Welcome to BFI FAN

The BFI Film Audience Network aims to reach new audiences and increase access to screen culture for all. Delivered through eight Film Hubs across the UK and made possible thanks to National Lottery funding, BFI FAN supports a membership of over 1900 film exhibitors.

This website is managed by Film Hub South East.

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Book now for BFI FAN CON

BFI FAN CON is coming to Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle from 7 to 9 September 2026!

The first five sessions from the programme have been announced and more will be announced soon.

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All about Rip It Up

The 2026 BFI FAN UK-wide season, Rip It Up, explores and celebrates the changing face of youth rebellion, culture and expression – from joy to heartbreak – on screen in the UK.

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What’s happening…

Latest Programme

Rip It Up

10th May – 31st October 2026
Current Programme
Applications Open

Here’s to the joy and defiance of being young in the UK BFI FAN marks 75 years of youth culture in the UK May-October 2026

Latest Resource

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Case Studies: Young Audiences – BFI FAN projects from across the UK

Young Audiences

Looking to engage young audiences? Kirsten Geekie, the BFI FAN Young Audience Champion, has published a series of Case Studies detailing successful young audience activity across FAN organisations and venues in the UK.

Latest News

Image description: Close-up from Crip Melodrama’s launch event at the Barbican. Georgia Bradburn is wearing headphones and holding a microphone and a tablet. She’s speaking into the microphone and standing in front of a cinema screen. The screen’s holding slide features an image from the film Safe, showing Carol (played by Julianne Moore) standing in a modern kitchen, holding a glass of milk, and wearing a satin robe. There are two QR codes on each slide: one for live captions and one for the survey. There’s large white text that reads “Crip Melodrama: She’s Hysterical”. At the bottom of the slide are the logos for BFI FAN and the ICO. At the top of the screen is the live-caption overlay for Georgia’s introduction.

April 24th, 2026

Exploring the complicated representations of disabled women in film – Crip Melodrama: She’s Hysterical 

Access
Diversity

Accessibility Across the Board Online Course

Gain practical steps to help your organisation to develop a more accessible and inclusive culture and environment for disabled audiences and staff with lifetime access that lets you go at your own pace.

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Technical Screening Toolkit

Top tips from Film Hub North and Julie’s Bicycle to increase your chances of securing funding for ‘green’ capital projects, projects which can help to future-proof your buildings, and your business.

Show Me the Money: Top Tips on Securing Funding for ‘Green’ Capital Projects

Top tips from Film Hub North and Julie’s Bicycle to increase your chances of securing funding for ‘green’ capital projects, projects which can help to future-proof your buildings, and your business.

Creative Evaluation Toolkit For Cinemas

Find out how to carry out creative evaluation with your audiences with this new resource from Film Hub Wales.

Event Planning & Facilitation Guide

Film Hub Scotland have partnered with Take One Action to produce a guide to planning great events and hosting impactful conversations for community cinemas and film clubs.
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BFI FAN Regions

Find out more about the Film Hubs, the locations they work in and the support and opportunities available

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