Exhibition projects funded
British Federation of Film Societies West Midlands Regional Development Group
£1,000
June 2007
The British Federation of Film Societies is the national organisation for the development, support and representation of film societies throughout the UK. Established in 1946, BFFS stands for the right of all communities to determine their own access to film culture.
This grant from Screen WM enabled the BFFS to host a seminar in the West Midlands on 9th June 2007. This event aimed to provide a networking opportunity to discuss topics of common concern, issue and relevance.
Borderlines Film Festival 2007
£20,000
April 2007
Borderlines Film Festival is Britain’s biggest rural film festival with events happening in over 20 different venues across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Monmouth and Powys. Borderlines aims to offer exciting programming, audience development and film education to an area that otherwise would be under resourced.
The fifth annual Borderlines Film Festival took place from Friday 23rd to Monday 2nd April 2007 with 9020 attendances over the 11 day period.
www.borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk
Oska Bright Film Festival….On The Road
£3,876
March 2007
Oska Bright is the first film festival anywhere in the world to be run by, and for, people with a learning disability. Following on from the successes of the previous two festivals held in Brighton, Oska Bright went on the road, bringing their inspirational festival to cities across the UK.
Screen WM part funded their screening day held at Cineworld Birmingham on 2nd March 2007, which attracted an audience of over 350 people, and the Master Class held with DASh in Shrewsbury on 1st March 2007. This class trained 17 emerging disabled film makers and their facilitators in areas including script writing and development, soundtrack and animation.
Flatpack Festival II
£10,000
February 2007
Flatpack festival is an adventurous film and music event exploring the growing areas of overlap between cinema and visual arts, music and performance. It aims to provide both a focal point for local and international filmmakers and artists, and an event that can be enjoyed by all with no expertise or industry connections required.
This year’s festival took place over 4 days between 1st and 4th of February, at a variety of venues across Birmingham attracting over 2850 admissions.
Flicks in the Sticks 2007
£18,500
2007
Flicks in the Sticks tours Big Screen cinema to rural venues. Flicks works with local people, setting them up as promoters who choose what film to show, when to show it, and undertake all venue preparation and publicity. Flicks in the Sticks was one of the first projects in the country to deliver cinema in this way.
In 2007, Flicks worked with 59 venues in rural Shropshire and Herefordshire, delivering over 545 films to an annual audience in excess of 25,000 people.
