jul 28 12:00 '20

Talent Connect: Online Kick start your next film at our creative match-making event

Jul 23 15:00 '20

Exhibitors Catch Up An online discussion for film festivals in the North and the Midlands

Jul 22 18:00 '20

Script Mixer An online meet up for creatives in the North to talk storytelling

Jul 20 18:00 '20

Northern Exposure: Sci-Fi Our short film night showcases a brave new world of Northern sci-fi

Jul 15 11:00 '20

Online Filmmaker Roundtable Get to know our Talent Development Team

Jul 14 16:00 '20

Creating a Pitch Deck An introduction to pitching from Jasmin Morrison and The Pitch Film Fund

Jun 24 18:00 '20

Script Mixer An online meet up for creatives in the North to talk storytelling

Jun 22 18:00 '20

Northern Exposure: Horror Our short film night returns with a killer line-up of homegrown horror

Jun 17 11:00 '20

Online Filmmaker Roundtable Join a discussion with our Talent Executives

Jun 16 16:00 '20

Developing Horror with Prano Bailey-Bond & Oliver Kassman Anna Bogutskaya chats fearsome filmmaking with top genre talent

Jun 4 13:00 '20

Exhibitors Catch Up An online gathering for film exhibitors in the North

Jun 2 16:00 '20

Edgar Wright - Comedy in the End Times Event postponed

May 28 16:00 '20

Developing Comedy with Jon Petrie & Meghan Cruz Top industry talent discuss comedy commissioning in the UK

May 13 11:00 '20

Online Filmmaker Roundtable Join a discussion with our Talent Team

May 12 18:00 '20

Northern Exposure: BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew Our regular short film night debuts online

Apr 15 11:00 '20

Online Filmmaker Roundtable Join a discussion with our Talent Executives

Mar 17 12:00 '20

Talent Connect in Newcastle Sign up now and find your next collaborator

Mar 12 17:00 '20

Calm With Horses: Filmmaker Roundtable Join a discussion with director Nick Rowland

Mar 9 18:00 '20

BIFA Showcase in Liverpool Screening the BIFA nominees for Best British Short 2019

Mar 5 19:00 '20

Northern Exposure in Newcastle A special event celebrating female filmmakers

Mar 3 18:00 '20

BIFA Showcase in Leeds Screening the BIFA nominees for Best British Short 2019

Jan 23 10:00 '20

Carbon Literacy Training for Exhibitors Changing cinemas for a changing world

Dec 12 12:00 '19

Exhibitor Festive Gathering A seasonal get together for organisations across the North

Dec 5 11:00 '19

Archive Screening Day Our team shares the latest news on our UK-wide funding programme

Dec 3 09:00 '19

This Way Up Join us in Nottingham for the UK's film exhibition innovation conference

Nov 13 12:00 '19

Northern Exposure in Hull Our regular short film night arrives in a new city

Nov 6 10:00 '19

Aesthetica Short Film Festival Where to find our team at this year's festival

Nov 2 14:00 '19

New Black Voices: Filmmaker Roundtable Join a discussion with director Cornelius Walker

Nov 1 18:00 '19

Northern Exposure in Kendal Our regular short film night makes its Cumbria debut

Oct 18 19:00 '19

Script Lab Rehearsed Reading Showcasing work from our writer development programme

Oct 4 15:30 '19

Film London Exhibitors' Forum Catch-up with industry colleagues at LFF

Oct 1 12:45 '19

Young Audiences Content Fund Roundtable Introducing creatives to the BFI's latest funding programme

Sep 18 16:30 '19

The Last Tree: Filmmaker Roundtable Join a discussion with writer and director Shola Amoo

Sep 17 10:00 '19

Distributor Slate Days Your one-stop shop for upcoming independent releases

Sep 4 10:30 '19

Improving your Financial Management Join us at our next exhibitor development session

Sep 3 18:00 '19

Northern Exposure in Doncaster Our regular short film night makes its Doncaster debut

Aug 27 18:00 '19

Northern Exposure in Leeds Our short film night comes to the Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen

Jul 15 13:30 '19

Festival Strategy Workshop Helping filmmakers navigate the festival landscape

Jun 27 10:00 '19

1-2-1 Marketing Surgeries Solving your marketing problems in Newcastle

Jun 14 10:30 '19

Basics of Bid Writing Join us at our next exhibitor workshop

Jun 13 18:00 '19

BIFA Showcase in Manchester Screening the BIFA nominees for Best British Short

Jun 13 14:00 '19

Tax Relief Workshop Helping filmmakers take advantage of creative sector tax relief

Jun 10 17:00 '19

Doc/Fest Drinks Catch-up with colleagues and our team at this year's festival

May 23 18:00 '19

Northern Exposure in Chester Our regular short film night returns to Storyhouse

May 10 17:00 '19

Northern Exposure at Sunderland Shorts Film Festival A collection of shorts curated by our BFI NETWORK team

May 2 10:00 '19

Young Audiences Screening Day Get youth market insights at HOME

May 2 10:00 '19

Film Camp Training for exhibitors at Flatpack Festival

Apr 3 18:00 '19

Wild Rose Preview Get an early look at Tom Harper's latest BFI-backed feature

Apr 1 18:00 '19

Northern Exposure in Newcastle Showcasing the best of Sunderland Short Film Festival

Mar 21 18:00 '19

Northern Exposure in Chester Our regular short film night returns to Storyhouse

Mar 21 13:00 '19

Chester 1-2-1s Meetings for filmmakers at Storyhouse

Mar 19 21:00 '19

Northern Exposure in Sheffield Our regular short film night partners with Showroom Shorts

Mar 14 10:00 '19

Exhibitors Day Book now and join us at Tyneside Cinema

Mar 5 18:00 '19

Northern Exposure in Newcastle Our regular short film night returns to Tyneside Cinema

Mar 2 10:00 '19

ICO Screening Days Get a head start on your upcoming programme

Feb 11 18:00 '19

Northern Exposure in Newcastle Showcasing the BIFA nominees for Best British Short

Feb 7 10:00 '19

Newcastle one-to-ones Meetings for exhibitors at the Tyneside Cinema

Feb 5 10:30 '19

Unpacking the BFI Diversity Standards Join us at our next exhibitor workshop

Jan 31 10:30 '19

Introduction to Fundraising Join us at our next exhibitor workshop

Jan 29 10:00 '19

Sheffield one-to-ones Meetings for exhibitors at the Showroom Cinema

Jan 23 10:00 '19

Manchester one-to-ones Meetings for exhibitors at HOME

Jan 19 16:00 '19

Push Festival Showcase Celebrating the Film Hub North Filmmaker Award shortlist

Jan 17 18:00 '19

Northern Exposure in Chester Our regular short film night returns to Storyhouse

Jan 7 18:00 '19

Northern Exposure in Newcastle Our regular short film night returns to the Tyneside Cinema

Dec 5 09:00 '18

This Way Up Join us for the fifth edition of the UK's film exhibition conference

Nov 29 09:00 '18

Archive Screening Day Meet the team and hear about our UK-wide screen heritage plans

Nov 8 14:00 '18

BFI NETWORK at Aesthetica Short Film Festival Our team presents industry sessions and a special award at this year's festival

Nov 5 18:00 '18

Northern Exposure in Newcastle Our regular short film night returns to the Tyneside Cinema

Oct 27 10:00 '18

Screening Days - October 2018 Join us at the Tyneside Cinema for a weekend of screenings

Oct 24 18:00 '18

Short Film Scratch Night Showcasing work from our script lab at Off the Shelf

Oct 10 18:00 '18

BFI London Film Festival 2018 Where to find our team during this year's festival

Oct 8 19:00 '18

Northern Exposure in York Our regular short film night returns to The Basement

Oct 6 11:00 '18

4Stories screening + Q&A Get to know Channel 4's talent development scheme

Oct 4 13:30 '18

BFI NETWORK at Bolton Film Festival Three chances to meet our team at this year's festival

Oct 1 18:00 '18

Northern Exposure in Newcastle Our regular short film night returns to the Tyneside Cinema

Sep 26 18:00 '18

Finding and funding your debut feature Live-streamed BFI NETWORK X BAFTA Crew panel discussion

Sep 25 10:00 '18

Inclusion & Diversity Screening Day 2018 Learn how to broaden your audiences and the stories you share on screen

Sep 21 14:00 '18

BFI NETWORK in Berwick Meetings for filmmakers at Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival

Sep 18 10:00 '18

Distributor Slate Days The annual networking event for distributors and exhibitors

Sep 3 11:00 '18

BFI NETWORK in Newcastle Our regular short film night and day of filmmaker meetings

Aug 31 19:00 '18

When Indie Met Rave Our North at the People's Production Lab

Aug 31 18:30 '18

Factory Records 40th Anniversary Our North at Leigh Film Society

Aug 21 19:00 '18

British Independent Film Awards Drinks Reception Get ready for this year's awards with Film Hub North, BFI NETWORK and BIFA

Aug 19 15:20 '18

Celebrating Northern-ness Our North at HOME

Aug 18 16:00 '18

Filmed in Lancashire Our North at The Dukes

Aug 17 19:30 '18

Hexham on Film Our North at Forum Cinema

Aug 16 18:10 '18

A South Yorkshire Trilogy Our North at Showroom Cinema

Aug 13 12:00 '18

BFI NETWORK in Liverpool A day of meetings and screenings for filmmakers

Aug 10 10:00 '18

Manchester one-to-ones Meetings for exhibitors at HOME

Aug 8 20:30 '18

Northern Voices Our North at Storyhouse

Aug 7 10:30 '18

Sheffield one-to-ones Meetings for exhibitors at the Showroom Cinema

Aug 4 17:15 '18

Barry Hines Season Our North at Square Chapel Arts Centre

Aug 2 19:00 '18

Made in the North Our North at Side Cinema

Aug 2 18:00 '18

Queer Film Night Our North at Leeds Queer Film Festival

Jul 28 15:00 '18

Film Hub North presents: The Miseducation of Cameron Post A day of screenings and discussions

Jul 26 11:00 '18

North East one-to-ones Arrange a meeting

Jul 24 19:30 '18

Cinema Around the Corner Our North at The Continental

Jul 20 12:00 '18

Newcastle one-to-ones Meetings for filmmakers at the Tyneside Cinema

Jul 17 12:00 '18

Sheffield one-to-ones Meetings for filmmakers at the Showroom Cinema

Jul 11 12:00 '18

Manchester one-to-ones Meetings for filmmakers at HOME

Jul 4 18:00 '18

The Cinematic North East Our North at Tyneside Cinema

Jun 28 19:00 '18

York Filmmakers Coalition June Meet Up BFI NETWORK visit YFC

Jun 22 16:15 '18

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018 Meet the NETWORK

Apr 28 09:00 '18

ICO Spring Screening Days 28th - 30th April, BFI Southbank

Apr 18 10:00 '18

A Film Hub North for the Future launching the new Film Hub North at Cast, Doncaster on 18th April