• Funding – Access funding for audience development, new projects for specialised cinema, large and small scale project funding. Members can attain bursaries for training and development.
• Development opportunities – We create training & professional development courses with our membership in mind and support members to partake in exclusive industry opportunities.
• Networking opportunities – Events, conferences, screenings, and meetings are hosted regularly by Film Hub South West, our partners, and other FAN members in the region and across the UK.
• Collaboration – Participate in joint programming and audience development projects, regional and national initiatives with reach and profile, as part of a collaborative network of peer-to-peer mentoring and support in the south west.
• Advice and guidance – Members can easily obtain support on a range of topics including programming and audience development activity
• Audience insight – Sharing of up to date research and market intelligence on audiences, box office and film exhibition trends
• Distribution insight – Regular updates on the upcoming slate, FAN members benefit from added value offers for events, tours and opportunities for booking the best independent cinema in the UK.
• Marketing support – Bespoke marketing advice and training is available from Film Hub South West, and members can promote events through the FAN mailing lists and social media channels.
• New Release Support – Since summer 2018, FAN has been supporting four new release films each year to help exhibitors across the UK engage with more diverse audiences and programme more titles that might be perceived as being ‘risky’ or ‘too challenging’.
•  Advocacy – Be a part of a stronger collective voice for film exhibition and your audiences

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