We're honoured to be able to support seven new projects in the Midlands, who are crucial to the fabric of our independent sector, with £59,580.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to apply, the fund was very competitive and ultimately was oversubscribed by 57%.
Enjoy taking a look through the full list of successful applicants below, we are really impressed with the creativity and level of enthusiasm for this year.
Supported by National Lottery funding, The BFI FAN Film Exhibition Fund aims to support cinemas, arts centres, festivals and community groups looking to deliver a broad range of cultural programming and reconnect with audiences.
Birmingham Indian Film Festival
To support BIFF's 2024 independent South Asian films across the diaspora including British Asian films, UK premiere feature films, documentaries and short films with talent Q&As, talks and panel discussions in cinemas and community space, £10,000
INDIE-Lincs International Film Festival
Supporting their ongoing monthly film screenings to show the latest and most diverse independent films that do not have a platform in the local commercial cinemas to their audience in Lincoln.
£8,000
Inspirate
Supporting Inspirate to expand from one outdoor screening to multiple local community screenings of Hindi cinema across different neighbourhoods in Leicester, allowing for an opportunity to develop their audiences. £6,200
Malvern Theatres
Supporting Malvern's independent film programme, staff training and inclusive and accessible screenings, £10,000
The Courtyard
Supporting the Young Film Programmers to curate four seasons and establish the Hereford Film Club, an open club catering to film enthusiasts within the community. £10,000
Unseen Cinema
To support Pocket Film Festival 2024. Expanding the programme to a two-week period to enable partnership development gained from the Film Hub Midlands Spotlight programme. £9380.95
Wem Town Hall
To support their Family Focus seasons, focusing on older audiences with ten films over ten months and expanding their family relaxed screenings providing regular once a month screenings, £6000