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Every December, Film Hub South West polls exhibitors in the region on the films to find out their favourite films of the year!

As the 2023-24-year ends, we reflect on the impact of Film Hub and BFI NETWORK and BFI Academy on audiences, talent, and the film sector over the past 12 months here in the South West. 

Swindon’s Create Studios was awarded a £147,000 over 3-years to lead Spotlight in Swindon, Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire to nurture partnerships and grow the opportunities for people to access film screenings.

The Box is Plymouth’s major archive collection - readily available for Film Hub South West Members to access. Find out how you can develop audience facing archival programmes.

We asked you what your favourite indie AND studio films of the year were and why and you let us know!

Film Hub South West is thrilled to be collaborating with a wonderful cohort that will develop their practice and film event ideas as part of Beyond Boundaries 360.

Following our call for applications to the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) Film Exhibition Fund this year, a number of large-scale public events are taking place across the South West this Autumn.

In 2022 we commissioned one of our funded teams to create a case study on their short film Spines.

Over the last four years, Film Hub South West has been a driving force behind film culture in the region, supporting exhibitors and nurturing filmmaking talent with regional partners and the support from BFI awarding funds from National Lottery.

A pitching workshop and networking event for female-identifying and non-binary women of colour, in partnership with Channel 4 and Blak Wave Productions.

BFI NETWORK South West Talent Executive Nadia Attia has read countless scripts for Channel 4, BBC, BFI, Studiocanal and more, and as an ex-filmmaker herself she’s been on the flipside of applying for funding. She took some time out to share her learnings with you, to help your application stand out and prepare you for the next round of funding.

Every December, Film Hub South West polls exhibitors in the region on the films which stood out to them in year just gone. The list below features the top 20 feature UK cinema releases that our members loved this year.

Film fans across the South West are being offered an early chance to see the new feature by Cornwall’s BAFTA-winning filmmaker Mark Jenkin and pick up some insights into his distinctive style, Cornish culture and its language at the same time.

We spoke to the south west team behind BFI NETWORK funded short folk-horror animation Beltane to discuss their environmentally friendly production and narrative and share advice for future animation projects applying to the BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund.

BFI NETWORK South West is pleased to announce the 10 participants of the inaugural Shorts2Features career-development scheme.

Following our call for applications to the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) Film Exhibition Fund this year, a number of large-scale public events are taking place across the South West this Autumn.

IN DREAMS ARE MONSTERS, a major BFI UK-wide film and events programme celebrating the horror genre comes to the big screen at cinemas nationwide.   

This new BFI NETWORK career development scheme is designed for south west-based producing and directing talent. Shorts2Features will run from late Sep to Mar 2023, and is now open for applications.