Film Camp has been bringing the Midlands film community together each year for nearly a decade, collectively exploring new approaches to programming and audience development. Expect bold thinking, lively discussions, and best-practice sharing.
Whether you’re a seasoned exhibitor or just starting out, Film Camp is open to all.
Schedule
11:00-11:30 Registration (Arena Bar)
FAN Broader Screen Content
11:30-12:30 Workshop 1 (Cinema)
Join Near Now’s Lee Nicholls and Displace Studio’s Dr. Kerryn Wise as they demystify the ever-evolving world of VR, AR, and XR. Discover the game-changing opportunities these immersive technologies offer for film exhibitors and learn how to integrate them into your programming.
touch screen: Accessible Cinema
12:30-13:30 Workshop 2 (Cinema)
Imagine a world where film isn’t just seen, but touched, heard, smelled, and tasted.
Join Sarah Hamilton Baker as she takes you behind the curtain of touch screen, sharing its incredible journey from concept to creation. Discover the challenges, innovations, and creative breakthroughs that have shaped this one-of-a-kind cinema experience.
The workshop will be followed by a relaxed screening, where you’ll dive into a multi-sensory world in which a film isn’t just something you watch, it’s something you experience.
13:30-14:30 Networking Play Space (Deloitte Room)
Back by popular demand, the Play Space is the networking event where work and play collide. Leave the business cards behind and get ready to network in the most creative way possible. Activities include:
- Monster Movie Collage with Maz Hussain. Get your hands messy and create some wild, cinematic creatures.
- Model Making with the legendary Wilfred Wood. Bring your weirdest designs to life, one little sculpture at a time.
- Digital Music-Making with Antonio Roberts, new media artist and curator. Learn how you can use code to make live visuals with the Hydra video synthesiser.
Crafting a Killer Marketing Strategy
14:30-16:30 Workshop 2 (Pinsent Mason 1)
Putting on a screening is one thing. Getting people to show up is another. Whether you’re a community cinema, pop-up screening series, or multi-screen independent, this hands-on workshop will help you build a killer marketing strategy that actually works.
Broadway Cinema’s Director of Marketing & Communications, Stewart Terry, will share hands-on tips, real-life examples, and practical exercises to help you build a marketing plan that works. Whether you're looking to reach new audiences, boost engagement, or make your screenings must-see events, this workshop's got you covered.
Screen//Space: Rethinking Cinema for Communities
14:30-16:30 Workshop 3 (Pinsent Mason 2)
Cinema For All will lead this collaborative session exploring bold new approaches to film exhibition where equality, democracy, and sustainability shape the spaces we create.
Hear from speakers with radically different approaches to film exhibition: one bringing interactive mainstream screenings to new audiences, the other using cinema as a tool for political and community action. Through discussion and debate, we’ll explore how exhibitors can rethink film spaces and shape a more accessible, engaging and forward-thinking cinema landscape.
16:00-17:00 Networking Drinks (Arena Bar)
Wrap up the day with a well-earned drink with your fellow Film Campers. You’ll be able to swap ideas, share war stories, or just kick back after a packed day. Either way, this is your chance to chat, connect and raise a glass to great cinema. See you at the bar!