Be inspired by community cinema groups across the country; play around with your own ideas of what a perfect cinema night would be; find out the steps you need to take and what support is available, to help make the magical world of cinema a reality for your local community. This presentation was given by Deborah Park, of Cinema For All, at the Big Lunch Extras community camp at the Eden Project in July 2015.

7. CHORLEY FILM SOCIETY

8. APPLETON FILM SOCIETY

9. NEW PICTURE HOUSE

10. NEW PICTURE HOUSE

11. MOSTON
MANCHESTER

14. A SMALL CINEMA
MOSTON
MANCHESTER

15. TOPSHAM FILM SOCIETY

16. LINCOLN FILM SOCIETY

17. DUNGANNON FILM CLUB

18. HANDMADE CINEMA
SHEFFIELD

19. MINICINE
LEEDS

20. MINICINE

21. NEWCASTLE COMMUNITY CINEMA

22. LEWES JUNIOR
FILM CLUB

23. Community
benefits
 Bringing people together
 Everyone can get involved
 Social isolation and inclusion
 Skills and confidence
 Ownership and democracy

24. What would your perfect film
night look,
sound and
feel like?
For you?
Your community?

25. film?
audience?
food
and
drink?
decoration?
impact?
venue?
roles?

27. Next steps???

28. Choose your venue!
 What sort of licences?
 What facilities?
 Size? Accessibility?
 Can you make it dark enough?
Think about equipment
 Permanently installed?
 Can you borrow some, at least at first?
 Quality – picture and sound?

29. Get people together (committee)
 Chair, treasurer, secretary
 marketing and publicity
 film programming and bookings
Learn about film licences
 Commercial v non-commercial
 Look out for deals
 Think about budgets

30. Organise a test screening
 Who is your audience?
 Find out who comes and stay in touch!
 Survey film tastes and availability
 Get to know your venue

31. Venue
Equipment
Committee
Film licences
Test screening
GET SUPPORT!!

37. Who can help?

38.  support and development organisation for
the UK’s community cinema sector
 600 members
 Sheffield based
 network of volunteers
Cinema For All

39.  advice information and guidance
 benefits and savings
 equipment hire
 extensive film catalogue
 community film exhibitor networks
 champion volunteer led community cinema
 run UK’s only dedicated
Community Cinema Conference: Oct 2n
 0114 221 0314

41. What’s on offer?
Projector:
NEC PE401H, DLP, 4000
lumens
Blu-ray Player:
Toshiba BDX2400
HD Smart
Speaker Stands x 2:
König & Meyer

42. Equipment Option 1
Screen:
203 x 114cm
Amplifier:
integrated stereo
mixing amplifier
Speakers x 2:
300 Watts @ 8ohm
with mounting
brackets

43. Equipment Option 2
Screen:
314 x 197cm,
folding screen
Amplifier:
2 channel power
amplifier
Speakers x 2:
160 Watts @ 8ohm
with mounting
brackets

44. Equipment Option 3
Projector:
5000 lumens
projection distance 0.7-74
metres

45. Equipment Option 4
Chairs:
Up to 50 offered,
choice of 2 designs
and 3 colours
Link Plus Conference
and Oli chairs
stackable
upholstered seats
with band 1 fabric

46. Equipment – additional option
Easyblackout Blinds:
white, cream and
black. Can be
attached with either
velcro, adhesive strips
or suction cups

47. Website: www.neighbourhoodcinema.org.uk
Email: contact@neighbourhoodcinema.org.uk
bfineighbourhood@bfi.org.uk

48. Other support?
BFI Neighbourhood Cinema
Awards For All – BIG Lottery
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding/Awards-For-All
Local authorities
local businesses CSR
crowdfunding
BFI Film Audience Network
www.bfi.org.uk/what-s/around-uk/film-audience-
network

49. Have fun!!

50. Film Society
of the Year
Awards

51.  best film programming
 best new society
 best marketing and publicity
 community award
 best single event

53. Film of the Year

58. EMAIL: deborah@cinemaforall.org.uk |
info@cinemaforall.org.uk
TWITTER: @cinemaforall
WEB: cinemaforall.org.uk
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/BFFS.CinemaForAll
TEL: 0114 2210314
And we’re here to
support you on your
whole cinematic
journey…