Join FAN

It is easy and free to join the BFI Film Audience Network. Visit the website of your local Film Hub and fill in the application form.

Benefits of Membership

Joining BFI FAN opens up opportunities to:

  • Apply for support for your audience development projects
  • Apply for Professional Development and Training Bursaries
  • Be part of exciting UK-wide cultural moments like Art of Action
  • Attend meet-ups & forums with other members in your region as well as national events like the BFI FAN conference, BFI FAN CON.
  • Access training courses and talks tailored towards the needs of member organisations
  • Receive newsletters with the latest industry intelligence and opportunities for members.

Check if your organisation is eligible

  • We welcome applications from organisations based within the UK that:

    • Screen films to public audiences or their membership (or have plans to do so within the 12 month period from joining)

    And/or, which:

    • Have a related interest in broadening the range of film available to audiences and in enriching the cultural value of communal film screening activity.

    Eligible organisations include (but are not limited to):

    • Cinemas (independent and local/national circuits)
    • Mixed arts venues
    • Volunteer-run film societies and community cinemas
    • Touring cinemas and community screen networks
    • Film festivals
    • Screen archives
    • Regular pop-up film events
    • Academic institutions
    • Museums and galleries
    • Local authority departments and agencies
    • Local and regional development agencies
    • Community groups and leisure providers

    In order to join, prospective members must share BFI FAN’s aims.

    In addition, organisations must be formally constituted (e.g. as a community interest company or limited liability company registered at Companies House; a charity or trust registered with the Charity Commission; a Local Authority or statutory body; or a voluntary group with a written constitution and bank account).

Where are you based?

Visit your Film Hub website and fill in the membership application form.

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