Gloucester Guildhall boasts a varied programme of music, theatre, comedy, art, dance and, of course, film, with its 100-seat digital screen situated in a cosy oak-panelled former council chamber. Aiming to give the audience the opportunity to experience as diverse a range of films as possible, with a special focus on making less mainstream genres more accessible, the schedule sits art house, independent British and world cinema alongside the very best of the more mainstream releases. Striving as an organisation to cultivate a cinema that the community feel they can interact and engage with, and bring a film programme that people can get excited about to what was once something of a cultural backwater.
James Harrison, director of South West Silents and Film Noir UK, discusses visiting Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto to discover the latest repertory finds in Italy.
The new BFI FAN Screen Heritage Resource Guide has been developed to assist exhibitors in screening film archive and repertory film.