We champion marginalised perspectives in cinema, and connect audiences through community building and conversation.

As well as curating events, we also offer Continued Professional Development (CPD) programmes such as Filmonomics (8 thus far) funded by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen industries, as part of the BFI Future Film Skills programme using funds from the National Lottery.  

Through this programme, open to first time feature filmmakers of marginalised genders in the UK, we offer a blend of in-person and online sessions that covers the economics of film from development to exhibition.

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Our industry activity also includes our   Future Leaders In Distribution programme for film distribution/ exhibition professionals which began in 2015 as a response to the 2012 UK Film Workforce Census findings – only 20% of CEOs and directors in UK film distribution are female, but make up to 48% of the workforce. The follow-up 2015 Creative Skillset (now ScreenSkills) survey findings showed a 3% decline – 17% of senior management in film distribution and sales are female, and this leadership programme was created to directly challenge and address this, in order that UK distribution more adequately represents the population and the audience it serves.