Led by internationally renowned cultural cinema Watershed in Bristol, a UNESCO City of Film, Film Hub South West is part of the UK wide BFI Film Audience Network (BFI FAN) and is home to BFI NETWORK and BFI Film Academy South West; playing a key role in nurturing the region’s leading organisations and newest wave of filmmaking talent.

The BFI Reflections document looks at the impact Film Hub South West has had on regional audiences and talent, the film exhibition sector and the wider film sector from April 2018 – March 2022.

Highlights include:

1. A 246% increase in Membership from 105 members in 2018 to 234 members in 2021/22
2. 90% of Film Hub SW members said they were Very Satisfied with Hub membership
3. 34 Funded Organisations 37,152 Audiences Reached through the Film Exhibition Fund
4. 2,966 filmmakers engaged with BFI NETWORK events, development workshops, webinars, 1-to-1’s and networking events in the BFI2022 period
5. 32 Short Film Fund projects were commissioned, with a total award amount of £350,310
6. 13 Early Development Fund feature projects were produced, with a total award amount of £22,042
7. Over 1,450 young people engaged in the first year of BFI Academy South West (2021-22)

We have and will continue to work towards a thriving and inclusive film sector, enabling more people to show, watch, and make films where they are – thanks to the support of our regional partners and BFI awarding funds from National Lottery as part of BFI Screen Culture 2033.

Read the published BFI2022 Reflections report in full.